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Dogsled Team
2009.5.2.54 · Item · [ca. 1934]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a team of dogs pulling a sled and an unidentified person across a very flat area under heavy clouds. Mountains in background. Handwritten annotations on verso of photograph: "Unbroken Trails", "Taylor". Photograph speculated to have been taken near Atlin, B.C.

Dogsled Team
2009.5.2.57 · Item · [ca. 1934]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a team of dogs and sled resting in a very flat snow-covered area. Hills in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "ATLIN."

Dog on Bridge
2012.13.1.56.09 · Item · 1973
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an unknown individual and a dog on a bridge over what is possibly the Robson River.

Documented Exploration
2000.1.1.1.02 · File · June 1951
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

A collection of 10 photographs of documented exploration in the early 1950s in and around the Cassiar area. Noted locations are Quartz Creek, Mocassin Mines, Blue River Bridge and the Alaska Highway.

2023.8.08 · Item · 1947-1948
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1947 to April 30, 1948:

  • October 1-11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey, travel to Lower Post
  • October 11-21, 1947: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 21, 1947-May 27, 1948: Off season at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
2023.8.05 · Item · 1944-1945
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1944 to July 1, 1945:

  • September 28-October 21, 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
  • October 22-December 31, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
  • January 1-May 26, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
  • May 26-June 1, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
  • June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
  • June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
2023.8.02 · Item · 1942-1943
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, October 1, 1942 to December 31, 1943:

  • October 1-13, 1942: Employed with the United States Army in Northern BC, packing and outfitting for the survey crews of the Alaska Highway in the areas of Deserters Canyon, Fort Ware, Sifton Pass, and Fox Pass
  • October 16-29, 1942: Journey to Kechika River and Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
  • October 30-December 31, 1942: Working and establishing residence at Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
  • January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
  • May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
  • May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
  • June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
  • July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
  • August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
  • August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
  • October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch
2023.8.09 · Item · 1948
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, May 1, 1948 to October 29, 1948:

  • May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
  • May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
  • June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
  • September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 18-29, 1948: Diamond J Ranch
2023.8.06 · Item · 1945-1946
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, July 1, 1945 to March 31, 1946:

  • June 3-7, 1945: Trip to Thutade Lake as a packer for Emil Bronlund, mining engineer for Consolidated Mining and Smelting
  • June 7-October 5, 1945: Thutade Lake
  • October 5-12, 1945: Trip to Fort Ware
  • October 14-26, 1945: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 27-December 31, 1945: Diamond J Ranch
  • January 1-February 25, 1946: Diamond J Ranch
  • February 25-March 3, 1946: Trip to Fort Ware
  • March 3-13, 1946: Fort Ware
  • March 13-26, 1946: Fort Ware to Fort St. James
  • March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
2023.8.11 · Item · 1952-1954
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1952 to February 17, 1954:

  • January 1-March 18, 1952: Visiting family in Penticton and Washington state
  • March 18-April 3, 1952: Working at Christy's Lodge at Lower Post
  • April 4-May 20, 1952: Kechika River valley
  • May 20-June 18, 1952: Travel to Omineca District
  • June 19-August 22, 1952: Packer for Northwestern Explorations in Omineca District
  • August 22-29, 1952: Travel to Mooseskin Johnny Lake via Telkwa
  • August 29-September 22, 1952: Packer for Northwestern Explorations at Mooseskin Johnny Lake
  • September 22-October 27, 1952: End of summer activities and travel to Christy's Lodge
  • October 27, 1952-February 28, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge at Lower Post
  • February 28-April 8, 1953: Diamond J Ranch and Kechika River valley
  • April 8-29, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge
  • April 29-May 13, 1953: Travel to Fort St. James and visit with friends in Fort St. John
  • May 14-September 29, 1953: Packer for Northwestern Explorations
  • September 29-October 28, 1953: Work at Kennco's warehouse in Fort St. James
  • October 29-November 13, 1953: Travel to Lower Post via Prince George and Dawson Creek
  • November 14-December 22, 1953: Working at Christy's Lodge
  • December 23, 1953-March 31, 1954: Kechika River valley
2023.8.10 · Item · 1948-1949
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1949:

  • May 1-27, 1948: Spring at Diamond J Ranch, with supply visits from bush planes
  • May 27-June 6, 1948: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for work
  • June 7-October 1, 1948: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
  • September 26-October 18, 1948: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 18, 1948-April 21, 1949: Diamond J Ranch
  • April 23-May 19, 1949: Freer spent time working around his cabin site
  • May 19-September 26, 1949: Prepared for surveying as head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
  • September 26-October 15, 1949: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 15-25, 1949: Return trip to Freer's cabin
  • October 25-December 31, 1949: Freer at his cabin
2023.8.04 · Item · 1944
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1944 to September 30, 1944:

  • January 1-May 27, 1944: Diamond J Ranch
  • May 27-June 6, 1944: Travel to Lower Post
  • June 6-18, 1944: Waiting for C.H. Ney, land surveyor for the Dominion Geodetic Survey
  • June 19-August 28, 1944: Packing for the Dominion astrofix survey
  • August 28-September 7, 1944: Lower Post
  • September 7-24: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • September 28-[October 21], 1944: Fort Ware trip to pick up food and machinery left after the Bedaux expedition
2023.8.03 · Item · 1943
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943:

  • January 1-May 19, 1943: Working at Diamond J Ranch with Craig Forfar
  • May 19-30, 1943: Trip to Fort Ware
  • May 30-June 30, 1943: At Fort Ware, preparing for packing BC Government triangulation survey trip to surveying location and waiting for Skook Davidson to arrive with horses purchased from Jim Beattie
  • June 18-July 13, 1943: Travel to surveying location
  • July 15-August 17, 1943: Taking care of case camp while survey crews in field
  • August 17-26, 1943: All crews working together
  • August 27-October 23, 1943: Return trips between Fort Ware and Diamond J Ranch
  • October 23-December 31, 1943: Diamond J Ranch
2023.8.07 · Item · 1946-1947
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, April 1, 1946 to September 30, 1947:

  • March 27-April 15, 1946: Fort St. James, working with Hendry Kinniburgh
  • April 15-May 3, 1946: Took the Greyhound bus from Prince George to southern BC to visit family (Keremeos, Penticton, Cawston)
  • May 3-5, 1946: Travelled with family to Wenatchee, Washington to see a flower show
  • May 6-11, 1946: Returned with family to Cawston, BC
  • May 12-14, 1946: Return trip north to Fort St. James on the Greyhound bus via Keremeos, Ashcroft, Quesnel, and Prince George
  • May 15-28, 1946: Preparing for summer work in Fort St. James
  • May 28-September 4, 1946: Departed from Fort St. James for employment with Emil Bronlund and the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., packing through the Omineca District up to Thutade Lake
  • September 9-October 25, 1946: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
  • October 26, 1946-May 27, 1947: Diamond J Ranch
  • May 27-June 17, 1947: Travel to the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey and preparations for work
  • June 18-October 11, 1947: Head packer for the British Columbia-Yukon Boundary Survey
2023.8.01 · Item · 1942
Part of Willard Freer Diary Digital Collection

Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, April 1, 1942 to October 20, 1942:

  • April 1-May 30, 1942: Trapping cabin along the Ingenika River
  • May 30-June 16, 1942: In the Finlay River area, Freer sold furs to the HBC at Fort Grahame and helped portage supplied through Deserters Canyon for Del Miller and priest
  • June 17-October 13, 1942: Employed with the United States Army in Northern BC, packing and outfitting for the survey crews of the Alaska Highway in the areas of Deserters Canyon, Fort Ware, Sifton Pass, and Fox Pass
  • October 13-20, 1942: Journey to Skook Davidson's Diamond J Ranch
David Thompson
2012.13.2.13.07 · File · 1998, 2004-2011
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to David Thompson, surveyor, cartographer, and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company.

2009.6.1.454 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.442 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.441 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

The group appears to be reading comic books.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.446 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Woman stands in front of clothing shelves, holding a shirt up to a young boy while another boy looks on.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.445 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Woman stands in front of clothing shelves, holding a shirt up to a young boy while another boy looks on.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.457 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Unidentified blond woman reads to group of men, women, and children gathered around books on floor.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.456.

2009.6.1.448 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Second woman is partially visible on far right.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.452 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.449 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

The group sits on mats in crowded room.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.453 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Second woman helps by holding tray with unknown materials.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.447 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Hammock hangs in front of wall between two poles. Boxes, buckets, and miscellaneous items sit on ground below.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.450 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Unidentified blond woman speaks to group of men, women, and small children gathered around books and pencils on floor.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.456 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.455 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.

2009.6.1.451 · Item · 1980
Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

Blond woman stands between the children, helping the young boy.

Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.440 - 2009.6.1.457.