Photograph of the dirt road leading to Hagwilget Village. Residential buildings and a church are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "W.W.W. Hagwilget Village."
File contains postcard photographs portraying life in various Northern BC Communities. Images depict buildings and streets, church structures, harbours and docks, and views of the shore from the water to name a few.
Hand coloured photograph of the surrounding lands and many residential buildings encompassing the Tsimshian village of Lax Kw'alaams (previously called Port Simpson). Printed annotation on recto reads: "Indian Village, Port Simpson, B.C."
Street view photograph of buildings along the dirt road of Main Street in Smithers, B.C." Printed annotation on recto reads: "Main St. Smithers B.C." Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: "Town 7 miles from my place."
Full on photograph of a totem pole in a fenced area. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Indian Totem Poles, Kitwanga, B.C."
Photo of 2 men working with hand tools. Printed captions on verso read: "S.P.G. Missionary Post Card - No. 14.", "ERECTING A TENT CHURCH IN CALEDONIA.", "THE S.P.G. supports work in many of the dioceses of N.-W. Canada. The diocese of Caladonia was formed in 1879". Handwritten annotations in pencil on recto read: “PRINCE RUPERT AREA B.C.”, “The Rev S.B. Priston, Farm Cottage Farm lane, Fulham. Thankyou so very much for all you did last night. I am so sorry I did not see you after it was all over to thank you. R.A.[?] You never came to eat the [?] there are heaps.” Half pence postage stamp on recto is canceled with ink stamp reading "DE 7 04".
Slightly oblique front view of railway cars on a track. Buildings and hills can be seen in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Railway Station and Park Area, McBride, B.C."
Photograph of a large crowd gathered at the McBride train station. Printed annotation on recto reads: "'Rocky Mountain Rangers Band, McBride, B.C.'"
Side perspective of the Quesnel Lake Lodge. The building is in very good condition, and is surrounded by many trees. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Quesnel Lake Lodge, Likely, B.C."
Close view of dock full of rows of nets and a few workers. Rows of bunkhouses on shore in background. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C.”
View of building, dock, harbour and small islands with snow peaked mountains in background. Printed caption on verso reads: “Port Essington B.C. Photo by P. E. Fisher”. Handwritten annotation in ink on verso reads: “up the Skeena”, in pencil on verso: “Port Essington, North Coast Commercial Coy”.
Photo of church door with spire, front door and picket fence. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C.”
Street scene depicting people, boardwalks, horse & wagons, and delivery truck. Printed annotation on recto reads: “3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C.”
Typed annotation in red ink on recto reads: “3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C.” People, boardwalks, horse & wagons and store signs are visible. Rubble and unknown material lies on ground between boardwalks. Typed annotation in red ink on recto reads: “3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C.”
Photograph of a boardwalk street with buildings on either side, several people visible in image. Trees can be seen on street, and mountains stand in background. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Port Essington, North Coast Commercial Coy”.
View of dock full of rows of nets and a few workers. Sail boats are anchored near the dock and there are rows of bunkhouses in the mid ground, trees in the background. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C.”
View of peninsula with houses and trees. Dock in mid ground, trees and grasses in foreground. Recto stamped “Port Simpson DE 17" and "Port Essington DE 18". Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "W. J. O'Neill Esq. Telegraph Point Via Pt. Essington B.C. Don't you think this pretty [Weggs & Mr. Byron?] was over last night - said he saw you and [Halie?]. Yours - BaBa".
Photograph depicts the interior of a grocery shop displaying eggs, scale, sides of meat, bananas, other produce and 2 shop attendants. Sign above table reads: Morrow & Frizzell. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C. 1907”.
Photograph depicts shore and village with a treed hill in the background. Water and boats in foreground. Handwritten annotation in ink on verso of photograph: "Port Simpson B.C.". Semi-legible annotation on recto notes the postcard was addressed to London, England.
Pier, house, and tress with snowcapped mountains in background. Image has been cropped to oval shape. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Port Simpson B. C. showing magnificent background in the distance”, on recto: "W. I. O'Neill Es. Aberdeen B.C. Hope you are well my dear D.D. - Have written to K. and are sending you and [?] Boy each a card. [?] will wish to saw we are all ok. Yours, M.", "Yours 10derly". Recto stamped "PORT SIMPSON B.C. MR 14 07".
View of pier, cluster of houses and trees with snow topped mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Hospital” with an arrow pointing to the building. Postage cancelation stamp on verso reads: "PORT ESSINGTON B.C. JUL 7 07". Handwritten annotation on recto reads: “PORT SIMPSON. Mrs. Noble Port Essington B. C. Hope you are feeling better. I am doing splendidly have not felt so well for years. Dr. advises me to stay at least another month A.W.B.”
View of Pier and cluster of houses with trees in the background. Water crosses midground, canoes on beach in foreground. Printed annotation on verso reads: “Port Simpson.", handwritten in pencil: “B.C. 1907”.
Slightly elevated view of the Prince Rupert Inn on Avenue A. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Avenue A Prince Rupert BC Allen Photo." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "August 9 1908 Hopping[sic] this will find you all well with kind regards. [illegible]. C Mouat." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss Jemima Colvin Rosedale Farm Cowichan Station B.C." Verso affixed with a one cent Canadian stamp. Postmark on verso reads: "Prince Rupert BC Au 9 08."
Street view of Centre Street in Prince Rupert, BC. Buildings are in various states of construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Centre St Prince Rupert B.C. June 20/08 JDA.""
Street scene depicts people, boardwalks, tents, and store front. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Centre St. Prince Rupert: B.C., Allen Photos May 17. 09” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Dearest Darr”
Elevated view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert. What appears to be a firetruck is travelling down the road. Printed annotation on recto reads: "3rd Ave W Prince Rupert BC."
Street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert. Many vehicles are parked along the wooden sidewalk. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Third Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C."
Street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert. A large crowd of people is gathering along the sidewalks. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Third Ave. Prince Rupert. B.C."
Street view of 5th St. in Prince Rupert BC. The dirt road is flanked by two partially demolished rock faces. Printed annotation on recto reads: "5th St Prince Rupert, B.C."
Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Residential and business buildings are visible. Background shows water and wooded hills. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC 22."
Overhead view of the dry dock in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Dry Dock."
Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC W.W.W." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "2402 Cork Street."
Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock. Hills are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Three Million Dollar Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Plant, Prince Rupert, BC."
Street level view of the United Church in Prince Rupert BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Photo J.W. United Church Prince Rupert."
Slightly elevated view of a large crowd gathered in a park during the winter in Prince Rupert, BC. They appear to be observing some sort of ceremony or event that is out of frame.
Elevated street view of Fulton Street in Prince Rupert, BC. City Hall is in the left foreground. Hills and water are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Fulton St. Prince Rupert. B.C. W.W.W."
Photograph of a Canadian Grain elevator next to the railway in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "C.G. Elevator. Prince Rupert."
Photograph of a small vessel on the ocean with a dock and harbour buildings in the foreground. Tents and piles of lumber can be seen among the buildings. Annotation on recto reads: "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC. 1657."
Lofty view of downtown Prince Rupert, with water and mountains in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert, B.C."
Large crowd gathered on the street in downtown Prince Rupert around a lavishly decorated arch which reads "Come One Let 'Em All Come Come All. Welcome to Prince Rupert." Annotation on recto reads: "Arch Prince Rupert, BC. Dominion Day Celebration 1909. Allen Photo."
Slightly elevated view of a street intersection on the edge of a slope in Prince Rupert. The "Canadian Bank of Commerce" is visible in the foreground. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert. British Columbia."
Wide angle view of Borden Street in Prince Rupert. Many residential buildings line the wooden road with railing. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Borden Street. Prince Rupert B.C."
Slightly elevated view of an intersection surrounded by residential and business buildings in Prince Rupert BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "General View Prince Rupert. B.C. W.W.W."
Collection of four photographs of the Prince Rupert dry dock. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Dry Dock and Ship Building Plant, Prince Rupert BC."
Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock during what appears to be construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Dry Dock of Prince Rupert."
Elevated photograph of downtown Prince Rupert covered in snow. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Winter Scene. Prince Rupert. B.C."
Overhead view of many residential buildings in Prince Rupert, BC. Veiled mountains are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "'Residential Section' Prince Rupert. B.C. F. Button Photo. Prince Rupert. BC 119."
Street view photograph of several commercial buildings on an unidentified dirt road in Prince Rupert, BC. Foreground is primarily a shot of "Wallace's Dry Goods."
Elevated street view of Fulton Street in Prince Rupert, BC. City Hall is in the left foreground. Hills and water are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert. B.C."
Street view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert, BC. Several cars are visible parked along the sides of the paved street. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Third Ave. W Prince Rupert- BC."