Photograph depicts a long spanned bridge crossing the Fraser River near Chimney Creek, BC.. Album notes state: "views of Chilcotin"
Photograph depicts a view of the Fraser River bordered by sparsely treed hills. Album notes: "views of Chilcotin".
Photograph depicts open range land and treed low hills.
Photograph depicts a close up view of the range grass.
Photograph depicts a rough table under a canvas tarp. There are various cooking utensils on the table and hanging from the tarp support. A man stands behind the table.
Photograph depicts a stage coach with a team of horses harnessed to it. The stagecoach driver sits on the front bench, sitting beside the coach driver are; a woman with a small child and a man. There is a building in the background.
Photograph depicts thickly forested area.
Photograph depicts one or two person's bending over a washtub. There are tall trees behind and a canvas tent to the right.
Photograph depicts passengers on the deck of the S.S. Prince Rupert. A man stands in the foreground while two women read books on deck.
Photograph depicts view of Prince Rupert harbor from a deck.
Photograph depicts a view looking down on the buildings of the city of Prince Rupert BC and beyond to the harbor and mountains in the distance.
Item is a photocopied map depicting the Cariboo district of British Columbia, in the vicinity of Summit Lake and the Salmon River.
Photograph depicts the Upper Canyon, Cheakamus River. The photograph was likely taken from the railway grade at approximately "20 mile", looking north.
Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.
Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.
Collection consists of materials related to Fort George surveying and preemption, including both legal and personal correspondence, legal documents and records, plans of lots, photographs, and a map. Includes records from the Cariboo Investment Company, Ltd., J.B. Henderson-Roe and C.H. Henderson Roe.
Photographs consist of 16 black & white photographs depicting Fort George land and surveying, including 3 photographs of Jack Henderson-Roe in front of his log cabin that he constructed in Fort George in 1913.
Photograph depicts a snow-covered road through the forest lined with fallen trees. Reads on verso as follows : "A road through the brush. All these trees had to be sawn up by hand and removed after one day's strong autumnal gale. This may make you appreciate English roads better! (1)" Other writing crossed out, but reads, among other things, "Taken Dec 21/1912".
"Billy" & "Tiny" on West Lake depicts two dogs walking in tracks across a snow-covered lake, with a treed hill in the background. Reads on verso as follows : "'Billy' & 'Tiny' on West Lake (2)".
Photograph depicts the view from the side of Jack Henderson-Roe's log cabin. A mountain and forests form the background; a home-made toboggan leans against the side of the cabin. Reads on verso as follows : "View looking towards my Western boundary which lies just this side of the distant hill. Taken after a heavy thaw, hence the patches of bare earth on the southern shapes of the hill. A home-made toboggan in this foreground. (8)".
Photograph depicts a ploughed meadow with treed hills in the background. Reads on verso as follows : "Lot 14 showing part of ploughed meadow. This lot is all ready for immediate cultivation, and the price will probably be raised to $2000, unless bought locally, in which case it will make good advertising to let it go at the listed price of $1600."
Six horses pull a fully laden stagecoach along a dirt road. People, dogs and another team of horses are also traversing this road.
Handwritten annotation on recto: "Harry first store, Fort George, 1912"
Handwritten annotation on recto: "Dogteam, Fort George, B.C. 1912"
Winter scene with buildings, street, and utility poles. Hill in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso: “South Ft. George 1912”.
Photograph depicts Bertha Collison standing with daughters Katherine and Muriel on front steps of large house. Boardwalk in foreground.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Our house at Prince Rupert 1912 (Just completed).
This item is believed to be the program for the first agricultural fair in Fort George. This annual fair evolved to become what is now Prince George's British Columbia Northern Exhibition (BCNE).
Photograph depicts open fields, cleared land, rolling hills and a river. There is a fence across the middle of the field and a building near the riverbank.
Photograph depicts open range land and treed low hills. There is a log fence in the foreground and roofs of buildings on the right.
Photograph depicts open range land with sparsely forested pine in the background.
Photograph depicts an open field with a fence. There is a house in the midground and low sparsely treed hills in the background.
Photograph depicts a man sitting inside a canvas tent.
Photograph depicts range grass in the foreground, river in the midground and sparsely treed hills in the distance.
Photograph depicts a woman standing on a step outside a building this woman is tending to a toddler. The building is constructed of chinked logs.
Photograph depicts a man using a large wash tub. There is an open canvas tent with large trees behind in the background. There are a variety of camp utensils scattered nearby.
Photograph depicts open grassland with forest in the background.
Photograph depicts passengers sitting on a bench on the deck of S.S. Prince Rupert. The passengers appear to be a mother and father with their young boy, along with an older man and woman who is knitting.
Photograph depicts view of street showing that a large hill of rock has been cut through to allow for construction of roadway.
Photograph depicts silhouette of Prince Rupert BC buildings and the view looking beyond to the water.
Pacific Great Eastern Railway series consists of correspondence between departments, records pertaining to train movements, and ephemera. Series includes publications concerning the topics of unionized labour, railway operation, and public interest. Also consists of maps and technical drawings depicting Pacific Great Eastern Railway lines and structures.
Zonder titelThe Miscellaneous Forest History Material series consists of material created or used by various logging and pulp mill companies. Includes forms, union materials, maps, plans and other records related to the forestry sector in British Columbia. The series also comprises publications related to equipment and employee training, and correspondence and memorandum developed by B.C. Chemicals, a division of Canfor.
Subseries consists of maps, plans and posters pertaining to forestry in British Columbia and includes maps and plans depicting pre-emptor lots, communities, and industrial sites.
Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.
Photograph depicts a burning brush pile in front of a snow-covered cabin and lean-to. Trees in background. Reads on verso as follows : "Burning a brush pile, taken during my visit to West Lake last December. Williams just at the back of the fire. The smoke shows up well (4)".
Photograph depicts Jack Henderson-Roe sawing wood in front of a woodshed. Reads on verso as follows : "Sawing wood ; the chief winter occupation. Note my classical costume!".
Photograph depicts Jack Henderson-Roe's log cabin covered with snow and icicles. Reads on verso as follows : "My shack just after occupation. Taken during the excessive cold weather we experienced early in January. The icicles formed in the night, and the actual temperature when I took this was 32° below zero, the previous night having been over 60° below. (10)"
Photograph depicts a man standing in the doorway of Jack Henderson-Roe's log cabin. Trees in background ; a snowy expanse in foreground.
Photograph depicts Jack Henderson-Roe drinking from a hole in the ice at the side of the road. His dog, Billy, is beside him, and there is a pack in the foreground. Brush or swamp in background. Reads on verso as follows : "On the road back from West Lake to Fort George. I am having a drink at a hole in the ice. My dog 'Billy' looking for food. Williams' pack in the foreground, mine is on my back. Taken four days before Xmas. 12 miles out. (12)".
Photograph depicts a log cabin on a treed lot, with a fence in foreground. Reads on verso as follows : "The log house situated on Lot 2b. This house is worth $400 as it stands, and is good deal larger than it looks in the photo. This was taken from the government road just in front of it."
Photograph depicts a man standing in a valley. Treed hills in background ; wild grasses in foreground. Reads on verso as follows : "Looking up the valley from the southern boundary showing the level nature of land, light growth, and rich wild grasses growing on it."