This Collection consists of photographs documenting early development of the Central Interior including such subjects as: homesteading, railway construction, packing & freighting, modes and routes of transportation, schools, mercantile development, leisurely activities, sports, natural resource development and exploitation, political movements, town-site development and policing. This collection also provides a look at history of the Taylor-Baxter Family - a long time pioneering family of this region, including: A.K. & Lillian Bourchier; Hugh & Hermina "Minnie" (nee Wessel) Taylor and family; Herbert & Sarah (nee Wessel) Glassey; and Bob & Violet (nee Taylor) Baxter and family.
Prince George, BC
2269 Archival description results for Prince George, BC
Videotape contains footage of the construction site of the Teaching and Learning Centre and the announcement by Gordan Campbell of the new building. Include footage of Campbell's speech and an interview with Ian Carter (CPV Group Architects).
Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston with the teaching staff of the Prince George Junior Senior High School in 1946. Mr. Williston is seated front row centre.
Subseries consists of television recordings of UNBC news collected by the UNBC Office of Communications.
Videotape contains footage of: 22-Feb-07 - Terahertz research; Bruce Sutherland; Matt Reid (Physics); Carrier Lumber
Series contains textual material and publications related to UNBC's history.
Series consists of invitations, cards, news releases, and other textual material collected or created by the UNBC Office of Development.
Series consists of reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual material collected or created by the UNBC Office of Communications.
File consists of thank you cards from the UNBC Office of Development.
Photograph depicts a small cluster of buildings near the river bank.
File consists of a report by IFS "Pulp Chips From Sawmill and Logging Waste" accompanied by letter from Dr. Jago.
File contains a photocopy of the BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Aleza Lake Research Forest: 'A Rich Past and a Bright Future' Provincial Colleges Tour" from June 1991.
This photograph album consists of photographs of members of both the Baxter and Taylor families including (the Baxters): Violet (nee Taylor) Allan, Fred, Dick, Edna, Harriet and Bob Baxter; Bea (nee Baxter) Skaret and Margaret (nee Baxter) Lund; and (the Taylors): Hermina, Ellen, Lucy, Arthur (and Art's wife and son), Virginia, Tom, and Hugh Taylor. Identified geographic locations include Summit Lake, Mud River, California, Cottonwood River, Cluculz Lake, and Prince George. Subjects identified in this album include: family gatherings, picnics, automobiles, working horse team, snowshoeing, landscape vistas, and a King George V Elementary School class photo. Textual items include two booklets and a brochure.
Baxter, VioletFile consists of one VHS tape showing the building of the Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George. Video has no sound.
The Canada Chart depicts Canadian federal and provincial and government information and graphics.
Videocassette is a recording of the Carrier-Sekani Genealogy Presentation at UNBC on October 7, 1997, filmed by UNBC Communications.
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, including railway trackage.
Item is an original typescript prepared by Mrs. Frances Gibbins of Prince George entitled "The Cultural Life of Prince George". The report was prepared as a presentation to Dr. John B. Macdonald, President of the University of British Columbia, on behalf of the Board of School Trustees of School District No. 57 (Prince George). Includes details about music, drama, painting, and arts facilities in Prince George in the 1960s.
File contains an original copy of a BC Forest Service publication entitled "The Development of the Spruce-Balsam Type in the Aleza Lake Experimental Forest" by A.R. Fraser and J.L. Alexander.
Videotape contains footage of: 23-Mar-03 - people reading The Forgotten North / 23-Mar-03 - a northern BC mayor talks about changes in local governance and role of UNBC - Northup, Brian
Produced and directed by Alf Burton. Musical direction by Catherine Moonie. Performances at Duchess Park Junior High School Auditorium, December 9-12, 1959.
File consists of an edition of the publication "The Greening of Canada: Federal Institutions and Decisions" that was used to research for "Virtual Clearcut".
File consists of an edition of the publication "The Last Great Forest: Japanese Multinationals and Alberta's Northern Forests" that was used to research for "Virtual Clearcut".
A VHS tape containing "The Mark of Progress" film created by the British Columbia Forest Service and first played for a live audience in 1959 in Prince George, BC.
Produced and directed by Alf Burton. Musical direction by Catherine Moonie. Performances at Duchess Park Junior High School Auditorium, March 5-7, 1959.
File consists of issues of "The Northern Voice" UNBC Northern Studies Program newsletter. Includes:
- February, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- March, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- May, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- September, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- October, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- December, 2008 Edition (Print and digital)
- January, 2009 Edition (Print and digital)
- May, 2009 Edition (Print and digital)
- September, 2009 Edition (Print and digital)
- November, 2009 Edition (Print and digital)
- March, 2010 Edition (Print and digital)
- October, 2010 Edition (Print and digital)
- January, 2011 Edition (Print and digital)
- September, 2011 Edition (Print and digital)
- February, 2012 Edition (Print and digital)
- September, 2012 Edition (Print and digital)
- February, 2013 Edition (Print and digital)
- March 2014 Edition (Digital)
- January 2016 Edition (Digital)
- January 2017 Edition (Digital)
- November 2018 Edition (Digital)
- March 2019 Edition (Digital)
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, with annotations by Davies to emphasize locations of rail lines.
Photograph depicts the old post office and federal government building at 1299 3rd Avenue prior to the coat of arms removal. Annotation on verso: "fed. govt bldg, (post office), c. 1990, before, coat of arms, removal".
Videotape contains footage of: 1-Mar-04 - The Poetry Train - presented by the English program - Howarth, John; Budde, Rob / 15-Feb-05 - The Northern BC economy - shot for Global - Bowles, Paul; Sutherland, Bruce
Stern wheelers “Operator” and “Conveyor” in dock. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Operator” and “Conveyer” at Fort George, B.C. No. 107.”
This photograph album consists of images pertaining to early settlements, bridges, riverboats, railways, cross-land travel companies, and family and social life including portraits and such events as cross country skiing, picnics, family gatherings, basketball team photos, masquerade dances, dramatic plays, hockey games and team dinners. Identified individuals include: the Tillicums, Bill Bennett, Jean Caux, Frank Johnstron, the Taylor Family (Hermina, Hugh, Ellen, Violet, Lucy, Dixon, Arthur, Virginia, Tom and Hugh Jr.), H.G.T. Perry, Betty Angus, Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Davis. Identified geographic locations include: South Fort George, Prince George, Hagwilget Bridge, Walcott, Prince Rupert, Finlay River Rapids, Lulu Island, Ashcroft, Skeena River, Nechako River, Bulkley River, Kispiox and Hazelton.
This file also contains a one way Canadian National Railways ticket in the name of Miss V.B. (Violet Bourchier) Taylor to travel from Prince Rupert to Vancouver in July 1927.
Taylor, HughFile contains a 'The Wheel Thang' t-shirt, created for the promotion of the event.
File consists of an edition of the publication "Think Wood!" that was used to research for "Virtual Clearcut".
Photo depicts a street perspective of Third Ave., in Prince George, BC, ca. 1950. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso of postcard reads: “You will undoubtedly notice that there are no tall buildings. I don’t think that there is one building in Prince George that is even five stories tall.”
Street level photo of Third Avenue in Prince George. Visible businesses include "Cut Rate Grocery" and "C.N.R. Cafe." Printed annotation on recto reads: "3rd Ave. Prince George."
Image depicts 3rd Ave in Prince George, B.C. Map coordinates 53°55'01.9"N 122°44'48.7"W
Photograph taken from the intersection of 3rd Avenue and an unidentified street. Visible businesses include "Ben Baird The Smart Shop" and "C.N.R. Cafe." Printed annotation on recto reads: "3rd Ave. PR. George, B.C."
File consists of an edition of the publication "Timber Rights and Forest Policy in British Columbia" that was used to research for "Virtual Clearcut".
Videocassette contains footage of a roast for Tom Steadman, one of the founders of UNBC.
File consists of an edition of the publication "Too Good to be True: Alcan's Kemano Completion Project" that was used to research for "Virtual Clearcut".
Videocassette contains raw footage of a tour of the UNBC campus construction site with Geoffrey Weller and interviews with Unknown, Professor Doug Baker (Environmental Planning), Sheena Trimble (International Programs), Joann Alison (Masters of International Studies), and Rabia Chung (Masters of Political Science).
Videocassette contains raw footage of a standup providing a tour of the university campus, a demonstration of Mosaic software for accessing resources via the internet in the UNBC library, shots of Canfor mills in Prince George, shots of Northern Mountain Helicopters, and aerial footage of Prince George and UNBC.
Image depicts a tractor with a claw lifting logs at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
File consists of trail maps and recreation guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Maps include:
- British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide
- Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited Forest Operations Recreation Map
- Provincial Parks of Northern British Columbia
- Visitor's Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
- Visitors Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
- Mackenzie Forest District Recreation Map
- Dawson Creek Forest District Recreation Map
- Morice Forest District Recreation Map
- Fort St. James Forest District Recreation Map
- Lakes Forest District Recreation Map
- Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map
- Lakes District Visitors Map
- Prince George Forest District Recreation Map
- Vanderhoof Forest District Recreation Map
- Fort St. John Forest District Recreation Map
- Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map (East)
- Robson Valley Forest District Recreation Map
- Fort Nelson Forest District Recreation Map
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: Valemount - Blue River
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: McBride - Goat River
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: Prince George West
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: Moberly - Sukunka
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: Nation - Takla
- Forest Service Recreation Sites: Murrat - Kiskatinaw
- Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1987-1988)
- Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1997)
- The Bobtail Forest Service Road Tour
- Forest Recreation Map: Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited
- Forest Operations Recreation Map: Northwood pulp and timber limited
- Forest Service: Recreation Sites Williston/Mackenzie
- Forest Service Recreation Sites Prince George West
- The Official Prince George Tourist Street Map
- Ecological Reserves in British Columbia (July 1990)
- Prince George Forest District map (April 1990) with annotations regarding trials.
Image depicts trailer homes in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a trailer park by either the Fraser or Nechako River in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts mobile homes for sale on Cowart Road looking northeast with Simon Fraser Bridge in background. Map coordinates 53°52'39.3"N 122°46'13.1"W
Image depicts what is possibly a train fuelling station at the GTP Roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts what is possibly a train fuelling station at the GTP Roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts what is possibly a train fueling station at the GTP Roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.