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Elevated photograph of downtown Prince Rupert covered in snow. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Winter Scene. Prince Rupert. B.C."

Partially visible handwritten annotation on verso: "...this wall is only a few feet thick, but runs out for a long distance on both sides of the river."

Snow covered landscape in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Railroad track, utility poles, field, small building and background hills are visible in image.

Photograph is an aerial (?) perspective of a mountaineous area and a valley both covered with snow.

Partial buildings are visible amongst the snow topped trees. Mountains visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Snow covered buildings, hedges and boardwalk in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Photograph depicts a four-dog team harnessed to a loaded sleigh. Two people stand near the loaded sleigh on a snowy forest path.

Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a few cabins covered in snow near Stewart B.C.

Photograph depicts a snowy foreground, simple houses in the midground and snowy mountains in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Winter at Naas Dec. 1927".

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo posing with the unidentified winning rafting team of the Kitimat Delta King Days raft race event. All of the men are hold trophies, and many wear decorative hats.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo posing with the unidentified winning rafting team of the Kitimat Delta King Days raft race event. All of the men are hold trophies, and many wear decorative hats.

Photograph depicts Windsor School, an elementary school in south Burnaby.

Photograph depicts Windsor Hotel, the only survivor of about 5 hotels that were in the area.

Photograph depicts the Windsor Hotel at Fort Steele, 10 miles northeast of Cranbrook. It was built in 1895 by Robert D. Mather and originally was called Dalgarno House. It is being renovated as a village museum.

Photograph depicts numerous copies of 'Stoney Creek Woman' (by Bridget Moran) in glass case. Display also features article on Mary John's receipt of the Order of Canada (see items 2008.3.1.22.61 and 2008.3.1.22.64 for photographs displayed in this image).

Photograph depicts numerous copies of 'Stoney Creek Woman' (by Bridget Moran) in glass case. Display also features article on Mary John's receipt of the Order of Canada (see items 2008.3.1.22.61 and 2008.3.1.22.64 for photographs displayed in this image).

Photograph depictsa small windmill in the yard of a home.

Photograph depicts a windlass over a shallow well used for cattle water supply. Found 1 mile north of the USA/Canadian border, south of Langley and north of Blaine.

Photograph depicts trees on a hillside. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "wind effect on trees".

Caption describing photograph: "Typical of wetter ground of lacustrine deposits, originally willow and alder with scattered low quality conifer col (spruce). (Skunk Cabbage) (Urtica) (A-D) 1922 burn Giscome. Definitely higher use is grazing or forage prod."

Image depicts a snowy street in Willow River, B.C. There are several buildings, one is an Esso station and another is labelled as "Red & White Food Store."

Image depicts a snowy street in Willow River, B.C. with a row of houses. The white building on the end with the Pepsi sign is the Willow River General Store. Map coordinates 54°04'18.3"N 122°28'14.7"W

Image depicts the Willow River General Store. Map coordinates 54°04'23.7"N 122°28'26.9"W

Image depicts a playground in Willow River, B.C. The slide labels it as being a "former hotel site." Map coordinates 54°04'23.7"N 122°28'26.9"W

Image depicts a group of people somewhere in Willow River, B.C. The man in the plaid shirt and beige cap is identified on the slide as being Lloyd Edwards.

Image depicts the cableway in Willow River, B.C.

Image depicts the cableway, stretching over a river, in Willow River, B.C.

Image depicts the cableway in Willow River, B.C.

Photograph taken on the Williams Lake to Bella Coola road.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Speed? Note the open country; semi dry belt. Item is a blurred photograph of a man on horse back.

Caption: Williams Lake Stampede, caribou country. Most of the horses aren't much for looks, but they have other qualities. Item is a photograph of four boys (?) on horseback standing in a parking lot.

Image depicts the St. Joseph's Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C.

According to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Archives (https://archives.nctr.ca/Cariboo-Residential-School) :

"Cariboo (Williams Lake) Indian Residential School (IRS) was located southwest of Williams Lake on highway #97 approximately halfway between Quesnel and Kamloops in the BC interior. The IRS operated from 1891 - 1981 (90 years) and closed on June 30, 1981.

Other names identifying the residential school include Williams Lake Industrial School and St. Joseph’s Industrial School from 1891 - 1920; Cariboo Industrial School and Cariboo Indian Industrial School from 1920 - 1927; Cariboo Residential School and Cariboo Indian Residential School from 1923 - 1981; St. Joseph’s Mission School (1929 - 1981), St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School (1932 and 1935), and St. Joseph’s Residential School (1963 and 1969); Cariboo Student Residence and Cariboo Indian Student Residence from 1967 - 1981. The school was also frequently referred to as the Indian School at 150 Mile House because of its location.

The Government of Canada was responsible for funding the school, which was managed and operated by the Roman Catholic Church from July 1891 - March 31, 1969. From April 1, 1969 - June 1981, the federal government managed and operated the IRS. In 1962, an agreement was signed between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada represented by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Indianescom (Oblate Indian and Eskimo Commission) for the management and operation of the Cariboo IRS.

No information regarding which grades were taught at the IRS exists.

Students were from the following bands: Alexandria, Alexis Creek, Alkali Lake, Anaham, Anderson Lake, Ashcroft, Bonaparte, Bridge River, Canim Lake, Canoe Creek, Clinton, Coldwater, Cowichan, Dog Creek, Euchinico, Fountain, High Bar, Kamloops, Kluskus Lake (Kluxkux Lake), Kuklinko, Lake Babine, Lillooet, Little Shuswap, Moricetown, Mount Currie, Natzoo, Nazko, Nemiah Valley, North Thompson, Pavillion, Pemberton, Quesnel, Redstone, Riske Creek, Seton Lake, Skwah, Soda Creek, Squamish, Stone (Stoney), Taodistan, Toosey, Ulkatcho (Ulgatcho), and Williams Lake. "was opened was opened by Roman Catholic missionaries in 1891. In 1902 nine boys ran away from the school, one of them dying of exposure. In 1920, nine boys ate poisonous water hemlock in what parents believed to be a response to discipline at the school. One of these boys died. The school closed in 1981. In the 1980s and 1990s two former staff members pled guilty to charges of sexually abusing students in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1998, a former principal apologized to a former student and school employee who had charged him with a series of sex offences. "

Image depicts an aerial view of Williams Lake, B.C.

Image depicts a view of Williams Lake, B.C.

Image depicts an aerial view of Williams Lake, B.C.

Image depicts an aerial view of Williams Lake, B.C.

Image depicts an aerial view of Williams Lake, B.C.

Photograph depicts a man wearing rubber boots, standing on a board walk, a house in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Sweet Wm Smith".

Photograph depicts Jewitt's CF-ABM Fairchild 71 aircraft and a group of men surrounding a Detroit News aircraft NR-32-M, both located at Edmonton Airport.

Photograph depicts Wilkinson Steel Ltd. The spur line was inside the property with an empty bulkhead car awaiting removal.

Photograph depicts a wide ditchline cut into a rocky environment with a line of trees located in the background.

Photograph depicts a wide gravel pathway that has been cleared through a wooded landscape.