Transportation and Utilities

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  • Act of means of transporting from one place to another
  • Act of means of providing water, power, sewage, etc. to communities
  • Facilities and infrastructures (eg. harbours, highways, airports, hydroelectric projects)
  • Vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, equipment, ships and boats, ferries
  • Accidents (eg. highway crashes, derailments, air crashes, ship wrecks)
  • Rescue services (eg. towing, coast guard)
  • Businesses and corporations (eg. motor associations)
  • Professional organizations and unions
  • SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Industries; Military

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          184 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

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          2011.3.2.13 · Item · 1921
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Boardwalk in foreground, buildings and roads in mid ground, cut banks in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C. 1921 by Moore”. Handwritten annotation in ink on verso reads: “The Netchaco river is between the mountain and the city and the C.N.R. runs along the river bank nearest the city. This picture is taken looking north.”

          2011.3.2.05 · Item · 1913
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Lofty view of South Fort George, river and treed hills in the background. Printed annotation on verso reads: “South Fort George - 1913.” Handwritten message on recto is addressed to “Ethel M. Heurris Norton Maps Bristol County" reads: "11-1-13 an excellent view of south Fort George taken recently. Power Station at cross near water. This does not give all the south residence view. Population approx 1500”.

          Tree Cutter
          2012.13.1.122.26 · Item · May 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a thick log still attached to the machine that cut it down. It is located somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

          Transportation
          2012.13.2.15 · Subseries · 1970-2010
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding transportation. Includes notes and research on airplanes, specifically Prince George aviation and the Junkers aircraft named "The City of Prince George"; highway transportation; the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; ferry boat service including the Fraser River Fort George ferry, the Isle Pierre ferry, and the Miworth ferry; the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line; the British Columbia Railway; and the Canadian National Railway. Also includes essays and typed documents on railway history in Prince George.

          Trains and People
          2012.13.1.19.07 · Item · 1979
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a train and a group of unknown individuals at the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

          2011.12.01 · Item · ca. 1950
          Part of Giscome, BC Historical Photograph collection

          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.”

          2006.9.11 · File · c.1977
          Part of Bob Harkins fonds

          File consists of 1 audiocassette of people interviewed by Bob Harkins. Side A consists of interviews with Bill Jones of the Fort George Railway Society, Walter Gill formerly of the BC Provincial Police, and Bob Sebastian, of the Carrier First Nation. Side B consists of interviews with Ella Fry, a trapper from Valemount and Prince George boxer Harold Mann.

          2009.5.4.60 · Item · May 1981
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Julian Fry reminisces on his early life and acquaintances in Prince George during his work along the Blackwater Road in the early 1920's. Some notable references include: Blackwater Road, C.F.S. Baldy Hughes, Bill Comstock, Tom Cornell, Duncan MacKenzie, Ernest Levesque, [?] Hathaway, [?] Nelson, Ed and Julia Erickson, Blackwater Telegraph Station, Everett Vandenburg, and [?] Mackenzie.

          Suspended Trailer
          2012.13.1.122.09 · Item · Oct. 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a trailer for a logging truck suspended off the ground by a wooden structure. This is used to load the trailer onto the back of the truck. The name on the truck says "Rormarniewich Trucking Ltd."

          Street in Prince George, BC
          2011.3.2.14 · Item · [ca. 1920]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Street scene in Prince George B.C. Several Union Jack flags are visible and there is a celebration banner at the end of the street. Long shadows in photo indicate summer (perhaps Dominion Day?). River in foreground, railroad and city in mid ground and hill in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Prince George. B.C.”

          Skiers and a Car
          2012.13.1.129.14 · Item · 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a vehicle and a large group of skiers somewhere on Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.

          2013.6.36.1.153.03 · Item · [June 1996]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at the Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd, Prince George. Visible is a General Motors switcher, built in 1959. Aqcuired in 1981. Its sister locomotive had just returned from some major servicing at CN shops in P.G. Built in 1954 and acquired in 1989. Would not be used until business picked up. Pulp trade in world doldrums at the time the photograph was taken.

          Private rail/road bridge
          2013.6.36.1.153.04 · Item · [June 1996]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a private rail/road bridge built to serve Northwood Pulp and Timber, Ltd. Crossing Fraser River. Looking west, towards the mill. On private Northwood trackage.

          2000.13.1.115.2 · Item · 1958.
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

          Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

          2000.13.1.115.1 · Item · 1958.
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret arriving by Canadian Air Forces jet at Prince George. Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross is walking beside the Princess.

          Originally mounted on a poster with photographs 115, 115.2, 115.3.

          Prince George to Tete Jaune
          2011.3.4.14 · Item · [ca. 1901-1915]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Stern wheeler in river. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Prince George to Tete Jaune” Hand written message in ink on verso is addressed to “Mademoiselle Elisabeth Joliet, Terrguy – Les Dijore Cote a Or France”