Book was published by The Allen Photo Co., of Prince Rupert, B.C. and features printed photographs and captions documenting various aspects of Prince Rupert development from 1908 to 1910.
This commemorative souvenir was produced by the Prince Rupert Pioneers’ Association in 1914. Its content provides a textual overview of the individual persons who pioneered the establishment of Prince Rupert, as well as, their associated portrait photographs. This publication also provides a brief introduction to the history of Prince Rupert and includes some related historical photographs.
Photograph depicts small boats tied at dock on lake with mountains visible in background.
Photograph depicts four buildings behind wood fence. Cleared area in foreground, forest in background. Handwritten annotation on verso and recto of this photograph reads: "H. B. Post - Fort George".
Julian Fry reminisces on his early life and acquaintances in Prince George during his work along the Blackwater Road in the early 1920's. Some notable references include: Blackwater Road, C.F.S. Baldy Hughes, Bill Comstock, Tom Cornell, Duncan MacKenzie, Ernest Levesque, [?] Hathaway, [?] Nelson, Ed and Julia Erickson, Blackwater Telegraph Station, Everett Vandenburg, and [?] Mackenzie.
This file consists of 32 photographs pertaining to the Yukon steamship Tutshi, ca. 1936 and J.J. Claxton’s time aboard the Columbia Cost Mission Ship M.S. Columbia III, ca. 1960. General subject areas identified in these photographs include: individuals and communities visited by the Columbia III; families involved in receipt of pastoral services such as marriages and baptisms; as well as medical care.
Item is a photograph of graduates of the Service Flying Training school in Calgary taken on October 27, 1944. Ray Williston is third from the left in the front row.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston speaking at a rally in Mount Robson Park to encourage government support for the Jasper - Prince George highway on June 2, 1957.
Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret with Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross and Mr. Williston taken on July 17, 1958 after disembarking in Prince George from a Canadian Forces plane.
Item is a photograph of Percy Gray and pilot Ian Watt gassing up their plane at Finlay Forks before continuing their survey of the Rocky Mountain Trench in March 1957.
Item is a photograph of Bert Leboe, MP for Peace River, watching the construction of a trading boat traditionally used in the Peace / Parsnip area. These boats were used to conduct surveys and transport supplies during the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is second from the right, his face partially hidden by the camera he is holding.
Item is a photograph of Premier W.A.C. Bennett, members of the cabinet and other officials on the engine of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train during inaugural run celebrations in Fort St. John on October 4, 1958. Mr. Williston is on the extreme right.
Item is a photograph of the B.C. Electric Board taken the day after the company’s take over by the Social Credit government on August 1, 1961. Pictured from the left are: Bill Means, former Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross, Einar Gunderson, board secretary W. Goth, Gordon Shrum, Mr. Williston, Hydro lawyer Arthur Fouks and John Dunsmuir.
Item is a photograph of Dennis Kennedy of BC Hydro, Gordon McNabb head of the federal engineering advisory team, and Gordon Kidd of the BC Water Resources Branch.
Item is a photograph of the three tunnels built to divert the Peace River around the Bennett Dam construction site.
Item is a photograph of the coffer dam built to isolate the construction site for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of the beltway used to carry aggregate to the Dam site.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam spillway.
Item is a photograph of the concrete spillway.
Item is a photograph of the Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston and his son Dr. Hubert Williston in May 1967 canoeing down the Parsnip / Peace system before the W.A.C. Bennett Dam flooded the area.
Item is a photograph of the Russian helicopter which Ray used to survey timber on the border between Bangladesh and Burma.
Item is a photograph of a self-dumping log barge in action.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston in flight gear.
Item is a photograph of a bulldozer removing debris from train tracks on August 27, 1956 location unknown.
Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret with Mr. Williston on her right.
Item is a photograph of a truck hauling logs from the shores of a lake.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston standing beside a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer on the deck of a train.
Item is a photograph of construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of a boy carrying a bundle of books on his head.
Item is a photograph of boats docked on the shore behind piles of grain or straw.
Item is a photograph of a fishing boat with the net deployed with other boats and people on shore.
Item is a photograph of people, mostly children looking at a helicopter in a field.
Item is a photograph of people fishing in a boat with nets.
Item is a photograph of a boat under construction.
Item is a photograph of people climbing on top of a bus.
Item is a photograph of people and boats on a river’s edge.
Item is a photograph of a man pulling a furniture laden cart along a road.
Item is a photograph of the wooden trusses of a bridge.
Item is a photograph of people in a boat on a river with another boat in the background.
Item is a photograph of people and boats on the shore of a river.
Item is a photograph of a bicycle repair shop.
Item is a photograph of a sail boat hauling logs.
Collection consists of 73 photographs featuring the construction of the John Hart Highway in Prince George, BC from 1945-1946. Images depict construction, machinery, workers, bunkhouses, persons, wildlife, and buildings all associated with this construction project around the Summit Lake region of the city.
Sem títuloPhotograph of Prince George Hotel with several early model cars and a few people. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Hotel Prince George, Prince George, B. C.”
River in foreground, railroad and city in mid ground and hill in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C. 1924”
Boardwalk in foreground, buildings and roads in mid ground, cut banks in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C. 1921 by Moore”. Handwritten annotation in ink on verso reads: “The Netchaco river is between the mountain and the city and the C.N.R. runs along the river bank nearest the city. This picture is taken looking north.”
Street scene in Prince George B.C. Several Union Jack flags are visible and there is a celebration banner at the end of the street. Long shadows in photo indicate summer (perhaps Dominion Day?). River in foreground, railroad and city in mid ground and hill in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C.”