Photograph depicts a man standing in a valley. Treed hills in background ; wild grasses in foreground. Reads on verso as follows : "Looking up the valley from the southern boundary showing the level nature of land, light growth, and rich wild grasses growing on it."
Photograph depicts crowd and horses gathered in front of street building with the sign "The Northern Lumber Co Ltd." Handwritten annotation on verso “Second St., South Fort George, 1912".
Photograph depicts a view of a snow-covered lake, with trees in foreground and treed hills in background. Reads on verso as follows : "West Lake looking North (3)".
Consists of 1 plan entitled "Plan of Subdivision of S.W. 1/4, D.L. 4041 : Cariboo District," surveyed and signed by P.A. Landry, of South Fort George.
Photograph depicts street corner view of Hotel Fort George with people and utility pole in foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso “Hotel Fort George Central Fort George 1913".
Landscape with stumps, and roadbed with small (railroad?) track in foreground. River crosses midground, trees and sky in background. Men can be seen standing on far right on raised roadbed.
Early spring landscape with roadbed and track in foreground, river in midground, and hill in background. Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 4-20-13”.
Winter landscape taken from behind railroad track. Cleared land in foreground, buildings in midground, low hills in background. Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 3-15-14”.
Winter landscape taken from behind railroad track. Cleared land in foreground, buildings in midground, low hills in background. Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 3-15-14”.
Photograph depicts hotel on corner of street, crowd and cars in foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso “Albert Johnson’s 'Northern Hotel' South Fort George 1914".
Photograph depicts man holding what is believed to be a large sturgeon fish hanging from pole in front of tent. Handwritten annotation on verso: “Ivor B. Guest, at Thomas Creek, 1914".
Colour-coded map depicting lands open for preemption, in “University Reserve,” or reserved for public auction. Depicts land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes.
Photograph depicts crowd, horses, tents and flag pole in foreground with buildings and trees in background. Annotation on verso: “Fourth Fall Fair Prince George, Sept 1915".
Colour-coded map depicting lands open for pre-emption, lands in “University Reserve,” and lands reserved for public auction. Depicts land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, and game reserves.
Regional map depicting land recording divisions, communities, bodies of water, transport routes, elevation, and lighthouses.
Item is a photograph of a team of horses pulling a tanker.
Topographic map depicting regions, communities, unexplored areas, bodies of water, transport routes, and glaciers.
Merville was created as a land settlement scheme for WW I returned soldiers initiated by the provincial government in 1919.
Item 1: Settlement Committee Minute book, 1919-1922. Item 2: Lists of Land Settlement Board settlers and the order in which they drew their allotments, 1919. Item 3: Accounts for community events, 1935-1945. Item 4: Merville Committee minutes, 1936-1937.
Photograph depicts tall building standing alone on street. Stage coach in left foreground, unidentified man in right foreground. Handwritten annotation on recto: "BANK OF MONTREAL PRINCE GEORGE. B.C. PHOTO. I.B. GUEST.", on verso: “Bank of Montreal, 3rd & Quebec, Prince George. Built in 1919".
Typed annotation on recto: "Old Hudson Bay Company storhouse [sic] at Fort St. James, B.C." Cow grazing in front of a large, white, two-story building with a ladder on its roof. Wood fence, smaller second building, and forest hillside can be seen in background.
Typed annotation on recto: "Stuart Lake B.C." Man standing in water close to cliff which is reflected in water on right. Hills on opposite shore can be seen in background.
Typed annotation on recto: "Indian papoose at Fort St. James Stuart Lake, B.C." Child, wrapped in plaid blanket, being carried on back of woman in a field, other people in background.
Close up of Elder First Nations woman in front of unidentified building. Typed annotation on recto: "Carrier Indian Squaw at Tachi Village Stuart Lake Section - B.C."
Typed annotation on recto: "Fishing action - Stuart Lake, B.C." Two men fishing in a canoe, with one fish caught in net. Hillside in background. It is speculated that the seated man with fish may be Vivian Grey.
Typed annotation on recto: "Our guide captures a baby moose Stuart Lake, B.C." Man stands with calf in arms among forest trees.