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The Loop
2013.6.36.3.06.11 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts "The Loop, as this great pear-shaped arc of trestle was known along with the spectacular station and hotel facilities at Glacier were replaced by the Connaught Tunnel in 1916."

2022.03.1.03 · Item · [between 1950 and 1955]
Part of Stowell Forestry Collection

The item is a photograph depicting a jack ladder loading logs from the sleighs into the sawmill during the winter. Annotations on the reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Logs & Sawmill early 1950's Reserve, Saskatchewan."

2009.7.1.263 · Item · 21 January 1914
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph of a large explosion next to a huge pile of debris. Buildings are visible on either side and railroad track can be seen in the foreground. Annotation on recto reads: "The Last Big Blast, Prince Rupert BC 21 Jan 1914 McRae Bros. Photo"

2013.6.36.3.06.36 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts the Illecillewaet Valley, near Glacier, BCThe view shows the end of the descent over Rogers Pass, if travelling westerly. The scar in the foreground was believed to be the track between the 1st (Glacier Hotel) and 2nd (Loop Brook) loops.

The Hospital at Hazelton
2004.2.1.160 · Item · 1898-1920
Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

Photograph depicts numerous buildings with a grassy field in the foreground and a mountain range in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "The Hospital at Hazelton"

2009.6 · Fonds · 1937 - 2007

This fonds illustrates the Honourable Iona Campagnolo’s careers as a broadcaster, a theatre producer, community leader, a politician, a feminist, a social activist, a speaker, a lecturer, a Chancellor, an advocate, a consultant and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Types of records reflective of her various careers include: speeches, correspondence, itineraries, contracts, draft manuscripts, newspaper clippings, background material, photographs and ephemera. The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds has been divided into the following thirteen series:
1) Photographs
2) Theatre & Community Development
3) Political Career
4) Non-political Activities
5) McMaster International Health Centre
6) Women in Power Project
7) University of Northern British Columbia
8) Fraser Basin Council
9) Miscellaneous – First Nations Material
10) National Speakers Bureau
11) Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
12) Honours & Awards
13) Political Papers

Campagnolo, Iona
The Glassey Album
2009.5.2 · File · 1899-01-01 - 1959-12-31
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

This photograph album consists of photographs, membership cards and correspondence of Herbert F. Glassey. Subjects identified in this album include: automobiles, landscape vistas, hunting scenes, snowshoeing, dog sledding, provincial government offices and waterscapes. Identified geographic locations include: Nesutlane Trading Post, Atlin, Teslin Lake, Atlin Lake, McKee Creek, Taku Glacier and Otter Creek. The following of Mr. Glassey’s membership cards are also included within this album: “White Pass & Yukon Route, No. 308: Government Agent, Atlin account, 1939-1940”; “White Pass & Yukon Route, No. 283: Government Agent account, 1941-1942”; “Registration Certificate, 1940”; “The Wartime Prices and Trade Board, no.1305, 1942”; “Dominion Bureau of Statistics, no.252”; “The Society of Notaries Public Membership Card, 1956”; and “Prince Rupert Liberal Association, 1953”.

Glassey, Sarah
2011.3.3.88 · Item · 1911
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph of an illustration of an elderly man peering over a photograph of Prince Rupert, BC with a magnifying glass. Beaded leather tassels are affixed to the edges of the illustration. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Taken in 1911. And Today The Eyes of the World are on Prince Rupert. Craig N of Prince Rupert."

The Duchess
2012.13.1.98.05 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Duchess engine, which was built in 1878 and taken out of service in 1919. It was part of a matched set with the Duke and is now a tourist attraction in Carcross, Y.T.

2019.12.2.04.01 · File · 1997-1998
Part of Ann Walsh fonds

Includes 1 b&w photograph from the BC Archives featuring a gold rush town (Barkerville?) ca. 1860, copies of 2 alternate novel covers, promotional bookmarks, related correspondence, fan mail, handwritten author's notes, book reviews, background research material, draft manuscript, bestseller’s listings, press clippings and The Doctor’s Apprentice Teacher’s Guide.

2007.17.3.6 · Item · [192-?]
Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts an overview of a large formation of Royal Irish Constabulary constables lined up for inspection by the Director General in the courtyard of Garda Headquarters, "The Depot," located in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland. Typed annotation on recto of photograph states: "The Royal Irish Constabulary"

The cook on the summit
2000.13.1.8 · Item · 1939.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Gladys Williston sitting at a campfire during her and Mr. Williston’s Hope to Princeton trek in the summer of 1939.

The CNR in Prince Rupert
2011.3.3.29 · Item · [ca. 1910]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Slightly elevated front-facing photograph of a steam engine and cargo coming into a station in Prince Rupert, BC. Coal and lumber yards are visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "The C.N.R. Prince Rupert. 79."