Long, rolled, hand-drawn map of Babine Lake and adjacent waters, with cabins and settlements marked along the lakeshore. It is decorated with illustrations of local plants and wildlife. Kelly's and Kawerninski's cabins are located side by side near a cabin marked 'Patrick' (far left side). The map …
The map was hand-drawn by Louise Kelly of Grand Forks, B.C., who formerly owned a cabin on Babine Lake.
Custodial History
Map was gifted by Louise Kelly to former neighbour Dr. Michael Kawerninski for disposal. It was donated to the museum by Kawerninski on September 22nd 2020 and accessioned on September 23rd.
Scope and Content
Long, rolled, hand-drawn map of Babine Lake and adjacent waters, with cabins and settlements marked along the lakeshore. It is decorated with illustrations of local plants and wildlife. Kelly's and Kawerninski's cabins are located side by side near a cabin marked 'Patrick' (far left side). The map is drawn on light brown paper encased in protective plastic.
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.
Scope and Content
Photo of a beach at Red Bluff Provincial Park, located on the western shore of Babine Lake between Topley Landing and Granisle.
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 the annual kids' summer party at Tukii Lodge, located at Smithers Landing on Babine Lake. The party had a Halloween theme despite taking place in July.
Photo was submitted to the Interior News by Susie Hooper in 2002. 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 the annual kids' summer party at Tukii Lodge, located at Smithers Landing on Babine Lake. The party had a Halloween theme despite taking place in July.
Arrangement
Item was found in an envelope with other submitted photographs. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.
Photo of three people fishing in a boat at Red Bluff Provincial Park, located between Topley Landing and Granisle on the western shores of Babine Lake.
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.
Scope and Content
Photo of three people fishing in a boat at Red Bluff Provincial Park, located between Topley Landing and Granisle on the western shores of Babine Lake.
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 a small fishing boat on Babine Lake, in front of two massive rocks. Taken at Red Bluff Provincial Park, located between Topley Landing and Granisle on the western shores of Babine Lake.
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.
Scope and Content
Photo of a small fishing boat on Babine Lake, in front of two massive rocks. Taken at Red Bluff Provincial Park, located between Topley Landing and Granisle on the western shores of Babine Lake.
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.
File contains slides taken in Smithers, Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Telkwa, Vanderhoof, and Houston. Photos include Telkwa Mountains, Hudson Bay Mountain, Lake Kathlyn, Bulkely River, the visitor centre in Houston, Monti Braun carvings in Houston, Ootsa Lake, Burns Lake Museum, Babine Lake, and Vander…
Slides were originally donated to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives, and those unrelated to the Prince Rupert area were then transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum Archives
Scope and Content
File contains slides taken in Smithers, Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Telkwa, Vanderhoof, and Houston. Photos include Telkwa Mountains, Hudson Bay Mountain, Lake Kathlyn, Bulkely River, the visitor centre in Houston, Monti Braun carvings in Houston, Ootsa Lake, Burns Lake Museum, Babine Lake, and Vanderhoof Museum.
Donor information unknown. Map was kept on top of the map cabinet in the vault for an unknown period of time and left unaccessioned during the 2016-2018 archival reorganization. It was finally accessioned in early September 2020.
Scope and Content
Item is an undated map of Babine Lake and its adjacent waters. Map is long and dull yellow in colour.
Back row, left to right: Reverand C. Motte (Smithers United Church minister), Frank Watson, Jim Arnold, Slim Goodacre, Art Capling, Spike Arnold, George Anderson, Jim Davidson.
Middle: Mrs. Jim Capling, Mrs. C. Motte.
Front row: Joe Kelly, Jim Peterson, Dave Oulton, George Ford, Bill Kilpatrick.
Noted that Alan Kilpatrick is missing from the photo.
Only a modern photocopy of this photo exists in the museum's collection.
Dates based on Madison Plow Company operations, as per http://www.historicmadison.org/Madison%27s%20Past/Places/Walking%20Tours/IndustrialTour2.html (accessed November 2017).
Description
Metal wrench. One end has one head that is 2.8cm wide, the other end has two heads, each approximately 2cm wide. "G70" stamped on one side.
History Of Use
G70 wrench is listed in Madison Plow Company for their wood and steel frame transplanters, cultivators, planters, and disc harrows. It is only one of two wrenches that have been attributed to the Madison Plow Company. (Source: http://www.wrenchingnews.com/sell-page/sell.html, accessed November 2017).
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