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Category: Visual Art

The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

The Cariboo Road, 1862: Royal Engineers Push Gold Route through Fraser Canyon

This painting was created by Rex Woods in 1967 as part of a Centennial series called Confederation Life.
Esquimalt, 1862

Esquimalt, 1862

Watercolour painting of ships in the Esquimalt Harbour created by Richard Frederick Britten.
The “S” Party lands on the banks of the Columbia River

The “S” Party lands on the banks of the Columbia River

An illustration included in Rylatt’s journal that shows the party landing on the banks of the Columbia River during a storm.
Cabin on the Fraser, B.C., “The Bacon is Cooked”

Cabin on the Fraser, B.C., “The Bacon is Cooked”

A watercolour, gouache, and graphite on paper painting by William George Richardson Hind. The painting gives a glimpse into the life of a 1860s Cariboo region gold miner.
Portrait of Philip Jackman

Portrait of Philip Jackman

This painting was made posthumously by a local artist in the Fraser Valley, BC.