GTP construction near Telkwa. Laying track was obviously exciting to watch - notice the ladies and small girl in white dresses amont the on-lookers. Probably taken at Telkwa site.
File consists of a letter from Interior News, promoting the benefits of the circular letter system and use of the Interior News' services, as well as sample letterheads. These samples include letterheads for a variety of business in Smithers and the surrounding Bulkley Valley.
The Interior News was the result of Joseph L. Coyle's determination to build a newspaper in Northwest British Columbia. In 1907 he started the Bulkley Pioneer in Aldermere/Telkwa; he then moved to Hazelton and published the Omineca Herald. In 1913, he settled in Smithers to coninue with the Interior News. In 1918, Joseph S. Coyle sold the paper to L. B. Warner; he remained the publisher for the next twenty-two years.
Custodial History
Records were donated to the Archives on August 19, 1981.
Scope and Content
File consists of a letter from Interior News, promoting the benefits of the circular letter system and use of the Interior News' services, as well as sample letterheads. These samples include letterheads for a variety of business in Smithers and the surrounding Bulkley Valley.
Notes
Records have been inappropriately labelled with the wrong accession number.
Smogihlgim Leonard George, Mit Joshua Holland, Tsebasa Mary George, [Gisdewe Alfred Joseph?], and [?] in ceremonial regalia, performing at the Carrier Clan gathering, May 1977 at Kiniknik Park, Telkwa, B.C.
Caption reads: "Telkwa, buildings, original office coal mine. Built with rough limber [sic] sawn on property. In continuous use from thirties until 1986. Office sign and original desk in storage separately. Stored at Ted Campbell property."
Item was part of an album, possibly for a proposed Museum.
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