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Winter landscape taken from behind railroad track. Cleared land in foreground, buildings in midground, low hills in background.

Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 3-15-14”.

Winter landscape taken from behind railroad track. Cleared land in foreground, buildings in midground, low hills in background.

Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 3-15-14”.

Photograph depicts man holding what is believed to be a large sturgeon fish hanging from pole in front of tent.

Handwritten annotation on verso: “Ivor B. Guest, at Thomas Creek, 1914".

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 small one window cabin within a rustic clearing. There is a fenced area (possibly garden) near the cabin and forest in the background.

Photograph depicts lush undergrowth with tall trees.

Photograph depicts canvas tents set near the banks of the Fraser River, sparse forest in the foreground, river in the middle ground and low forested hills in the background.

Photograph depicts looking across a muskeg meadow.

Photograph depicts two men standing in center foreground, forested flat land in background.

Photograph depicts forest growth near Woodpecker Island and Stone Creek.

Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "Before the Blast 21st Jan. 1914"

Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "The Last Big Blast, Prince Rupert BC, 21st Jan. 1914"

The last spike ceremony was held on April 7, 1914 one mile east of Fort Fraser, BC.

Photo depicts the ceremonial driving of the last spike on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway by dignitaries at Fort Fraser, BC. Railway crew and crowds gather for event.

Photograph taken from a small hill looking down on a crowd of men gathered around the Grand Trunk Pacific railway tracks in the winter. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Linking up of Steel on G.T.P. Transcontinental 1914."

Parade of uniformed marchers with sign that reads: “Every little helps, Do your share” (with a large cross). Buildings on street in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince Rupert B.C.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Prince Rupert B.C.”

Photograph depicts hotel on corner of street, crowd and cars in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso “Albert Johnson’s 'Northern Hotel' South Fort George 1914".

Wide angle photograph of a crowd milling around railroad tracks. A large pile of rubble and various buildings are visible on the right side. Annotation on recto reads: "After the Blast 21 Jan 1914 McRae Bros Photo."

Photograph depicts lush forest growth and tall trees.

Photograph depicts a view looking down from a high forested slope to Woodpecker Island on the Fraser River, BC.

Photograph depicts a man and a woman standing in front of a log home and nearby shed. There are stumps in the foreground and tall timber in the background.

Photograph depicts several canvas tents set on rocky, newly cleared ground. Tall trees in the background, a creek on the right.

Photograph depicts a large concrete post with dirt mounded around.

Photograph depicts forest growth with fallen trees and remnants of a forest fire.

Photograph depicts the "MV Ballena" docked at a wharf. The Ballena was a passenger ferry built in 1892 by the Albion Iron Works Company of Victoria and originally named the Joan. This ship was sold to the Terminal Steam Navigation Company in 1914 and renamed the Ballena. It was later acquired by the Union Steamship Company in 1920 but burned at the Union dock in November of that year.

Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge under construction on the original route at Lillooet, which was active 1915 to 1931. Including its approach spans, the bridge was 2,630 ft. long, almost exactly half a mile. The mileage on the PGE's original mileage system was 120.6.

Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge under construction on the original route at Lillooet, which was active 1915 to 1931. Including its approach spans, the bridge was 2,630 ft. long, almost exactly half a mile. The mileage on the PGE's original mileage system was 120.6.

Annotation on recto of photograph: "The Seel arrives at Prince George BC. The track laying machine is at George Street Feb 1st 1914."

Photograph depicts the steam-operated sawmill at Seton Lake and a fish weir at the mouth of the creek. The railway grade alongside the lake, constructed circa 1914-1915, is visible in the background. The Seton Lake fish hatchery, which built and used the fish weir, ceased operations in 1915, dating this photograph sometime around 1914 or 1915.

Fire at the Fort George Hotel devastated the entire block. Harry Perry's Tailor shop was right across the street from the fire. Handwritten annotations on recto: "Fort George Hotel Fire; Nov. 13, 1914"

Fire at the Fort George Hotel devastated the entire block. Harry Perry's Tailor shop was right across the street from the fire. Handwritten annotations on recto: "1 man burned to death. Fire 1914, Fort George. Nov. 13-1914. Hotel & whole block destroyed; 'X' my store was on this corner, not shown here"

Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC McRae Bros." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "11/June c/o PG Prince Rupert, B.C. Dear Rae[??], How about a letter. Love for all, Frank." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss R Boew. Bernie PG [illegible]." Postmark on verso reads: "Prince Rupert BC Jun 11 1 PM 1915."

Photograph depicts Henry Alexander, son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison, leaning on walking stick on top of rocky hill. Mountains in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Henry Collison on prospecting trip. Portland Canal."

Rev. William Edwin Collison stands to left of wife Bertha who sits on front steps of large shingled home, flower pots in background (oldest son of of Archdeacon W.H. Collison).

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dad & Mother Prince Rupert".

Bertha Collison stands on front steps, to left of second woman standing below.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mother & Aunt Rose Davies at our house in Prince Rupert".

Group of men and women pose by large building. W.H. Collison sits second from left in second row, W.E. Collison stands third from right in back.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early synod of the Anglican Church at Prince Rupert B.C."

Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Drydock Prince Rupert".

Photograph depicts buildings visible through clearing in trees. Water crosses foreground, hills visible in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dry dock / Prince Rupert B.C."

Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge when the railway operated on the east side of the Fraser River.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train on Pavilion Creek trestle at Mile 20.3. The train includes Locomotive #56, built by Canadian Locomotive Company of Kingston, Ontario, in August 1914, together with caboose C2, built by National Steel Car of Hamilton, Ontario in 1914 and a “Hart Convertible Car” #140 stencilled with indeterminable initials. These cars were convertible gondolas which were used as ballast cars with the ability to dump ballast either between or outside the rails depending on whether the centre floor doors or the side doors were opened. This particular car, which was scrapped in 1949, was part of a group of 15 cars remaining in number series 131 - 195 (not all numbers used) known on the PGE as “Red Harts” to distinguish them from a somewhat more modern version in number series 201 - 240 (again, not all numbers used) known as “Black Harts”.

The ca. 1921-1927 “PGE Bridge List” from the notebook of William H. Hewlett (1914-1968) references a 389.4 foot long, 34 ft. high, framed trestle with 26 spans of 14.8 feet at Mile 20.3 carrying the line over Pavilion Creek. There was a water tank at Pavilion located between the North end of the siding and the South end of the trestle. A track profile chart confirms that the track at this point is on a 12 degree curve.

"Canadian Railway and Marine World" reported in their January 1916 issue (p. 11, c.1), that track had been laid to within ½ mile of Clinton (Mile 45.0) on Dec. 14, 1915. If a constant rate of construction had been maintained from Mile 14, reached on July 30, 1915 as previously discussed, to Clinton, the approximate date of completion to Pavilion would be around the end of August, 1915 which is probably the earliest possible date for this photograph.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway work train on a trestle located near Sallus Creek in the area around Lillooet, Fountain, and Pavilion. The work train appears to be carrying railway ties. Railway workers work on the track behind the train with piles of unused rail ties nearby.

Photographs 2020.08.68, 2020.08.69, and 2020.08.70 are three views of track laying on the Sallus Creek trestle. These form a sequence: 2020.08.68, 2020.08.70, 2020.08.69 in order as track laying proceeds from the South end of the trestle toward the North end. The piece of equipment at the North end of the train in all three images is a track laying machine that lifted a piece of rail and delivered it to the workmen ahead of the machine. "Canadian Railway and Marine World" reported that track had been laid to 14 miles North of Lillooet by July 30, 1915 (CR&MW , Sept 1915, p341, c2). 14 miles North of Lillooet is approximately 20 rail lengths beyond the North end of this trestle, leading to a "best estimate" of late July 1915 as the date for this photograph.

The ca. 1921-1927 “PGE Bridge List” from the notebook of William H. Hewlett (1914-1968) references a Mile 13.7, 14 Mile Creek, frame trestle, 905 ft. long, 182 ft. high, 61 spans of 14.8 feet in the Lillooet Subdivision. A “PGE Track Profile” drawing shows this trestle was on a 1.55% grade and a 12 degree left hand curve. While the drawing had been revised at least twice (with an unknown date for the most recent revision), the pre-“Lillooet Diversion of 1931" mileage figures confirm that the 1915 “Mile 13.7" was in agreement with a more recent hand written note “Sallus Creek”. The trestle appears to have gone by the names "14 Mile" trestle, "13.7 Mile Trestle", and "Sallus Creek" trestle.

Photograph depicts a snow covered inlet with wooden poles and a lookout porch with a mountain in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "CUNNINGHAM FLOAT WINTER 1915-16. PT ESSINGTON"