Photograph depicts a view of a boiler room at University of British Columbia. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Sterling boiler, University of B.C.".
Photograph depicts a few scattered buildings, shoreline in the foreground and forest behind. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Echo Cove, 1925 Oct.".
Photograph depicts the workings of a boiler. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "600 H.P. Sterling Boiler".
Photograph depicts piles of new snow between buildings. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "snowed in a little"
Photograph depicts a road and walkway that borders the beach. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "beach on 1st narrows, Vancouver Jan. 1926".
Photograph depicts totem poles at Kedix Nass River, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Totem poles at Kedix Naas River, BC. 11/4/26".
Photograph depicts a pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "as above. taken from Howe street"
Photograph depicts a wreckage of a small airplane. The wreckage is adjacent to a home. Handwritten annotation reads, "same as above 1926". This photograph may depict the plane crash that occurred in October 1926 in which a Victoria-to-Seattle airmail plane piloted by Gerald Smith crashed into the home of Senator Robert F. Green on 502 Rupert Street in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts the Canadian Pacific Railway's Pier B and C in Vancouver. Handwritten annotation reads, "taken from pier D. outer end of BC Pier".
Photograph depicts the Hardy Bay pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Hardy Bay. Vancouver Island".
Photograph depicts rows of small bunk houses, smoke rises from some of the chimneys, forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Cabins of Crew and Indian Houses".
Photograph depicts open water, a boat is in the centre of the photograph, treed shoreline in the distance. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "view from front Shusharti Bay, BC".
Images within this album consist primarily of the fishing industry, river & landscapes, salmon cannery images (housing, people, workers, boats) on the Nass River and North Pacific Coast, ca.1926-1933. Images also feature indigenous First Nations peoples, totem poles, the parliament buildings in Victoria, B.C., and the C.P.R. Pier in Vancouver, B.C. Each photograph is accompanied by a handwritten description glued below or beside the image.
Photograph depicts a 1920's model car on a snowy unploughed street.
Photograph depicts a forested area with cleared land in the distance. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Flats - Serpentine"
Photograph depicts a large steamship at CPR Pier B and C in Vancouver. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "SS. Tahali - Canadian Australian".
Photograph depicts a garden with large shrubs and tall trees. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Views of Stanley Park"
Photograph depicts a roughly cleared area with large trees on the perimeter. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Langley B.C.".
Photograph depicts a man and a woman posing for a photograph near a house. A young boy stands with them. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Mr. & Mrs. Paynter also Clyde".
Photograph depicts an aerial view of a large cannery. There is a dense forest and a river in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Naas Harbour Cannery July 1926".
Photograph depicts a cove with treed shorelines. Image is hazy. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Beaver Cove. Pulp and sawmills".
Photograph depicts a rusting piece of a ship, possibly an anchor, displayed on 2 blocks. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "thought to have been on the HBS Beaver".
Photograph depicts a ship on open waters. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Oil Tank S.S. Rupert 26/6/28".
Photograph depicts a man, a woman and a child posing for a photograph. Woman and child appear to be of indigenous descent. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Tom, Louisa & kid".
Photograph depicts a chimney in place at Nass Harbour cannery. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "up in place, Naas Harbour Cannery.
Photograph depicts a grain elevator at Prince Rupert, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "elevator at Rupert Oct. 1926".
Photograph depicts a large boat. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Government snag boat Bobolink 1/5/26".
Photograph depicts a row of small buildings, beach and walkways. Handwritten annotations below the photograph reads, "Taken at Naas harbor Feb. 28th, 1926".
Photograph depicts a small boat with a man standing on the deck. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Kitwanga Cannery tender 1926".
Photograph depicts a small boat pulling another boat. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Nishga Cannery Tender".
Photograph depicts a Canadian Pacific Railway boat docked at Vancouver, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "C.P.R. Boat Vancouver".
Photograph depicts a steamship on open water. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "C.P.R. Ferry".
Photograph depicts a partially frozen creek.
Photograph depicts a military parade at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC.
Photograph depicts a military parade at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, BC. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Jaken at Parliament Bdl's Victoria, BC".
Photograph depicts a pier. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "Vancouver, C.P.R. Pier taken from Pier A"
Photograph depicts a view of cleared valley land with some buildings. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "near Boundary Bay Oct. 1926"
Photograph depicts a park area with fences, pedestrians, pathways and tall trees. Handwritten annotation reads "View o-Stanley Park".
Photograph depicts a man and a woman standing side by side there is newly cleared land in the foreground and background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Mr. & Mrs.".
Photograph depicts a couple and a dog standing on the porch of their house. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Collins and House".
Photograph depicts a male and female crewmember standing side by side. Crew members are possibly from the Union Steamship S.S. Camosun. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Some of the Crew".
Photograph depicts a cannery building constructed on a pier, dense forest in the background, water in the foreground. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Namu Cannery"
Photograph depicts a steamship, Princess Kathleen in open water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Princess Kathleen in Rupert. 26/6/28".
Photograph depicts large ship in open water, Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "U. S. S. Pennsylvania, Vancouver. 28/6/28
Photograph depicts a midsized fishing boat in an open bay of water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Seine Boat. B.C. Coast".
Photograph depicts a chimney in process of being raised. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Ready to raise 10/4/26".
Photograph depicts small buildings with ocean in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Rear view as above".
Photograph depicts two cannery workers next to a table of fish. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Fish wagon Chinks Naas Harbour Cannery".
Photograph depicts a large steamship near a dock. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Empress of Russia"
Photograph depicts a wreckage of a small airplane. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "wreck of an Airmail plane". This photograph may depict the plane crash that occurred in October 1926 in which a Victoria-to-Seattle airmail plane piloted by Gerald Smith crashed into the home of Senator Robert F. Green on 502 Rupert Street in Victoria, BC.