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Drying sugar
2014.10.1.104 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts a tarp spread out on the grass, two men sit nearby the tarp. There is a canvas tent in the background with a man standing beside it. Behind the tent is a low hill with a fence bordering the top of the hill. There are blankets drying on the fence.

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.

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
2023.8.04 · 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
2023.8.01 · 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
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.