Postcard of Doris Pocock and Charles Wesley Kennedy Pocock, niece and nephew of Pocock. Writing on reverse reads "Doris & Kennedy; [Charles Wesley Kennedy Pocock) Son of Francis Pocock (RP's nephew); Doris: niece of RP's"
Postcard of an unidentified man sitting in an ornate chair. Writing on reverse reads "Vincent-Mitchell Studios; 1022 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.; 111 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md."
Postcard of a scenic view of Peace River Valley. Caption on front reads "Scene at dawn. Peace River Valley" and text on reverse reads "Series No. 138. "Copyright" The H. Enida Olive Co'y Ltd Calgary Canada". It is improbable that Pocock and Cecil ever visited Ft. Vermilion and this was likely purchased while in Calgary.
Postcard of a man kneeling and examining a rock, somewhere around the Arrow Lakes, BC. Writing on reverse reads "Prospecting a Quartz ledge; Arrow Lakes Country".
Postcards of Captain Malins and Captain Macmillan of the World Flight in 1922. Writing on front of the larger postcard reads "Capt. Malins and Capt. Macmillan; with their round the world flight smile."
Files contains images of locations in Alberta and British Columbia from Pocock and Cecil's journey in 1913. Places are identified on the postcards and photographs either by Pocock's handwriting or by printed description. File is arranged chronologically according to order of location visited.
Series documents some of the travels of Pocock and consists of photographs, postcards, and negatives. Images are primarily of the Canadian North-West along with portraits of Pocock and others, and photos of Mexico, Canadian Prairies, and Noway. Images were either taken by Pocock or purchased during his travels and usually correlate to the places he visited, as documented through his scrapbooks, diaries, and published autobiographies. Series is arranged chronologically into nine subseries: Portraits, Images of British Columbia, Journey from Fort Macleod to Mexico City, Journey with Randle Cecil, Images of the Canadian Prairies, Journey to Spitzbergen, Images used in Chorus to Adventurers, Semi-Retirement at Charterhouse, and Trip to Canada.
Files contains images of unknown locations from Pocock and Cecil's journey. Most are likely places in British Columbia. File is arranged according to the order in which records were processed.
Postcard of a man on horseback leading a pack train of three horses in unknown location.
Postcard of men walking along river in mountainous valley. Writing on reverse reads "Survey camp; mouth of Ochre Creek; Vermilion River."
Postcard overlooking Kootenay Lake from Kaslo, BC. Writing on front reads "Kootenay Lake, Kaslo, B.C."
Postcard of a snow slide and a large pile of felled trees. Writing on reverse reads "Kaslo [?]; Snowslide; wiped out a camp; [Powen?] Camp; Killed seven men".
Postcard of a valley scene with railroad and house in the foreground. Caption reads "Bearlake Pass Selkirk Mt. NS Slocan B.C.".
Postcard of pictographs at Slocan Lake. Caption on front reads "Indian Markings on Rocks, Slocan Lake."
Postcard of two men and a dog with trophy buck. Caption on front reads "Big Game Edgewood, B.C."
A postcard of the Skeena River in BC from along the Grand Trunk Pacific train track. Caption on front reads "Grand Trunk Pacific Track along the Skeena River, B.C." and on reverse reads "The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto, Printed in Great Britain, "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway"". It is unlikely that Pocock and Cecil visited the Skeena River and this was likely purchased while in Vancouver.
Postcard of St. Peters Dome (rock formation) and the Columbia River in the background. Caption on front reads "St. Peters Dome & Columbia River" and on reverse "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders (Oregon); Pub. by Pacific Novelty Co. at S. F., Cal."
Postcard of a log cabin in a forested area in Oregon. Caption on front reads "A Pioneer's Home among the Firs, Oregon" and on reverse reads "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders (Oregon). Pub. by Pacific Novelty Co. of S. F., Cal."
Postcard of people and structures in High Grade, California. Caption on front reads "High Grade, Cal."
Postcard of several buildings and tents of High Grade in California. Caption on front reads "Main St., High Grade Cal."
Subseries documents the journey of Pocock and Randle Cecil. Randle Cecil (1889 - 1917) was son of Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, and in early 1913 Lord Gascoyne-Cecil asked Pocock to act as a guide and chaperon to Randle during an exploration of the Pacific North-West. They traveled mostly by horseback from Calgary, AB, to Red Bluff, CA, over the later half of 1913. Subseries contains photographs and postcards of the locations they visited, and perhaps intended to visit, as well as some people they met (mostly unidentified). It is arranged chronologically into three files: Images from unknown locations, Images from Alberta and British Columbia, and Images from Washington to California.
Postcard of a man kneeling beside several dead weasels and rabbits in snowbank. Writing of reverse reads "Walter Johnstone and days catch.".
A split-back postcard of a man sitting with a fisher on his lap. Writing on reverse reads "Trapper with a Fisher".
Postcard of a fisher with a snared paw. Writing on reverse reads "Wolverine in no 3 trap".
Postcard of a steam boot on Peace River at Ft. Vermilion. Caption on front reads "Early Morning on Peace River at Ft. Vermillion[sic]" and text on reverse reads "Series No. 151. "Copyright" The H. Enida Olive Co'y Ltd Calgary. Canada." It is improbable that Pocock and Cecil ever visited Ft. Vermilion and this was likely purchased while in Calgary.
Postcard of a mountainous view. Writing on reverse reads " Valhalla Range; Kootenay BC. from Galloping Mtns Arrow Lakes."
Postcard of a several dogsled teams in the winter in a forested area with mountains in the background. Caption on front reads "Mail Teams, Skeens River, B.C., During Construction of G.T.P.R.R." and on reverse reads "Pub. by McRae Bros., Ltd. Prince Rupert, B.C., Printed in Great Britain". It is unlikely that Pocock and Cecil visited the Skeena River and this was likely purchased while in Vancouver.
Files contains images of locations in Washington, Oregon, and California from Pocock and Cecil's journey in 1913. Places are identified on the postcards and photographs either by Pocock's handwriting or by printed description.
Postcard of two men sitting on top of a suspended log that is being loaded onto a train car, likely somewhere near Edgewick, Washington. Caption on front reads "Northbend Lumber Co; Loading Logs".
Postcard of rabbits behind a fence on a snowy field. Caption on front reads "Rabbit Drive, near Lakeview, Oregon, Feb. 5th, 1911. 1811--Rabbits killed in Pen."
Postcard of a large A-frame tent in a forested area. Caption on front reads "First Hotel, High Grade, Cal."
Postcard overlooking Lily Lake, near High Grade, CA. Caption on front reads "Lily Lake, High Grade Cal."
Postcard of Pocock standing in his WWI uniform. Writing on reverse reads "Royal Horse Artillery; Chapter; Capt. Pocock; Keep".
Postcard of a marten, perhaps caught in a trap.
Postcard of the interior of a trapper's cabin. Writing on reverse reads "Skins drying inside trapper's cabin".
Postcard of several men and horses standing outside of a log house in a snow covered forest. Writing on reverse reads "Trappers Shack; Oct.; Lost [Gulch?] BC".
Postcard of a mountainous scene. Writing on reverse reads "Duncan R [pass?] head of Kootenay L; Forest thick as a hairbrush".
Postcard overlooking Kaslo, BC, at night. Writing on reverse reads "Kaslo moonlight".
Postcard of mountainscape with caption "Mountain Peaks near Kaslo B.C.". Writing on back reads "on Duncan R [?]".
Postcard of a man on a horse leading approximately six pack horses. Text on front reads "Pack Train; Sandon, B.C." and on reverse "Publ. by Chas F. Nelson, New Denver, B.C. No.9 Made in Germany".
Postcard of Bear Lake Pass and Beaver Mountain in the background, located in BC. Caption on front reads "Bearlake Pass + Beaver Mtn".
Postcard over looking Silverton, BC, on Slocan Lake. Caption on front reads "Silverton, B.C." and on reverse "Publ. by Chas F. Nelson, New Denver, B.C. No. 1 Made in Germany".
Postcard of Lava Butte in Oregon. Caption on front reads "Lava Butte - Central Oregon" and "Ab '12, 1[6?]72".
Postcard of Fort Rock in Oregon. Caption on front reads "Portion of Fort Rock Valley - Looking North" and "Ab '13, 1613".