Unidentfied surveyor standing next to his surveying equipment situated on railroad tracks, makes notes in a hand held notebook.
Track laying machine situated on a large mound of earth which is surrounded by (flood?) water.
Unidentified man standing at the back of a caboose holding out the wings of a dead eagle.
Partially visible handwritten annotation on verso: "...this wall is only a few feet thick, but runs out for a long distance on both sides of the river."
GTP stands from Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Power or telegraph cables are visible just above the river. On the hillside across the river can be seen a flat surface running its length - perhaps a railroad or a road?
Unidentified young man standing in between two wooden totem poles. A house and laundry hanging on a line can be seen behind him. Skeena River area (?)
Bridge is 200ft. above water.
Prince Rupert (?) Men on railway surveying crew (?)
Prince Rupert (?) Men on railway surveying crew (?)
Prince Rupert (?)
People running along railway tracks towards the cloud of smoke and debris left after a large explosion to the left of a railway; wooden buildings visible on the right and water visible in the distance.
Wharf perspective
Unidentified train engineer standing on the front end of train engine No.123
Two men standing on railway tracks, displaying a large salmon hanging from a pole while another man in a suit looks on from the door of a caboose.
Bulkley Valley (?)
One featured building might be a church structure.
Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "GTP survey party relaxes on day off, circa 1911, R.A. Harlow second from right."
Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "After the Blast, 21st Jan. 1914"
Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "The Last Big Blast, Prince Rupert BC, 21st Jan. 1914"
Annotation on recto of photograph reads: "Before the Blast 21st Jan. 1914"
Partially visible handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mrs. O.M. Helgerson, Prince Rupert, BC"
Partially visible handwritten annotation on verso reads: "...floats 3 miles west of Rupert"(?)
Handwritten annotation in ink on recto consists of an arrow pointing to a tent-like structure
This might be the Bulkley River
Second man in from left is believed to be R.A. Harlow.