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
          Camp
          2012.13.1.56.40 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a campsite somewhere near Berg Lake.

          Camp
          2012.13.1.56.50 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a group of individuals at camp somewhere in Mt. Robson Provincial Park.

          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.

          Kent Sedgwick and Glacier
          2012.13.1.56.56 · Item · 1973
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Kent Sedgwick pointing out what is possibly the Robson Glacier in the background. Another, unknown individual is also present in the image.

          Group of Hikers
          2012.13.1.65.12 · Item · May 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a group of hikers listening to a man, possibly a guide, speak. The location is possibly near Riske Creek, B.C.

          Tourists?
          2012.13.1.65.57 · Item · [1976?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a view of the scenery at an uncertain location with numerous individuals, possibly tourists, present. It is possibly somewhere near the Fraser River.

          Tourists?
          2012.13.1.65.66 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a view of the landscape at an unknown location with a group of people, possibly tourists, present. It is possibly near the Fraser River.

          Tourists?
          2012.13.1.65.58 · Item · [1976?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a view of the scenery at an uncertain location with numerous individuals, possibly tourists, present. It is possibly somewhere near the Fraser River.

          Tourists?
          2012.13.1.65.65 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a view of the landscape at an unknown location with a group of people, possibly tourists, present. It is possibly near the Fraser River.

          Kent Sedgwick and a Slug
          2012.13.1.78.53 · Item · 1982
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Kent Sedgwick crouching and holding a stick; the slug on the end is barely visible. Located somewhere on Haida Gwaii.

          Three People, Three Dogs
          2012.13.1.84.04 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts three individuals and three dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.

          Two People, Three Dogs
          2012.13.1.84.05 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two individuals and three dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.

          Two People, Two Dogs
          2012.13.1.84.06 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two individuals and two dogs standing by a stream at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park. The woman in purple is possibly Sue Sedgwick.

          Cemetery
          2012.13.1.78.21 · Item · 1982
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an individual crouching in an old cemetery located somewhere in the coastal forest on Haida Gwaii, B.C.

          Man Standing on Trail
          2012.13.1.82.07 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an individual, possibly Kent Sedgwick, standing on a trail through a forest somewhere in or around Seton Portage, B.C.

          Air Photo Markers
          2012.13.1.121.01 · Item · 1966
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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

          Snow Sounding
          2012.13.1.121.02 · Item · 1967
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an unidentified individual setting up some sort of pole in the snow for a process the slide labels as "snow sounding." The location is uncertain.

          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.

          2012.13.1.124.06 · 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."

          Map of B.C., and Sunsets
          2006.25.1.12 · Item · April 1966
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          A presentation recording of a map of B.C. and it's regions, noting the wildlife that live the Provincial parks. There is an accompanying clip of sunset over a lake.

          2006.25.1.75 · Item · Apr. 1966
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Film begins with short introduction of girl pointing to a map and drawing a line to where the men will be hunting.

          Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

          Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

          The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

          2006.25.1.74 · Item · Oct. 1964
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

          Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

          The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

          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
          2002.12.24 · 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