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1945 - 1946 (Creation)
- Creator
- John Hart Highway
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Physical description
73 photographs : b&w
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Administrative history
This 405 km long stretch of Highway 97, named for former British Columbia Premier John Hart, begins at Prince George, traveling for 152 km north through the small hamlet of Summit Lake, which is situated at the Continental Divide, as well as, through Crooked River Provincial Park, Bear Lake and McLeod Lake, to its intersection with Highway 39. It then journeys northeast another 150 km through the Continental Divide at which point the time zone changes from Pacific Time to Mountain Time. After emerging from the Pine Pass, the highway intersects with Highway 29 at the town of Chetwynd. After a trek of another 97 km east, the Hart Highway terminates at Dawson Creek, BC.
Custodial history
Photograph collection was transferred from the Royal British Columbia Museum Corporation (formerly B.C. Archives) to the Northern BC Archives & Special Collections in March 2005.
Scope and content
Collection consists of 73 photographs featuring the construction of the John Hart Highway in Prince George, BC from 1945-1946. Images depict construction, machinery, workers, bunkhouses, persons, wildlife, and buildings all associated with this construction project around the Summit Lake region of the city.
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Physical condition
Photographs are in overall good condition; however they are glued (2-3 to a page) to 3-hole loose leaf lined sheets with reinforced holes.
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English
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Location of originals
Northern BC Archives & Special Collections
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Personal or academic use of photographic materials is welcomed under the standard fair use and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.
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Many of the photographs in this collection have associated handwritten annotations.