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Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam spillway.

Item is a formal portrait of Ray Williston.

Item is a photograph of Ray Williston standing beside a plaque at the dedication of the Peace River Power Project Substation bearing his name in Prince George on August 30, 1965.

Item is a photograph of Prince George taken from the air on August 2, 1965.

Item is a photograph of, from left: John G. Prentice of Canadian Forest Products; Peter Bentley of CanFor; Mr. Williston; unknown; Premier W.A.C. Bennett; an unknown representative of Reed Paper and L.L.G. “Poldi” Bentley of Can For.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston receiving five silver teaspoons with the centennial crest, one for each 100 hundred miles of a personal centennial project which was to run 500 miles, the equivalent of the distance to Prince George. The spoons were presented by YMCA Physical Education Director Art Burgess (left) and YMCA Secretary James A. McConnell. The run took place on the YMCA track in Victoria.

Item is a photograph of officials attending the June opening of the Crestwood Forest Industries pulp mill in Cranbrook, until that time the only pulp mill built without benefit of a Pulp Harvesting Area (PHA) license to assure timber supply. Mr. Williston is on the left.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston and his son Dr. Hubert Williston in May 1967 canoeing down the Parsnip / Peace system before the W.A.C. Bennett Dam flooded the area.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston completing 500 miles in his personal centennial project of running the equivalent of the distance to Prince George. The run took place on the YMCA track in Victoria.

Item is a photograph of a large tree cutting machine.

Item is a photograph of members of the Legislative Bowling Team, from left, Minister of Recreation Earl Westwood, Ray Williston Minister of Lands and Forests and Ken Kiernan.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston seated at his desk in his office in Victoria.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston presenting Mr. Paget, retiring Deputy Minister of Water Resources, with a certificate for meritorious service.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston and Arthur Paget, former Deputy Minister of Water Resources, admiring Mr. Paget’s retirement gift.

Item is a photograph of the construction of the WAC Bennett Dam.

Item is a photograph of retiring Water Resources Deputy Minister Arthur Paget congratulating incoming Deputy Minister Walter Rauvsep while Mr. Williston looks on.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston presenting Arthur Paget, former Deputy Minister of Water Resources, with a gift on the occasion of Mr. Paget’s retirement.

Item is a photograph of Ray Williston planting a dogwood tree at the Museum’s grand opening on May 17, 1969. Behind Mr. Williston is NDP Leader Robert Strachan standing beside Premier W.A.C. Bennett. On the extreme left is Mr. George Wellbourn who donated all the equipment to the museum.

Item is a photograph of Ray Williston at a banquet hosted by Sanyo Pulp Ltd. in May 1970. Mr. Williston is flanked by Vern Stothert of Stothert Veco Consultants Ltd., who designed BC Forest products’ mill in Mackenzie and Margaret Nagy, who was scouting financing for a pulp mill in Bella Coola.

Item is a photograph of Ray Williston with Prince Takamatsu at the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 26, 1970.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston (Minister of Lands, Forests & water Resources), Pat Jordan (Minister without Portfolio), Prince George Mayor Harold Moffat, Grace McCarthy (Minister without Portfolio) and Premier W.A.C. Bennett.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston and Premier W.A.C. Bennet with two other gentlemen at the official opening of the provincial Government Building in Williams Lake.

Item is a photograph of a cake in honour of the Social Credit Party on July 31, 1971.

Item is a photograph of the women and children on Rathrevor Beach.

Item is a photograph of a road sign in North Dakota stating the distance to Ray and Williston.

Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston’s mother at the age of 86 years.

Item is a photograph of a brick tower with scaffolding around it.

Item is a photograph of a woman carrying a basket on her head in front of a construction site.

Item is a photograph of boats docked on the shore behind piles of grain or straw.

Item is a photograph of a fishing boat with the net deployed with other boats and people on shore.

Item is a photograph of rows of plants in a garden.

Item is a photograph of a river bend and the surrounding country taken from the air.

Item is a photograph of the Chittagong Research Institute buildings.

Item is a photograph of a boat under construction.

Item is a photograph of lumber piled along a commercial street.

Item is a photograph of a man operating a piece of wood cutting machinery.

Item is a photograph of a bicycle repair shop.

Item is a photograph of a sail boat hauling logs.

Item is a photograph of a forested area southwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh close to the border with Burma.

Item is a photograph of tress on a rock covered embankment taken from a moving vehicle.

Item is a photograph of people, mostly children looking at a helicopter in a field.

Item is a photo of men doing construction with wood.

Item is a photograph of two men swede sawing a log.

Item is a photograph of people fishing in a boat with nets.