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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Call Number
08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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Author
Sherwood, Jay
Responsibility
Jay Sherwood
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
192 p. ; illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2
Subjects
Surveyors
Surveys and Mapping
Surveys
Great Divide Trail
Alberta
British Columbia
British Columbia - Boundaries
British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
Alberta - B.C. Boundary
Alberta - Boundaries
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Cautley, Richard William
History
History of Alberta
Abstract
"Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Surveyors
Surveying Methods 1918-1924
Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
Conclusion
Geographical Names
Survey Crews, 1918-1924
Sources Consulted
Index
Notes
Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
ISBN
9780773860091
Accession Number
2019.90
Call Number
08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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The landscape of Ernest Lamarque : surveyor, artist and Renaissance man, 1879-1970

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15204
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Call Number
08.2 L16l
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
256 pages, illustrations [some colour plates], maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Lamarque, Ernest C.
Surveyors
Photography
Alaska highway
British Columbia
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Yukon
ISBN
9781987915013
Accession Number
2017.8638
Call Number
08.2 L16l
Collection
Archives Library
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Return to Northern British Columbia : a photojournal of Frank Swannell, 1929-1939

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15265
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum
Call Number
08.2 Sh5r
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
196 pages, illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Peace River
Photography
Surveyors
Vancouver Island
ISBN
9780772662835
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
08.2 Sh5r
Collection
Archives Library
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Furrows in the sky : the adventures of Gerry Andrews

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15269
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Call Number
03.7 Sh5f
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
239 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Aerial Photography
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Field
Forestry
Surveyors
World War II
ISBN
9780772664914
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
03.7 Sh5f
Collection
Archives Library
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In the shadow of the Great War : the Milligan and Hart explorations of Northeastern British Columbia, 1913-1914

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15270
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Call Number
03.7 Sh5i
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
202 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
First Nations
Surveyors
World War I
ISBN
9789772666376
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
03.7 Sh5i
Collection
Archives Library
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Chautauqua serenade : violinist Ruth Bowers on tour, 1910-1912

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15271
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Call Number
06.2 Sh5c
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
224 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Music
Travel
United States
Women
ISBN
9781927575697
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
06.2 Sh5c
Collection
Archives Library
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Surveying Southern British Columbia : a photojournal of Frank Swannell, 1901-1907

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15272
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Call Number
03.7 Sh5s
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
160 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Photography
Surveyors
ISBN
9781927575512
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
03.7 Sh5s
Collection
Archives Library
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