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2 oxen pulling load during construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions1106
- Date Range
- 1912
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Other Title Info
- Title based on photograph contents and descriptions on the backside of postcard.
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P0343
- Accession No.
- 1979.7.284
- Physical Description
- 1 postcard: sepia; 14 x 8cm.
- Scan Resolution
- 96dpi
- Negative Number
- F36
- Date Range
- 1912
- Notes
- Photograph has been glued onto a postcard. Written on back "Freight team during construction O.X 1912". Negative copy also available.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Images
50,000 U.S. gallon water tank map, forms for pedestals
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7074
- Date Range
- April 21, 1913
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- architectural drawing
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- J. G. Legrand
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S3
- File No.
- OS 27
- Item No.
- 2017.22.3
- Accession No.
- 2017.22
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Material Details
- Scale 3/4 inch: 1 foot
- Date Range
- April 21, 1913
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
50,000 U.S. gallon water tank map, foundation plan
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7072
- Date Range
- April 14, 1913
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- architectural drawing
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- J. G. Legrand
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S3
- File No.
- OS 27
- Item No.
- 2017.22.1
- Accession No.
- 2017.22
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Material Details
- Scale 3/8 inch: 1 foot
- Date Range
- April 14, 1913
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
50,000 U.S. gallon water tank map, foundation plan
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7073
- Date Range
- April 21, 1913
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- architectural drawing
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- J. G. Legrand
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S3
- File No.
- OS 27
- Item No.
- 2017.22.2
- Accession No.
- 2017.22
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Material Details
- Scale 3/4 inch: 1 foot
- Date Range
- April 21, 1913
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
50,000 U.S. gallon water tank map, steam heating system
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7075
- Date Range
- May 12, 1914
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- architectural drawing
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- J. G. Legrand
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S3
- File No.
- OS 27
- Item No.
- 2017.22.4
- Accession No.
- 2017.22
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Material Details
- Scale 1/4 inch: 1 foot
- Scale 1/2 inch: 1 foot
- Date Range
- May 12, 1914
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
50,000 U.S. gallon water tank map, water heating system
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7076
- Date Range
- May 12, 1914
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- architectural drawing
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- J. G. Legrand
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S3
- File No.
- OS 27
- Item No.
- 2017.22.5
- Accession No.
- 2017.22
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Material Details
- Scale 1/4 inch: 1 foot
- Date Range
- May 12, 1914
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Administrative
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions5341
- Date Range
- [1910-1922], 1950
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Series includes records related to the administrative activities of the GTP Railway in Smithers, B.C. The series contains time books, distribution of labour procedure, table of spirals used on Mountain Division, an engineer trip ticket booklet, and a booklet on interior pole location and function.
- Collection
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- BF2
- Series No.
- S1
- Accession No.
- 1971.35
- 1978.7
- 1981.41
- 1989.14
- Physical Description
- 19 cm of textual records
- Date Range
- [1910-1922], 1950
- Scope and Content
- Series includes records related to the administrative activities of the GTP Railway in Smithers, B.C. The series contains time books, distribution of labour procedure, table of spirals used on Mountain Division, an engineer trip ticket booklet, and a booklet on interior pole location and function.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Alexander Roy McDonell
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions5380
- Date Range
- [1910-1960]
- Collection
- McDonell Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- GMD
- textual record
- graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Records primarily reflect McDonell’s time as a Fisheries Inspector and include correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, tax records and photographs. This series also includes records collected by McDonell, which pertain to his son, John Donald McDonell. These records include photographs and c…
- Collection
- McDonell Family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Fonds No.
- PF12
- Series No.
- S1
- Accession No.
- 1984.3
- 1990.105
- 2009.22
- 2017.5
- 2017.46
- Physical Description
- 12.5 cm of textual records
- 11 b&w photographs
- Date Range
- [1910-1960]
- History / Biographical
- Alexander Roy McDonell (Jr.) was born in Orillia, Ontarion on January 2nd, 1885, to parents Alexander Roy McDonell (Sr.) and Catherine Campbell. While McDonell first worked as a teacher in Ontario, he decided to move west to pursue other career options, moving to Hazelton, B.C., around 1910. Once in Hazelton, McDonell played for the Hazelton Hockey Team (1912-1913) and coached the Hazelton Baseball Team (1913), while also working as a timekeeper for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway near Hazelton. He later pursued work as a prospector, working in the Rocher de Boule Mine. He returned to Ontario briefly to marry his fiancée, Nellie Geneveive Cavanagh (born January 4, 1886) and together they moved back to Hazelton, B.C. On August 21, 1921, their son John (aka Jack) Donald McDonell was born. On June 8, 1923, the McDonells prematurely lost their daughter, May Geneveive McDonell, one day after her birth. Nellie passed away shortly after, leaving Roy to raise his then two-year old son, John. Thus, McDonell asked his sister, Margaret, a music teacher, to move to Hazelton to help care for his son. Roy McDonell was heavily involved in the local sports teams, coaching hockey teams and umpiring baseball games. He also worked as a fisheries inspector for the Department of Fisheries in Smithers, B.C. until his retirement around 1948. In May 16, 1943, McDonell’s son, John, was killed in a flying accident while serving as a pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) in Scotland. On January 1, 1963, McDonell passed away in Smithers, B.C.
- Scope and Content
- Records primarily reflect McDonell’s time as a Fisheries Inspector and include correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, tax records and photographs. This series also includes records collected by McDonell, which pertain to his son, John Donald McDonell. These records include photographs and correspondence. Photographs depict Roy and John together, John in the R.C.A.F. and John’s funeral and grave.
- Arrangement
- Files 10 and 11 held numerous receipts kept by Roy McDonell. Considering the repetition of purchases and volume of such records, a sample of was taken and the rest destroyed. As well, files 10 and 11 contain tax records related to properties held in Mary McDonell’s name. However, these are arranged under Roy McDonell as the records seem to have been collected and held by him.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
"Bannockburn" unloading at Prince Rupert, B.C.
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions2240
- Date Range
- September 1910
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P1479
- Accession No.
- 1987.1.16
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph: sepia; 24 x 19 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 96 dpi
- Date Range
- September 1910
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Prince Rupert, B.C.
- Notes
- 1 photograph: b&w; 17.5 x 12.5 cm; reprint from original sepia which is badly damagesd Workers unloading steel rails at the docks in Prince Rupert, 6000 tons of rail and enough for 240 miles of railroad. Info written on back in pencil. Also noted "Property G.T.P." Freighter name: "Bannockburn" Date and cargo confirmed by Sept. 19, 1910 edition of "The Prince Rupert Optimist" on front page.
- Negative copy also available.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Images
"Big Mud Slide, G.T.P.R., South Hazelton"
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions2838
- Date Range
- April 1913
- Collection
- P2467-P2524
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- P2467-P2524
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Creator
- William Walter Wrathall
- Item No.
- P2484
- Accession No.
- 1983.15.1
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w; 3 x 3.8 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 600 dpi
- Date Range
- April 1913
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Hazelton, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Images
Blast along the Skeena River.
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions1256
- Date Range
- [190-?]
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Other Title Info
- Title based on photograph contents.
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P0494
- Accession No.
- 1979.7.440
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b & w; 24 x 15cm.
- Negative Number
- None
- Date Range
- [190-?]
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Skeena River
- Notes
- Written on front 'A big blast G.T.P.R. Skeena River.'
- Photo is a modern reprint
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Images
Blueprint map showing main travelled waterways North of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions6901
- Collection
- Cronin Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Other Title Info
- Range 5 coast district B.C.
- Creator
- S.C. Weston
- Fonds No.
- PF11
- File No.
- OS 15
- Item No.
- 1985.1.39
- Accession No.
- 1985.1
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch: 4 miles
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Bridge across Bulkley River
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions3116
- Date Range
- ca 1913
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Other Title Info
- Title based on caption written on negative.
- Creator
- William Walter Wrathall
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P2764
- Accession No.
- 1983.16.1
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w; 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 96 dpi
- Negative Number
- F234
- Date Range
- ca 1913
- History / Biographical
- Actual photo is P4032.
- Subject Access
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Bulkley River
- Notes
- Contact print included in physical folder.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Images
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers fonds
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7090
- Date Range
- [1898; 1900; 1912; 1923; 1942]
- Collection
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Fonds includes a cash book, exam booklet, and a number of books. Books include “Sheahan’s Telegraph Cipher Code,” “B. of L.E. Funeral Service,” “The Compound Locomotive” and “Ritual of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.”
for railroad workers. The first Canadian chapter was established soon after in Toronto in
1865. Although little documentation of the Brotherhood exists in the fonds, the local branch (Division III)
was likely established in the Bulkley Valley around the time of the completion of Grand Trunk Pacific
railway
- Collection
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- GMD
- textual record
- Fonds No.
- AF7
- Accession No.
- 1990.190
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Date Range
- [1898; 1900; 1912; 1923; 1942]
- History / Biographical
- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was founded in Michigan on May 8, 1863 as a trade organization for railroad workers. The first Canadian chapter was established soon after in Toronto in 1865. Although little documentation of the Brotherhood exists in the fonds, the local branch (Division III) was likely established in the Bulkley Valley around the time of the completion of Grand Trunk Pacific railway in 1914. It was certainly in existence by 1926, when the Brotherhood’s chairman, along with the chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, visited Smithers for a meeting of members of the two orders. Over the years, several local Division III members have attended provincial, national, or international Brotherhood conventions, such as Sam J. Mayer in 1927 (in Vancouver) and 1929 (in Winnipeg and Montreal) and Thomas Britton in 1966 (in Cleveland, Ohio). The Brotherhood has also been involved in local charitable endeavors, such as donating $1,200 to the Bulkley Valley District Hospital for a heart monitor in 1974.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds includes a cash book, exam booklet, and a number of books. Books include “Sheahan’s Telegraph Cipher Code,” “B. of L.E. Funeral Service,” “The Compound Locomotive” and “Ritual of the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.”
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Bulkley Valley Mining pamphlet
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions5369
- Date Range
- [1929]
- Collection
- Ernest Hann fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- This is a mining booklet and map published by the Smithers Districts Board of Trade. It describes in detail the claims, mines, and owners in the Bulkley Valley.
extends into the Nechako plateau coun
try. The whole area— large enough to make a
kingdom in Europe— is within easy reach of the
Grand Trunk Pacific line of the Canadian Na
tional Railways.
It extends along the railway from Seaton sta
tion on the north-west to Rose Lake on the south-
east, the latter
- Collection
- Ernest Hann fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Creator
- Smithers District Board of Trade
- Fonds No.
- PF8
- Series No.
- S2
- File No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 2016.6.3
- Accession No.
- 2016.6
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- [1929]
- Scope and Content
- This is a mining booklet and map published by the Smithers Districts Board of Trade. It describes in detail the claims, mines, and owners in the Bulkley Valley.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Bulkley Valley Progress Supplement
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions9771
- Date Range
- March 1990
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- newspaper
- Scope and Content
- An overview of the Bulkley Valley's progress from the turn of the century to 1990.
looks much the same today and continues to be a gathering point for locals.
The Grand Trunk Pacific's train roundhouse which stood near the station at its peak about
1914. It served as the backbone of activity in the early days. As a railway divisional point
Smithers grew up around the railroad site
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Fonds No.
- BF5
- Accession No.
- 2020.6.74
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records
- Date Range
- March 1990
- Scope and Content
- An overview of the Bulkley Valley's progress from the turn of the century to 1990.
- Subject Access
- Interior News
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Bulkley Valley School Days
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions7010
- Date Range
- 1982
- Collection
- Della Herman fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book, Bulkley Valley School Days, about the history of education in the Bulkley Valley. It was written by longtime local educator Della Herman in 1981 and published in partnership with School District #54 in 1982.
central area was essential
if the full potential of this part of British Columbia was to be realized. The
decision was made to build a second transcontinental railway, the Grand
Trunk Pacific, over five hundred miles to the north. This railway would
traverse the Rocky Mountains by the Yellowhead Pass
- Collection
- Della Herman fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- Creator
- Della Herman
- Fonds No.
- PF29
- Series No.
- S1
- Accession No.
- 2012.56.7
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Date Range
- 1982
- History / Biographical
- Della Herman (nee Carpenter) was a teacher, principal, supervising principal, and school trustee in the Bulkley Valley from 1936 until the mid-1980s, primarily working at Smithers Elementary School / Muheim Memorial Elementary.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a book, Bulkley Valley School Days, about the history of education in the Bulkley Valley. It was written by longtime local educator Della Herman in 1981 and published in partnership with School District #54 in 1982.
- Geographic Access
- Smithers, B.C.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Bulkley Valley Tourist Guide Supplement
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions9766
- Date Range
- Summer 1989
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- newspaper
- Scope and Content
- Smithers Visitor Infocentre, Main Street and Central Park, summer events, Telkwa Highroad, Driftwood fossil beds, hiking trails and forest recreation sites, Toboggan Creek Fish Hatchery, Einar Blix hiking recommendations, Hudson Bay Mountain chairlift, Telkwa directory, pioneer farm families, Telkw…
, the Grand
Trunk Pacific, through the val
ley.
Other exhibits illustrate
pioneer lifestyles: farming,
railroad tie cutting, household
items and childhood in past
decades.
Temporary exhibits, changed
regularly, offer glimpses at
other aspects of the area’s
past.
E v e n t s
A busy summer
Three events stand
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Fonds No.
- BF5
- Accession No.
- 2020.6.69
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records
- Date Range
- Summer 1989
- History / Biographical
- Printed in the Interior News and Houston Today.
- Scope and Content
- Smithers Visitor Infocentre, Main Street and Central Park, summer events, Telkwa Highroad, Driftwood fossil beds, hiking trails and forest recreation sites, Toboggan Creek Fish Hatchery, Einar Blix hiking recommendations, Hudson Bay Mountain chairlift, Telkwa directory, pioneer farm families, Telkwa walking tour, history of Telkwa stores, Quick, sites for naturalists, recreation in the Bulkley Valley, the Hazeltons, Kitanmaax School of Indian Art, fur trade history.
- Subject Access
- Interior News
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Bulkley Valley Tourist Supplement
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions9775
- Date Range
- June 27, 1990
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- newspaper
- Scope and Content
- Introduction to Smithers, Bulkley Valley Museum, forest recreation sites, Driftwood fossil beds, Hudson Bay Mountain chairlift, Adams' Igloo, Tatlatui wilderness retreat, mountain climbing, introduction to Telkwa, Telkwa Barbecue, fishing, Telkwa historic walking tour, canoeing, the Hazeltons, 'Ksa…
trail
rides or fishing, Smithers has
something for everyone.
Founded in 1913 as the
divisional headquarters for
the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway (now the CNR), this
community has a unique al
pine theme. Alpine
storefronts, delis and
bakeries seem right at home
here, framed by the towering
mountains
- Collection
- Interior News fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Fonds No.
- BF5
- Accession No.
- 2020.6.79
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records
- Date Range
- June 27, 1990
- History / Biographical
- Printed in the Interior News and Houston Today.
- Scope and Content
- Introduction to Smithers, Bulkley Valley Museum, forest recreation sites, Driftwood fossil beds, Hudson Bay Mountain chairlift, Adams' Igloo, Tatlatui wilderness retreat, mountain climbing, introduction to Telkwa, Telkwa Barbecue, fishing, Telkwa historic walking tour, canoeing, the Hazeltons, 'Ksan, Pioneer Days, outdoor safety, world's largest flyrod in Houston, Houston tourist info centre, forestry tours, Houston Park accessibility.
- Subject Access
- Interior News
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Documents
Canadian National (CN) Railway trainwreck
https://search.bvmuseum.org/link/descriptions1632
- Date Range
- October 1940
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Collection
- BVM visual record collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Fonds No.
- C2
- Item No.
- P0870
- Accession No.
- 1982.8
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: 5.4 x 7.8 cm
- Scan Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Date Range
- October 1940
- History / Biographical
- 5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
- Subject Access
- Canadian National Railways
- Geographic Access
- Lorne Creek, B.C.
- Pacific, B.C.
- Related Material
- P870-874
- Notes
- History from Bulkley Valley Stories, pp. 133-134.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description