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Illecillewaet Valley
2013.6.36.3.06.27 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley. Taken adjacent to snowsheds and the second crossing of the Illecillewaet River. It had the appearance of being the location for a safety switch and spur to divert a runaway train that had come down the "Loop" from Glacier Station.

Illecillewaet Valley
2013.6.36.3.06.28 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley. Circa 1914-16. New grade being built for use with Connaught Tunnel grade reductions at Rogers Pass. Original right-of-way still in use.

2009.7.1.068 · Item · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph has been altered with drawings of people on shore fighting canoes approaching the town. Buildings stand behind fenced and walled areas in background.

Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Drawing by F.A., old Hudson B. [...?]"; on verso: "27. To head Chapter III. No. 2. Tsimshians and Haidas fighting on shore at Fort Simpson."

In Memory Of - Grave-Marker
2012.13.1.87.150 · Item · [between 1975 and 1995]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a grave-marker with several names, it reads: "In Memory of Edith Golder, Winnifred Golder, Baby Pelton, Mrs. Nazarek, Baby Nazarek, Baby Wazylyk 1915 - 1929." It is located in the Willow River Cemetery.

2000.13.1.51 · Item · 1958.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is second from the right, his face partially hidden by the camera he is holding.

2000.13.1.52 · Item · 4 October 1958
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is on the extreme right.

Incoming Bucket, Station #1
2000.1.1.3.17.004 · Item · 1962
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts bucket hanging from tramline in foreground. Support tower stands in midground in front of station building. Another building can be seen at top of mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "INCOMING BUCKET #1 STATION". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

2009.7.1.179 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

W.E. Collison, Indian Agent, shaves by a mirror propped up against a boat at dry dock while RCMP Officer Ackland prepares for the day.

Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “W.E. Collison Indian Agent, Maj. Ackland RCMP on inspection trip to village in the Babine area."

2013.6.36.1.074.11 · Item · Aug. 1969
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Indian Roman Catholic church at the mouth of Anderson Lake. No services were held anymore. It was externally restored in 1968 by the white people of the village, while the Natives did the interior. Unfortunatley, there was no work done on the interior as of the date the photograph was captured.

Industrial Machinery
2012.13.1.4.14 · Item · July 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a piece of industrial machinery, likely for either mining or forestry, in an uncertain location near McLeod Lake, B.C.

2000.13.1.13 · Item · 1944.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the graduating class of the Initial Training School in Edmonton in the spring of 1944. Mr. Williston is second from the left in the front row.

Inlander Hotel
2012.13.1.51.060 · Item · May 1973
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Inlander Hotel in Hazelton, B.C. The peak of the Rocher de Boule mountain is visible in the background.