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Photograph depicts three unidentified men standing in front of an Indigenous totem pole.

Photograph depicts three unidentified men standing in an old ditch cut through a forested environment. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "View along old ditch - brushed out & deepened, Germansen Placer Ltd."

Photograph depicts three men (including Al Phipps on the left, Frank Swannell in middle? and unidentified man on the right)engaged in laughter while standing in front of several steel drums. Drums are situated on a river bank in front of a Hudson's Bay Company sign (at Fort Grahame?)

Photograph depicts three men standing on a rocky terrain along a creekbed in front of a forested landscape. Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Taken to show carpest(?) stones seen on Creek. Shows old Five (?) workings of "Upper Toboggan" Claim situated on lower end of Cos' upper Creek leases. Dr. Mathews writing from Germansen Camp - 12/9/71. to Editor colonist mentions "Upper Toboggan Claim is actually paying $30 to $50 per day per wau(?)" - Old timers were able to work this low lying beach owing to shallow and rich gravels -- were stacked by hand. Snow water aided sluicing."

Handwritten annotation on recto: "On Crooked (?) River"

Man on far right is believed to be R. A. Harlow.

Annotation on verso: "Old Faithful CF-ABK". Photograph depicts three unidentified men standing or sitting upon a floatplane at dock; perhaps at Takla Lake.

Caption: "Loading pack horses"

Photograph speculated to have been taken during a Cadets award ceremony (see also item 2009.6.1.749). One man in uniform speaks from behind microphone. Group of unidentified men and women can be seen standing in line in background.

Photograph depicts three men standing in dirt area near fire wood. Tent building semi-visible on left, forest trees behind snow pile in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Relief camp at Penny. 100 men - A.K. Bourchier Foreman - Dixon Taylor timekeeper. [Ted Nevan?] purchasing agent - hungry thirties. Construction days. Mile 29 - A.K. Bourchier J.P." Man in middle is believed to be A.K. Bourchier.

Handwritten annotation on recto: "On way to Peace, Crooked River"

Photograph depicts three men fishing in a boat with a cannery and wooden buildings along the forested shoreline in the background.

Photograph depicts two men (one in uniform) standing in an airstrip under the nose of a military plane with the number "7632" on its side. A third man stands in uniform on far right, and a building can be seen in distance behind him on the flat horizon. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "MAJESTIC '32'." It is believed this photograph was taken at the military base in Whitehorse, YT.

Photograph depicts three men at a whaling station with debris on the ground and a large elevated tank in the background.

Photograph depicts a man speculated to be H.F. Glassey standing between two other men behind large dog. The men stand smoking cigarettes in snowy area, unidentified buildings in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Bert Glassey Esq."

Image depicts three men and a dog on the hiking trail near Mt. Robson.

Annotation on recto: "Finlay River...Fort Grahame, Oct 1/1930"

Caption: Having just swam the crossing mouth of Thutade Lake.

Handwritten annotation on recto: "On lot 2371, Mandalay Farm"

Image depicts a view of the scenery, with three hikers in the bottom left corner of the image.

Photograph depicts three First Nations women posed in front of a house.

Photograph depicts three First Nations women facing the camera.

Tables stand under elaborate tent pavilion.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “June 04, Dobrzensky Garden Party”.

Item is a photograph of the three tunnels built to divert the Peace River around the Bennett Dam construction site.

Photograph depicts three crossing at Second Narrows in Vancouver Harbour. On the left was a new CNR bridge being built. In the middle was exsiting CN track. To the right a high level road bridge is visible.

Photograph depicts three unidentified crew members seated under a canvas tarp in forested area.

Photograph depicts three unidentified crew men searching for game through binoculars while their horses stand by. In the background a forested valley surrounded by a mountain range is visible.

Photograph depicts three unidentified crew men searching for game through binoculars while their horses stand by. In the background a forested valley surrounded by a mountain range is visible.

Sign on front of train reads: "Hello! Prince George We're Here"

Image depicts three unidentified children standing in the doorway of a house, with two goats ascending the porch steps. The location is uncertain, likely Sinclair Mills, B.C.

Forest in background.

Photograph depicts three B.C. Electric Railway locomotives on running line to the west of car barn at New Westminster.

Three model totem poles carved out of argillite and of various heights standing as a trio against a white backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “43-3”

Three model totem poles carved out of argillite and of various heights standing as a trio against a white backdrop. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “43-5”

Photograph depicts six horses harnessed to a center pole. Three men attend the horses, two men with pitchforks stand atop a wagon loaded with cut grain stocks in the background. Note: Fort Fraser, BC was at one time also referred to as "Fraser's Lake" - the name of the Post Office within the Hudson Bay Company store.

Caption: Thorne, J.R.M., Fred, Skookum. Yes! That is the size of the fish we catch. Item is a photograph of Thorne, J.R.M., Fred and Skookum Davidson with oars in hand standing on top of an overturned canoe.

Caption: Thorne and Frank. Item is a photograph of Thorne and Frank posing next to a tree that is inscribed with the names of members of Swannell's 1913 survey team: "1913. F.C. Swannell, A.H. Phipps, J. Davidon, J. Duncan, C. Pinker, F. Jorgensen, J. Mackenzie, W.H. Forrest, Oct-10-1931 B.C. Govt."

Photograph depicts CN track 1 mile east of Walhachin. Looking east. Thompson River running downstream, towards the camera. CPR also goes through Walhachin.