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Fred Burden
2012.13.2.02.30 · File · 2001-2006
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Fred Burden, a surveyor in British Columbia who surveyed tar sands in the Fort McMurray region and returned to Prince George in 1921 to complete a topographical survey of Prince George.

From Summit Lake
2014.10.1.121 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts two men preparing to load a canoe on a wagon. Two blanketed horses stand nearby with one person attending. There is a lake in the background, wild grasses and brush in the foreground.

Fur Trade
2012.13.2.13 · Subseries · 1974-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Subseries consists of materials collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding fur trade history in British Columbia. Includes histories of the Hudson's Bay Company; historic trails utilized for fur trade; fur trade by the North West Company in the interior of British Columbia; Simon Fraser, a Canadian explorer and fur trader with the North West Company; and David Thompson, a surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company.

George Dawson
2012.13.2.02.63 · File · 1980-1989, 2001
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 - March 2, 1901), a Canadian geologist and surveyor with the Geological Survey of Canada.

2012.13.2.02.62 · File · 1983-1986, 2001
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to George Dawson and the Geological Survey of Canada. Includes: "Museum Mirror" Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum newsletter vol. 1 no. 2 (June 1986). File also includes photographs depicting various sights around British Columbia from George Dawson's explorations (1983 reproduced).

George Williams
2000.23.1.103 · File · 1970-1990
Part of Audrey Smedley L'Heureux fonds

File consists of material relating to George Williams, a Prince George pioneer and author. File includes reproductions of records and journal articles.

2012.13.2.19.02 · File · 1972, 1998-2010
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the gold rush in Quesnel and Likely, British Columbia. Includes: "Guide to the Goldfields: Cariboo Country" newspaper edition (1998); "Cariboo, Chilcotin Coast, Likely" brochure published by Likely & District Chamber of Commerce [199-]; "The UNBC Quesnel Rover Research Centre" pamphlet published by the University of Northern British Columbia (2002); "New Nugget Restaurant" paper placemat (1972); and "Likely" brochure from the Likely Chamber of Commerce [198-]. Also includes photographs depicting a camping trip in Likely, British Columbia (2010).

2012.13.2.02.57 · File · 1984-2002
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes and reproductions of Frank Leonard's writings and research for his 1984 BC Studies article "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of the City of Prince George, 1911-1915". Includes: "Grand Trunk Pacific and the Establishment of Prince George 1911-1915" typescript document by Frank Leonard for his PhD dissertation (Feb. 1984) and "The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company and the Development of Northern British Columbia, 1902-1919" outline of dissertation chapters typescript document by Frank Leonard (1984).

2009.5.1.75 · Item · 14 June 1911
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "G.T.P. 1st Passenger Train From Prince Rupert. Mile 45. June. 14th 1911. Copyright. F. Button. PHOTO. Pr. Rupert. No. 240." Photograph depicts three men (two sitting on chairs) on caboose of train. Power poles run parallel to tracks, which curve to the right of the image. Train tracks in foreground, forest and mountain in background.

Group of Hikers
2012.13.1.65.12 · Item · May 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a group of hikers listening to a man, possibly a guide, speak. The location is possibly near Riske Creek, B.C.

Group photo of five men
2008.27.8.3 · Item · [ca. 1920-1930?]
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

Photograph is a group photo of five men standing around a tent in a wintery wooded landscape; Knox McCusker stands first man from the right, with hands in pockets. Caption on verso reads: “Youthful K.F.McC. on the right. Probably Northern Ontario or Manitoba”.

Gwen and Knox McCusker
2008.27.8.4 · Item · ca. 1946
Part of Knox McCusker Collection

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”.