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View of Lake Placid, NY
2009.6.13.49.0532 · Item · ca 1978
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph depicts a view of Lake Placid, NY. Several buildings are visible across the lake, including the Lake Placid Pub. Trip is possibly in relation to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY.

2013.6.36.1.015.14 · Item · 15 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an unnamed harbour road that runs to the north of , and parallel to Water St. The trackage is connected behind the camera to a CPR depot and at the other end to the mainline. No spurs lead off to the docks. The track is not used but usable.

View of Germansen Creek
2004.8.1.95 · Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts a creek running through a heavily forested landscape. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "View down creek from lower part of Cos' property. Germansen Placer Ltd."

2008.3.3.3.1 · Item · 26 May 1995
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

Photograph depicts road at University of Northern British Columbia. Library building stands in center background. Administration and cafeteria buildings can be seen in left background. Accompanying note from Maureen Faulkner: "Walking up to Canada's newest 'U' - ". Photo believed to have been taken on the day Bridget Moran received an Honourary Law Degree.

2020.05.08 · Item · October 1936
Part of Gordon Wyness Album

Photograph depicts a view of the Fraser River from what Wyness calls "Fraser Mountain". There are a number of places named "Mount Fraser" in British Columbia, but the exact location of where this photograph was taken is unclear.

2006.45.17 · Item · [ca. 1897]
Part of Historical North Coast Photograph Album

View of town on shore, from above. Boats docked along piers and buildings. Hills visible on either side of water in background.

Handwritten photo captions with arrows pointing to sections of image read: "General Merchandise", "Fort Wrangell Hotel".

2011.3.2.05 · Item · 1913
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Lofty view of South Fort George, river and treed hills in the background. Printed annotation on verso reads: “South Fort George - 1913.” Handwritten message on recto is addressed to “Ethel M. Heurris Norton Maps Bristol County" reads: "11-1-13 an excellent view of south Fort George taken recently. Power Station at cross near water. This does not give all the south residence view. Population approx 1500”.

2004.5.1.33 · Item · ca. 1914
Part of Fort Fraser historical photograph collection

Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "33. View of Fort Fraser one year ago." Photograph depicts a cleared section of land in the fore and mid grounds, and the wooden framing of a structure under construction in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.

2013.6.36.1.015.21 · Item · [1 July 1971]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a general view of the C.P.R. yards adjacent to Ballantyne Pier in Vancouver. The sheeted units in the middle distance consist of an export train of 11 locies, travelling dear, just brought in by the G.N.R. switcher. The locomotives were built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division in La Grange, Illinois. For shipment to Korean National Railways, Pusan. Diverted to Vancouver because of the U.S. Pacific Coast long shoreman strike.