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Photograph depicts a 9 car barge called the "Gulf Railroader." It was used on the shuttle service on the northern arm of the Fraser River between the plywod mills in Vancouver and Brunaby as well as the CNR slip on Lulu Island, Richmond.

Photograph depicts gulls at Lost Lagoon in Vancouver, B.C.

Caption: "Gus Trap's Cabin. One of the few trappers who has his wife with him; in the picture his daughter of 15 is playing with her only playmates for hundreds of miles, Siwash kids". "Siwash" was a derrogatory term sometimes used to refer to First Nations people of the Northern Pacific Coast of North America.

Caption: "Gus Trap's Pool inside first part Deserter Canyon"

Caption: "Gus Trap's Pool inside first part Deserter Canyon"

Photograph depicts a portrait of Guy Cousineau. Photograph accompanied his notice of appointment as director of Loto Canada in 1976.

Photograph depicts Gwen and Knox McCusker standing outside, side by side. Caption on verso reads: “Knox & Gwen McCusker, late ‘40’s or early ‘50’s”.

Photograph depicts an unidentified gym teacher shaking hands with an unidentified student on a basketball court at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. A crowd of unidentified students sits on the floor. Several unidentified adults and students sit in the bleachers.

Photograph depicts an unidentified gym teacher at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School standing and speaking to a group of unidentified students who are sitting on the floor with their backs to the camera.

Photograph depicts an unidentified gym teacher standing in front of class and holding a basketball at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. Unidentified students sit on the floor and on bleachers.

Photograph depicts an unidentified Gym teacher standing on a basketball court talking to a group of unidentified students at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. Two unidentified men are in the background, standing under a basketball hoop. Iona Campagnolo is present, but not pictured.

Photograph depicts an unidentified Gym teacher standing on a basketball court talking to a group of unidentified students at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. One girl in the middle of the crowd has turned to face the camera. Iona Campagnolo is present, but not pictured.

Photograph depicts a man (H. Porter) gold panning in the river in front of a tent in a forested area.

Photograph depicts H. Welda standing in his boat Coaster in dry dock at Arrandale, BC

Photograph depicts three men pulling boats over the frozen Red Rock Lake.

Photograph depicts H. Witter pulling a canoe with a sled-dog over the frozen McLeod Lake.

Photograph depicts Henry Alexander, son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison, leaning on walking stick on top of rocky hill. Mountains in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Henry Collison on prospecting trip. Portland Canal."

Image depicts a bridge in Hagwilget, B.C.

Image depicts a church on a hill in Hagwilget, B.C.

Close view of bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from one side of canyon, near bridge. Opposite canyon wall in background. Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph: "HAGWILGET - 'the gentle or quiet people'."

Photograph depicts two men and a horse on a bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from a distance. Rocky riverbank in foreground, opposite shore in background behind bridge. Typed annotation in red ink on verso of photograph: "INDIAN BRIDGE, NEAR HAZELTON, B.C."

Photograph depicts bridge built with wooden planks and poles, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859.

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "old bridge at the Bulkley River."

Photograph depicts the wooden Hagwilget Bridge spanning a rocky gorge over the Bulkley River. Forested area visible in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "W.W.W. Old Indian Bridge, Bulkley River"

Photograph of the dirt road leading to Hagwilget Village. Residential buildings and a church are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "W.W.W. Hagwilget Village."

Photograph depicts an unidentified individual leaning against a large overturned dugout canoe; barrel, bucket, and wood planks in foreground. Houses and other buildings can be seen on shore above beach, and two unidentified individuals stand in distance on far right.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Haida canoe on beach at Masset / ? 1898”; “No. 4 Page 5. Haida Canoe ready for steaming to [widen?] out and finish.”

An original negative of this photograph is held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, no. 26664.

Photograph depicts the "Haida Chieftain" tug of the Kingcome Navagation Ltd. at their wharf in Vancouver.

The couple walks arm in arm along dirt path in grass, buildings visible in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Joshua [Moody?] & Wife / ? Masset B.C."

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "No. 54. Old tombs & totems. / to Haida graves Massett".

Two tombs stand in foreground, each consisting of a horizontal box held by two hollow posts sunk in the ground.

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Tombs. ? Massett".

Caption under printed version of photo in W.H. Collison's book 'In the Wake of the War Canoe': "At Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. The side-posts are solid and sunk in the ground. The horizontal piece is hollow, and contains the corpse. These tombs are now falling through decay." (see page 216).

Photograph depicts a Haida crest carving on a wooden pole in front of a house. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "Indian Totem Pole, Massett B.C."

Photograph depicts three Haida totem poles on Ninstints, Anthony Island, with drift wood in the foreground.

Photograph depicts three Haida totem poles, partially obscured by grass and young trees.

Image depicts Haldi Lake near Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts an old, half-collapsed building at an uncertain location.

Image depicts a house on Blackwater Road.

Photograph depicts a small fishing boat near dock. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Halibut fishing boat".

Image depicts a hallway in an unknown building somewhere in Wells, B.C.

View of 5 buildings and 4 tents on land that has been cleared to stumps. Printed annotation on verso reads: “HAMILTON AVE. FORT GEORGE”, added handwritten annotation in ink reads: “1910”.

Street scene showing people, dog, team of horses & wagon. Signage reads: “Beds; Mecca Café; Hardware.” Printed annotation on recto reads: “Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George, B. C. No. 110.” Verso displays cancelled 1 cent Canadian Postage Stamp and handwritten message in ink is addressed to Mr. Eathan Villard Burt Mish, U.S.A.

Photograph depicts Hamilton St. in Vancouver. The photo was taken at the back of 1250 Homer St, but is actually on Hamilton St., looking east. The left-hand line is in regular use, but the siding on the right hand side is not.

Photograph depicts Hamilton St. in Vancouver, looking northeast.

Photograph depicts a geologist's hammer, believed to belong to Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb. The hammer provides a scale for the exposed asbestos, indicating the percent of fibre in the rock as well as the expectation of grade.

Photograph depicts a geologist's hammer, believed to belong to Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb. The hammer provides a scale for the exposed asbestos, indicating the percent of fibre in the rock as well as the expectation of grade.

Image depicts a hammer sitting in dirt at an uncertain location.