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Air Photo Markers
2012.13.1.121.01 · Item · 1966
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a marker for aerial photography at an uncertain location. The slide labels it as "Elizabeth Station."

2023.2.2.7.1 · File · 1960, 1971, 1989
Part of Dr. Paul Sanborn fonds

In July 2009, Dr. Paul Sanborn undertook the first soils field research at the Fort Selkirk volcanic field in central Yukon, with helicopter support and funding from the Yukon Geological Survey. This file consists of prints of aerial photographs that depict the area accessed for the study, upstream from the confluence of the Yukon River and the Pelly River.

Air photographs include:
Flight line A17210, Photo Nos. 54-60 (taken 1960)
Flight line A22354, Photo Nos. 43-45, 47-48 (taken 1971)
Flight line A27516, Photo Nos. 48-52 (taken 1989)

Air Photos
2016.5.4.17 · File · [1967]
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of Air photos BC85019 no. 141-143, 197-198 and BC5249 no. 10, 12, and 29.

Air Photos
2016.5.4.06 · File · 1973 & 1985
Part of Harry Coates fonds

File consists of 10 air photos: BC85019 No. 111, 112, 140, 199 (CFS McGregor written on reverse), 200; BC77004 No. 199 (comment on reverse re location of tie point, 200; and 3 higher altitude air photos with no obvious label. Note that BC77004 No. 199 and 200 have MOF stamps on the reverse.

2006.20.12.46 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Ordinary 'Nose-Hanger'." Photograph depicts airplane hangar with large circles in a darker fabric to accommodate the nose and engines of plane. Large truck and stacks of unidentified packages in foreground on right. Unidentified vehicle to left of hangar. It is believed that photograph was taken at Whitehorse, YT.

Royal Canadian Air Force
2009.5.3.144 · Item · [ca. 1915]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts men in uniform standing on and around a stage coach with the sign "BREWSTER TRANSFER COMPANY." One man sits inside the coach pulled by four horses. Large building with extended porch and balcony in background. Mountains barely visible in distance. It is believed that one of the men in this photograph may be Mr. A. K. Bourchier.

Alaska Highway
2012.13.1.98.59 · Item · 1999
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a small section of the Alaska Highway somewhere near Whitehorse, Y.T. The slide also appears to be labelled "army washing" for unknown reasons.

2021.01 · Collection · [ca. 1945]

ALASKAN HIGHWAY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM. British Columbia: N.D. [ca 1945]. 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" in thick green embossed boards, with title (Photographs) in gilt and tied at spine with green cord. Photo album contains 172 original photographs and 27 real photo postcards. Photographs measure 5 3/4" x 3 1/2," with a majority captioned in manuscript. Through these photos one has visual journey of travel on the newly constructed Alaskan Highway through British Columbia and into the Yukon. The travelers set off from Fort Saint John, passing through Fort Nelson, and seeming to go as far as Watson Lake, just across the border into the Yukon Territory. Along the way, they drove through the Trout River Valley, Steamboat Mountain, Muncho Lake, and many other impressive features of the landscape. The final section of images comprise home photos of the family that made the trip and some photos taken earlier.

Alaska Trip, August 1985
2020.09.01 · File · Aug. 1985
Part of Jill Singleton Collection

This travel scrapbook was created by Jill Singleton to document a trip to Alaska, Yukon, Haida Gwaii, and northern BC. Jill Singleton and Eric Stathers embarked on a 1985 car camping trip using the BC Ferries and Alaska Ferry systems. Includes postcards, ephemera, handwritten notes, pamphlets, issues of local newspapers, and maps. Also includes 37 photographs.

Includes the following:

  • "Queen Charlotte Islands Observer" newspaper issue for August 8, 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Queen Charlotte City", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Tlell + Port Clements", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Skidegate Landing, Skidegate and Sandspit", June 1985
  • "A Walking Tour and Business Directory for Masset", June 1985
  • "Explorations Q.C.I." pamphlet advertising guiding, outfitting, and touring
  • "Sandspit Inn, Queen Charlotte Islands" pamphlet
  • "Visit the Queen Charlottes" pamphlet
  • Queen Charlotte Islands map, circa 1985
  • BC Ferries pamphlet "New in 1985... Inside Passage Day Cruise"
  • BC Ferries pamphlet "Tickets and Boarding Information, Inside Passage"
  • "Alaska Marine Highway" pamphlet
  • "Discover Southeast Alaska, Ketchikan" pamphlet
  • "Alaska State Parks" pamphlet/map
  • "Tongass National Forest, Alaska" pamphlet/map
  • "Alaska Marine Highway Summer Schedule - May 1, 1985 through September 30, 1985" pamphlet
  • History leaflet for St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, AK
  • Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute leaflets, 1984
  • Anchorage 1984 Visitors Guide, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • "Skagway... some Steps on the Gold Rush Trail... walking Tour of the Historic District - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park"
  • "Skaguay Alaskan" newspaper issue, Vol. VIII, No. 1880 (1985)
  • "Klondike Gold Rush" pamphlet for tourists
  • "Broadway, Skagway, Alaska" pamphlet
  • "S.S. Tutshi, Carcross" pamphlet
  • "Moon Watching" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
  • "Some Insects of Provincial Parks" pamphlet by BC Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing (1980)
  • "Stewart, British Columbia - Hyder, Alaska... Your Gateway to Alaska and the Yukon!" pamphlet
  • "Stewart-Cassiar Highway 37" map
  • "Prince Rupert City Map & Guide" pamphlet
  • "Explore Canada's Yellowhead, Western Canada's New Interprovincial Highway" pamphlet (1983)
  • "101 Things To Do in Yukon" booklet published by Tourism Yukon (1985)
  • "Your Guide to B.C. Ferries' Inside Passage" booklet by British Columbia Ferry Corporation (1985)
  • "Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada" booklet (1981)

Trip itinerary:

  • Vancouver, BC
  • Nanaimo, BC
  • Port Hardy, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Yakoun River, BC
  • Haida Gwaii, BC (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands)
  • Rennell Sound, BC
  • Graham Island, BC
  • Queen Charlotte City, BC
  • Sandspit, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Ketchikan, AK
  • Sitka, AK
  • Tenakee Springs, AK
  • Juneau, AK
  • Skagway, BC
  • Carcross, YK
  • Atlin, BC
  • Telegraph Creek, BC
  • Kitwanga, BC
  • Prince Rupert, BC
  • Prince George, BC
  • Lillooet, BC
  • Vancouver, BC
2013.6.36.1.136.08 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive running around its train at the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Port Alberni. Track on the right led to the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway roundhouse and maintenance facilities that were now used by Alberni Pacific to house its locomotives.

2013.6.36.1.136.15 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive built in 1929 by Baldwin. After at least four years of restoration, it commenced running in 2001. It was spotted outside of a locomotive shed in Port Alberni.

2013.6.36.1.144.04 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a locomotive shed and maintenance facility of Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway at the branch terminal in Port Alberni. It was now used by the tourist "Alberni Pacifica Railway." CPR locomotive #8427 found in foreground.

2013.6.36.1.136.09 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a tank locomotive of the Alberni Pacific Railway backing onto its train atr the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Port Alberni. On the rear left were the premises of a paper mill owne dby Pacifica Papers, virtually the only used of rail services in the city. It had a sufficient volume in order to warrant having its own switcher (daily freight to Nanaimo of 40 cars). Davies notes his disbelief in late 2001 when it was stated that all freight traffic on Vancouver Island would cease on Mar. 5, 2002.

2013.6.36.1.136.03 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive. The railway ran from Port Alberni to the McLean steam sawmill on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage as well as a newly built spur to the mill, which opened in 1927 and closed in 1956.