View of a scow loaded with provisions and several people passing through rapids of the Grand Canyon. Printed annotation on recto reads: “A scow loaded with provisions passing through the Grand Canyon on it’s way to Fort George.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Nearly Bumped, Nachaco River” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “My address will be Fort George BC. Dear Mrs. Cooper, I am up in the wild part of BC now where men horses and everything get drowned every day, sometimes automobiles get drowned also. This is the way we travel up where I am now. I saw a boat upside down in this Canyon it had a bundle of blankets tied on it and one oar was dancing in the whirlpool. This made my hair stand straight up and down.”
Front view of several men working on Grand Trunk Pacific train 218 in the winter. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso of postcard reads: “Prince George, B.C., Dec. 1921 yard & main line.”
Postcard featuring a photograph of a photograph of the arrival of the first stage coach at the Hotel Northern in South Fort George, BC on 19 October 1911. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph reads: “Arrival of first stage at So. Ft. George B.C. Oct. 19, 1911. 28” Printed caption on the recto of the postcard reads: “First stage coach Prince George, B.C.” Handwritten annotation in pen on verso of postcard reads: “Mrs. C. Morris, Box 925, Penticton, BC. Thurs. 6pm, Dear Mother. Arr. Safely, good trip (bad pen!) Lovely weather. Hope all are well. Bia (?) Mary & Ed”
Photographs within this file document natural and artificial features across the landscape of Northern British Columbia. This landscape also includes the physical, built, urban and industrial landscapes; topography; site plans; boundaries, districts, reserves, parks, sanctuaries, towns, villages and cities, etc.
Postcard image depicts streetview looking west along 3rd Ave in Prince George, B.C. Storefronts and period automobiles are visible. Handwritten annotation on photographic negative, now visible along bottom of print image reads: "3rd Ave, Prince George B.C. Looking West. HND 41".
Photograph depicts two people and a dog team on a snowy river bank with a narrow passage of open water and a snowy bluff in the background.
Photograph depicts a four-dog team harnessed to a loaded sleigh. Two people stand near the loaded sleigh on a snowy forest path.
Photograph depicts a small cluster of buildings near the river bank.
Photograph depicts a large white building surrounded by a fence.
Photograph depicts four men pinning a "Union Jack" flag to the exterior of a building.
Photograph depicts view of the river from a boat. There is a silhouette of a person wearing a hat in the foreground.
Photograph depicts several men standing on the river bank. Possibly A.H. Holland in center of photo.
Photograph depicts four men paddling a long canoe. The canoe is loaded with supplies and a dog, river and forest in the background.
Photograph depicts six men standing outside a small log building. A sawhorse in the foreground, a tall pole "cache" and forest in the background.
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.
Photograph depicts nine or more people watching a steamer navigate the rough waters of Fort George Canyon from the river shore.
Photograph depicts the rough waters and rocks at Fort George Canyon.
Photograph depicts a view of the river shore, a few scattered buildings and tents are near the shore. A footpath leads from the water's edge between the dwellings and through the newly cleared land.
Photograph depicts twenty-eight or more people standing on the river's edge, a stack of wood is ready for loading on the steamer that is anchored near the shore.
Photograph depicts eighteen or more canvas tents scattered on the river shore next to rough cabins and an outhouse.
Photograph depicts several people in a large field. There are buildings and trees in the background.
Photograph depicts scattered buildings, an outhouse, and tents on a rough clearing. A river and its cutbacks are in the background.
Photograph depicts a tarp spread out on the grass, two men sit nearby the tarp. There is a canvas tent in the background with a man standing beside it. Behind the tent is a low hill with a fence bordering the top of the hill. There are blankets drying on the fence.
Photograph depicts a view from a high hill looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a view from a high hill, looking down on the Nechako river. There is forest and low rolling hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby.
Photograph depicts a view from a hill of a river winding through the forest with marshlands nearby. This may be a double exposure and there is an indiscernible image in the center of the photo.
Photograph depicts a view of a lake from a row boat. The back of one male boat passenger and oars are in the foreground.
Photograph depicts a man bathing himself while standing in a small metal tub. Photograph description in album notes this as "His 'Semi Annual'" [bath]. On the left is a log structure, presumably a cache building. A large clearing surrounds the building and bathing man. There is a forest and bluff in the background. Possibly located near Giscome Portage.
Photograph depicts several canvas tents set in lush vegetation near dusk.
Photograph depicts seven or more men relaxing near a canvas tent. Some of the men appear to be whittling wood. Long underwear dry on a tent rope and wood smoke drifts past the men and tent to the forest behind.
Photograph depicts a view from the river looking at the river bank. There is a canvas tent with forest in the background.
Photograph depicts four men pulling a long canoe across a clearing on a wheeled trailer.
Photograph depicts a wide expanse of river in the foreground looking across the water to a narrow clearing along the opposite riverbank. A few building are scattered across the clearing. There is forest in the background.
Photograph depicts six adults and three or more children sitting on the ground with a log cabin in the background. Snow scatters the ground in small patches.
Image depicts a view of the Millar Addition suburb in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a view of the Millar Addition suburb from Connaught Hill in Prince George, B.C.
Aerial view of Prince George and surrounding forested area. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince George, B.C."
Image depicts the cutbanks on the other side of the Nechako, taken from the nature trail at Island Cache. Map coordinates 53°55'34.6"N 122°45'52.4"W
Image depicts the cutbanks on the other side of the Nechako, taken from the nature trail at Island Cache. Map coordinates 53°55'34.6"N 122°45'52.4"W
Image depicts the cutbanks on the other side of the Nechako, taken from the nature trail at Island Cache. Map coordinates 53°55'34.6"N 122°45'52.4"W
Image depicts the Grand Trunk Railway bridge across the Fraser River. Map coordinates 53°54'29.0"N 122°42'06.5"W
Image depicts downtown Prince George taken from across the Nechako River looking south. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W
Image depicts Prince George Sawmill taken from across the Nechako River looking southwest. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W
Image depicts Prince George Sawmill taken from across the Nechako River looking southwest. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W
Image depicts the Northwood Pulpmill in Prince George, B.C. taken from above the Nechako River looking east. Map coordinates 53°56'00.0"N 122°44'29.7"W
Image depicts an aerial view of a Prince George residential section between Highway 97, Carney Street and 10th Ave looking north. Map coordinates 53°54'54.0"N 122°46'00.4"W
Image depicts a Beehive Burner along the Nechako on River Road. Map coordinates 53°55'34.1"N 122°44'58.0"W
Image depicts numerous piles of wood planks at the Canadian National Railway Yards in Prince George, B.C. The cutbanks are seen in the background.
Image depicts a saw mill, possibly Lakeland Mills, with a beehive burner and numerous piles of logs in the foreground, in Prince George, B.C.