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Photograph depicts man (presumably A.H. Holland) with survey pole standing next to loaded pack horse.

Photograph depicts a group of men and dogs standing outdoors in the sunshine.

Photograph depicts a group of men standing near a building with the sign, "James Reid Ltd. General Merchants". There are a few fences and buildings in the background.

Photograph depicts a long row of buildings bordering a river.

Photograph depicts a long row of buildings bordering a river. A scow is anchored near the river bank.

Photograph depicts three steamboats anchored near the shore of the Fraser river at Quesnel, BC.

Photograph depicts several buildings lining the river bank at Quesnel BC.

Photograph depicts a view of buildings lining the river bank, a steamship is anchored near shore.

Photograph features three sternwheelers tied to river bank. Buildings visible on far left, hills on shore visible in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “Stern Wheelers 1910 Quesnel B.C.” Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “BX, B.C. Express, Charlotte”

3 Sternwheelers tied to a river bank. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Stern Wheelers 1910 Quesnel B.C.” Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “BX, B.C. Express, Charlotte”

Photograph depicts men on sternwheeler in river, opposite shore in background.

Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Charlotte,” Quesnel. B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mr. O. Winter 1016 V Park St. Victoria B.C.” Cancellation stamp on Canadian 1 cent stamp reads: "ASHCROFT B.C. JUN [10?] 11".

Photograph depicts a man standing on the deck of a ferry boat. A long row of building line the riverbank in the background.

Photograph depicts a cluster of log buildings with fences and corrals. A field in the foreground, trees and low hills in the distance. On the road from Quesnell to Fraser Lake 1911.

Photograph depicts three men standing and sitting on a porch deck in front of a log house, trees in the background.

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Charlotte,” Quesnel. B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mr. O. Winter 1016 V Park St. Victoria B.C.” The dates on the canceled 1 cent Canadian stamp on verso are not readable.

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Soda Creek, Quesnel and Fort George”

Street view photograph taken at the intersection of Front Street and Carson Avenue. Several men are gathered at Cowan's Hardware store on the corner. Also visible in this photograph is the Cariboo Hotel (visible furthest to the left), and the British American Hotel which is partially visible behind the J.A. Fraser store. Printed annotation on recto reads: "On Front Street, Quesnel, B.C."

Street view photograph looking down Carson Avenue at the Front St. intersection in Quesnel, BC. Several identified businesses line the gravel avenue on the right; however Cowan's Hardware store is visible at the intersection on the left. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Carson Ave., Quesnel, B.C. 1930 Looking East."

Photograph depicts a snow-covered forest clearing with six structures and a truck. Buildings have been numbered 1-8 with pen. Original handwritten annotations on verso of photograph are signed by Tom Marsh. Photograph is taped to paper. Typed annotation on recto of paper reads: “1. Bridge over creek. 2. Blacksmith shop. 3. Powerhouse. 4. Headframe over 200’ shaft. 5. Office 6. Water tanks from powerhouse. 7. Bunkhouse. 8. Truck. 9. Cookhouse behind #6 cannot be seen. We were always able to find the cookhouse even though hidden in this picture. Taken about 1935 by Russell Ross, supt. Quesnel Quarts Mine. Tom Marsh, Box 156, Squamish B. C.”

Photograph depicts a view of Front Street and Quesnel Hotel from Fraser River Bridge in Quesnel. Visible buildings include the Quesnel Hotel Cafe, the Quesnel Hotel, and John A. Fraser & Co. Ltd.

Photograph depicts Gordon Wyness sitting on a historic boat, which he described as built ca. 1860 and could carry "7 Indians" and 5000 lbs of freight up the river. Located nearby is a telegraph cairn erected to commemorate the Collins Overland Telegraph lines that began in Quesnel in 1865. Until 1907, Quesnel was the terminus for the telegraph line. Behind Wyness is a replica of a Cornish water wheel that was originally located at Williams Creek in Barkerville. This location is now called Ceal Tingley Memorial Park-Heritage Corner and is located along Front Street in Quesnel, near the Fraser River Bridge. The cairn and water wheel still stand in this location, however the boat was removed around 1941.

According to additional information from Quesnel & District Museum & Archives, Wyness may have been provided with inaccurate information about the canoe depicted. The canoe believed to have been located at that spot was actually created in 1905 to pack out the Grand Trunk Preliminary Survey Team, which was led by J.M. Rolston.

Photograph depicts a view of the town of Quesnel from a southeast hill. Fraser River and the Fraser River Bridge are visible at left, the Quesnel River at right.

In 1936, Gordon Young Wyness was employed by Philip M. Monckton, a B.C. Land Surveyor. Between June 5 and October 8, Wyness joined Monckton and a group of others on a land survey expedition in northwestern BC. The survey crew travelled to various locations in the area including Telkwa, Hazelton, Burns Lake, Francoise Lake, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Quesnel, Lytton, and Hope. Wyness documented their journey in this photograph album. Based on the photographs, it appears that the crew led by Philip Monckton consisted of Jack Lee and Gordon Wyness; Mrs. Lavender Monckton (nee O'Hara) also accompanied the group.

In addition to the 50 photographs included in the album, this collection also includes five additional unique photographs that accompanied the album.

Photograph location is unknown, but Davies stated it to be possibly somewhere north of Quesnel. A bridge is visible.

Photograph depicts a road bridge in Quesnel.

Photograph depicts a chip car #9581 loading at a sawmill on the northern outskirts of Quesnel.

Photograph depicts a down freight of 75 cars passing under the Quesnel to Barkerville road about 4 miles out of Quesnel.

Photograph taken at the Pacific Great Eastern depot in Quesnel.

Image depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image possibly depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image possibly depicts the Fraser River from Highway 97 near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the picnic site of the Cottonwood House Historic Site, located on the Barkerville Highway, east of Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the original main street of Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a basalt landform somewhere in or near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts an aerial view of Diamond Island, near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the location of a slump type of landslide at Moose Heights, north of Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the interior of a barn at a dairy farm located somewhere near Quesnel, B.C. Numerous unknown individuals are present.

Image depicts numerous pieces of machinery in the interior of a building at a dairy farm, located somewhere near Quesnel, B.C. Several unknown individuals are present.

Image depicts a farm on the west side of the Fraser, south of Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a view of the property at 153 Mile House, near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a pile of irrigation pipes on a dairy farm somewhere near Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts a sawmill somewhere in Quesnel, B.C.

Image depicts the train station in Quesnel, B.C.