File consists of an interview with Knox McCusker by J. Frank Willis of the CBC which focuses upon providing an overview of McCusker's life and professional accomplishments.
Formal portrait of Knox McCusker wearing a suit and tie and seated against a studio backdrop. Photograph believed to be taken by Pittaway – Jarvis Ltd., in Ottawa Canada, as photographer's name and location is printed into the surrounding matteboard.
Photograph depicts Knox McCusker’s pack train traversing across an unidentified mountain ridge, ca. 1930. Caption on verso reads: “Knox McCusker’s pack train, ‘30’s”.
This collection is of Kutcho Creek Camp that was set up by a crew led by Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb in 1966.
There are six photographs showing the temporary buildings, paths and barrels. These photos were taken from a high hill looking down at the camp. Two photographs depicts the valley of Kutcho Creek area, and the exploration camp is in the distance at foot of hill. One photograph depicts valley of Kutcho Creek area with a body of water in foreground, and mountains in background.
Another photograph depicts man believed to be Matt Bell standing in Kutcho Creek exploration camp. There are tents on either side, a wood structure in background and a sign on wood post: "PLUMB BLVD."
One photograph believed to have been taken near Kutcho Creek, during the initial exploration trip led by Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb. Bill stands to left of man believed to be Matt Bell in right foreground. Bulldozer works along talus slope in left foreground.
Another photograph of this initial trip shows a bulldozer working along talus slope in centre of image.
Photograph depicts a small inland lake, trees and low hills border the lake.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to land exploration and surveying in British Columbia by Alfred R.C. Selwyn, who was a British geologist and public servant, director of the Geological Survey of Victoria from 1852 to 1869, director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1869 to 1894, and President of the Royal Society of Canada from 1895 to 1896. Includes: "Photography: Mirror of the Past" American History magazine special edition (Sept. 1989) and a photocopied article "Ninety Years Later" by F.C. Swannell from The Beaver magazine (1956). File also includes reproduced photographs depicting scenes from Selwyn's exploration around British Columbia (1989).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to land surveyors working in British Columbia. Includes material on Rupert Williams Haggen who became a land surveyor in 1911 and surveyed Prince George, Quesnel, Bowron River, and the Fraser River area below Quesnel; Henry Fry who worked in Victoria between 1871 and 1897; Otto Julius Klotz who surveyed the Alaska-British Columbia boundary and also surveyed for the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1871 to 1927; James Herrick McGregor who worked in the Kootenays and assisted for the survey of the British Columbia Alberta border between 1891 and 1903; and Forin Campbell who came to Prince George in 1908.
Photograph depicts one man standing on the bank of a river, forest in the background. The image is not in focus or possibly a double exposure.
Large crowd is gathered around main building in a harbor. Many boats visible in foreground. Smoke from tugboat partially obscures the scene. Annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC. Photo by MCrae Bros."
Photograph depicts a skiff of fresh snow covering a fallen tree in the foreground. Tents and suspended tarps in the midground. A haze of wood smoke drifts into the snowy forest in the background.
Photograph depicts several men and a dog stand on snowy ground, a canvas tent on the left. A rough hewn table on the right background.
Photograph depicts a cluster of wooden buildings including a flagpole and church spire at a Lheidli T'enneh village site. Original photo identified this image as "Indian Village, Fort George".
Handwritten notation affixed to verso reads: “Stikine Canyon Sept 2006”.
The Lieutenant Governor stands next to bridge and highway at top of image, cliffs and white water rapids visible below.
The Lieutenant Governor speaks to Her Majesty The Queen while Prince Philip, the Royals’ bodyguard and her Honourary Aide de Camp look on. Vehicles and large building visible in background.
Photograph depicts a view from the ocean toward a lighthouse on a rocky ocean shore point. There are a few building near the lighthouse.
Photograph depicts a loaded packhorse carrying Prentiss Gray's camera equipment.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train heading up a snow-covered path along a mountain trail. The environment around the sloping mountain trail is sparsely covered with trees.
Photograph depicts a train of pack horses carrying loaded packs and walking up a mountain trail.
Photograph depicts three or more men near a wagon loaded with supplies. A team of two or more horses are hitched to the wagon. Lake and rolling treed hills in the background.
Photograph depicts five men loading packed bags into a long boat belonging to Mac McGarvey. The boat is resting near the shore of an inlet at Rolla Landing.
Photograph depicts a man loading up pack horse with two other laden pack horses visible in the periphery of the image.
Photograph depicts a view of a log jam on the Kettle River from Billings siding.
Photograph depicts a man walking toward the photographer on a railroad track. Along side the track is newly cleared land with some building and tents. Forested hills and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts looking down a railroad track on the left, a few scattered shanties in the right foreground, freshly cleared land, forest and a mountain range in the distance.
Photograph depicts newly cleared land with three or more buildings. Forest and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts a view of a forested mountain valley, looking toward a peak.
Photograph depicts tree tops and sky.
Photograph depicts a view past tree tops to a snow capped mountain range.
Photograph depicts a view past tree tops to a snow capped mountain range.
Photograph depicts looking beyond a treed mountain ridge to snow capped mountains in the distance.
Photograph depicts rolling hills with dry vegetation and river in the background.
Photograph depicts river and high river bank in the distance.
Photograph depicts a view of sparsely forested rolling hills with low mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts a view of sparsely forested hillsides with a creek in the center of the photo, low mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts a stream of water, a steep canyon wall in the background.
Photograph depicts of Lowe Inlet BC from the water looking toward the mountains.
Photograph depicts a view from the water of Lowe Inlet.
Photograph depicts a sleeping dog and a man holding up a bottle standing between a small campfire and box filled with dishes. In the background of the image there is a forested landscape and a river to the right of the man.
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Luther Collins Gunn and L.C. Gunn Park. Luther Colins Gunn was a survey engineer who had done work for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway when he arrived in Prince George. The L.C. Gunn trail follows the same route used by Gunn when surveying the rail routes in the Prince George area. Includes: "Gunn Point" typescript document by Ted Williams for the Heritage Advisory Committee (1985); "A Proposal - The L.C. Gunn Viewpoint" typescript letter to Mr. Mac Norris, president of the B.C.R. Company from Ted Williams and the Heritage Advisory Committee (27 Jan. 1987); and "Item of business, proposed use of District Lot # 486" typescript letter from the Heritage Advisory Committee to Beverley Pitman, Planning Assistant (31 May 1979). Also includes photographs depicting the Moffat farm (2005).
Photograph depicts Mac McGarvey (right) and Frank Dewing (left) seated in a boat on the Peace River. Mac McGarvey is steering the boat while Frank Dewing is pumping water from the boat.
Photograph depicts Mac McGarvey (left) and Frank Dewing (right) getting the boat "Starvation" ready on a rocky shoreline in preparation for travel on the Peace River.
Photograph depicts Mac McGarvey (right) and Frank Dewing (left) sitting in a boat on the Peace River. Mac McGarvey is steering the boat while Frank Dewing is pumping water from the boat. In the background a low mountain range is visible.
File consists of a note and reproduction relating to Mackenzie, BC.
Photograph depicts a group of men standing near a building with the sign, "James Reid Ltd. General Merchants". There are a few fences and buildings in the background.
Photograph depicts a view of main street Grand Forks BC.
Photograph depicts a view of main street Grand Forks, BC. There are power poles in the center of the photograph, buildings line the street
Photograph depicts a view of main street Grand Forks, BC.
Photograph depicts a billboard size sign on the side of a building in Grand Forks BC.
Photograph depicts a view of main street Grand Forks, BC.