View of a scow loaded with provisions and several people passing through rapids of the Grand Canyon. Printed annotation on recto reads: “A scow loaded with provisions passing through the Grand Canyon on it’s way to Fort George.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Nearly Bumped, Nachaco River” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “My address will be Fort George BC. Dear Mrs. Cooper, I am up in the wild part of BC now where men horses and everything get drowned every day, sometimes automobiles get drowned also. This is the way we travel up where I am now. I saw a boat upside down in this Canyon it had a bundle of blankets tied on it and one oar was dancing in the whirlpool. This made my hair stand straight up and down.”
Photograph depicts a cluster of wooden buildings including a flagpole and church spire at a Lheidli T'enneh village site. Original photo identified this image as "Indian Village, Fort George".
Image depicts the Lheidli T'enneh Burial Grounds in Fort George Park.
Image depicts the Lheidli T'enneh Burial Grounds in Fort George Park.
Image depicts a grave-marker in the Lheidli T'enneh Burial Grounds in Fort George Park.
Image depicts the Lheidli T'enneh Burial Grounds in Fort George Park.
Image depicts the Lheidli T'enneh Burial Grounds in Fort George Park.
Image depicts a large saw at an indoor location, likely in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts one man standing on the bank of a river, forest in the background. The image is not in focus or possibly a double exposure.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C, identified by the beehive burners; the one with white smoke belonged to Pas Lumber Co. which was bought out by Lakeland in 1987.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the La Tienda Hair and Nail Salon on an uncertain street somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts KLM Engineering Ltd. at 1924 3rd Avenue. Annotation on verso: "KLM c-7, Native Head Start program?".
Image depicts the King George V School in Prince George, which was demolished sometime around 2006 and Duchess Park Secondary School was built in its place.
Photograph depicts a young man standing between two young women in front of three-story elementary school in Prince George, B.C. Power lines, buildings, and trees on hillside in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Em Joyce + Barb."
Image depicts a log house located somewhere on Kerry Street in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts Ken Belford at "Words, Loves" conference.
Photograph depicts Justa Monk standing to right of Premier Harcourt in unknown room. John Alexis can be seen between them in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Justa Monk / John Alexis Tachie Village / The Premier / Taken in Prince George, B.C. Jan 23/95 / 'The day Kemano 2 was killed'."
Photograph depicts Justa Monk standing to right of Premier Harcourt in unknown room. John Alexis can be seen between them in background.
Photograph depicts three unidentified individuals gathered around Justa Monk as he signs a copy of 'Justa: a First Nations Leader'. Plants and bookshelves in background.
Image depicts a junk pile of bottles, cans and bags, as well as the gutted frame of an old car, at Island Cache.
Photograph depicts Jon Furberg at "Words, Loves" conference.
Collection consists of 73 photographs featuring the construction of the John Hart Highway in Prince George, BC from 1945-1946. Images depict construction, machinery, workers, bunkhouses, persons, wildlife, and buildings all associated with this construction project around the Summit Lake region of the city.
John Hart HighwayPhotograph depicts Jim Paulson at "Words, Loves" conference.
Image depicts the Javva Mugga Mocha Cafe in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts (from left to right) Jack Lee, Gordon Wyness, and Lavender Monckton sitting on their 1930 Buick Series 40 car in front of their temporary cabin lodgings in Prince George. This photograph was taken before the group left Prince George to head to 6 Mile Lake or Tabor Lake.
Photograph depicts (from left to right) Jack Lee, Gordon Wyness, and Lavender Monckton standing in front of a wooden moose. The wooden moose was located on top of a hill to the east of Prince George. The wooden moose was an advertisement for John A. Lestin's taxidermy business on Third Avenue in Prince George.
This fonds consists of material created and collected by Kent Sedgwick, author, professor, Prince George urban planner, and prominent local historian. This body of records documents Sedgwick’s research interests in the history and geography of the Central Interior of British Columbia. The fonds also reflects his work as a Prince George Senior City Planner, his involvement in local community organizations, and his teaching at the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia.
The fonds includes:
1) Photographs taken by Kent Sedgwick across British Columbia, predominantly in the Central Interior region;
2) Research subject files consisting of original research documentation and collected reference material, predominantly focusing on topics relating to local history, city planning, and geography in the Prince George area and the British Columbia Central Interior;
3) Documentation of Kent Sedgwick’s community involvement, including records created over the course of his work with the Prince George Heritage Commission, , the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail Association, and other local organizations;
4) Writings, publications, and lectures written, edited, or conducted by Kent Sedgwick;
5) Professorial records consisting of lectures and material relating to Sedgwick’s teaching appointments at the College of New Caledonia and the University of Northern British Columbia;
6) Maps collected by Kent Sedgwick covering historical and contemporary British Columbia.
Image depicts a grocery store at Island Cache.
Image depicts an old, boarded up school in Island Cache, B.C.
Collection consists of material resulting from Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project Collection. Includes oral history interviews of former Island Cache (Cottonwood Island) residents on recording media (cassette and VHS) as well as transcripts of the oral histories. Also includes administrative records for the project and photocopies of background research material used for the project, such as Prince George city records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and correspondence.
Evans, Michael JohnFile contains slides depicting Island Cache on Cottonwood Island in Prince George, B.C.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo, Pierre Trudeau and Ron Basford talk with an unidentified crowd of children and adults at a children's speed skating event during the 1978 Northern BC Winter Games.
Photograph taken in front of the 'icebergs' at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, B.C. Campagnolo stands in middle row, third from right.
Card accompanying photograph reads: “UNBC’s 10th Anniversary, 08/17/04, With the compliments of Charles J. Jago, President and Vice-Chancellor”.
Photograph depicts Pierre Trudeau talking with a four unidentified children at a children's speed skating event during the 1978 Northern BC Winter Games. Iona Campagnolo stands behind Pierre Trudeau. An unidentified man is in the foreground. Several unidentified adults are in the background.
Photograph depicts Pierre Trudeau talking with a crowd of children and adults at a children's speed skating event during the 1978 Northern BC Winter Games. Iona Campagnolo stands behind Pierre Trudeau, looking downward. Two photographers are in the foreground.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo standing on ice with Pierre Trudeau at a children's speed skating event during the 1978 Northern BC winter games. Several unidentified children and adults surround them.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo being directed to her seat by a man with a cigarette at a Northern BC Winter Games event in Prince George.
Photograph taken in front of the 'icebergs' at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, B.C.
Label affixed to verso reads: “Interim Governing Council 2000: Back Row: Tom Steadman, Hans Wagner, Charlie Lasser, Murray Sadler, Bruce Strachan, Front Row: John Chapman, Margaret Warcup (Dediluke), Anne Martin, Walter Harwood”.
File consists of photographs of the Interim Governing Council in 2000.
Image depicts two mills; the Intercontinental Pulp Mill is on the right in the foreground, and the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill is on the left in the background. The picture is taken from the South, possibly off Yellowhead Bridge in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts two mills; the Intercontinental Pulpmill is on the left side of the tracks in the image and the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill is located on the right side in Prince George, B.C. The Northwood Pulp Mill can be seen in the distance.
Index print contains 25 photographs of a yard, a blue house and 5 portraits. The photographs were taken by Kent Sedgwick.
Photograph depicts a large white building surrounded by a fence.
Image depicts houses on Dogwood Street in the Millar Addition neighbourhood of Prince George, B.C. On the left is 1610 Dogwood Street and 1630 Dogwood Street is the middle house; 1650 Dogwood Street is the blue house on the right.
Image depicts numerous houses, and an unknown child standing in a street at Island Cache.
Image depicts a few houses in Island Cache.
Image depicts a number of small houses at Island Cache.