Exploration, Discovery and Travel

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  • Travel or exploration for personal, geographical, scientific or mapping reasons
  • Expeditions, exploration, adventure, prospecting, guiding
  • Individuals and groups involved in exploration or travel (eg. explorers, adventurers, prospectors, guides, outfitters)
  • Expedition planning, reports and accounts
  • Personal travels for discovery and education (eg. travel diaries)
  • Early contact with First Nations
  • SEE ALSO: Land, Settlement and Immigration

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          1199 Archival description results for Exploration, Discovery and Travel

          1199 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          Stake on Bare Ice
          2012.13.1.121.03 · Item · 1968
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an unidentified individual standing next to a marker and a stake at an uncertain location.

          Survey Equipment
          2012.13.1.121.06 · Item · [1968?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts objects, including a flag pole, that the slide labels as "survey equipment." The slide also places it as a "Peyto icefall," on the Peyto Galcier in the Banff National Park in Alberta, B.C.

          2012.13.2.19.04 · File · 1968, 1980, 2002-2010
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Quesnel, Barkerville, and Wells. Includes: "An Historic Walk of Carson Avenue, Quesnel, B.C". pamphlet prepared by the Quesnel Branch Cariboo Historical Society (1990); "Wells, B.C". pamphlet by the Wells Historical Society (1980); "Cottonwood House Provincial Historic Park" pamphlet by the Province of British Columbia (1980); and vol. 1 of the Cariboo Gazette newspaper (2002). Also includes a map depicting Bowron Lake Park in British Columbia (1968).

          2002.12.3.2 · Item · c.1970 - c.1989
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          Item consists of transcript of interview with writer and guide outfitter Jack Boudreau conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Boudreau's experiences with grizzly bears. Boudreau also discusses other guide outfitters and hunters from Northern British Columbia.

          Harkins, Bob
          2002.12.17.2 · Item · c.1970-c.1989
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with trapper Hank Witter who discusses his life as a trapper in Northern BC. c.1920s-c.1960s.

          Harkins, Bob
          2002.12.27.2 · Item · c.1970-c.1989
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          Item consists of transcript of interviews with various guests including Bob Crosby, manager of the Simon Fraser Hotel; Sammy Labadiere (sp?); and Prince George resident Chuck Williams discussing the re-enactment of the Simon Fraser voyage down the Fraser River in 1958.

          Harkins, Bob
          Pioneer biographies
          2000.23.1.106 · File · 1970-1980
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to pioneers and their stories. Materials include newspaper clippings, a booklet, and reproductions of articles. Highlights include:

          • Canadian Federation of University Women, "Street Names A-Z", 1970 (booklet)
          George Williams
          2000.23.1.103 · File · 1970-1990
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to George Williams, a Prince George pioneer and author. File includes reproductions of records and journal articles.

          Road sign
          2000.13.1.138 · Item · 1972.
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of a road sign in North Dakota stating the distance to Ray and Williston.

          2012.13.1.124.06 · Item · 1972
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals walking along a crevasse filled ridge somewhere in the vicinity of Smithers, B.C. The slide also labels it as a "drift ridge."

          2012.13.2.19.02 · File · 1972, 1998-2010
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the gold rush in Quesnel and Likely, British Columbia. Includes: "Guide to the Goldfields: Cariboo Country" newspaper edition (1998); "Cariboo, Chilcotin Coast, Likely" brochure published by Likely & District Chamber of Commerce [199-]; "The UNBC Quesnel Rover Research Centre" pamphlet published by the University of Northern British Columbia (2002); "New Nugget Restaurant" paper placemat (1972); and "Likely" brochure from the Likely Chamber of Commerce [198-]. Also includes photographs depicting a camping trip in Likely, British Columbia (2010).

          Felled Trees
          2012.13.1.56.06 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a large number of felled trees, and an unknown individual standing on the path.

          People and Mountains
          2012.13.1.56.36 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a man talking to a group of hikers, with what is possibly Mt. Robson and the Robson Glacier in the background.

          Man in Tent
          2012.13.1.56.51 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an unknown individual reading inside a tent somewhere in Mt. Robson Provincial Park.