Image depicts an old tomb stone at an uncertain location, possibly Fort St. James, B.C.
Photograph depicts two First Nations men and two pack dogs loaded with bags. A small group of people can be seen in distance in front of semi-visible building. Stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Indians & Pack Dogs - Fort St. James."
Exterior side view of a Catholic church built between 1876-1878 by Father George Blanchet. Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “Our Lady of Good Hope, Stuart Lake, Fort St. James, BC ”
Photograph depicts a large two story building in fenced area. Field spans foreground, stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "The old warehouse." It is believed that this photograph may have been taken at Fort St. James, BC.
Photograph depicts small square building with an elevated door, log pile on its left, and stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Old Salmon cache. Fort St James, BC June 1923".
Typed annotation on recto: "Old Hudson Bay Company storhouse [sic] at Fort St. James, B.C." Cow grazing in front of a large, white, two-story building with a ladder on its roof. Wood fence, smaller second building, and forest hillside can be seen in background.
Photograph depicts man standing in front of elevated, rectangular cache made of wood. Trees stand behind log fence in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Indian Cache." It is believed that this photograph may have been taken near Fort St. James, BC.
Postcard featuring the Fort St. James HBC Post. Printed annotation on recto reads: "H.B.C. Post Ft. St. James."
Typed annotation on recto: "Fort St. James H.B.Co. Post Stuart Lake, B.C." Photograph depicts a variety of numerous white buildings enclosed behind wood fence. Field in foreground, distant hills in background.
Photograph depicts a group of buildings in distance behind fenced area. Field spans foreground and stand of trees in background. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "H.B.C. Fort St. James ."
Photograph depicts the Hudson Bay buildings at Fort St. James.
Image depicts the grave of Frank Russell "Russ" Baker in Fort St. James, B.C.
Photograph depicts (from left to right) Gordon Wyness and Jack Lee in front of the Fort St. James sign, which reads "First white settlement in British Columbia. Established by the North West Company in 1806 by Simon Fraser and John Stuart and taken over by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821. - General Merchandise Visitors Welcome".
Image depicts the old Trading Outpost in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, with several unknown individuals present, in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a partially frozen lake, most likely Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a lake, possibly Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts Stuart Lake in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts an old shack on stilts in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post at the historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the historic Hudson's Bay Company office in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the Hudson's Bay Company historic site in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a historic building in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a historic building in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts an old log building in Fort St. James; the sign on it reads "Clerk's Living Quarters, Later Used as Fort St. James First School."
Image depicts a church in Fort St. James, B.C.
Typed annotation on recto: "Indian papoose at Fort St. James Stuart Lake, B.C." Child, wrapped in plaid blanket, being carried on back of woman in a field, other people in background.
Typed annotation on recto: "Indian Girl at Fort St. James Stuart Lake, B.C." Young woman smoking in front of unidentified building.
Typed annotation on recto: "The Factor's Home H.B.Co. Post Fort St. James, Stuart Lake, B.C." Man and woman stand formally attired in front of small, square, white house. Log fence and tree-covered hillside in background.
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
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
Summary of the diary transcript 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
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
Image depicts the interior of a church, likely in Fort St. James, B.C.
Image depicts a cemetery at an uncertain location, possibly in Fort St. James, B.C.
Photograph depicts a short wooden bridge spanning Dog Creek mid-ground and a stand of trees in the background. There are many Dog Creeks within British Columbia, it is believed this Dog Creek is located just south of Fort St. James, BC. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Dog Creek".
Photograph depicts a switcher and a way freight locomotive that was stationed in Fort St. James. The passenger train ran from Driftwood to Fort St. James.
Photograph depicts a caboose and a flat car that was built in 1956.