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Five boats breaking ice
2014.10.1.138 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

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.

Five boats breaking ice
2014.10.1.139 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

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.

Five huge IMPCO washers
2012.05.01.01.20 · Item · [ca. 1967]
Part of Columbia Cellulose Company, Ltd. fonds

Attached description: Five huge IMPCO washers are shown in this interior shot of the pulping group. The washers are situated parallel with the bleaching towers outside the building, matching the conventional five-stage bleaching sequence used. The picture is taken from a spacious centre isle which makes housekeeping duties and maintenance easy. Centered in the picture is ventilating equipment which keeps the operating floor at comfortable temperatures for operating personnel. Four of the washers are conventional conical valve washers; Washer No. 2 is an IMPCO CV (centre-valve) caustic washer.

2012.05.01.01.22 · Item · [ca. 1967]
Part of Columbia Cellulose Company, Ltd. fonds

Attached description: The world's largest airborne Flakt drier, manufactured by SF Products of Canada, is in operation in the 750 t/d Skeena Kraft mill. The pulp sheet, 228 inches wide, makes 23 passes through the drier in just over eleven minutes. The picture shows the huge laminated beam used in this section of the mill. The building is bright and well-ventilated, providing excellent working conditions for the operating and maintenance personnel. In the foreground, the cutter-layboy is in operation.

2013.6.36.1.027.18 · Item · [July 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a flat car on the CPR line at Rock Creek, located about mile 11.7 from Midway, which is east of Osoyoos. The flat car had a temporary roof to carry work train supplies. The sidings capacity is 70 cars.

2006.20.12.6 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "F/O P.B.COX Grand Prairie. C.D. #1. Unit. N.W.S.R." Photograph depicts the officer standing in uniform at airstrip, wearing what appears to be an RCAF wings medallion on his right breast. Machinery can be seen in background (two sets of land-rollers).

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.36 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption beside and below this photo reads: "F/S. J. Hone. C.D. #5 Unit. N.W.S.R. Whitehorse. A 100% soldier." Photograph depicts the Sergeant standing in uniform (wings medallion on left breast) in front of white doorway to unidentified building. A reflection of trees can be seen in door window.

Royal Canadian Air Force
2006.20.12.14 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption beside and below this photo reads: "F/S. I[?].M. McLean, Ft. S. John. C.D. #2 Unit. N.W.S.R. 'Just as you see him'." Photograph depicts the Sergeant in sergeant's hat and rubber boots, sitting in open doorway of Officers' Quarters [see item 2006.20.12.15]. There is a broom on right, boots on far left, and wood slat sidewalk in foreground.

Royal Canadian Air Force
Flock of Turkeys Near House
2009.5.3.119 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Firewood pile in left foreground. Buggy, wood house, and porch in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Wishing Aunt Lillian + Uncle Alan a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Please do not criticize the stitches too closely Aunt Lillian. These snaps are some of part of my flock of 102 this year. These were snapped about a week before Thanksgiving. All the birds you see are this year's hatch. Some of them dressed 17 1/2 + 18 lbs at Thanksgiving. With love from Jean."

Flooded Area
2012.13.1.87.002 · Item · [between 1975 and 1995]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a flooded area with an old sawdust pile in the background. Likely near McGregor, B.C.

Flooded Railway Camp
2009.5.3.96 · Item · [1936?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water, forest trees in background. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.

Flooded Railway Camp
2009.5.3.97 · Item · [1936?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts lane in front of tent buildings flooded with water. Tree in midground, forest trees in background. A man can be seen between first and second row of tent buildings. Photograph taken from canoe, portion of canoe visible in right foreground. It is believed that this photograph may depict the Island Cache in flood, at Prince George, BC.