Geographic Features

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  • Includes both natural and artificial features

  • Physical landscape, built landscape

  • Urban and industrial landscapes

  • Topography

  • Site plans

  • Boundaries, districts, reserves, parks, sanctuaries, towns, etc.

  • NOTE: Mainly but not exclusively pertaining to photographic and cartographic records

  • SEE ALSO: Land, Settlement and Immigration

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          4130 Archival description results for Geographic Features

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          Nechako Sheet
          2008.2.1.23 · Item · 1 December 1942
          Part of Northern BC Cartographic Collection

          Colour-coded topographic map depicts surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease under Land Act, and available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, provincial forests, parks, triangulation stations, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

          Nelson
          2012.13.1.027 · Subseries · 1981
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File contains slides depicting places in Nelson.

          2012.13.3.2.02 · File · 1985-1986
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to a New Caledonia theme for the Heritage Society of British Columbia Seventh Annual Conference. Includes: "New Caledonia: The Frontier Yesterday and Today" typescript document by Garvin Moles and Kent Sedgwick (June 1985) and "Horizon 2" journal publication vol. 24 no. 2 (1986).

          2000.1.1.2.06 · File · 1 August - 11 March 1971
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photographs depict construction of the new mill, each taken from approximately the same distance and featuring two different angles of the building. Construction work progresses from framework to sheeting and siding. Vehicles, piles of building supplies, and a construction trailer are often in foreground, mountains in background. It is believed that these photographs were taken during a labour dispute. Each photo has been annotated on recto with the date and time of day, and some document the number of workers on site. Annotations include: "2 days work", "work gets less & less", "not much for 4 men", "very little done - less than usual low performance", "0° - 20° weather must have thickened their blood".

          Newlands?
          2012.13.1.89.028 · Item · Mar. 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts what is possibly the community of Newlands, B.C.

          2011.3 · Collection · 1901 - [ca.1930]

          A collection of postcard photographs of Port Essington BC, Port Simpson BC, Atlin, Quesnel, McBride, Hagwilget Village, Giscome, Likely, Kitwanga, Smithers, Prince Rupert BC, Prince (Fort) George BC Images depict street scenes, water scenes, community events, businesses, buildings, and aerials of the towns. Collection also depicts a number of Northern BC paddle wheelers.

          2012.13.4.14 · File · 2002
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to "Northern Approaches to New Caledonia" lecture conducted by Kent Sedgwick, relating to the article he wrote on "Crossing the Divide: Northern Approaches to New Caledonia". File predominantly contains Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes and notes and transparent sheets of film depicting various maps of northern British Columbia. File also contains photographs depicting various maps (Oct. 2002).

          2008.2 · Collection · 1910-2002

          The collection consists of an assortment of cartographic materials concerning Northern B.C. Included are topographic maps, pre-emptor’s and preliminary maps, physiographic maps, and resource (geological, game, etc.) maps.

          Northern British Columbia
          2008.2.1.18 · Item · 1 May 1933
          Part of Northern BC Cartographic Collection

          Regional map depicting communities, parks, customs posts, airports, radio stations, hatcheries, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, elevation points, and lines of batholith contacts. Includes an inset of St. Elias Mountains. Includes “Special Note on the Mineralization of this Map Area” from Bureau of Mines, Victoria, B.C.

          Northwood Pulpmill
          2012.13.1.3.160 · Item · Nov. 2000
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the Northwood Pulpmill in Prince George, B.C. taken from above the Nechako River looking east. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W