A collection of photographs of the early exploration exhibitions in the asbestos mountains area.
Photograph of Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb who led many exhibitions for the purposes of Cassiar's outside exploration endeavors. Various photos in this collection depict Bill on some of these exhibitions.
This map depicts the generalized pit layout and estimated waste extraction areas for 6290 bench for the month of October and November. Extraction dates as well as total unbroken tonnages are included within certain portions of the plan. Annotated details include numerical bench markers, extraction dates, total tonnages to be extracted and approximate waste tonnage calculations for October. The hand drawn plan consists of solid and broken lines drawn with red, green, orange and lead pencils as well as black ink.
Item is a photograph of a road sign in North Dakota stating the distance to Ray and Williston.
Item is a photograph of Ray Williston in Fredericton, NB.
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.
The Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Society Collection consists primarily of textual, photographic, and cartographic records related to the regional developments of the railway industry in Northern BC. A predominant portion of the collection is made up of material from the Canadian National Railway; other railways represented include the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the British Columbia Railway (BC Rail), the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Intercolonial Railway, and the Okanagan Express. Significant geographical areas covered include Prince George, the Peace River Region, Terrace, Bulkley Valley, Hazelton and Prince Rupert.
The forestry industry is represented in the collection with operational and financial records from Fyfe Lake Sawmill Ltd., which operated southwest of Prince George in the 1950s.
The collection has been organized into series according to creator, each of which also has been arranged to subseries, file and item level, where applicable. This collection consists of eight series, as follows:
1) Canadian National Railway
2) Grand Trunk Railway
3) Pacific Great Eastern Railway
4) British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
5) Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
6) Intercolonial Railway
7) Fyfe Lake Sawmill ltd.
8) PGRFM
9) Photographs
Footage of a moose hunt, moose kill, and butchering of the moose.
Possible locations of this footage are the Chilcotin region, Rainbow Mountains or Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
Footage of men grooming horses, saddling horses and loading horses as they prepare for a journey. Location is believed to be Holt Homestead.
Footage of large animal, most likely a moose, along a steep bank. Two men and their pack horse traveling along an open landscape, a close shot of their campfire at night, then footage of them preparing for a journey early in the morning. Also a view of a herd of caribou, the men traveling in a pack train over a stream and through upper valleys of the mountains, various sunset shots, a lake full of birds feeding, and finally the men packing the horses with killed game meat, most likely caribou.
The location of the filming is most likely the Rainbow Mountains.
There are three different sections of film footage on this reel.
The first is of two men and a young boy going fishing from a river bank, gutting and cleaning the fish they catch and baiting their hooks with mill eggs. There is more filming of three other men going down the river in a small boat and then banking it to fish. They gut and clean their fish as-well. They load their small boat into the back of a red pick-up truck after they are finished their day.
The second part of this film reel begins with a map of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park. Men on snowmobiles traveling to an abandoned log home and acreage. They then break through the ice on the nearby lake and begin to retrieve their previously set beaver trap, which has a caught beaver. The men then travel to a different location and set up a beaver trap. There is some additional footage of two moose in the snow as the men travel to a third location and retrieve another caught beaver from under the ice. The men return to their cabin and skin the beavers.
The third part of this film is footage of Anahim Lake village, birds in the area, wild flowers, cattle drive, children fishing on the river and swimming, a pelican on a lake, and people in a boat traveling.
Possible other locations of filming include Bella Coola River, Dean River, Ulkatcho, Ulkatcho Mountains, and Tweedsmuir Provincial park.
Photograph depicts rows of palm trees shadowing the Pacific Park Motel with a mountain range in the background.
File consists of material relating to Thomas Frederic Harper Reed who was a surveyor, Indian Agent, and telegraph operator in Telegraph Creek, Atlin, and Victoria. Materials include a summary titled "A Gentleman Adventurer" about Thomas Reed's life and career.
File consists of material relating to Frank Cyril Swannell, a surveyor of British Columbia. Materials include a magazine, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photograph reproductions, journal articles, and journal notes compiled by Audrey L'Heureux. Highlights include:
- Swannell, F.C, "Report on Topographical Surveys in Omineca District", 1912 (reproduced journal article)
- Corporation of Land Surveyors, "The Link", Vol.1 No.2 , 1977 (magazine)
- BC Provincial Archives, "Exploring Surveyors Making Canoe Finlay River", 1913 (photograph reproduction)
- BC Provincial Archives, "Surveying Omineca Exploration", [191-?] (photograph reproduction)
Item consists of transcript of interview with writer and guide outfitter Jack Boudreau conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Boudreau's experiences with grizzly bears. Boudreau also discusses other guide outfitters and hunters from Northern British Columbia.
Sem títuloItem consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with trapper Hank Witter who discusses his life as a trapper in Northern BC. c.1920s-c.1960s.
Sem títuloFile consists of 1 audiocassette of interview by Bob Harkins with Tommy Walker who discusses his exploration work in the Omenica and Spatsizi Park region and current exploration being undertaken by another explorer Fred
Photograph depicts a campsite with a tent and packhorses in foreground, a stand of evergreen trees in mid-ground and a snow covered mountain in the background.
Photograph depicts a camp with three tents within a snowy forested landscape.
Photograph depicts an unidentified guide lying on his back on a snow-covered mountain slope searching for game using binoculars. In the background of the image snow-covered mountain peaks are visible.
Photograph depicts hunting guides, Bruce Otto and Alex McDougall, searching for game from a snow covered valley with a forested area and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men standing at a snow-covered campsite with three tents and a forest in the background.
Photograph depicts an unidentified man loading up a pack horse with several other horses laden with packs to the right of the image. In the background of the image a snow-covered forest is visible.
Photograph depicts a man and horse standing outside a log cabin covered in snow and icicles. In the foreground of the image several loaded packs are laid out surrounding the cabin. The cabin belonged to ranger Alex Nelles' and was located at Willow Creek.
Photograph depicts a train of pack horses walking along a snowy trail across a snow-covered plateau. In the background a tree-covered mountain base is visible with snow-capped peaks rising up in the distance.
Photograph depicts Mac McGarvey (right) and Frank Dewing (left) sitting in a boat on the Peace River. Mac McGarvey is steering the boat while Frank Dewing is pumping water from the boat. In the background a low mountain range is visible.
Photograph depicts Harry Snyder with three wagons and horse teams coming into Hudson's Hope from Portage. In the background three small buildings are visible in front of a forested area.
Photograph depicts five men in a crew packing up supplies in boxes at Hudson's Hope. Behind the men packing there is a small log building and a forest.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men unloading pack boxes while Carrol Paul walks away to the left while holding a rifle. In the background horses are grazing beside a forested area.
Photograph depicts a pack horse train walking down a grassy hill with a sparse tree line in the foreground.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men loading up a pack horse in a field while two other men and several horses stand in the background.