Photograph is a printed postcard depicting several lumber buildings in a row with a board walk in front. Signs include "s. Harrison & Co." and "The Big Store". There are steep mountains in the background printed annotation on recto reads "5th Street Stewart B.C."
Street view photograph of the construction of 5th Street in Stewart, BC. Visible businesses include the "Hotel King Edward" and "Empress Theatre." Printed annotation on recto reads: "5th St. Stewart B.C. Hughes #46."
Photograph of several log buildings and mining equipment in winter. Printer annotation on recto is mirrored and reads: "At The Red Cliff Red Cliff."
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."
Photograph of a group of men gathered outside of "G.A. Clothier Assay Office." Two of the men are carrying a large bear carcass between them on a tree branch. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Bear Shot Near Stewart B.C. Hughes #18."
Photograph depicts a panoramic view of Stewart B.C. Annotation on front "Bird's Eye View" "Stewart, BC"
Photograph of a large glacier. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Bitter Creek Glacier."
Wide angle perspective of the Bitter Creek glacier, with trees visible in the foreground. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Hughes #22 Bitter Creek Glacier."
Photograph of two men posing next to a four-legged post erected in the wilderness. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Boundery[sic] Post Alaska & BC. Hughes #42."
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting scattered small buildings and a tent. Trees have been removed from the area around the buildings and many stumps remain.
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 taken from a low elevation of various businesses in Stewart, BC. Visible businesses include "The R. Boyd Young Co." and "Motel King Edward." Printed annotation on recto reads: "Cor. 5th and Columbia Sts. Stewart. B.C. Hughes #45."
Photograph taken from a low elevation of various businesses in Stewart, BC. Visible businesses include "The R. Boyd Young Co." and "Motel King Edward." Printed annotation on recto reads: "Cor. 5th and Columbia Sts. Stewart. B.C. Hughes #44."
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."
Street view of downtown Stewart, BC. Photograph shows boards propped up over the swampy area of the future road. Wood debris litters the foreground.
Street view of various buildings in Stewart, BC, covered with a heavy layer of snow. Visible businesses include "The R. Boyd Young Co." and "Stewart Land Co." Printed annotation on recto reads: "Stewart B.C. Hughes 78."
Street view side perspective photograph of several businesses in downtown Stewart, BC.
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."
Street view photograph of 5th Street. Printed annotation on recto reads: "5th St. Stewart, B.C. Hughes #127."
Street view photograph of 5th Street. Printed annotation on recto reads: "5th St. Stewart, B.C. Hughes #127."
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 depicts view of snow capped mountains possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of several men traveling across a river. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Fording The Nelson River Going to the Naas #93."
Ground level photograph of a forested slope, with large glaciers visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Glacier Near Stewart B.C. Hughes #75 [or 15??]"
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a glacier and mountain top near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of a large glacier with several buildings at its foot. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Hughes #76 Glacier Near Stewart BC."
Photograph of a large glacier. Printed annotation on recto reads: Glacier Near Stewart B.C. Hughes #75."
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 is a printed postcard, view is from the water of a small settlement with mountains in the background near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of two horse driven carts driving past a house situated at the foot of a forested mountain.
Photograph of a happy man reclining on a short exterior staircase. A surveyor's transit can be seen in the background.
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting an unidentified mining building situated on a hillside surrounded by mining debris. Possibly located in Stewart B.C.
Photograph of a group of male trappers posing in front of a log cabin. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Moonlight Cabin Enroute to Naas #90."
Photo of a mountain with what appears to be Stewart, BC at its foot. Printed annotation on recto is partially obscured by fading and reads: "[Illegible] Stewart, BC."
Photo of a mountain with what appears to be Stewart, BC at its foot. Printed annotation on recto is partially obscured by fading and reads: "[Illegible] Stewart, BC."
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."
Overhead photograph of a forested area, with Stewart, BC visible in the distance.
Overhead photograph of a forested area, with Stewart, BC visible in the distance.
Photograph of Stewart BC taken from a distance. Trees in the foreground slightly obscure the village, and a large mountain is visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Stewart B.C. Hughes 93."
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 of a large pile driver working on the waterfront at the foot of a forested slope. Printed annotation on recto reads: 'Pile-driver working on Government Wharf Hughes #55."
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 view of rapids with snow capped mountains in the background possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph of several log buildings in a forested area at Red Cliff mine. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Red Cliff Buildings Hughes 86."