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typed annotation on verso of photograph reads: "One of two steam-powered "McGiffert Log Loaders", loading timber bound for Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Giscome. Circa 1925. this machine was used by several logging railways in western North America from about 1915 to 1950. It was designed to pull empty flat cars underneath itself from behind and position them for loading, an earlier version from California lacked its own wheels and was therefore much less versatile than the cranes used at Giscome. From Northwood Pulp & Timber Ltd. Archives"

Photograph depicts a steam or motor hauled road lumber wagon. It was found near the beach in Kelowna, BC

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive on rail tracks in an unknown location

Photograph depicts Grand Trunk Pacific steam locomotive, number 859 stopped in front of an unidentified brick building. Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive 2706 in an unknown location. Surrounding area has low rolling hills.

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action in an unknown part of BC. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive 5141 on the tracks. Crew members appear to be filling the water tank.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive # 163

Photograph depicts a steam grab working on the new dock to the west of Centennial Pier, on the site of a former Hastings mill in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking north and the foreground depicts tidal water.

Photograph depicts a steam donkey beside a mill pond of a shingle mill at Sappho or Tyee, on the Olympic Peninsula. It is steam fed from the main plant boiler.

Photograph depicts a steam donkey located in the Crown Zellerbach Museum at Ladysmith on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a steam crane, lettered "Osborn Bay Wharf Ltd." Davies suggests that it may have been on the Victoria-Pacific tourist line on the outskirts of Victoria.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. The crane was made by the Brown Hoisting Machinery Co. in Cleveland, Ohio and is undated. It has a 20 ton capacity, is well maintained, and freshly painted.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. It is used to load scows from stacks shown to left and right of track. Thick baulks of timber on edges of pier are part of a safety device. Crane has transverse underframe which just clears these baulks normally. Under a heavy load and extended jib the underframe rests on the baulks.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. on the foot of Lloyd St. in the North Vancouver. It has been freshly painted with a yellow exterior, white interior, and black boiler.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in a lumber yard on the north side of Porpoise Bay in Sechelt on the Sechelt Peninsula. The steam crane has been converted to diesel and was made by the Brown Hoisting Co. from Cleveland, Ohio. It lifts 21 tons at a 12ft radius and 5 tons at 35ft radius, and is in daily use. The 200 yards of rail track form a "Y" with the bottom piece onto the wharf.

Photograph depicts a recently used steam crane, but driven by compressed air, at a former quarry at Granite Falls on the northeast end of the Indian Arm. The timbers on of the cabin were thick to withstand the blasting rock falls.

Photograph depicts a steam crane at the Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. on 145 West First Ave in Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts a steam box for bending ships' timbers. It is located at River Road in north Surrey, opposite Annacis Island.

Photograph depicts Stave Falls School, a type of rural school that was falling into disuse. This one was still in use and cared for.

Statue measures 2.7 metres tall. Town buildings in background.

Image is one of six photographs found with negatives in envelope reading: “‘Campaigning 1979,’ 6 colour negatives enclosed and 2- 4x5 prints (pictured with Bunne Hoffman - editor of Chetwynd Echo (now deceased)), Village of Chetwynd 1949 ?” See also items 2009.6.1.349 - 2009.6.1.354.

Photograph depicts a figure with two heads standing above stone reading "Here lies the last but not the least because He is the last of all his line the [?] Tribe ABEL WARD SOLOMON WARD". Bushes, building, and hill visible in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson BC".

Image depicts the start of the Raven trail, with the view angled towards Raven Peak in the distance.

Image depicts the start of Joffre Creek Road, most likely somewhere in the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park.

Image depicts a group of people preparing to portage their canoe equipment in Bowron Lake Provincial Park.

Image depicts a long line of people cross country skiing along the Birchleg route on Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a large vessel docked in Prince Rupert, B.C. The name on its side is "Star Capella." The slide itself is labelled "superport."

Long building in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “with Pierre T + Rob B at P. George, winter 78”.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Northern BC Winter Games ’77 Prince George”.

Image depicts the historic Lightening Inn in Stanley, B.C.

Image depicts an old, rotting grave marker in the Stanley Cemetery.

Image depicts the Stanley Cemetery.

Image depicts the town of Stanley, B.C.

Caption describing photograph: "Good stand of Lodgepole Pine pulp wood, on Pine View Series, with scattered understory of Black Spruce. Pine 5-9" DBH. 65' high, 80 years. Black Spruce, 4.6" DBH. 35' high. Moderately drained silty clay. Cale Creek, Highway 97."

Caption describing photograph: "As GBW Film 4 Frame 11 (2007.1.30.2.048)." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "Excellent stand of Lodgepole Pine on coarse gravelly sily (old beach). Height 90' 7-11" DBH. Age 65 years. 6 miles SW of Prince George, Highway 16 West."

Caption describing photograph: "Fine stand of immature birch on imperfectly drained clay of lacustrine origin. Scattered Spruce, Douglas fir and balsam, understory mountain ash, thimbleberry, RO Dogwood, corylus, rosa, Mtn maple and willow. Ht 45', 10" DBH age 25 years. (Dom 200 stems/ac) South of Ranger Station, Aleza Lake." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Caption describing photograph: "1922 burn Giscome, stand of immature birch 35', 20 yrs, Dom stem 8" D.B.H. Understory Rubus, Rosa, Cornus moss, Aralia Snowverry, Columbine - scat Corylus. Stand originally Douglas fir, Spruce and Balsam. Well drained lacustrine deposits. Potential grazing." Harry Coates stands in the photograph for scale.

Photograph depicts a stand of evergreen trees.

Image depicts an unidentified individual standing next to a marker and a stake at an uncertain location.

Photograph taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window showing Saint Nicholas from the interior of a church in Shelley, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window showing Saint Nicholas from the interior of a church in Shelley, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window showing Saint Joseph from the interior of a church in Shelley, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window showing Saint John from the interior of a church in Shelley, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window showing Saint Agnes from the interior of a church in Shelley, B.C.

Image depicts a stained glass window from the interior of an Anglican Church in Woodpecker, B.C.

Photograph depicts a side view of 2 stage coaches meeting on a narrow dirt road.

Photograph depicts a team of four horses harnessed to a wagon loaded with freight and people.