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Photograph depicts a man standing on the deck of a ferry boat. A long row of building line the riverbank in the background.

Photograph depicts a view of the town of Quesnel from a southeast hill. Fraser River and the Fraser River Bridge are visible at left, the Quesnel River at right.

Photograph depicts a view of Front Street and Quesnel Hotel from Fraser River Bridge in Quesnel. Visible buildings include the Quesnel Hotel Cafe, the Quesnel Hotel, and John A. Fraser & Co. Ltd.

Photograph features three sternwheelers tied to river bank. Buildings visible on far left, hills on shore visible in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “Stern Wheelers 1910 Quesnel B.C.” Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “BX, B.C. Express, Charlotte”

3 Sternwheelers tied to a river bank. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Stern Wheelers 1910 Quesnel B.C.” Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “BX, B.C. Express, Charlotte”

Photograph depicts three steamboats anchored near the shore of the Fraser river at Quesnel, BC.

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Soda Creek, Quesnel and Fort George”

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Charlotte,” Quesnel. B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mr. O. Winter 1016 V Park St. Victoria B.C.” The dates on the canceled 1 cent Canadian stamp on verso are not readable.

Photograph depicts men on sternwheeler in river, opposite shore in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Charlotte,” Quesnel. B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mr. O. Winter 1016 V Park St. Victoria B.C.” Cancellation stamp on Canadian 1 cent stamp reads: "ASHCROFT B.C. JUN [10?] 11".

Image depicts the location of a slump type of landslide at Moose Heights, north of Quesnel, B.C.

Photograph depicts a road bridge in Quesnel.

Photograph depicts several buildings lining the river bank at Quesnel BC.

Photograph depicts a view of buildings lining the river bank, a steamship is anchored near shore.

Annotated overview of the Quesnel Quartz Mine Camp, with buildings numbered and a corresponding legend provided. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "1. BRIDGE OVER CREEK 2. BLACKSMITH SHOP 3. POWEROUSE 4. HEADFRAME OVER 200' SHAFT 5. OFFICE 6. WATER TANKS FROM POWERHOUSE 7. BUNKHOUSE 8. TRUCK 9. COOKHOUSE BEHIND #6 CANNOT BE SEEN" Additional annotation associated with photograph states: "We were always able to find the cookhouse even though hidden in this picture. Taken about 1935 by Russell Ross Supt. Quesnel Quartz Mine"

Photograph depicts a long row of buildings bordering a river.

Photograph depicts a long row of buildings bordering a river. A scow is anchored near the river bank.

Image depicts the train station in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts numerous wood piles near the sawmill somewhere in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a sawmill somewhere in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a sawmill somewhere in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a sawmill somewhere in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the original main street of Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Hudson Bay Store in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Hudson Bay store in Quesnel, B.C. It was built in 1859.

Image possibly depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image possibly depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Bohanon House in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Bohanon House in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the Bohanon House in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts numerous unknown individuals at the Bohanon House in Quesnel, B.C.

Photograph location is unknown, but Davies stated it to be possibly somewhere north of Quesnel. A bridge is visible.

Photograph depicts a chip car #9581 loading at a sawmill on the northern outskirts of Quesnel.

Photograph depicts a down freight of 75 cars passing under the Quesnel to Barkerville road about 4 miles out of Quesnel.

Photograph taken at the Pacific Great Eastern depot in Quesnel.

Photograph depicts man (presumably A.H. Holland) with survey pole standing next to loaded pack horse.

Photograph depicts four men standing under balcony of hotel near other buildings on street. Trees line the street, with protective structures built around their trunks. It is speculated that one of these men may be Mr. A. K. Bourchier. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "As you were".

Photograph depicts a group of men standing near a building with the sign, "James Reid Ltd. General Merchants". There are a few fences and buildings in the background.

Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "39. Leaving Quesnel for Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts an automobile parked in front of a hotel with a sign on its back end that reads: "From Vancouver to Fort Fraser". Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.

Image depicts a pile of irrigation pipes on a dairy farm somewhere near Quesnel, B.C.

Photograph depicts a cluster of log buildings with fences and corrals. A field in the foreground, trees and low hills in the distance. On the road from Quesnell to Fraser Lake 1911.

Photograph depicts three men standing and sitting on a porch deck in front of a log house, trees in the background.

Photograph depicts Gordon Wyness sitting on a historic boat, which he described as built ca. 1860 and could carry "7 Indians" and 5000 lbs of freight up the river. Located nearby is a telegraph cairn erected to commemorate the Collins Overland Telegraph lines that began in Quesnel in 1865. Until 1907, Quesnel was the terminus for the telegraph line. Behind Wyness is a replica of a Cornish water wheel that was originally located at Williams Creek in Barkerville. This location is now called Ceal Tingley Memorial Park-Heritage Corner and is located along Front Street in Quesnel, near the Fraser River Bridge. The cairn and water wheel still stand in this location, however the boat was removed around 1941.

According to additional information from Quesnel & District Museum & Archives, Wyness may have been provided with inaccurate information about the canoe depicted. The canoe believed to have been located at that spot was actually created in 1905 to pack out the Grand Trunk Preliminary Survey Team, which was led by J.M. Rolston.

In 1936, Gordon Young Wyness was employed by Philip M. Monckton, a B.C. Land Surveyor. Between June 5 and October 8, Wyness joined Monckton and a group of others on a land survey expedition in northwestern BC. The survey crew travelled to various locations in the area including Telkwa, Hazelton, Burns Lake, Francoise Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Quesnel, Lytton, and Hope. Wyness documented their journey in this photograph album. Based on the photographs, it appears that the crew led by Philip Monckton consisted of Jack Lee and Gordon Wyness; Mrs. Lavender Monckton (nee O'Hara) also accompanied the group.

In addition to the 50 photographs included in the album, this collection also includes five additional unique photographs that accompanied the album.