Item consists of transcript of interview with Bruce Douglas conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in early railways in Prince George region and memories of the sawmills in Giscome area..
Harkins, BobGiscome, BC
61 Archival description results for Giscome, BC
Image depicts debris left in residential area on Giscome, B.C. townsite. Map coordinates 54°04'16.7"N 122°21'55.1"W
Overview of sawmill situated in valley. Finished lumber visible in distance.
Shoreline perspective of Eagle Lake. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “This is Eagle Lake. It is about 2 blks [sic] away.”
Shoreline perspective of Eagle Lake. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake from the C.N.R. railway tracks.”
Image depicts the site of Giscome's first quarry, with Eaglet Lake located in the foreground.
Image depicts the site of Giscome's first quarry, with a train passing by and Eaglet Lake located in the foreground.
Image depicts the creek flowing into Eaglet Lake. A grey area of hill on the right side of the image appears to be the Giscome Quarry. Map coordinates 54°04'26.2"N 122°22'04.3"W
Image depicts Eaglet Lake in the winter taken from Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway. Some are duplicates of the images found in the "East Line, Dome Creek - Lamming Mills - Misc" file.
File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway.
Image depicts employee houses on mill site in Giscome, B.C. Tug boats are in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'23.4"N 122°22'16.9"W
Image depicts the former location of employee houses on mill site in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'23.4"N 122°22'16.9"W
Image depicts the former location of the Giscome mill foreman's house on the hill with Eaglet Lake in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'28.0"N 122°22'05.8"W
Image depicts the Giscome, B.C. town site with the Giscome railway station and the Giscome store in the center surrounded by vehicles. Map coordinates 54°04'18.5"N 122°21'57.7"W
Image depicts mill site and dock in Giscome, B.C. with Eaglet Lake in the background covered in ice. There is a large crowd of people gathered near the dock. Map coordinates 54°04'34.9"N 122°21'50.0"W
Image depicts the remains of a street of houses in Giscome, B.C. The quarry is slightly visible in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The railroad tracks are in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts the Giscome bunkhouse in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts the old CN station in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.7"N 122°22'01.1"W
Image depicts the Giscome Community Hall in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'18.5"N 122°21'57.7"W
Image depicts a large, old and collapsing barn, as well as a nearby house of the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts a farm in Giscome, B.C.
Image depicts Giscome with the school on the left, the remnants of the town site in the middle and the church on the right. Map coordinates 54°03'58.2"N 122°22'04.8"W
Image depicts several houses and the Giscome saw mill in Giscome, B.C. in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts an open area with Eaglet Lake in the background. It depicts the previous site of the mill at Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill foreman's house on the hill. Map coordinates 54°04'28.0"N 122°22'05.8"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill foreman's house on the hill, with Eaglet Lake in the background and numerous piles of logs in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'28.0"N 122°22'05.8"W
Image depicts what is possibly the quarry located at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C.
Image depicts the Giscome, B.C. mill site looking west. Map coordinates 54°04'18.5"N 122°21'57.7"W
Side perspective of wooden swings covered in snow. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The school swings.”
Image depicts a house in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Photographs within this file document resource industries within Northern BC such as mining, fishing, forestry etc. They also represent resource industry cooperatives, processing, packing and shipping industries, construction and ship building, as well as salvage companies and operations.
Side perspective of Knox United Church in winter. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The United Church.”
Marsh along the edges of Eagle Lake features tall riparian plants and lily pads. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake.”
Six men visible on hillside and wood plank roadway, working together to roll cut logs down the hill and load them onto the truck.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso read: “logs up to 32 feet in length.”
Fully loaded logging truck driving along a switchback, wood plank logging road.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Truck Logging / Giscome BC.”
Fully loaded logging truck driving along a wood plank logging road. Another road under construction is also visible through forest in background.
Man driving a two horse cart in front of beehive burner, cart is full of bark presumably sawed off the logs.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "Mill Burner".
Overview of the Giscome sawmill behind road. Lumber yard is visible in foreground while mill stands in background.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso: "Giscome Mill / lumber yard in foreground".
Image decpicts the old road to the townsite in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts an open field and numerous buildings, including a church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'03.2"N 122°22'04.6"W
Image depicts a field in Giscome, B.C. On the right side of the image, in the background, is a grey strip that appears to be a mine, possibly the quarry at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Image depicts a field in Giscome, B.C. On the right side of the image, in the background, is a grey strip that appears to be a mine, possibly the quarry at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Image depicts an open field and Giscome, B.C. in the background. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Photograph of various plant life with Eagle Lake visible in the background. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake from the top of the bluff. Eagle Lake is about 7 miles long & about 1 mile wide. It is a fair sized lake.”
Photographic overview of the Eagle Lake Sawmill. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The mill.”