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The Grotto Saloon, 1886

The Grotto Saloon, 1886

The Grotto Saloon, as it appeared in approximately 1886, a few years after it was Jackman’s Beehive Saloon.
A picnic gathering of residents from the Aldergrove and Jackman Road area, ca. 1890

A picnic gathering of residents from the Aldergrove and Jackman Road area, ca. 1890

It is believed that Philip Jackman Sr. is the bearded man standing on the far left of the back row.
The unveiling of the commemorative cairn for Philip Jackman Park, October 5, 2011

The unveiling of the commemorative cairn for Philip Jackman Park, October 5, 2011

Members of the Jackman family at the unveiling of the cairn across the street from Philip Jackman Park in Aldergrove, BC. The park was renamed to Philip Jackman […]
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.
Walter Moberley and the Canadian Pacific Railway Geological Survey Party in Victoria

Walter Moberley and the Canadian Pacific Railway Geological Survey Party in Victoria

Walter Moberly (seated second from the right) was the district engineer in charge of organizing survey expedition parties to Howse Pass and Eagle Pass in the Rocky Mountains […]
The Shortreed’s Store, ca. 1895

The Shortreed’s Store, ca. 1895

Robert Shortreed homesteaded and opened his store on the corner of what was then called Yale and County Line Roads, (now Fraser Highway and 264th Street). The Shortreed […]
The last of the Royal Engineers at the 1909 luncheon

The last of the Royal Engineers at the 1909 luncheon

The photograph shows (from left to right) in the back row: Premier Richard McBride, Judge F.W. Howay, Mayor W.H. Keary (infant passenger on Royal Engineer ship), Henry Bruce, […]
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.