Photograph of a fisherman brandishing a large knife next to a halibut on a hook. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Pacific 'HALIBUT'- 275lbs 30000000lbs shipped to Eastern Canada & US in 1923 from Prince Rupert BC."
Photograph of a Canadian Grain elevator next to the railway in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "C.G. Elevator. Prince Rupert."
Photograph of a line of rail cars along a track next to a blasted pile of rubble. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Photo by McRae Bros. Prince Rupert." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hello Charly. I have been dead for 2 month and just woke up tell the folks out home I am doing[??] fine. don't know when I will be down again Remember me to the good little woman, and weave[??] all Well. you're[??] friend Stan C." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr. Charles Chislett 96 Colonist Printing Co. Broad Street Victoria B.C." Verso is affixed with a one cent Canadian stamp. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert B.C. [illegible date]."
Photograph of many fishing boats in a Prince Rupert harbour. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Fishing Boats Prince Rupert, BC Photo by J. Wrathall." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Greetings from British Columbia Ruth and Jim Warner[??]." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr. and Mrs. C. Ott 426 So. Humboldh Denver 9. Colorado U.S.A." Verso is affixed with a 4 cent Canadian stamp. Postmark reads: " Vancouver B.C. Canada. Jun 5 5 PM 1954."
Photograph of a small vessel on the ocean with a dock and harbour buildings in the foreground. Tents and piles of lumber can be seen among the buildings. Annotation on recto reads: "The Wharf, Prince Rupert, BC. 1657."
Hand coloured photo of a clearing in Prince Rupert with a sawmill in the distance. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert, B.C. : Saw Mill Grand Trunk Pacific Railway." Artist's stamp in the lower right corner reads: "103112 J.V."
Hand coloured lofty view of the Prince Rupert waterfront. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Beginning of Prince Rupert, B.C. : Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel in foreground." Artist's stamp in lower left corner reads: "104,036 J.V."
Overview of sawmill situated in valley. Finished lumber visible in distance.
Photograph of ocean liner SS Arna docked in a harbour. Foreground shows two individuals on a dock in the lower right corner and a large pile of lumber in the lower left corner. Annotation on recto reads: "S.S. Arna arrived in Prince Rupert B.C March 30th 1914"
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.
Photographic overview of the Eagle Lake Sawmill. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “The mill.”
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 * ”
View of building, dock, harbour and small islands with snow peaked mountains in background. Printed caption on verso reads: “Port Essington B.C. Photo by P. E. Fisher”. Handwritten annotation in ink on verso reads: “up the Skeena”, in pencil on verso: “Port Essington, North Coast Commercial Coy”.
View of dock full of rows of nets and a few workers. Sail boats are anchored near the dock and there are rows of bunkhouses in the mid ground, trees in the background. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C.”
Close view of dock full of rows of nets and a few workers. Rows of bunkhouses on shore in background. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “Port Essington B. C.”
Photograph is a printed postcard depicting an unidentified mining building situated on a hillside surrounded by mining debris. Possibly located in Stewart B.C.
Fonds consists of photographs, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and memorabilia, correspondence, reports and other textual material. The photographs relate to Mr. Williston’s life from childhood to the late 1990s, the scrapbooks document Mr. Williston’s years in political office, and the textual materials relate to both Mr. Williston’s public life and private interests.
Williston, Ray GillisThe photographs depict the geographic areas of Stewart, BC, Boundary Pass, Nelson River, Bitter Creek Glacier, Portland Canal, Red Cliff and Bear Creek; as well as the ships “Camosun” and “S.S. Prince George.” Types of subjects identified in this collection include: community life, surveying, mining and transportation (i.e. dog-sledding, horse and buggy, and the Portland Canal Short Line Railway “P.C.S.L. Rlwy”).
Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Drydock Prince Rupert".
Photograph depicts a large ship behind dock buildings. Railroad crosses foreground, hills visible on shore in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Pr. Rupert Drydock".
Photograph depicts buildings visible through clearing in trees. Water crosses foreground, hills visible in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dry dock / Prince Rupert B.C."
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "50. Sawmill at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a group photo of men and work horses standing outside the Fort Fraser Sawmill. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "27. Fort Fraser Sawmill." Photograph depicts men standing outside the Fort Fraser Sawmill. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "41. Looking South from Block 171 Nechac[k]o River at a distance & logging operations south of Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a cleared section of land in foreground and a wooden building and three tents situated beside the Nechako River in midground. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "71. Sawmill." Photograph depicts a rustic sawmill, lumber stacked outside, and a ramp leading from the sawmill to the water's edge where floating logs await. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "79. Lumber yard at Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts lumber yard and sawmill. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts a sawmill, possibly Lakeland Sawmill, in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts a pulpmill, likely Northwood, in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.
Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.
Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C, identified by the beehive burners; the one with white smoke belonged to Pas Lumber Co. which was bought out by Lakeland in 1987.
Image depicts the Prince George Sawmill from the Northwood Bridge.
Image depicts a bee-hive burner beside a rail-road track at an unidentified mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a sawmill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a large, old piece of machinery, possibly some form of mining or prospecting equipment; it is located in Quesnelle Forks, B.C.
Image depicts a large, old piece of machinery, possibly some form of mining or prospecting equipment; it is located in Quesnelle Forks, B.C.
Image depicts a large, old piece of machinery, possibly some form of mining or prospecting equipment; it is located in Quesnelle Forks, B.C.
Image depicts a large, old piece of machinery, possibly some form of mining or prospecting equipment; it is located in Quesnelle Forks, B.C.
Image depicts several unknown individuals present as a piece of machinery is used to assist in the mining of gold at Mosquito Creek in Wells, B.C.
Image depicts a man using a piece of machinery for the mining of gold at Mosquito Creek in Wells, B.C.
Image depicts a view of the Dunkley Lumber Mill in Strathnaver, B.C.
Image depicts the BCR, as well as the Dunkley Lumber Mill, in Strathnaver, B.C.