File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Susan M. Crean. Includes letters dated February 28, 1990, November 19, 1992. Copy of letter dated October 5, 1993.
File contains correspondence to Brian Fawcett from Susan Hykin. Includes a letter dated November 3, 1986.
Photograph depicts the only surviving building in the ghost town of Gerard. Its survival was due to the ownership and periodic use of the B.C. Government Fisheries Department.
File consists of an edited manuscript of "Survival Man: A Short Narrative" by Rick Torch and R. Riggan. Rick Torch is a pseudonym for Barry McKinnon.
Photograph depicts one of the surviving houses on Beach Ave, Vancouver, between Gilford and Chilco.
File contains slides depicting old survey equipment and maps.
Photograph depicts two surveyors (Jack Lee, Gordon Wyness, or Philip Monckton) taking bearings from Pineview Station tower east of Prince George. Their surveying transit and telescope are visible in the image.
Consists of 3 legal-size copies of drawings of and a surveyor's report on Lot 7392. Includes drawings of lot, and a note reading : "This is a foreshore Lot in front of Part of Lot 45, Village of Port Essington"
Photograph depicts a large concrete post with dirt mounded around.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "2. Surveyors on No.1 Division of Five Acre Garden Tracts." Photograph depicts four men posing for a photograph within a forested area. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Unidentfied surveyor standing next to his surveying equipment situated on railroad tracks, makes notes in a hand held notebook.
Caption: Now Jack do you really think you can pole over that riffle (A riffle is a small rapid) If there is anything on a river Jack Adam couldn't do; I'm sure it would be almost imposible to find a man who could.
Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "The above ship, after 'doing' a barrel-roll 50 feet above the runway." Photograph depicts three men in uniform bent over wreckage of plane crash in airstrip believed to be at Whitehorse, YT. Large group of men and vehicles in background on right, trees and hillside in background on left.
Royal Canadian Air ForceItem is a photograph of a survey crew on a boat, poling down a river.
File consists of documents relating to railway construction surveying and tendering, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following items, among others: an article from Trains magazine by R.M. Bailey entitled "On The Line" regarding CNR in BC; an article from Trains magazine by Fitsimons and Berns entitled "The Surveyor's Art"; and "Details about Survey Work, Cost Estimates, and Contract for Victoria & Sidney Railway" excerpted from book by Muralt.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "15. Surveying 5-acre Garden Tracts at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a man holding a rolled map in one hand and a wooden stake in the other, standing in a wooded area. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
This BC Provincial Archives photograph reproduction photograph depicts two surveyors in the Omineca region. The photograph caption notes: "copied fr. Swannell Diary MSS 392 (Volume 3)".
File consists of a paper entitled "Survey Of The History and Claims Of The Native Peoples Of Northern Canada".
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the survey of Prince George. Includes material on survey plans, lots in Prince George, original town planning, subdivision plans, and Kent Sedgwick's handwritten notes on surveying and town planning in Prince George. File primarily includes photopied maps depicting town lots and planning in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Title Search for Fairgrounds" typescript letter from Kent Sedgwick to Dr. Dick Rowe (26 Apr. 1990) and "Map showing South Fort George, Fort George (Central) and the additions surveyed in 1910 or later" reproduced map from the Fort George Tribune newspaper.
File consists of a photocopy of a draft of a Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences by Brown et al. entitled "Survey of Piscivorous Birds of the Nechako and Stuart Rivers, B.C.".
File consists of a report entitled "Survey of Mercury Levels in Nechako Reservoir, British Columbia, 1991" prepared by Triton Environmental Consultants for Alcan Smelters Ltd.
Photograph depicts cut alders, a long straight line through the forest.
Image depicts objects, including a flag pole, that the slide labels as "survey equipment." The slide also places it as a "Peyto icefall," on the Peyto Galcier in the Banff National Park in Alberta, B.C.
Caption: Two of our Battle-squadron. Thutade Lake. Item is a photograph of three survey crewmen paddling two rafts to the shores of Thutade Lake. The rafts are laden with supplies.
Photograph depicts five supply laden canoes and several unidentified survey crewmen along a lakeshore.
Item is a photograph of an unidentified survey crewman standing next camp supplies in the snow.
Annotation on recto partially obscured by damage to emulsion: "1930...Write (?) Creek"
Caption: "Getting ready to leave MacLeod Lake, 6:30am, 22nd May 1930"
This photographic reproduction from the BC Provincial Archives is captioned: "Survey Crew on the SS "Chilco" [steamboat, sternwheeler], Upper Nechako River. (copied fr. FC Swannell neg #1141)."
Photograph is a printed postcard of a group of unidentified men inside a canvas tent possibly near Stewart B.C.
Item is a photograph of a copy print, resulting in a low quality photographic reproduction. Reproduced as a print, slide, and a negative. Location of original photograph is unknown.
"Another expression of the high morale which prevailed was a joint project which we pursued after hours, on our own time. Out of one huge spruce log we made a set of furniture using an axe and a crosscut saw. We made chairs, a table and a sofa." -- quote from Cedric W. Walker (1907-2003) in "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range" (p. 48)
Annotation on recto: "Group at Thutade Lake, July 1931". Photograph depicts survey crew gathered around the cook tent and fire. A log cabin is visible in the background.
Caption: "Man and wife, writters [sic] for some travel magaine. Living off the country with a .22; bag so far one squirrel. 300 miles from rail."
Caption: "Coming up the Finlay Rapids on the Peace"
Caption: "Coming up the Finlay Rapids on the Peace"
Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.
Photograph is a printed postcard of a group of unidentified men and a dog in front of a rustic building.
Photograph is a printed postcard of a group of unidentified men and a dog in front of a rustic building possibly near Stewart B.C.
Series consists of material regarding railway survey and construction in British Columbia. Includes information about construction statistics, surveying and tendering, construction methods, contractors, and equipment. Also includes details about the construction of specific railways, including the Canadian Northern Railway, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Kettle Valley Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the Crow’s Nest Pass Railway, and others.
2 compatible b&w (photocopy) plans, re subdivision of a region lies within the Greater Vancouver District. 168th Street is identified on the plan. Produced by Dyck and Associates. The handwritten note attached to one of the plans reads as follows "Right of Way Plans"
12 compatible b&w plans, two of which are drafted on tracing papers re subdivision of a region lies within the Greater Vancouver District. Cherryhill Cresc. is identified on the plan. Produced by Dyck and Associates
Item is an original 1955 map depicting surficial geology of Anahim Lake, British Columbia published by the Geological Survey of Canada.
File consists of:
- "A Short Course on Mapping Forest Lands Sept. 21-23/72. Prince George (Feb. 15-19/71). Victoria. as for Glacial Landforms and Surficial Materials" - G. Runka
- "Landforms and Soils of Prince George Area: Field Trip September 23, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m."
- "A Selected Bibliography on Surficial Geology, Glaciation & Permafrost Pertaining to the Prince George Forest District" compiled by N. Keser and J. Murphy
- "Soil Classification and Mapping" L.M. Lavkulich
- "Description of Landforms (Cordillera and Pacific Coast)" - G.G. Runka.
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: time cards.
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: time cards.
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: time cards.
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: time cards.