First team at Prince Rupert
Colourized old photo of a man on a horse drawn carriage, 1907
The Rush to Buy Plots of Land in Prince Rupert
Colourized photos of men rushing to buy plots of land from David H. Hays, the sole agent of the Grand Trunk Pacific, Town and Development Co. Ltd.
Dominion Day Parade, Prince Rupert, 1914
Dominion Day parade at the 600 Block on 2nd Avenue, Prince Rupert on July 1st, 1914.
Arrival of first train from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert, 1909
Crowd greeting the first train from Winnipeg at the G.T.P. wharf in Prince Rupert on April 9, 1914.
Welcome Arch, Dominion Day Celebrations, Prince Rupert, 1909
People standing in front of an arch on Dominion Day, Prince Rupert, 1909.
Dominion Day Celebrations on Centre Street, Prince Rupert, 1909
View of people walking along Centre street ion July 1st, 1909.
3rd Avenue, Prince Rupert, 1909
3rd Avenue in Prince Rupert, B.C., 1909.
First Motor Car In Prince Rupert, May 1909
T. D. Pattullo at the wheel of the first car in Prince Rupert with mechanic beside him.
Indigenous Daughters & Sons, Prince Rupert, 1909
As I started colouring this image of indigenous women and children, I started noticing more elements and subtle interactions between the people as they came to life. They seem as alive to me today as they did when James Allen took their picture in 1909.
S.S. Prince Rupert wrecked on Genn Island
Passengers were rescued when their ship, the S.S. Prince Rupert…
Bringing a Ghost Town Back to Life: Port Essington
Port Essington was a cannery town on the south bank of the Skeena River, not too far from Prince Rupert. Founded in 1871 by Robert Cunningham, Port Essington was the largest settlement in the region…
Postcard of Prince Rupert, November 1906
Here’s a 1906 postcard of Prince Rupert from UBC Library’s digitized collections. On the back of the postcard, there is a helpful list that identifies all the buildings in the photo…
Chinese Nationalist League in Prince Rupert
This amazingly detailed photo of the Chinese Nationalist League of Canada’s Prince Rupert Branch was taken in 1922.
The original photo…