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Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hospital & church in foreground at Port Essington".

A man with a doctor's bag walks with a woman along a dock; a cannery building iand a net rack visible are visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Armstrong & nurse Miss Dorothy Hall leaving fish factory on return to Port Essington".

Ten women sitting or standing in a fishing boat at dock. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Nurses & school teachers of Port Simpson on a trip to a Light House. Lady at Light House really thrilled to see so many women. Hadent (sic) been away from Light House for 6 months, 1932".

Four men and four women pose for a group photo on the front porch of Port Essington Hospital. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hospital staff at Pt. Essington with Dr. A.E. Perry".

Five men and four women pose for a group photo on boardwalk stairwell at Port Essington Hospital. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "The staff at the summer Hospital at Port Essington to accommodate the native fishermen & families also other people on the Skeena. Centre row: Miss Clark, myself & Miss Hall. Front row: our cook Salamoe & helper on the boat. Top L. : Summer doctor Dr. Ashley Armstrong, caretaker Mr. Brown, laundry man".

Two children and a woman stand in the front yard of the Queen Charlotte City Hospital and nurses home.

A nurse stands on the veranda of the Queen Charlotte City Hospital. The nurses home is partially visible on the right hand side of the photograph.

Partial buildings are visible amongst the snow topped trees. Mountains visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Snow covered buildings, hedges and boardwalk in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Snow covered landscape in Queen Charlotte City. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Queen Charlotte Island Christmas 1946."

Close up of a grave stone, carved in the shape of an upright bear (?), with a wooden fence visible in background at the Hazelton cemetery. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Grave stone in Hazelton graveyard."

Close up of a Hazelton cemetery grave stone carved in the shapes of a fish and a bird. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Grave stone in Hazelton graveyard, 1932."

Dr. and Mrs. Austen standing with two unidentified women on the front stairs of a house. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Top left: Dr. Eric Austen. Lower right: Mrs. Austen."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hazelton Hospital."

Distance perspective of Hazelton Hospital, snow covered mountains visible in background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hazelton Hospital in 1932."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. W.E. Austen Medial (sic) Superant (sic) at Hazelton, 1932."

Sally Tretiak standing outside with hands clasped. An automobile and a building visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "1932, Sally Tretiak, Indian nurse, Kispiox".

Group photo of Mrs. Moore, Sally Tretiak, an unidentified woman, and two Moore children standing outside. An automobile and a building visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Moore Family, Mrs. Moore & children with Sally Tretiak. Mr. Moore was minister at Kispiox."

Group photo featuring a young First Nations bride, her father, flower girl and attendants in front of a house just before leaving for the Church.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A Native bride leaving her home with some of her attendants on the way to the church. At the ceremony in the church she had 14 tendants (sic) & 14 men."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Native Lucaie (aka: Legaic or Ligeex) Head Chief at Pt. Simpson, tomb stone on the beach." Text on headstone reads: "In memory of First Lecaie, A Head Chief, died a long time ago before the white people came, also three other Head Chiefs named Lecaie, also Paul Lecaie a Head chief of the Tsimpshans Nation who died a Christian by at Port Simpson, B.C. Jan 7, 1891, Aged 45 years. Paul Lecaie said the day he died to his people: 'One thing I hope, I would die in a lonely place, so no one would see me and I hope my people will not find me for five hours, for I think I should be in Heaven by that time and if they find my body after that...they can do as they will.' His body was found 8 hours after God gave him more than he hoped for.”

Unidentified man stands on a log while spreading fish across beach with a poll in preparation for boiling. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans spread over the beach ready to go into the boiling tanks, near the Nass River, 1932."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Village threatening storm in background."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "A storm brewing over Port Simpson."

Three women, two wearing hats and pants and one in a dress, stand together in front of what is possibly the Hudson's Bay Store. The woman on the left is Mrs. Huston, wife of the Hudson's Bay Company store manager. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Light House caretakers, wife in centre, Lady with cap on, wife of ....the Hudson Bay Store at 1932 ."

Hudson's Bay Company store visible at the end of a long wharf. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hudson Bay store at end of wharf, Port Simpson, 1932 ."

Scenic landscape featuring mountains and water in background and treetops in foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "View of Bay from Hospital which was high upon a hill."

Scenic landscape featuring Port Simpson village framed by mountains, water and tree tops. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "View of the Port Simpson Bay & some of the village."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans hung for drying, near the Nass River. Mr. Huston, manager of the Hudson Bay Store, Port Simpson, 1932."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Ooligans hung for drying, Mrs. Huston, and some Native children, near the Nass River, 1932."

Perspective of the harbour as seen from the top of a nearby mountain. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Harbour."

Clergy standing at the entryway to Grace United Church speaking to a crowd gathered to witness the opening of this newly reconstructed church. The original Grace Methodist Church had been dedicated in the late 1800s and had its name changed to Grace United Church with Church Union in 1925; it was destroyed by fire, however, in 1931. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Opening of new church 1938. The left hand row of people with the white collars were the P.S. Choir. The right hand row was the band & Chair from Metlakatla, Alaska."

Clergy standing at the entryway to the newly reconstructed church as the choir walks towards them in two lines. The attendant congregation watches. The original Grace Methodist Church had been dedicated in the late 1800s and had its name changed to Grace United Church with Church Union in 1925; it was destroyed by fire, however, in 1931. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Opening of new church 1938."

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Port Simpson Hospital & Nurses residence. The peaked roof at the back was the laundry shed, we had a badminton court in there."

Photograph depicts Knox McCusker sitting in his living room. The caption on verso reads: “His home in Fort St. John on the banks overlooking the Peace”.

Photograph depicts Knox McCusker holding a fish outside a survey camp tent. Caption on verso reads: “Well say! Betty! A Toad River Indian”. It is believed this photo was taken at Tuchadi Lake.

Photograph is a group photo of five men standing around a tent in a wintery wooded landscape; Knox McCusker stands first man from the right, with hands in pockets. Caption on verso reads: “Youthful K.F.McC. on the right. Probably Northern Ontario or Manitoba”.

Photograph depicts Gwen and Knox McCusker standing outside, side by side. Caption on verso reads: “Knox & Gwen McCusker, late ‘40’s or early ‘50’s”.

Photograph provides an overview of the stone monument and inset headstone for Knox McCusker at Layton (?) Flats. Caption on verso reads: “Located at Layton Flats”.

Photograph shows a close-up of the headstone for Knox McCusker at Layton (?) Flats. Caption on verso reads: “Located at Layton Flats”.

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”.

Photograph depicts the profiled image of two saddled horses from Knox McCusker’s pack train; a snow capped mountain range is visible in the background, ca. 1930. Caption on verso reads: “K. McCusker”.

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 Hugh Taylor (facing camera) and other unidentified men packing horses and mules in cleared area, trees on hill in background. Animals are gathered around a pile of supplies, and it is believed that a power line crosses the midground. Handwritten annotation on envelope of negative: "Pack train on Blackwater 1902."

Photograph depicts train of mules packing many items through cleared area near the Blackwater River, B.C. Power line, trees and hill in background. Hugh Taylor believed to be present on this journey.

Photograph depicts two men lifting rocks onto or off of a truck with "DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS" painted on its side. Rocky hill in background, road in right foreground. It is speculated that one of these men may be Hugh Taylor, or his son in law Bob Baxter who also worked for the department of public works.

Photograph depicts John Wessel holding lead reigns of two bulls in field. Hermina sits in cart behind bulls, Sarah stands on far right. A second field crosses midground behind fence, and building and forest stand in background.

Dog sits at feet of Sarah Glassey on wood sidewalk in front of steps to house. Bushes in background.

Dog sits between Glassey and young girl on wood sidewalk, house an bushes in background.

Dog sits at feet of unidentified man wearing suit, tie and what is believed to be a military hat. Picket fence and neighbouring houses in background.

Photograph depicts two dogs in grass area, street and buildings in background.