Photo of the freshly-repainted Driftwood School with Jim Konefal on the roof and Des Hollox in the doorway. The painting was done by the Driftwood School Restoration Committee (part of the Glenwood Hall Association), who aimed to preserve the building as a museum.
Photo was taken by Interior News staff in September 1990. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Found in collections and accessioned in January 2021.
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Photo of the freshly-repainted Driftwood School with Jim Konefal on the roof and Des Hollox in the doorway. The painting was done by the Driftwood School Restoration Committee (part of the Glenwood Hall Association), who aimed to preserve the building as a museum.
Group photo of Driftwood School students. Identified are (l-r): Back row: [?], [Rosemarie Quinn?], Betty Bruce; Middle row: Eddie Walton, [?], Vic Peterson, [Lyle Flint?], George Holland; Front row: David Holland, Pearl Flint, Carol Schroeder, Betty Flint, Rosemarie Walton, Ward Fletcher.
Item was donated to the museum at some point before 2005, when it was scanned. In November 2018, two oral history interviews were held with Ron Gilbert, Janice Gilbert, Tony L'Orsa and assistant curator Erik Holdijk, in which information about the photographs was provided. Photos were formally accessioned and given database entries in May 2020.
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Group photo of Driftwood School students. Identified are (l-r): Back row: [?], [Rosemarie Quinn?], Betty Bruce; Middle row: Eddie Walton, [?], Vic Peterson, [Lyle Flint?], George Holland; Front row: David Holland, Pearl Flint, Carol Schroeder, Betty Flint, Rosemarie Walton, Ward Fletcher.
Information on photo provided from oral history interview and from database record of P6216. This record identifies the first person in the back row as Wally Walton, but this cannot be accurate as this person is a girl. Ron Gilbert named Wally Walton and [Royal Learney?] as being in the photo, but did not identify who was who.
Group photo of Driftwood School students and their teacher, James Clarke (or Charles Clarke?). Back row, l-r: George Holland, Ward Fletcher, David Hickmore ?, David Holland, Thomas Hickmore ?, Eddy Walton. Front row, l-r: Gerda Walton, Rosemary Walton, Pearl Flint, Carol Schroeder, Iona Marko, Bett…
Item was donated to the museum at some point before 2005, when it was scanned. In November 2018, two oral history interviews were held with Ron Gilbert, Janice Gilbert, Tony L'Orsa and assistant curator Erik Holdijk, in which information about the photographs was provided. Photos were formally accessioned and given database entries in May 2020.
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Group photo of Driftwood School students and their teacher, James Clarke (or Charles Clarke?). Back row, l-r: George Holland, Ward Fletcher, David Hickmore ?, David Holland, Thomas Hickmore ?, Eddy Walton. Front row, l-r: Gerda Walton, Rosemary Walton, Pearl Flint, Carol Schroeder, Iona Marko, Betty Flint.
Information on photo provided from oral history interview and e-mail from Tony L'Orsa in November 2020. Others named as being in the photo but not identified are Wally Walton and possibly the Hickmore children.
Front Row: Billie McRae, Joe McPhee, Bill Westle, Jack Oliarny
Identified (l-r):
Middle Row: Agnes Peterson, Ronnie Gilbert, Alma Peterson, Doris Oliarny, Mabel Oliarny (in front of Doris Oliarny), Helen Oulton, Irene Oulton (in front of Helen Oulton), Erin Peterson, Clara Bateson, Grace McPhee, Mrs. Bateson, Gertie Bateson (in front of Mrs. Bateson)
Front Row: Gladys Gilbert, [Claudia Newell?], Louise Gilbert, Joan Howell, Evelyn Newell, Kathleen Downey, Esme Ponder, Jack Downey, Lars Ponder, Willie Newell, Frank [Tinney?], Irene [Tinney?]
Photo was taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the Interior News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.
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Photo of Smithers resident Harry Houlden horse logging in the Driftwood area.
Arrangement
Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.
Photo of equestrians Jane Lloyd-Smith (in red) and John and Wendy Perry at a mock fox hunt held in the Driftwood Hills. Fifteen riders attended this event, at which Lloyd-Smith played the role of the 'fox'.
Photo was originally taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.
Scope and Content
Photo of equestrians Jane Lloyd-Smith (in red) and John and Wendy Perry at a mock fox hunt held in the Driftwood Hills. Fifteen riders attended this event, at which Lloyd-Smith played the role of the 'fox'.
Arrangement
Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.
Photo of equestrian Jane Lloyd-Smith sounding a horn during a mock fox hunt held in the Driftwood Hills. Fifteen riders attended this event, at which Lloyd-Smith played the role of the 'fox'.
Photo was originally taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.
Scope and Content
Photo of equestrian Jane Lloyd-Smith sounding a horn during a mock fox hunt held in the Driftwood Hills. Fifteen riders attended this event, at which Lloyd-Smith played the role of the 'fox'.
Arrangement
Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.
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