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

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          2000.19.2.77 · Item · 29 Aug. 1927-26 Sept. 1927
          Part of Prentiss Gray Collection

          Photograph depicts an unidentified man cooking food in several pots over a fire at a camp site. In the background several tents are visible in front of a forested environment.

          Camp site
          2000.19.2.82 · Item · 29 Aug. 1927-26 Sept. 1927
          Part of Prentiss Gray Collection

          Photograph depicts four men preparing a camp site with tents and a fire for cooking. In the background a dense forest is visible.

          Pat Allan Morrow
          2000.23.1.073 · File · 1980-1985
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to Patrick Allan Morrow who was a Canadian photographer and mountain climber. In 1986 Morrow was the first person to climb the Seven Summits in the Carstensz-Version. Materials include magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, and correspondence between Morrow and L'Heureux.

          Pictures and postcards
          2000.23.1.083 · File · 1960-1980
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of reproduced photographs from the BC Provincial Archives and postcards collected from various places in British Columbia. Also includes newspaper clippings, negatives, maps, and articles. Highlights include:

          • Signed Christmas card from William K. Blackburn, director of the B.C. Canoe Racing Association, which includes an original photograph of a canoe team alongside a canoe painted with the names "British Columbia" and "Simon Fraser" (possibly for a BC centennial event).
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Bates Camp, on Summit Near Headwaters of Omineca River", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "View from Camp XX., on Summit near Headwaters of Sustut River", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Athabascan Indians at Stoney Creek, Fort Fraser District", 1905 (photograph reproduction)
            • Original photographs of Huble homestead, "Front View", [197-?]
            • Original photographs of Huble homestead, "Side View", [197-?]
            • Original photographs of Huble homestead, "House and Barn view", [197-?]
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Mile 145-2nd crossing on the Fraser River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ferrying across the Fraser, Quesnel-Xmas", 1910 (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Old Mining cabins Vitai[?] Creek", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort McLeod (McLeod Lake). Founded in 1805 First post built West of the Rocky Mountains", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
            • Seven photograph reproductions taken from an unknown book, [191-?]
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Colonel Charles Bulkley", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Cassiar M.C. Hydraulic Plant Kleanza Creek Omineca", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Mile Hydraulic Kleanza Creek, Omineca Mining District", [189?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Stuart River Ferry ", 1912 (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Sinkut? Lake Telegraph Cabin- Atlin- Quesnel Telegraph Line", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ah Hao- A Miner of 1871- Aged 63 Years, Germansen Creek", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Ferry Across the Fraser River Quesnel", [191-??] (photograph reproduction)
            • BC Provincial Archives reproduction, "Deserter Canyon- Blasting out lodge Finlay River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
          Thomas Frederic Harper Reed
          2000.23.1.090 · File · 1977
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to Thomas Frederic Harper Reed who was a surveyor, Indian Agent, and telegraph operator in Telegraph Creek, Atlin, and Victoria. Materials include a summary titled "A Gentleman Adventurer" about Thomas Reed's life and career.

          Frank Cyril Swannell
          2000.23.1.097 · File · 1977-1991
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          File consists of material relating to Frank Cyril Swannell, a surveyor of British Columbia. Materials include a magazine, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photograph reproductions, journal articles, and journal notes compiled by Audrey L'Heureux. Highlights include:

          • Swannell, F.C, "Report on Topographical Surveys in Omineca District", 1912 (reproduced journal article)
          • Corporation of Land Surveyors, "The Link", Vol.1 No.2 , 1977 (magazine)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Exploring Surveyors Making Canoe Finlay River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
          • BC Provincial Archives, "Surveying Omineca Exploration", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
          2000.23.1.097.02 · Item · [19-?]
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          This BC Provincial Archives photograph reproduction photograph depicts two surveyors in the Omineca region. The photograph caption notes: "copied fr. Swannell Diary MSS 392 (Volume 3)".

          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.

          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)
          2001.1.019 · File · 1934-1935
          Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

          File consists of eight newspaper clippings, seven of which are a series of articles on the findings of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, with the eighth being a photograph of the Expedition’s winter quarters in Etah, Greenland. Five of the articles were written by the expedition leader, Mr. Noel Humphreys and the other two were written by members of the Expedition, Mr. Moore and Mr. Haig-Thomas. The articles were originally published in the “Times” of London but the clippings appear to be from the “New Zealand Herald”.

          Humphreys, Noel
          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
          2002.12.24 · Item · 1987
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          Item consists of transcript of interview with writer, film maker, and guide outfitter Andy Russell conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Russell's experiences with guiding in Northern Rockies. Russell also discusses his new work The Life of a River and discusses the environmental impact of hydro-electric development on rivers

          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
          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
          2006.9.13 · File · c.1979 - c.1989
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          File consists of 1 audiocassette of interview by Bob Harkins with Tommy Walker who discusses his exploration work in the Omenica and Spatsizi Park region and current exploration being undertaken by another explorer Fred

          2002.1 · Collection · 1887-1999

          The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.

          The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.

          The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:

          1) Canadian National Railway
          2) Grand Trunk Railway
          3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
          4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
          5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
          6) Intercolonial Railway
          7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
          8) PGRFM
          9) Photographs

          2003.13 · Collection · [after 1909]

          Consists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.

          Bonney, Parker
          Photographs
          2003.13.1 · Series · [after 1909]
          Part of Parker Bonney Photograph Collection

          Consists of two photograph albums that illustrate Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.

          Album 1
          2003.13.1.1 · File · [after 1909]
          Part of Parker Bonney Photograph Collection

          Consists of a photograph album that contains 224 photographs that depict Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions. Also includes three photographs of the University of Washington rowing team, of which Parker Bonney was a member between 1909 and 1913.

          Album 2
          2003.13.1.2 · File · [after 1913]
          Part of Parker Bonney Photograph Collection

          Consists of a photograph album that contains photographs that depict Parker Bonney's early years as a Forest Engineer. Includes photographs of the expedition to the Nass Valley undertaken by Parker Bonney, Sam Brown, and others. May also include photographs of later surveying expeditions.