File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Father Adrien Morice. Father Adrien Morice was a missionary and was ordained as a priest who came to British Columbia in 1880 to complete his ecclesiastical studies. After completing his schooling he was signed to the Williams Lake Mission where he worked closely with the Chilcotin peoples, learning their language and ministering. He continued to learn Chinook before moving to work at Stuart Lake with the Na'Kaztl'Tenneh Band in 1885, working with four divisions of the Carrier Tribes, the Alexandria, Quesnel, Blackwater, and Lhuskuz. Morice continued to use the Cree language and eventually published a monthly newspaper between 1881 and 1884 called "Tsettes Nahivelnik" (meaning "storyteller") using the Cree language. File primarily consists of handwritten notes by Kent Sedgwick regarding Father Adrien Morice and his work.
Image depicts a large number of felled trees, and an unknown individual standing on the path.
Photograph depicts a young female standing beside a stump dressed in outdoor clothing, a tent is in the background.
Photograph depicts a young female standing beside an open tent in outdoor clothing (possibly a crew member?).
Photograph depicts a scow loaded with three or more pack horses with men attending. The scow is crossing the river, guided by a cable. There is one building, and forest in the background.
Photograph depicts a man standing near a rough log shed. A fence line leads toward a lake. A small settlement and treed hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a man standing near a fenced garden plot is nearby. A body of water, a small settlement and treed hills in the background.
Photograph depicts rolling fields with a newly ploughed area in the center of the image with forest in the background.
Photograph depicts a ranch style gate looking beyond to a road and buildings.
Photograph depicts a wide waterfall (Finlay Falls) located above Thutade Lake with a forest in the background.
Photograph depicts a wide waterfall (Finlay Falls) seen through a tree covered landscape.
Photograph depicts a steam paddle wheeler anchored near the shore of a river. A walk plank joins the steamship to the rocky river shore.
Photograph depicts several men sitting on a rough hewn table, under a tarp. Eating utensils cover the table, towels are drying on the ropes that hold the tarp. There is a canvas tent erected on the right.
Photograph depicts several people in a large field. There are buildings and trees in the background.
Photograph depicts a cluster of buildings near Fraser Lake. A fence and grasses in the foreground. Original photo title: "Indian Village at Fraser Lake." First Nations communities with territories overlapping Fraser Lake include Nadleh Whut'en and Stellat'en Nations.
Head on shot of steam engine traveling through a pass with mountains in the background. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: "First Passenger Engine to reach Prince Rupert." Annotation on recto reads: "First Passenger Engine at Prince Rupert." Photographer' stamp in bottom right corner of recto reads : "Allen Photo."
Photograph depicts men fishing off a rocky point between the Omineca and Osilinka Rivers.
Photograph depicts two men sitting in a large, possibly, cottonwood canoe. One man stands while holding a fishing pole. This is near the edge of a small river or large creek.
Photograph depicts five long canoes with several men attending. The canoes are traveling through a narrow strip of open water. The majority of the river is covered in ice. Forested trees are on the far river shore.
Photograph depicts five long canoes with several men attending. The canoes are traveling through a narrow strip of open water. The majority of the river is covered in ice. Forested trees are on the far river shore.
Photograph depicts a view from behind five canoes making their way through a narrow strip of open water. Ice and snow on the edges of the river.
Photograph depicts five unidentified men setting up a tent on a grassy field.
Image depicts five unknown individuals somewhere near Mt. Robson.
Photograph depicts a man standing to the left of a CF-ABK float plane and a Fokker AAM float plane resting on the water on Takla Landing.
Footage of ducks on a lake and flying away, horses in a corral, a campsite, caribou in the high country of the mountains, probably the Rainbow Mountains, a campsite where men are packing horses and game kill and their journey home in pack train.
Possible locations of filming include Anahim Lake, Chilcotin area, Holt Homestead, Rainbow Mountains, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, or Wells Gray Provincial Park.
Photograph depicts an unidentified guide lying in the snow on top of a mountain peak searching for game through a pair of binoculars. In the foreground footprints in the snow are visible while the background features a snow-covered mountain range.
Photograph depicts a CF-AAM float plane stopped after a forced landing on Sustut Lake in front of Sentinel Peak.
Photograph depicts three men and a dog on the streambank, several horses loaded with packs on the opposite bank.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fort Alexandria (later renamed Alexandria). Fort Alexandria was an HBC trading post, ferry site, and steamboat landing in the North Cariboo, 45 km south of Quesnel. File contains photographs depicting Fort Chilcotin, the landscape and buildings (Sept. 1983 and Aug. 2006).
Photograph depicts a view of the rocky shores of Fort George Canyon from the deck of a steamship.
Photograph depicts a view of the swirling waters of Fort George Canyon from the deck of a steamship.
Photograph depicts a view of Fort George Canyon.
Photograph depicts a view of Fort George Canyon from the shore. A steamship is in the centre of the river.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Fort George Canyon. Includes: "City of Prince George" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Mr. Ron Drane, Manager of Pine Centre (7 June 1984) and "Fort George Canyon Hiking Trail" pamphlet published by the Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum (July 1984). Also includes photographs depicting the Fort George Canyon and men hiking the trail (1985).
Photograph depicts misty waters and small islands in the river.
Photograph depicts Fort George Canyon from a lofty view. A small building is situated on the river's edge.
Unidentified adult and child can be seen on sidewalk of courtyard in distance at the Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland. Photograph taken during European Sports Tour with Team Canada.
Photograph depicts four men pinning a "Union Jack" flag to the exterior of a building.
Image depicts four unknown individuals studying a plant.
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)
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing to the left and Elmer Keith on the right washing dishes in camp. In the background a densely forested area is visible.
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing and Joe Callao in a bush covered field loading up a pack horse while another laden pack horse stands to the side. In the background a mountain range is visible.
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing and Joe Callao loading up a pack horse in a grassy field. In the background a mountain range is visible.
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing and Joe Callao next to a campfire in a bush covered field. In the background the tree line of a forest is visible.
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing and Joe Callao next to a campfire with travel packs in the foreground. In the background a forest tree line and mountain range is visible.
Photograph depicts Frank Dewing cutting a trail through an area covered with windfall consisting of fallen trees.
Photograph depicts Frank 'Shorty' Weber steering a dug-out canoe on the Omineca River. The background of the photograph depicts log cabins at Old Hogem built along the shoreline of the river in front of a forest with a mountain ridge in the background.
Frank ‘Shorty’ Weber had a trapline on the upper Ingenika for over 30 years. and he was well-known in the Finlay River area.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Frank Swannell, who was a surveyor in British Columbia that surveyed many areas across the province between 1898 and 1908.
Photograph depicts roughly cleared land in the foreground, a lake and rolling forested hills in the background.