"Site of Bulkley House, Tatla Lake."
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- 11 Aug 1913
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"Site of Bulkley House, Tatla Lake."
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Franks Swannell's surveyors at the site of the wreck of the SS Enterprise, Trembleur Lake
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
The SS Chilco, at Isle de Pierre Canyon, Nechako River.
Yukon telegraph trail; Bulkley Valley.
Pack train on the telegraph trail near Hazelton.
"Manson Creek, Omineca, Oct 1913".
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Lining up the canyon on the Nechako River; Swannell survey.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Cascade City; construction of the Columbia & Western Railway.
Cataline's pack train near Burns Lake cabin on the "Old Telegraph Trail".
Swannell survey; Fort St. James, ready to leave for Fort McLeod; McLeod Lake.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Swannell exploratory survey; Finlay River.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Portaging canoe, Cascade Canyon, Finlay River; Swannell survey.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Queen Charlotte Islands; Skidegate.
Queen Charlotte Islands; Skidegate; fish-drying house.
Queen Charlotte Islands; Skedans.
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ranching near Tatla Lake since the 1920s RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Leonard Butler, who migrated from Spokane to Tatla Lake in the 1920s. Surveying with Frank Swannell. Ranching on the Homathko River. Clearing land and trapping.;
George Vancouver Copley interview : [Reimer, 1975]
Part of Provincial Archives of British Columbia audio interviews, 1974-1992
CALL NUMBER: T1482:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George Vancouver Copley : pioneer, surveyor, explorer and civil servant PERIOD COVERED: 1880-1920 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1975-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: George Copley tells story of his father who emigrated from Germany, and settled at Cobble Hill about 1876. Copley born 1880. Early life in Cobble Hill. Injured in a sawmill in Nanaimo. Lengthy series of operations to save his arm. A variety of jobs in Victoria. Meets Frank Swannell, famous surveyor. TRACK 2: Description of Frank Swannell. Surveying in British Columbia before 1920: Finlay; River, Liard River, Parsnip River, Cariboo, Pemberton Valley. Worked for B.C. Forest Service starting about 1914. Transportation in the central interior: stage coach and steamship. Steamship ride up the Nechako River. Horse and gas stages on the Cariboo Road. Arrival of stage at Soda Creek.
CALL NUMBER: T1482:0002 - 0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George Vancouver Copley : pioneer, surveyor, explorer and civil servant RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1975-06 & 07 SUMMARY: [No content documentation is available for these five tapes, which were recorded on June 17, 18 & 20 and July 2, 1975.]
George Vancouver Copley interview : [Roberts, 1975]
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Experiences of a B.C. land surveyor PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1940 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Anecdotes about surveying parties with Frank Swannell in the northern interior of British Columbia. Wilderness living and survival techniques. [TRACK 2: blank.];
Part of Kreg O. Sky fonds
RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1984-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Came to Canada from Norway in 1927. Trapped and guided out of Valemount from 1929 to 1936. Trap line with Ollie Lebeck, Wood River/Athabasca Pass. Historic Athabasca Trail. Oswald Svendsen. Fortress Lake, 1930. Darryl Zanuck hunting trip on Canoe and Columbia Rivers in 1932 or 1933. Ed Garrett, river guide. Hunters' death. Hunters' names. Guides Art Allen, Chuck Chesser, Oliver Travers, and Ted Abrams, cooks, Eric Swanson. Berg Lake dude rides. Hargreaves brothers. Stan Carr and Mount Robson area. TRACK 2: Topographic surveys, Kinbasket Lake/Canoe River 1936. Frank Swannell. Survey work on Vancouver Island and in the Rockies in 1939. Canadian Army. Relocation to Valemount. Hunting by boat in Canoe River area. Road along Canoe River. Trapping and guiding logistics. Al Huble. Curly Phillip's river boat. Canoe River hot springs.
Bedaux expedition; Tommy Wilde and the fireless cooker.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Bedaux expedition; loading boats at Fort Grahame.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Bedaux expedition; at Pete Toy's bar.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Bedaux expedition; at Pete Toy's bar.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Bedaux expedition; loading at Fort Graham.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds
Bedaux expedition; lunch below Finlay rapids.
Part of Frank Cyril Swannell fonds