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2006.20.9.24 · Item · [ca. 1897 - 1960]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

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.”

Large Indoor Saw
2012.13.1.122.19 · Item · June 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a large saw at an indoor location, likely in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

Lakeland Sawmill
2012.13.1.3.130 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

King George V School
2012.13.1.7.213 · Item · May 2001
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

2009.5.3.143 · Item · [ca. 1920?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

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."

2008.3.1.85.1 · Item · 23 January 1995
Part of Bridget Moran fonds

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'."

Junk Pile
2012.13.1.22.06 · Item · 1970
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a junk pile of bottles, cans and bags, as well as the gutted frame of an old car, at Island Cache.

2005.3 · Collection · 1945 - 1946

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 Highway
J. Kent Sedgwick fonds
2012.13 · Fonds · 1937-2011

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.

Sedgwick, J. Kent
2003.11 · Collection · 1998-2000

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 John
Island Cache
2012.13.1.022 · Subseries · Apr. 1970
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File contains slides depicting Island Cache on Cottonwood Island in Prince George, B.C.

2009.6.1.592 · Item · 17 August 2004
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

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”.

2009.6.1.591 · Item · 2000
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

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”.

2012.13.1.5.10 · Item · 6 Sept. 1993
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

2012.13.1.5.01 · Item · Oct. 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

Houses on Dogwood Street
2012.13.1.24.34 · Item · 2000
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

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.

Houses
2012.13.1.22.12 · Item · 1970
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts numerous houses, and an unknown child standing in a street at Island Cache.