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Hydraulic
2012.13.1.69.30 · Item · [1981?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the old log buildings of the town of Hydraulic, B.C.

2013.6.36.1.026.01 · Item · [22 June 1979]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an embankment across the inlet of Hydraulic Lake on the CPR line. This a the south end of the McCulloch depot and you can see the buildings in the distance. It is located at mile 76.5 on the Carmi Subdivision, about 27 miles northeast of Penticton.

2009.5.2.59 · Item · [ca. 1930?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts power plant by waterfall. Extensive construction materials and structures can be seen scattered to left of plant. River in foreground, forest and hills in background. Typed annotation on verso of photograph: "Northern B.C. Power Co. Falls River Plant Prince Rupert B.C."

Ice Fishing on Watson Lake
2006.20.12.30 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Waiting for the Plane at 'Watson'" Photograph depicts unidentified man standing on ice and holding a fish. The ice in the area behind him has been broken, creating a small pond in the frozen lake. Second man sitting behind pond area. Trees on opposite shore in background.

Royal Canadian Air Force
Ice Jam at Princeton Bridge
2009.5.2.162 · Item · [ca. 1930?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts man standing on ice over river, near unidentified bridge. Trees on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto: "This was the way the ice Jammed up in the river at Princeton. This bridge is normally 13 ft above the water."

Ice jam in Parsnip River
2021.06.029 · Item · Oct. 1930
Part of Emil Bronlund Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a large build up of ice along Parsnip River. In the midground there is a boat stopped at the shore and the background depicts a forested area in front of a snow-capped mountain range.

Ice Rafted Boulders
2012.13.1.125.22 · Item · [1982?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a boulder protruding from layers of sediment with a hammer beside it for size reference. It is located somewhere in Soda Creek, B.C.

2009.7.1.068 · Item · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph has been altered with drawings of people on shore fighting canoes approaching the town. Buildings stand behind fenced and walled areas in background.

Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Drawing by F.A., old Hudson B. [...?]"; on verso: "27. To head Chapter III. No. 2. Tsimshians and Haidas fighting on shore at Fort Simpson."

In Memory Of - Grave-Marker
2012.13.1.87.150 · Item · [between 1975 and 1995]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a grave-marker with several names, it reads: "In Memory of Edith Golder, Winnifred Golder, Baby Pelton, Mrs. Nazarek, Baby Nazarek, Baby Wazylyk 1915 - 1929." It is located in the Willow River Cemetery.

2000.13.1.51 · Item · 1958.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is second from the right, his face partially hidden by the camera he is holding.

2000.13.1.52 · Item · 4 October 1958
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is on the extreme right.

Incoming Bucket, Station #1
2000.1.1.3.17.004 · Item · 1962
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts bucket hanging from tramline in foreground. Support tower stands in midground in front of station building. Another building can be seen at top of mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "INCOMING BUCKET #1 STATION". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

2009.7.1.179 · Item · [ca. 1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

W.E. Collison, Indian Agent, shaves by a mirror propped up against a boat at dry dock while RCMP Officer Ackland prepares for the day.

Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “W.E. Collison Indian Agent, Maj. Ackland RCMP on inspection trip to village in the Babine area."

2013.6.36.1.074.11 · Item · Aug. 1969
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Indian Roman Catholic church at the mouth of Anderson Lake. No services were held anymore. It was externally restored in 1968 by the white people of the village, while the Natives did the interior. Unfortunatley, there was no work done on the interior as of the date the photograph was captured.

Industrial Machinery
2012.13.1.4.14 · Item · July 1980
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a piece of industrial machinery, likely for either mining or forestry, in an uncertain location near McLeod Lake, B.C.

2000.13.1.13 · Item · 1944.
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the graduating class of the Initial Training School in Edmonton in the spring of 1944. Mr. Williston is second from the left in the front row.

Inlander Hotel
2012.13.1.51.060 · Item · May 1973
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Inlander Hotel in Hazelton, B.C. The peak of the Rocher de Boule mountain is visible in the background.