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Argillite dish
2009.7.1.225 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish featuring human faces at either end of its rectangular shape. Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “22-2”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.220 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish inlaid with abalone shell. 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: “51-4”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.224 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish featuring inlaid triangular pieces of stone or shell material around its perimeter and a series of seven faces within its centre. 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: “51-6”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.221 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish inlaid with abalone shell. Imagery suggests a killer whale and man motif. 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: “51-2”

Argillite dish
2009.7.1.224 · Item · [ca. 1939]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Intricately carved argillite dish featuring inlaid triangular pieces of stone or shell material around its perimeter and a series of seven faces within its centre. 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: “49-1”

2006.20.9.28 · Item · ca. 1954
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Postcard featuring a photograph of a photograph of the arrival of the first stage coach at the Hotel Northern in South Fort George, BC on 19 October 1911. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph reads: “Arrival of first stage at So. Ft. George B.C. Oct. 19, 1911. 28” Printed caption on the recto of the postcard reads: “First stage coach Prince George, B.C.” Handwritten annotation in pen on verso of postcard reads: “Mrs. C. Morris, Box 925, Penticton, BC. Thurs. 6pm, Dear Mother. Arr. Safely, good trip (bad pen!) Lovely weather. Hope all are well. Bia (?) Mary & Ed”

2004.5.1.30 · Item · ca. 1914
Part of Fort Fraser historical photograph collection

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.

2009.7.1.071 · Item · [ca. 1880 - ca. 1915]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Clah or T'amks [Tsimshian name] stands on wood platform in front of shovel and pickaxe leaning against building. Clah was a hereditary chief and Hudson Bay Company employee who helped missionary William Duncan learn the Tsimshian language.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " 'Clah' or the pioneer missionary's [...?]"

2008.3.3.4.2 · Item · 1999
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

Photograph depicts Prince George Arts Gallery of Honour Trophy sitting on table with red tablecloth. The trophy was accepted by Judy Kennedy on behalf of Bridget Moran.

2000.1.1.1.01.01 · Item · [ca. 27 January 1951]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts George Edzerza , R. T. Gilman, Bill Mossoh, and Pete Hamlin with gear and wearing snowshoes in the Asbestos Mountain area. It is believed that the photograph portrays their exploration of the future mine at Cassiar.

Asian family
2009.10.2.080 · Item · [between 1923 and 1925]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts an asian (likely Japanese or Chinese) couple with a baby, possibly at Nass Harbour. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Tacki and Co".

2009.6.1.501 · Item · September 1988
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Campagnolo stands fifth from right in front row. The group is posed in front of large building covered in foliage.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “associate Director, McMaster International, 1987-1990, Hamilton, Ont,” and “McMaster SIDA/AIDS Conference Sept. 1988”.

"Atlas Captain" boom tug
2013.6.36.1.064.13 · Item · [26 June 1971]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a boom tug called "Atlas Captain" that was brought in for refitting, adjacent to a smalll boat repair yard. It was loaded on a CN gondola car and then removed by a derrick crane.

Atlin - A Dock
2012.13.1.98.31 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a dock on the shore of Atlin Lake, as well as a building that may have once been a hospital. The slide is simply labelled "hospital."

Atlin - Discovery Jail
2012.13.1.98.35 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old building which used to be the Discovery Jail. The plaque on it reads: "It cost $800 to build this two cell jail in 1902. The solid walls are 2"x6" laid flat one on top of the other. It was skidded to Atlin in the 1920s and used as a residence for many years."