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P.E. Sands and E.S. Peters in Prince George
- Date Range
- July 27, 1930
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of P.E. Sands and Prince George sheriff E.S. Peters seated in the car that made the first automobile trip to Hazelton in 1911.
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Creator
- Ashael Curtis
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P5305
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph; b&w
- Scan Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Date Range
- July 27, 1930
- History / Biographical
- The Golden Twilight Caravan drove from Seattle to Hazelton over the summer of 1930 in order to advocate the creation of an Alaska-Yukon-Pacific highway. The trip was led by P.E. Sands, head of the Sands Motor Company, in the same Studebaker car he had driven from Seattle to Hazelton in 1911.
- Custodial History
- No donor information known; possibly acquired around 2009-2012.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of P.E. Sands and Prince George sheriff E.S. Peters seated in the car that made the first automobile trip to Hazelton in 1911.
- Geographic Access
- Prince George, B.C.
- Notes
- "Sheriff E.S. Peters of Prince George, B.C., riding with Mr. P.E. Sands of Seattle in the old E.M.F. that made the first automobile trip to Hazelton, B.C. in August 1911. It was a happy reunion when the two old friends met again the other day - this time Mr. Sands bringing with him, besides the old car, a brand new 1930 model. City Hall of Prince George in background."
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Less detail