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View of Boundary Bay
2009.10.1.21 · Item · [between 1926 and 1933]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a view of cleared valley land with some buildings. Handwritten annotation below the photograph reads, "near Boundary Bay Oct. 1926"

2000.1.1.1.01.04 · Item · [27 January 1951?]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts three men on Asbestos Mountain who are believed to be members of George Edzerza's expedition party during an exploration of the future mine at Cassiar.

Handwritten annotation on verso in blue ink describing sections of photograph which have been pointed to or outlined in blue ink: "LOOKING SOUTH" "ORE ZONE <500' [?] >" "'FLUFF' AREA" "2 MEN" "1 MAN" "OVER -->"
Handwritten annotation on recto in blue ink: "The shaded areas do not indicate 'fluff' necessarily - They are shadows from mountains. The size of the men will give you some indication of the distance".

2002.17.1.08 · Item · [between 1912 and 1914]
Part of Henderson-Roe collection

Photograph depicts the view from the side of Jack Henderson-Roe's log cabin. A mountain and forests form the background; a home-made toboggan leans against the side of the cabin. Reads on verso as follows : "View looking towards my Western boundary which lies just this side of the distant hill. Taken after a heavy thaw, hence the patches of bare earth on the southern shapes of the hill. A home-made toboggan in this foreground. (8)".

2013.6.36.1.015.10 · Item · 22 Oct. 1974
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a view in a lane on the south side of the 1300 block of Richards St. in Vancouver. It includes a Louisville & Nashville car # L&N 109534, that is "paper loading only", has blue paintwork, and was built in June 1953. The end of the spur is at about Drake St. but it is covered in gravel for the last 25 yards. The car was spotted at the Cascade Imperial Mills Ltd. located at #1205 Richards St. Two-thirds of the block is occupied by the Johnston Terminals, Merchandise Storage Division. The building has 6 rail access doors but only 4 are in use. There is usually at least 1 car spotted along the building.

2012.13.2.15.31.13 · Item · [between 2001 and 2010]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

The item is a photograph depicting a dip between two hills of Woodpecker Landing Road. Annotation on reverse side of photograph states, "cut at powerline Woodpecker Ldg. Rd."

2006.20.12.45 · Item · [ca. 1940]
Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Another view from Tower at Whitehorse." Photograph depicts various unidentified buildings, vehicles, and machinery behind dirt road in mid ground. Power poles in foreground; trees, river, and mountains in background.

Royal Canadian Air Force
View from the track
2004.1.2.3.4 · Item · ca. 1935
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

Caption: Looking from the track. Fraser River; taken in the early morning hence the shadow. In the dry-belt little vegetation, sage brush, trees only where they catch the snow. Item is a landscape photograph over looking the Fraser River and surrounding canyon.

View from the track
2004.1.2.3.5 · Item · ca. 1935
Part of Phipps-Mackenzie Collection

Caption: Looking from the track. Fraser River; taken in the early morning hence the shadow. In the dry-belt little vegetation, sage brush, trees only where they catch the snow. Item is a landscape photograph over looking the Fraser River and surrounding canyon.

2021.06.016 · Item · [July 1930]
Part of Emil Bronlund Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts (from left to right) Bill McPhee, Frank 'Shorty' Weber, and another man resting along the rocky terrain on the west slope of Copper Mountain with a forested area at the base of the mountain. In the background of the image another mountain range is visible. The location of the photograph is noted to be at Copper Mountain; however, that name does not appear to be in current use. Location is assumed to be somewhere in the vicinity of 55.979291, -125.208415, near what is currently named Wasi Peak.

Frank ‘Shorty’ Weber had a trapline on the upper Ingenika for over 30 years. and he was well-known in the Finlay River area.

View from the Peace River
2000.19.2.8 · Item · 29 Aug. 1927-26 Sept. 1927
Part of Prentiss Gray Collection

Photograph depicts a view of the Peace River leading into a strait flanked by two forested shorelines. In the background a rocky cliffside is visible.