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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        Geographic Features

          4133 Archival description results for Geographic Features

          4133 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          Bear Glacier
          2012.13.1.83.22 · Item · 1979
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the Bear Glacier in Bear Glacier Provincial Park, as well as what is possibly Strohn Lake.

          Bear Glacier
          2012.13.1.84.02 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Bear Glacier in the foreground and a mountain in the background, somewhere in Bear Glacier Provincial Park.

          Bear Glacier
          2012.13.1.84.03 · Item · 1994
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Bear Glacier in the foreground and numerous mountain peaks in the background in Bear Glacier Provincial Park.

          2011.13.10 · Item · ca.1910-ca.1930
          Part of Parker photograph collection

          Photograph of a long wooden bridge spanning a river. Forest and hills are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "#46 Bear Creek Bridge, Stewart, BC."

          2009.6.1.484 · Item · [ca. 1985 - 1990]
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Handwritten annotation on slide casing reads: “behind hotel Costa do Sol”.

          Photograph is one of seven images believed to have been taken on a Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) mission in Mozambique; see also items 2009.6.1.483 - 2009.6.1.489.

          BCR
          2012.13.1.50.027 · Item · 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the BCR tracks passing through a mill somewhere near the 100 Mile.

          2012.13.2.17.08 · File · 2003
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Upper Fraser historical geography field trip for the BC Historical Federation by Kent Sedgwick. Includes photographs depicting a group from the BC Historical Federation standing outside at one of the East Line communities listening to a presentation by Kent Sedgwick and Greg Halseth (May 2003).

          B.C. Ghost Town Map
          2000.23.1.070.13 · Item · [between 1970 and 1987]
          Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

          This map depicts where to find ghost towns, forts, First Nation villages, and sites with supposed hidden treasures in British Columbia.

          2012.13.2.19 · Subseries · 1955-2011
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Subseries contains material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research on various areas in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes written notes by Kent Sedgwick, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to towns and settlements. These areas include Quesnel, Likely, the Yukon Telegraph Trail, Barkerville, Wells, the Cariboo region, Fort Alexandria, Soda Creek, the Chilcotin region, Jasper, the Rocky Mountains, Mackenzie, Tumbler Ridge, the Peace River region, Fort St. James, the Omineca region, Kitimat, Lethbridge, the Bulkley Valley, and Fort Mcleod. These files cover a variety of topics including Chinese people in British Columbia, land settlement, tourism, and historic information on the regions.

          Battle Hill
          2012.13.1.51.108 · Item · 1978
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the Battle Hill National Historic Site in Kitwanga, B.C.. The sign located there says: "The small knoll in the valley was a native fortress. Legends maintain that it was man-made: built to repel marauding coastal tribes. The hill was the scene of local tribal battles, and at one time was crowned with the defenders' buildings. Known as Dhawdezp, the unique mound is a prominent feature in the legends and history of the Indian people."

          Barriere
          2012.13.1.74.01 · Item · Aug. 1974
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a section of river located somewhere near Barriere, B.C.

          2000.1.1.2.2.29 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Elaborate barricades required due to amount of loose rock falling continuously". Three men work in area confined by barricades made of vertical metal rods and horizontal wood planks. Miscellaneous building material and supplies cover the ground. Rock pile in foreground on right.

          Bare Trees
          2012.13.1.93.35 · Item · 1978
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a forest of bare trees, possibly somewhere near Fort St. John, B.C.

          Bare Logs
          2012.13.1.122.17 · Item · [1979?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts numerous logs that have been stripped of their bark at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.