File contains postcard photographs portraying life in various Northern BC Communities. Images depict buildings and streets, church structures, harbours and docks, and views of the shore from the water to name a few.
Closeup of Giscome School. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Our school. This is my 0 room – the back of it.”
Shoreline perspective of Eagle Lake. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake from the C.N.R. railway tracks.”
Shoreline perspective of Eagle Lake. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “This is Eagle Lake. It is about 2 blks [sic] away.”
Marsh along the edges of Eagle Lake features tall riparian plants and lily pads. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake.”
Overview of sawmill situated in valley. Finished lumber visible in distance.
This photograph collection consists of 53 photographs featuring primarily Giscome with a few of Prince George. Subjects include the Eagle Lake Sawmill, Eagle Lake, Giscome townsite (including specific buildings and general road perspectives), Giscome School, Division II class photos (1950-51), and the Giscome School teacherage.
Photograph of various plant life with Eagle Lake visible in the background. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Eagle Lake from the top of the bluff. Eagle Lake is about 7 miles long & about 1 mile wide. It is a fair sized lake.”
Photographic overview of the Eagle Lake Sawmill. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The mill.”
Overhead photograph of Giscome buildings with Eaglet Creek running through the foreground. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Notice the flatness of the land. Part of our community.”
Overhead photograph of Giscome with the Eagle Lake Sawmill's beehive burner clearly visible in left foreground. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Part of our community. school * ”
Street view featuring a dirt road leading directly to Giscome School, a three room institution. On the right the steeple of the Catholic church is visible, beside which was Neff’s (sp?) corner store. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Looking up our street. The school is at the end.”
Image depicts the site of Giscome's first quarry, with a train passing by and Eaglet Lake located in the foreground.
Image depicts a view of Giscome with a train passing through.
Image depicts a farm in Giscome, B.C.
Image depicts the site of Giscome's first quarry, with Eaglet Lake located in the foreground.
File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway. Some are duplicates of the images found in the "East Line, Dome Creek - Lamming Mills - Misc" file.
File contains slides depicting places along the east line of the BC Railway.
Image depicts a field in Giscome, B.C. On the right side of the image, in the background, is a grey strip that appears to be a mine, possibly the quarry at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Image depicts a field in Giscome, B.C. On the right side of the image, in the background, is a grey strip that appears to be a mine, possibly the quarry at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'52.9"N 122°22'10.0"W
Image depicts an open field and numerous buildings, including a church in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'03.2"N 122°22'04.6"W
Image depicts an open area with Eaglet Lake in the background. It depicts the previous site of the mill at Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome B.C. townsite from across the railroad tracks looking southeast. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome B.C. townsite from across the railroad tracks looking southeast. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts what is possibly the quarry located at Eaglet Lake in Giscome, B.C.
Previous site of sawmill in Giscome, B.C. looking northwest. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image decpicts the old road to the townsite in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'19.7"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts debris left in residential area on Giscome, B.C. townsite. Map coordinates 54°04'16.7"N 122°21'55.1"W
Image depicts the Giscome railway station and buildings remaining in townsite in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'18.0"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts a house with the main floor and entrance high off the ground. The location is uncertain, likely Giscome, B.C.
Image depicts several unidentified concrete structures that are badly damaged and cracking, located on old mill site in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'18.0"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts several unidentified concrete structures that are badly damaged and cracking, located on old mill site in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'18.0"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts a large, old and collapsing barn, as well as a nearby house of the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The bunkhouse is in the background on the left and the school is in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'04.8"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The bunkhouse is no longer there and the school is in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'04.8"N 122°22'04.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The bunkhouse is the large building with many windows. A train and railroad tracks are in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill site in Giscome, B.C. The railroad tracks are in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'17.6"N 122°22'06.1"W
Image depicts employee houses on mill site in Giscome, B.C. Tug boats are in the foreground on the right. Map coordinates 54°04'23.4"N 122°22'16.9"W
Image depicts the former location of employee houses on mill site in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'23.4"N 122°22'16.9"W
Image depicts mill site and dock in Giscome, B.C. with Eaglet Lake in the background covered in ice. There is a large crowd of people gathered near the dock. Map coordinates 54°04'34.9"N 122°21'50.0"W
Image depicts the old CN station in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.7"N 122°22'01.1"W
Image depicts the new CN station in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.7"N 122°22'01.1"W
Image depicts a street in Giscome B.C. The Giscome Store is located on the left side of the image with the church in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'18.5"N 122°21'57.7"W
Image depicts a street in Giscome. The store was previously located on the left. The church is in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'18.5"N 122°21'57.7"W
Image depicts the Giscome mill foreman's house on the hill, with Eaglet Lake in the background and numerous piles of logs in the foreground. Map coordinates 54°04'28.0"N 122°22'05.8"W
Image depicts the former location of the Giscome mill foreman's house on the hill with Eaglet Lake in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'28.0"N 122°22'05.8"W
Image depicts a street of houses in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts the remains of a street of houses in Giscome, B.C. The quarry is slightly visible in the background. Map coordinates 54°04'20.9"N 122°21'53.1"W
Image depicts the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W
Image depicts the dairy farm in Giscome, B.C. Map coordinates 54°03'53.3"N 122°21'22.6"W