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Illustration of a large ocean liner in dry dock. The name "Minnesota" is inscribed on the top right side of vessel. Annotation on recto reads: "William T. Donnelly Consulting Engineer 17 Battery Place Tel. Rector 1491 20000 tons pontoon floating dry dock Prince Rupert, BC"

Photograph depicts dense undergrowth near the Bulkley River, mountains in the distance.

Photograph depicts dense undergrowth near the Bulkley River, mountains in the distance.

Photograph depicts bare mountain ridges near the Bulkley River and 55th parallel.

Photograph depicts a stage coach harnessed with six horses, a fence and a log building in the background.

Photograph depicts four men bathing in a backwater or lake. One clothed man stands on the shore.

Photograph depicts two men wading and bathing in shallow water with lily pads.

Photograph depicts three men standing on the banks of a backwater or lake, with clothing piled on the ground.

Photograph depicts open fields, cleared land, rolling hills and a river. There is a fence across the middle of the field and a building near the riverbank.

Photograph depicts A. H. Holland standing under a tarp with a border collie dog. A pile of firewood is also under the tarp.

Item consists of a typewritten report together with three earlier complete or partial drafts of this report “A. H. Phipps Memoirs of Charles E. Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition 1934” along with original notebook which includes 11 pages of handwritten notes about the expedition.

Image depicts a man on the hiking trail near Mt. Robson, with a river in the background; it is possibly the Robson River.

Photograph depicts a man standing in front of a wood shed beside a tent in a snow covered landscape.

Photograph depicts a view from Billing siding toward a river with mountains behind.

Photograph depicts a tiny coastal village nestled on the shore. Treed hills surround the village, there are snow topped mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts a view from a high hill looking down on the Fraser River near Soda Creek.

Photograph depicts a northwest aerial view from Sustut River of a snow-covered mountain range toward Thutade Lake.

Photograph depicts a northwest aerial view from Sustut Pass of a snow-covered mountain range toward Thutade Lake.

Photograph is one of seven images believed to have been taken on a Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission in Mozambique; see also items 2009.6.1.483 - 2009.6.1.489.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of Finlay Falls from below Thutade Lake set in a forested landscape.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the north half of Thutade Lake located between a snow-capped mountain range.

Photograph depicts a southeast aerial view from Sustut Pass of a snow-covered mountain range toward Thutade Lake.

Image depicts a marker for aerial photography at an uncertain location. The slide labels it as "Elizabeth Station."

Photograph depicts an open field with a fence, house and shed in the midground, low treed hills in the background.

Photograph depicts snow covered trees and forest.

Photograph depicts snow covered trees and forest.

Photograph depicts view from the steamboat deck approaching Cottonwood Canyon.

Photograph depicts a view from the steamboat deck approaching Cottonwood Canyon.

Photograph depicts a view of the river shore, a few scattered buildings and tents are near the shore. A footpath leads from the water's edge between the dwellings and through the newly cleared land.

Photograph depicts twenty-eight or more people standing on the river's edge, a stack of wood is ready for loading on the steamer that is anchored near the shore.

Photograph depicts A. H. Holland viewing North Fork valley from a high mountain ridge.

File consists of the following items:

• "Mac" by D.L. Surveyor
• "Knox (Mac) McCusker: Dominion Land Surveyor" by E.L. Rutherford, V.C. Brink, R.S. Silver and M.Z. (Smokey) Neighbour
• Excerpts from Men and Meridians by Don W. Thomson
• Article re: Knox McCusker written on the occasion of his death (April 14, 1955)
• "McKusker (sic) to open up Blueberry Mountain Area" (Alaska Highway News, June 8, 1950)
• "McCusker was surveyor, big game guide….also rancher and trail blazer"
• "Knox Freeman McCusker" written on the occasion of his death (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1955)
• "Veteran Surveyor - Alaska Highway Stories"
• Memories of Knox McCusker by his oldest niece Betty (McCusker) Rutherford
• "Veteran Surveyor prefers horses for long bush treks" by Eric Young (Edmonton Journal)
• Eulogy for Knox McCusker read by Stanley D. Seif at Burch Presbyterian Church in Fort St. John, B.C.
• Eulogy for Gwendolyn Dorothy McCusker (July 1997)
• "Tropical Valley No Myth: amazing story of woman who lived there" by Thomas A. Wayling (Vancouver Sun)
• Photocopy of section of map: "Topographical sketch map showing route traversed by the Bedaux Sub-Arctic Expedition 1934 through the Rocky Mountains" (by Frank Swannell, March 27, 1935)
• Memories of Knox McCusker by Bill McCusker, his oldest nephew
• "There is always a reason; destiny made it a date. The corridor of the Alcan didn’t just happen" (Fort St. John publication)
• Article on Knox McCusker (ALS News, Winter 1983)

File consists of the following articles and speeches written by Knox McCusker:

• "Reminiscences of Knox McCusker" (63 typewritten pages)
• "Back and Beyond the Peace" by K.McCusker (taken from the Toronto Star Weekly Saturday May 5, 1928) – retyped
• "The Alaska Highway" by Knox F. McCusker, D.L.S. (The Canadian Surveyor, July 1943)-photocopy
• Mr. McCusker's speech (5 pages)
• “Tropical Valleys of B.C.” (4 pages)
• "The president has called me an old old surveyor…" speech written by K. McCusker
• "In the early days of my career in the Surveying profession…" written by K. McCusker

Photograph depicts rolling hills with dry vegetation and river in the background.

Photograph depicts a group of men and dogs standing outdoors in the sunshine.

Photograph depicts a view from the shore of Babine Lake looking across the water to forest and snowy mountain peaks in the distance. [55th parallel]

Item is a photograph of a river bend and the surrounding country taken from the air.

Item is a photograph of a pile of bamboo in a field.

Item is a photograph of a bicycle repair shop.

Item is a photograph of a boat under construction.

Item is a photograph of boats docked on the shore behind piles of grain or straw.

Item is a photograph of a boy carrying a bundle of books on his head.

Item is a photograph of the Chittagong Research Institute buildings.

Item is a photograph of men doing wood construction.

Item is a photograph of building construction with bamboo scaffolding.

Item is a photograph of a fishing boat with the net deployed with other boats and people on shore.

Item is a photograph of a street food vendor.

Item is a photograph of a forested area.

Item is a photograph of rows of plants in a garden.

Item is a photograph of a house under construction. Unknown individual sits on ground in foreground.