Series consists of photographs relating to Ray Williston's life from childhood to recent times, air photographs of Prince George, photographs of Bangladesh, and a listing of photographs slated for use in Mr. Williston's biography "Forests, power and policy: the legacy of Ray Williston" written by Eileen Williston and Betty Keller.
Colour-coded topographic map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, or open to preemption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, communication lines, and transport routes.
Item consists of transcript of interview with writer, film maker, and guide outfitter Andy Russell conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Russell's experiences with guiding in Northern Rockies. Russell also discusses his new work The Life of a River and discusses the environmental impact of hydro-electric development on rivers
Zonder titelImage depicts an area of forests and fields somewhere near Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts what is possibly the Peace River running parallel to a road, possibly Highway 29.
Image depicts what appears to be a Fire Hall in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts two houses in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts a street with a building which is labelled "MacKeigan Enterprises Ltd." in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts a crowded cafeteria, most likely somewhere in Hudson's Hope, B.C. The slide is labelled "Camp at H.H."
Image depicts a large group of people sitting and eating near a bridge at an uncertain location, though possibly near Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts numerous individuals who appear to be searching among the rocks on a ledge at an uncertain location in the Peace River Region.
Image depicts a number of townhouses in Chetwynd, B.C.
Image depicts an obstructed view of Moberly Lake, located north of Chetwynd and south of Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts a large group of people in a room at an uncertain location in the Peace River Region.
Image depicts an unidentified man in a yellow hat who appears to be speaking to large group of people. It is possibly an educational event.
Image depicts an unidentified man in a yellow hat who appears to be speaking to large group of people and showing them small pieces of wood. It is possibly an educational event.
Image depicts an unidentified man holding what appears to be a broken screen of honeycombs. The group is likely at an educational event.
Image depicts a view of numerous houses and a ballpark at an uncertain location. It is possibly located somewhere in the Peace River Region.
Image depicts the Peace River.
Image depicts the Peace River.
Image depicts Mile "0" of the Alaskan Highway in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Image depicts the Peace River.
Image depicts a view of a saw mill in Chetwynd, B.C.
Image depicts a view of a train passing through an area of Chetwynd, B.C.
Image depicts a large group of unidentified individuals sitting on a hill; what is possibly the Peace River is visible in the background.
Image depicts a turbine on a large industrial vehicle somewhere in or near Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals in a greenhouse, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts numerous wood crates and large pieces of machinery in an unknown concrete structure, possibly somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a group of unidentified individuals wearing hard hats inside an unknown concrete structure, possibly located in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts a piece of machinery shaped like a large metal cylinder. It is possibly located somewhere in Fort St. John, B.C.
Image depicts the W.A.C. Bennett Dam on the Peace River in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts a large building which is labelled "Alberta Pool Elevators Ltd. Dawson Creek," located in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Image depicts a large building which is labelled "Alberta Pool Elevators Ltd. Dawson Creek," located in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Image depicts stuffed wildlife exhibits inside the Station Museum in Dawson Creek, B.C.
Item is a BC Hydro brochure promoting hydroelectric power projects in the Peace River area. Includes information about the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, the Portage Mountain Generating Station, the Williston Lake reservoir, and employment statistics relating to the projects from 1968.
The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.
The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.
The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:
1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs
Colour-coded topographic map depicting surveyed lands alienated, available for purchase or lease, or available for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording districts, parks, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, communication lines, and triangulation stations.
Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Tom Waller who discusses fire protection and forest fires in the Prince George and Peace River region.
Zonder titelItem consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Elmer Nelson who discusses Axel Wenner- Gren's business interest in the Rocky Mountain Trench area of Northern British Columbia in the 1950s.
Zonder titelFonds consists of records relating to the personal, business and political life of H.G.T. Perry and as such, has been divided into the following four series: 1) Photographs; 2) Political Activities; 3) Business Ventures; 4) Personal Life; and 5) Miscellaneous Historical Information Files. Also includes material relating to his son, Frank Perry, and his failed political campaign. Includes World War II and Post-War printed materials.
Types of records included in this fonds include Speakers' Decisions (1877-1943) in the BC Legislative Assembly, maps, publications, reports, correspondence, advertisements, telegrams, resolutions, minutes, annual reports, telegrams, resolutions, reports, speeches, press releases, proposals, plans, charts, file notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, ephemera, postcards and photographs.
Zonder titelFile contains slides depicting places along the Peace River.
Image depicts a section of forest located somewhere in the Peace River Regional District of B.C.
Image depicts the Peace River, possibly near Clayhurst or Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts the Peace River, possibly near Clayhurst or Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts what appears to be a Fire Hall in Hudson's Hope, B.C.
Image depicts what is possibly the Peace River.
Image depicts a dam, possibly on the Peace River.
Image depicts a dam and a reservoir of water, possibly on the Peace River.
Image depicts a truck on a bridge, possibly crossing over the Peace River.
Image depicts several houses in Chetwynd, B.C.