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Spruce-Balsam Type, Giscome
2007.1.25.3.19.01 · Part · 1924
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest fonds

Original photographic print included in "Northern Interior Forest Experiment Station: Report of Preliminary Investigations" by Percy Barr. Photograph depicts mature spruce and balsam reproduction.

2007.1.25.7.40 · Item · 1926
Part of Aleza Lake Research Forest fonds

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph 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)

Spring House
2012.13.1.52.61 · Item · [1980?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts an old building at an uncertain location. The slide is simply labelled "Spring house."

Sprawl
2012.13.1.3.026 · Item · Oct. 1975
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a few houses, most likely near the airport in Prince George, B.C.

Spirit Fishing Boat
2012.13.1.77.12 · Item · Aug. 1979
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a fishing boat on the water somewhere near Prince Rupert, B.C. Only half of its name is visible: "spirit."

Spigot?
2012.13.1.56.68 · Item · 1973
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a man, most likely Kent Sedgwick, using what appears to be some type of a spigot on a tree.

Sperry Rail testing car
2013.6.36.1.104.11 · Item · Nov. 1993
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail testing car in the CPR yard in downtown Kamloops. These cars must have been between 60 and 70 years old, but they were kept in excellent condition. Car #127 was built in 1926 and modernized in 1989.

2013.6.36.1.089.04 · Item · Jan. 2002
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail Service inspection car that had broken down in the CPR Kamloops yard. Car #127 was built in 1927 as a gas electric car for Boston and Maine R.R. It was modernized in 1989.