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Image depicts Middle River by Trembleur Lake.
File consists of a photocopy of Levings and Lauzier's paper, "Migration Patterns of Wild and Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Chinook Salmon (oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Nicola River, British Columbia", from the "Proceeding of the 1988 Northeast Pacific Chinook and Coho Salmon Workshop".
Image depicts the property of an old ranch at Mile 108 of Highway 97.
Image depicts a stretch of land from Highway 97 at Mile 231, possibly near Clinton, B.C.
Image depicts a river in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts a river in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts a river in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T. The Robert Lowe Bridge, built in 1922, can be seen over the canyon.
Image depicts the river which runs through Miles Canyon, located near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts a river at an uncertain location, but possibly in Miles Canyon near Whitehorse, Y.T.
Image depicts several unidentified individuals on a boat in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts the Robert Lowe Bridge, built in 1922, in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts the Robert Lowe Bridge, built in 1922, in the Miles Canyon near Whitehorse Y.T.
Image depicts numerous unidentified individuals getting off a boat which bears the name "Schwatka." It is located somewhere in Miles Canyon.
Image depicts numerous trees on the bank of a river, possibly in Miles Canyon near Whitehorse, Y.T. The slide is labelled "canyon city."
Man driving a two horse cart in front of beehive burner, cart is full of bark presumably sawed off the logs.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "Mill Burner".
Item is a photograph of a small mill operation.
Overview of the Giscome sawmill behind road. Lumber yard is visible in foreground while mill stands in background.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "Giscome Mill / lumber yard in foreground".
Image depicts a view of the Millar Addition suburb in Prince George, B.C.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the planning of Millennium Park at First Avenue and George Street in Prince George. Includes: "Cairn at Millennium Park" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (Mar. 2000) and correspondence letters between Kent Sedgwick, The City of Prince George, and Environment Canada (1987).
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North and South peak featured in background, and West peak in left foreground. Pit is being developed between South peak and West peak. Old mine garage is visible in lower centre of image, and crushing plant in right foreground. Mountain range in distance.
Crushing plant and strip mining area visible in Cassiar mountain range.
Photograph depicts chute from distance. Annotation on verso of photograph: "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. MINE AND ORE CHUTE ON McDAMES MOUNTAIN".
File contains photographs depicting machinery, individuals, buildings, and mining processes at the open mine on McDame Mountain, Cassiar, B.C. Some photos depict benches from open strip mining, and two images feature models of the mine (1955 and 1970). Machinery depicted includes shovels, bulldozers, tractors, ore haul trucks (Kenworth, International Harvester, and Wabco), air track drills, blasthole drills, and Ingersoll-Rand Drill. Identified individuals include Fred Murray, R.R. [Kiresan?], C.E. Bronson, Bill Giachino, and "Sam".
File contains photographs featuring:
Photograph depicts buildings near West Peak of Cassiar mine. Haul trucks parked near old mine garage in background, new mine garage and unknown buildings in foreground. Mine valley crosses midground, expansive western mountain range in background.
Image depicts a group of people at a mine somewhere near Hazelton, B.C.
Image depicts what appears to be a junkyard for old mining equipment at an uncertain location, though possibly near Gibraltar.
Switchback road, power lines and tramline towers are believed to be visible in the background valley. Construction of a long structure near the edge of the excavation area can be seen in midground; this is speculated to be the section of the crusher building which housed conveyor "B".
Photograph depicts the primary crushing plant in foreground. Mine road can be seen below, and plant is visible in distance. South mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "1961-1962".
Photograph depicts the mine road in valley bellow mine. Cassiar plant and tailings pile in foreground. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Oct. 25 / 65 4:25 PM."
Photograph depicts the mine road in valley below bulldozer parked on edge of mountain. Cassiar plant and town visible in distance, south mountains behind them in background. Photo also depicts what appears to be a cloud rising from the tailings pile in plantsite.
Photograph depicts view of mine road in valley, from mountain above. Plant, tailings pile, and town visible in distance. South mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961", on recto: Townsite and Plantsite from mine."
Photograph depicts the mine road in valley, view from mountain above. Plant, tailings pile, and town visible in distance. South mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "1961-1962".
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine above valley bellow, north east mountain range in background. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.
Photograph depicts the mine valley in foreground below Cassiar Mine, north east mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine in foreground, north east mountain range in background. Tramline station and crushing plant visible in foreground in front of pit. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine in foreground, north east mountain range in background. Tramline station and crushing plant visible in foreground, west of pit. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine above valley, north mountain range in background. Tramline station and crushing plant visible to west of pit. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.
Photograph depicts lumber piles and what appears to be a very long sluicing trough along Otter Creek. Forest and hills in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Otter Creek 6/6/37". See also item 2009.5.2.70.
Photograph depicts three men panning in stream, sluiceway behind them. Rocky banks in foreground, forest in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Iona in Queen Charlotte City, August 1977”.
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File contains material about Elizabeth Simcoe. It consists of photocopies of excerpts from publications and archival material with catalogue records attached, a bibliography and notes.
File consists of a photocopy of the "Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries" regarding the budget and program of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
File consists of miscellaneous documents including research materials, handwritten notes, correspondence, and heavily annotated syllabus. Computer disk contains an annotated bibliography and bibliography on the role of native women and environmental knowledge.
File consists of requests for information sent to various participants by the British Columbia Utilities Commission and other registered participants in the Kemano Completion Project Review. Also includes responses to those information requests, summaries of information requests, and accompanying correspondence.
File consists of copies of documents obtained by the Cheslatta Carrier Nation under the Access to Information Act. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Alcan Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.; Department of Fisheries and Oceans; and Cheslatta Band. Also includes DFO review sheets for their review of Kemano Completion documents and a paper by W.T. Stanbury entitled "Notes on the Analysis of Risk in the DFO-Alcan Case".
File consists of catalogue records relating to books on Aboriginal women and interactions between Western women and Aboriginal women; excerpts from articles from museum websites about Mary Shaefer, including an excerpt from an article by Ainley; and excerpts from museum websites about First Nations beadwork and textiles.
Photograph depicts mist from a wave rising above the stern of a weather ship.
Image depicts the Mist Glacier on the slope of Mt. Robson.