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G.T.P. S.S. "Prince George"
2004.2.1.147 · Item · [between 1910 and 1920]
Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

Photograph depicts the steamship Prince George docked on the water with buildings in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "G.T.P. S.S. "Prince George"

2009.7.1.268 · Item · 28 September 1920
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a partially sunken sailboat near a harbour. Individuals on debris and in a rowboat are surveying the damage. Annotation on recto reads: "GTP. SS Prince Rupert Sept 28th 1920 McRae." Handwritten annotation on verso reads "CTP "Prince Rupert" Sunk at Prince Rupert BC 1920."

Gulf of Georgia Towing barge
2013.6.36.1.055.06 · Item · 9 Nov. 1968
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a 9 car barge called the "Gulf Railroader" and owned by the Gulf of Georgia Towing Company Ltd. It was tied to a CNR slip on Lulu Island, Richmond and was used on the northern arm of the Fraser River shuttle service. The middle car is a flat car filled with high stanchions.

Gulf of Georgia Towing barge
2013.6.36.1.055.21 · Item · 9 Nov. 1968
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a 9 car barge called the "Gulf Railroader." It was used on the shuttle service on the northern arm of the Fraser River between the plywod mills in Vancouver and Brunaby as well as the CNR slip on Lulu Island, Richmond.

Gus Trap's Cabin
2004.1.2.1.29 · Item · ca. 1930
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

Caption: "Gus Trap's Cabin. One of the few trappers who has his wife with him; in the picture his daughter of 15 is playing with her only playmates for hundreds of miles, Siwash kids". "Siwash" was a derrogatory term sometimes used to refer to First Nations people of the Northern Pacific Coast of North America.

Gwen and Knox McCusker
2008.27.8.4 · Item · ca. 1946
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

Photograph depicts Gwen and Knox McCusker standing outside, side by side. Caption on verso reads: “Knox & Gwen McCusker, late ‘40’s or early ‘50’s”.

2009.5.1.70 · Item · [ca. 1900]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Close view of bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from one side of canyon, near bridge. Opposite canyon wall in background. Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph: "HAGWILGET - 'the gentle or quiet people'."

2009.5.1.71 · Item · [ca. 1900]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two men and a horse on a bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from a distance. Rocky riverbank in foreground, opposite shore in background behind bridge. Typed annotation in red ink on verso of photograph: "INDIAN BRIDGE, NEAR HAZELTON, B.C."

2009.5.1.69 · Item · [ca. 1900]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts bridge built with wooden planks and poles, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859.

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "old bridge at the Bulkley River."

2004.2.1.80 · Item · 1898-1920
Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

Photograph depicts the wooden Hagwilget Bridge spanning a rocky gorge over the Bulkley River. Forested area visible in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "W.W.W. Old Indian Bridge, Bulkley River"

Hagwilget Village
2011.3.1.25 · Item · [ca. 1901-1910]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph of the dirt road leading to Hagwilget Village. Residential buildings and a church are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "W.W.W. Hagwilget Village."

2009.7.1.086 · Item · [1898?]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts an unidentified individual leaning against a large overturned dugout canoe; barrel, bucket, and wood planks in foreground. Houses and other buildings can be seen on shore above beach, and two unidentified individuals stand in distance on far right.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Haida canoe on beach at Masset / ? 1898”; “No. 4 Page 5. Haida Canoe ready for steaming to [widen?] out and finish.”

An original negative of this photograph is held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, no. 26664.