Photograph depicts the "MV Ballena" docked at a wharf. The Ballena was a passenger ferry built in 1892 by the Albion Iron Works Company of Victoria and originally named the Joan. This ship was sold to the Terminal Steam Navigation Company in 1914 and renamed the Ballena. It was later acquired by the Union Steamship Company in 1920 but burned at the Union dock in November of that year.
Photograph depicts a steamship anchored near the shore of the river. Three or more people are working in a large pile of driftwood on the shore.
Photograph depicts a view of buildings lining the river bank, a steamship is anchored near shore.
Photograph depicts three or more passengers with sleeping/bed rolls on the deck of the S.S. Nechako sternwheeler. There is a river, riverbanks and low hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a steam paddle wheeler anchored near the shore of a river. A walk plank joins the steamship to the rocky river shore.
Photograph depicts a view of the swirling waters of Fort George Canyon from the deck of a steamship.
Photograph depicts a view of Fort George Canyon from the shore. A steamship is in the centre of the river.
Photograph depicts a view of the rocky shores of Fort George Canyon from the deck of a steamship.
Photograph depicts a CN swing bridge (built in 1927) over the South Thompson River. It was opened for tourist sternwheeler "Wandasue."
Photograph depicts a former sternwheeler building and repair slipway as well as a steam tug called the "Naramata." Steamer passengers ceased at the location in 1935 and rail service to the "Landing" in 1940.
Photograph depicts work cars found in the background. Siding here could hold 54 cars. Davies notes that Wire Cache was named so because an overland telegraph company dumped a telegraph wire by the a stern wheeler.
Photograph depicts the ex C.P.R. "Moyie" sternwheeler, now a museum at Kaslo.
Photograph depicts the stern wheel of the federal government steamer "Samson V," tied up at New Westminster.
Photograph depicts the federal government paddle steam sternwheeler "Samson V" at New Westminster. The boiler room is the fore part of the lower deck.
Photograph depicts the federal government paddle steam sternwheeler "Samson V" at New Westminster. It is used daily on the Fraser River to lift and move buoys etc. It was built in 1937 at New Westminster. It operates between the mouth of the Fraser and Mission. Its crew of 10 is made up of a captain, mate, bosun, two deckhands, cook, steward, chief engineer, greaser, and engineer. It is kept in excellent shape, inside and out.
Photograph depicts one of the earlier brick buildings beside the river, sited opposite the sternwheeler landing pier. It is called Commercial Block and was built in 1897.
Photograph depicts an old wooden lifting span bridge (now rigid) over the east Thompson River at Pritchard, 25 miles east of Kamloops. View is looking northeast. The bridge was built for sternwheeler traffic.
File consists of documents relating to the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE), which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes a chronology of the history of PGE, a list of sub-contractors who completed the Squamish sub-division, "PGE/BCR: Dease Lake Extension First 25 Years, 1968 to 1993", and "P.G.E.R. 1914 to 1923: Progressive Dates of Commencement of Passenger Service".
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Cariboo and Northwest Digest publication. Also includes a CD-R that contains Sedgwick's index spreadsheet and accompanying documentation about the publication.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to sternwheelers. Includes material regarding Pacific Great Eastern sternwheelers on the Fraser River; the B.X. sternwheeler; Trelle Morrow's book "Sternwheelers on the Upper Fraser" published in 2009; and sternwheeler travel on the Fraser River. Includes: "The Pirates of South Fort George" clipped article from Today's Consumer magazine (April 1989).
The item is a photograph reproduction depicting two steamboats, a tugboat and a man standing in front of a wooden building.
Image depicts the old BX Sternwheeler office building in Soda Creek, B.C.
Stern wheeler “Port Simpson” tied to riverbank. Printed annotation on recto reads: “On the Skeena river, Hazelton, B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mrs. Flossie Strong 6 Nah St. Watermill ME, U.S.A” 1 cent Canadian postage stamp has been canceled with a date of “Dec 24, 5:30 PM 1915 Buffalo N.Y.”
Stern wheeler in river. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Prince George to Tete Jaune” Hand written message in ink on verso is addressed to “Mademoiselle Elisabeth Joliet, Terrguy – Les Dijore Cote a Or France”
Lofty view of stern wheeler in river. Scattered buildings and tents in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “South Fort George Oct 30th 1910”
Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Operator 1913, Prince George, B.C. Canada” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Operator 1913”
Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Photo by James Heay”
Lofty view of stern wheeler in river, snow capped mountains in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “R.M.S. B.C. Express in Upper Canyon Fraser River.”
Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Soda Creek, Quesnel and Fort George”
Stern wheeler passing through rapids. Printed annotation on recto reads: “The B.C. Express passing through the Grand Canyon B.C.” Handwritten annotation in red ink on recto adds: “1913”
Stern wheeler “Conveyor” on land, snow on ground, treed hills in background. Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “Tete Jaune B.C.”
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.
View of stern wheeler traveling in river with mountains in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. Port ‘Simpson Hazelton BC” Handwritten message on verso is dated “July 31st 1911.”
Photograph depicts a steamship "Camosun" in water with mountains in the background. Possibly near Stewart B.C.
Photograph depicts what appears to be a sternwheeler in distress. Water in foreground, trees on opposite shore in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso: “S. S. Quesnel on rocks in Fort George Canyon. 1911 – 1915".
Hills on opposite shore in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early steamship off mouth of Nass River".
Unidentified man can be seen standing by small boat on shore in foreground, a second boat visible in water behind. Hills on opposite shore can be seen in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Metlakathla B.C. 'Stern-wheeler' passing village."
Rev. William Edwin Collison stands in centre of boat, with wife Bertha and daughters Muriel and Katherine seated behind. Unknown man and woman are also seated in boat, and an unknown man stands on shore holding rope.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Will Collison with wife & children leaving Metlakatla to catch steamship en route to England (1910)".
File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding federal financial assistance for ferry services in northern British Columbia, and the termination of Northland Shipping services. Also includes a news release concerning the withdrawal of funds to Northland Shipping Company Limited, a statement by Campagnolo concerning alternate passenger services to northern British Columbia, newspaper clippings, a chronological list of Northland subsidies, a summary report entitled "Summary of Northland's Ten-Year Study," a draft news release concerning alternate shipping services, a photocopied article entitled "Whistle up the Inlet: the Union Steamship Story," excerpts from "Ideas" newsletter with an article entitled "Ahousaht Freight Service," notes, telexes, telegrams, and a memorandum.
File consists of Campagnolo's incoming and outgoing correspondence in French and English regarding the development of tourism in British Columbia. Also includes a promotional folio on Panorama Mountain Resort in Windermere British Columbia, resolutions in French from the Chamber of Commerce of the Province of Quebec concerning tourism, excerpts from a magazine article on foreign tourism, photocopied newspaper clippings, a proposal for a school ship program on the west coast, a report entitled "The New Look for B.C. Steamships," telexes, and notes.
File contains speeches, background material, ephemera and correspondence. Includes:
- Unidentified speech re: coincidence of U.S. and Canadian elections
- Unidentified speech re: women in politics
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo (in French, believed to be to luncheon organized by La Commission Libéralé Féminine)
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo to the Western Arctic and Inuvik Liberal Association (handwritten, undated)
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo to the People of Central Nova (undated)
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo to the Annual Meeting of the Ottawa - Carleton Liberal Association (undated)
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo to “Liberals”: “Fast forward or full stop: is self-renewal possible?”
- Unidentified speech by Iona Campagnolo
- Notes for introduction of Mr. Trudeau to the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) Biennial Meeting by Iona Campagnolo (in French)
- Personal correspondence and newspaper headline (“Campagnolo urges nuclear freeze”) from Ivana to Iona Campagnolo re: support
- Pages 2-4 of unidentified, undated annotated speech re: Timmins, O.N.
- Christmas card to Iona Campagnolo from Jean M. (in French), undated
- Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from André Mylie (?) re: thank you for gift, undated
- Handwritten card featuring Gallup Poll figures: “% Female Vote” intermittently from 1962-1980 across the Canadian political spectrum
- Annotated page #23 of unidentified speech re: her presidency, ca. 1986
- First page of correspondence to Iona Campagnolo from unidentified woman from the Edmonton Women’s Network, re: Network operations and personal update, April 16, 1981
- Unidentified, handwritten speech re: war and peace
- Draft, handwritten speech - unidentified, undated, incomplete (2 pages) re: “For Sapher, title… “and keep your powder dry!”
- Page 11 of an unidentified speech re: reinvigoration of Liberalism, ca. 1985
- Unidentified handwritten speech re: “Focus on Success: Women of the 80’s”
- Page 3 of an unidentified speech re: to “play”
- Speech by Iona Campagnolo to the Alberta Teacher’s Association re: fitness and children (undated)
- “Diagram for I. Campagnolo Feb. 28 / speech” featuring heart rate target zone.
- Unidentified Itineraries for travel by Iona Campagnolo, Muriel Kergin and Tom and Helen each over Christmas holidays
- Notes on the Ryan Proposals, “A New Canadian Federation”: Part II: Details by Eugene Forsey (13 pages)
- Acknowledgment from The Salvation Army re: receipt of monetary contribution received in memoriam of Senator J.J. Greene
- Partial annotated speech by Iona Campagnolo to “Women’s World ‘88’” (pages 5-8)
- Page 7 of unidentified speech “The whole gamut of equity, of every human being having access to a better life”
- Two pages of unidentified speech re: gender and politics
- Quote by Frederick Douglas re: women’s rights
- Funny story: “Canadians”
- Nine page opening address to National Officiating Conference, ca. post 1976
- Notecard to Iona Campagnolo from Betty Lipingwell (?) re: thank you (undated)
- Handwritten notes re: sport, ca. 1978
- Photocopy of two photographs featuring Iona Campagnolo holding skating bag
- Two pages of an incomplete speech re: Iona Campagnolo’s opinion on women in politics and sport in Canada, ca. 1978
- Page 708 of Fitness and Amateur Sport Act, Fitness and Amateur Sport Regulations, P.C. 1962-920
- Page 35 of ‘confidential’ paper re: sport, ca. 1979 (?)
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from Ed Broadbent re: agreement with Doug Fisher (undated)
- Letter to Iona Campagnolo from William Burnham (?), M.P. re: congratulations on article in The Sun and The Gazette (undated)
- Handwritten note to Iona Campagnolo (?) from (?) re: support (undated)
- Birthday invitation (Raggedy Anne) to a party for Marc (?), on July 24
- Seating arrangement for Council Table during the Installation of the Governor General, ca. 1978
- Page 7 of an unidentified, undated speech re: “Canada must grow together”
- Page 2 of a letter to an unidentified individual from Iona Campagnolo re: update on current affairs and visit by Juan Samaranch and the International Olympic Committee considering Calgary for Olympic bid (undated)
- Three blank postcards featuring Northern British Columbia wildlife (beaver, brown bear and wolverine)
- One blank postcard: “#6 Ghosts of ’98 Series: Sternwheeler Graveyard”
- One blank postcard: “Hong Kong Hilton” (includes two sheets of blank hotel note paper)
- Miscellaneous photocopy (?) of “very old Chinese proverb” written on oversize paper in calligraphic style *SEPARATED SEE “OVERSIZE BOX #35”
This booklet, published by the Cunard Steam Ship Company, Ltd., provides an overview of Canada, England's emigration agents in Canada, and of the amenities provided by the Cunard Lines to its passengers immigrating to Canada from England via steamship. Booklet was printed in England.
Close view of sternwheeler resting on brick supports. Building supplies and sawhorse in foreground. A man can be seen on lower deck, and another above on third deck. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph reads: "Operator".
Photograph depicts a woman standing among men aboard a sternwheeler with the word "HAZELTON" above its deck. A man speculated to be the captain stands on deck to the left. Tree branches in foreground, opposite shore and mountains in background.
Hermina stands on shore close to water's edge at South Fort George. A power pole stands in water midground, in front of large white riverboat. Tree-covered hill on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Mother near the boats when the water was high."
Photograph depicts a large steamship in dock. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Union Line S.S. Niaguria".
Photograph depicts the ship, S.S. Spokane on open water. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "S.S. Spokane - Pacific S.S. Co-".
Photograph depicts a passenger steamship with several passengers on deck. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Princess Pat leaving for Nanaimo".
Photograph depicts a passenger steamship on open water, mountains in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "S.S. Alameda".
Photograph depicts the Canadian Pacific Railway turbine steamship S.S. "Princess Patricia". There is a faint view of the coastline in the distance. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Princess Patricia".