Collection 2005.3 - John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

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Title proper

John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

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  • Graphic material

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2005.3

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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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(1945 - )

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.

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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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

    Location of originals

    Northern BC Archives & Special Collections

    Availability of other formats

    Tiffs & Jpegs

    Restrictions on access

    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.

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