Photograph depicts construction of a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trestle by Bostrom & Green Contractors near Fort Fraser, BC.
Group of men, women, and children stand in field below large sign that reads: "GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC TRACK CONNECTED APRIL 7th 1914 PRINCE RUPERT MILEAGE 373-96 - WINNIPEG MILEAGE 1,374". Two men in formal attire stand on either side of group, women and children in between. A spotted dog stands on right. It is believed that members of the Taylor family are present in group (Hermina holding infant Tom, surrounded by Violet, Lucy, Arthur, Virginia, and Dixon). Man and woman in back left speculated to be Lillian and A.K. Bourchier. Handwritten annotation on envelope of negative reads: "Ft. Fraser 1916".
Item consists of typed transcript and tape summary of interview with Olive Foote who discusses her family's history in Fort Fraser, Stellaco area c.1930s and later move to Prince George region.. Includes discussion of her father working mineral claims in Endako area c.1950s
Sans titreItem consists of printed transcript and tape summary of interview with Fran Gibbons who discusses her family's history in Fort Fraser c.1910s and later move to Prince George region and her interest in theatre in Prince George. She also discusses her career as a librarian.
Sans titreTyped caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "29. Jordan's Addition to Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a dirt road in the foreground and a gravel berm in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "10. Rich growth on 10-acre Garden Tracts." Photograph depicts a narrow tract of felled trees flanked on both sides by standing forest. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "6. Land Clearing at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a cleared section of land, piles of cut timber and a debris fire. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "17. On the way to Fort Fraser by auto." Photograph depicts a group of men standing, and one on horseback, around an automobile packed with luggage of all shapes. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "5. Commencement of 2-storey building on Block 154 Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts cleared section of land in foreground and a group of men working amongst piles of lumber in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "7. Farm scene near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a tract of farmland dissected by a wooden fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "3. Railway Grading at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts steam train engine on a railway track behind several cargo cars filled with dirt and rock. Tents and wooden buildings under construction visible in background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "51. Tract-laying west of Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a man looking at a section of railway track, a large steam powered machine is in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "78. Government Buildings, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts the Government Agent's residence and outbuildings surrounded by a white picket fence. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "72. Hotel, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts the Fort Fraser Hotel with horses and a carriage parked outside. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "74. On the banks of the Nechac[k]o River, Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts the Nechako River in the background and a stand of trees in the foreground. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "66. Frank Carel's Livery Stable and back of new store building." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "49. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a field in Fort Fraser. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "46. Bridge over Nechac[k]o view of Fraser Lake and Hudson Bay Post." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Image depicts numerous trees damaged by beavers near the Nautley River.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "13. Fort Fraser Sawmill." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "31. Indian Village near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a number of log homes situated near a river; a wooden bridge is visible in the right midground. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "47. Rich farm land at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts farmland surrounded by wooden fencing. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "21. Rich vegetables and wonderful crop near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts farmland; a house and a wooden fence visible in background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "30. Two-storey building under construction." Photograph depicts a stack of lumber piled in front of a wooden framed building. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "16. Stump pulling and grading on Chamberlin Avenue, showing Fort Fraser Hotel in background." Photograph depicts men and a horse working at preparing the land along Chamberlin Avenue. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "24. Arriving at Fort Fraser Hotel." Photograph depicts a group of men standing on the veranda of the Fort Fraser Hotel while another man unloads luggage from a car parked directly outside the hotel. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "20. Vegetable Garden growing every kind of vegetable near Ft. Fraser." Photograph depicts rows within a vegetable garden. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "37. Wonderful growth of Cauliflower near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts an elderly man holding two large cauliflower heads, a small boy stands next to him. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "38. The land that will produce the large crops when cultivated, along the telegraph road near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a dirt road winding through a stand of deciduous trees. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "64. Fort Fraser Hotel and outbuildings." Photograph depicts a cleared tract of land in fore and mid ground and the Fort Fraser Hotel and its outbuildings in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "61. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men watching another man attempt a high jump. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "62. Laundry at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts two men (one of Asian heritage and one of European) standing outside a wooden building. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "62. Sports, Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of young girls running a foot race while a group of men, women and children watch. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "79. Lumber yard at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts lumber yard and sawmill. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "54. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing a field game, believed to be baseball. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "57. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts several pairs of men engaged in a three legged race across a field. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "54. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts men running a foot race towards a finishing line while groups of men, women and children stand by and watch. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "61. Fort Fraser Supply Co.'s 1st store." Photograph depicts a wagon parked in front of the Fort Fraser Supply Co. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "58. A Fishing Party on the Nechac[k]o." Photograph depicts a group of men in suits and hats fishing at edge of the Nechako River. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "69. Jordan's Addition on the Banks of the Nechac[k]o River." Photograph depicts three tents situated in an open field near the Nechako River. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "48. Sports. Victoria Day at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group of men playing baseball in a field in Fort Fraser. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "70. Ruttan & Son's General Store." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "76. One of the Five Acre Garden Tracts." Photograph depicts a wooded lot. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "77. Fort Fraser Drug Co." Photograph depicts a man working on the wheel of a two-horse driven carriage as it is parked in front of the Fort Fraser Drug Co. Main sign on this building reads: "The Fort Fraser Drug Co., Drugs & Stationary" Smaller sign reads: "Cigars, Tobacco, Chocolate, Magazines, Photographic Supplies". Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "73. Looking N.E. from the corner of Alexandria St. and Railroad Ave." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "75. Steamboat on the Neckac[k]o River." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Phot taken at a passing poin in Fort Fraser. A third-class station was built at this location in 1923, but it was removed in 1971.
Image depicts a building from the 1880's in Fort Fraser.
Image depicts a couple of old, collapsing buildings at the Nautley site in Fort Fraser, B.C.
Pope, Frank L. “Sketch Map Showing the Proposed Route of the Western Union Telegraph Between Fort Frazer and the Stekine River, British Columbia. From exploration by the party under the command of Maj. Frank L. Pope Ass’t Engineer, 1866.