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Fred the cook
2004.1.2.2.25 · Item · ca. 1931
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

Caption: Our Cook. Item is a photograph of Fred, the survey camp cook standing with arms crossed, wearing only a small towel on a sandy shore.

2005.3.58 · Item · [ca. 1945]
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Fred Youngstrom in [church shirt?]" Photograph depicts two men (Fred on left) standing on snow-covered road in front of car with a British Columbia license plate "93-650". A wood pile and long building with porch can be seen in background in front of forest trees. It is believed that this photo was taken at the camp in Summit Lake, B.C. (see item 2005.3.57).

2005.3.60 · Item · 1946
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Fred Youngstrom & Kitchen Staff. 1946." Photograph depicts Fred standing to right of three woman, a young girl, and a dog. The group is standing on the snow-covered front steps of a (kitchen?) building, lumber pile on far right. A large metal triangle is hanging behind Fred. It is believed that this photograph was taken at the camp at Summit Lake B.C. (see item 2005.3.57).

2005.3.31 · Item · [ca. 1945]
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Fred Youngstron [sic?]" "Foreman spotting for operator." Photograph depicts one man seated on D8 Caterpillar operating a haulback rig, and a second man (Fred?) standing behind him on Caterpillar. Image quality is poor and faces are not visible. Dirt and debris in foreground, forest in background. It is believed this rig is operating in a long-line skidding system.

2005.3.32 · Item · [ca. 1945]
Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Fred Youngstron[sic?]" "Foreman spotting for operator." Photograph depicts one man (Fred?) seated on D8 Caterpillar operating a haulback rig, and a second man standing beside him on the Caterpillar. Dirt and debris in foreground, forest in background. It is believed this rig is operating in a long-line skidding system.

2013.6.36.1.028.28 · Item · 18 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a freight shed at the Nelson CPR depot. There is a terminal spur on the south side of the shed and road trucks on the north side. The road side of the main depot building can be seen in the left rear of the photo. The view is facing east.

2013.6.36.1.028.32 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a westbound freight train near Moyie on the CPR line. This is at about mile 13 on the Nelson Subdivision, which spans 137.8 miles from Cranbrook to Nelson. The line here is adjacent to the Moyie Lake Provincial Campsite. The train is about to enter the portal of a small tunnel that bores through the rocky headland of the lake.

2013.6.36.1.021.07 · Item · [24 May 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Princeton bound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at 30 miles south of Merritt. The freight is passing the summit between Spences Bridge and Princeton. It consisted of 4 locomotives and 38 cars (mainly chip cars). At one time Brookmere was a thriving substation divisional point in the middle of nowhere. Now it is a passing loop to hold 64 cars.

2013.6.36.1.021.06 · Item · [24 May 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a southbound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at mile 108.7 on and from the Princeton Subdivision. The freight passed at about 20 mph, after a long grind uphill from Merritt. It consisted of 4 locomotives, 38 cars, and a caboose. Regular freights only pass twice a week, one each on Tuesday and Thursday. It is passing the derelict water tank at the north end of the yards, which are at the summit of this subdivision.

From Cutbanks
2012.13.1.3.005 · Item · Apr. 1972
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Fraser River from the vantage point of the cutbanks in Prince George, B.C.

From Raven Peak
2012.13.1.79.05 · Item · June 1977
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of the Sugarbowl Grizzly Den Protected Area from Raven Peak. The slide itself is labelled "towards cabin."

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.