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Map of Pacific Great Eastern Railway : Fort George to Vancouver

Item consists of a published map and profile on a single sheet, mounted on linen and in a folio cover, showing the route of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Fort George to Vancouverr. The map and profile are revised to 1922. The verso bears the stamp of F.C. [Frederick Coate] Wade, who was appointed Agent General for British Columbia in London in 1918.

Lillooet survey, 1925

The sub-series consists of glass plate photographic negatives created by a topographical surveying party headed by A.J. Campbell, B.C.L.S. in 1925, working on behalf of the Surveys Branch of the Department of Lands.

[Pacific Great Eastern Railway inaugural run, August 1956]

Special event coverage. Chronicles the August 28-30, 1956, inauguration of through-service on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway between North Vancouver and Prince George. Premier W.A.C. Bennett and other dignitaries ride the three inaugural trains, which are eagerly greeted by the residents of towns along the route. A rockslide at Mile 18 on Howe Sound delays the journey until a bulldozer clears the tracks. At Williams Lake station, a mock frontier lynching is staged for the entertainment of the premier and his party. Following footage of the arrival in Prince George, the film also shows progress on northward expansion of the PGE line (including bridge and grade construction), and ends with shots of oil rigs in the Peace River Region.

The sockeye salmon story

Documentary. The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission's struggle to save the Fraser River sockeye salmon run. Includes research toward and construction of the Hells Gate and Bridge River fishways, and the program for re-stocking depleted streams.

Hilda Haylmore interview

RECORDED: Lillooet (B.C.), 1981-09 SUMMARY: Mrs. Hilda Haylmore, nee Mason, tells of her grandparents, who came to the coast in 1861. Her grandfather travelled by horseback from the Fraser Valley to Vernon. Mr. Haylmore travelled over much of the United States and Canada on foot, before marrying and settling in the Lillooet area.

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