Photograph of several full horse drawn carriages going over a bridge in Stewart, BC.
Photograph of several full horse drawn carriages parked in front of an unidentified building. Procession may be a parade for some special event.
Photograph of a large group of people gathered around a steam engine loaded with coal situated on a wooden bridge. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Stewart BC Aug 9th 1911."
Photograph of a team of sled dogs and resting men silhouetted against snowy mountaintops. Printed annotation on recto reads: "#92 Enroute to Naas On the Big Glacier."
Photograph of a team of sled dogs resting while a group of people rest around them. Printed annotation on recto reads: "First White Woman to Cross to the Naas #97."
Photograph of several men traveling across a river. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Fording The Nelson River Going to the Naas #93."
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a team of horses harnessed to a buckboard; a group of people standing on a platform outside a building near Stewart B.C. There are mountains in the background.
Photograph of two horse driven carts driving past a house situated at the foot of a forested mountain.
Front view of two men sitting on a pile of supplies with a mountain in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "On the Divide Enroute to Naas #96."
Photograph of many loaded pack horses in front of the "McMillan Transfer Company." Printed annotation on recto reads: "Pack-Train At Bitter-Creek Hughes 116."
The photographs depict the geographic areas of Stewart, BC, Boundary Pass, Nelson River, Bitter Creek Glacier, Portland Canal, Red Cliff and Bear Creek; as well as the ships “Camosun” and “S.S. Prince George.” Types of subjects identified in this collection include: community life, surveying, mining and transportation (i.e. dog-sledding, horse and buggy, and the Portland Canal Short Line Railway “P.C.S.L. Rlwy”).
Side perspective photograph of a crowd of people gathered around a Portland Canal Short Line Railroad train, presumably either leaving or arriving Printed annotation on recto reads: "Bitter Creek BC Aug 9 1911."
Side perspective photograph of a Portland Canal Short Line engine being either loaded or unloaded by several men at the station in Stewart, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Aug 9 1911 Stewart BC."
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a section of railroad track going through a mountain pass. Possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a section of railroad track going through a mountain pass. Possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of a stretch of railroad passing by a small body of water. Mountains are visible in the background.
Photograph depicts a steamship "Camosun" in water with mountains in the background. Possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting 2 ships at a dock with snow capped mountains in the background near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of a vessel filled with lumber just off the coast of a shore also littered with lumber. Mountains are barely visible in the background.
Photograph of the SS Camosun docking at Government Wharf in the winter. Mountains are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Winter Scene Stewart B.CC. Camosun at Gov. Wharf 10#."
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting the S.S. Prince George at dock in the Portland Canal in Stewart, BC. Annotation written on recto reads: "S.S. Prince George, Stewart, B.C., 102".
Photograph of the S.S. Prince George traveling through the water. Several mountains are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "S.S. Prince George Enroute to Stewart, B.C."
Photograph of a team of sled dogs pulling a load, followed by a group of men. Mountains are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Trail Over Bitter Creek Glacier to the Naas."
Side perspective photograph of a train stopped at the Stewart railroad station. Another train can be seen arriving in the distance.
Photograph of a train passing through a forested area.
Photograph of a train passing over a bridge near Stewart, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "103 Stewart BC."
Front view of a stretch of railroad passing through a forested area. Photograph shows a mountain in the background.