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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."

Pocock, Roger. Jesse of the Cariboo. London: John Murray, 1911. No signatures or indications of previous ownership.

A map of Washington published by Rand-McNally in 1913. There are handwritten notes in Pocock's hand about distances between various landmarks.

A business card for the R. C. Pless Stage Line, operating out of the the Easton Livery and Feed Stables in Washington, which runs between Keechelus and Kachess Lakes.

Photograph of 4 eggs in nest. Writing on reverse reads "Richardson Sandpiper nest."

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.

Photograph of RCMP officers casually posing for photograph. Writing on reverse reads "The Royal Mounted Police. Calgary Barracks."

Photograph of three men at Windermere Lake. Writing on reverse reads "Scottie, The old timer, Athelmar. Windermere Lake".

Photograph of horse drinking water in large pond. Writing on reverse reads "[Antler?] of Lake Windermere a horse drinking".

Photograph of the boat S.S. Moyie by Kaslo, BC. Writing on back reads "S.S. Moyie - looking north from the Kaslo Wharf".

Photograph overlooking the town of Kaslo, B.C. Writing on reverse reads "Kaslo".

Photograph of Bonnington Falls near Nelson, BC. Writing on reverse reads "Bonnington Falls".

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".

Photograph of four Caucasian men standing in stable door. Writing on reverse reads "3rd from left is Bob, an old cowboy at Big John's Stable, Vernon."

Photograph of a man standing in front of bushes and fences. Writing on reverse reads "Jon Ollerhead of Vernon".

Photograph of three unidentified men on horseback with herd of cows in background. Writing on reverse reads "Cowboys. The Canadian range."

Photograph overlooking an unidentified town on the Canadian Prairies from the railway tracks. Notable in the photo are a Canadian Pacific Railway Colonization Office and an advertisement for the C.P.R. Irrigation Canal east of Calgary. Writing on reverse reads "a prairie town".

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.

Pocock's 1913 diary containing mostly brief notes and entries of his activities, meetings, and travels with Randle Ceceil.

Diary contains:
Receipt from Calgary Sales Repository for two horses (one sorrel gelding and one buckskin gelding), dated 20 June 1913.
Instructions of what to do with diary in case of accident to Pocock.
Addresses.
Clipping of review for Pocock's novel "The Cheerful Blackguard".
Diary entries from 13 May 1913 to 24 December 1913 about his activities, meetings, and travels with Randle Cecil through British Columbia.
Lists of food, dinnerware, and other goods.

An undated letter written to Pocock from William Gascoyne-Cecil, father of Randle Cecil. Letterhead reads "St. Audrey's, Hatfield, Herts.". William is writing to Pocock about Randle's nature and disposition as Pocock is entrusted with supervising Randle on their travels.

Railway pass for Roger Pocock with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Pass is for travel from Quebec to Vancouver and is valid until 30 September 1913.

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.

Photographs of a clearing in front of forested area. Writing on reverse of one reads "God's Garden; BC; [Globe flower?]. lilies".

Photograph of man holding a trophy bear by the snout with a smaller bear lying at the feet of the first bear. Writing on reverse reads "[Mr?] Silvertip + [Miss] Silvertip".

Photograph of an unknown lake with train tracks running along it. Likely in British Columbia.

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."

Photograph of a woman and man standing in the doorway of a cabin. Writing on reverse reads "Mr & Mrs McCullock; 3 weeks married; stopping place south of Sinclair Pass. BC".

Photograph of the sternwheel steamer, Klahowya, at a dock. Writing on reverse reads "Steamer; [legging me not to short?]; head of Colombia R. (River)".

Photograph (3 copies) of Randle Cecil on horseback beside another horse and a cabin somewhere in the Selkirk Mountains near 'Well's Pass' in BC. Writing on one photograph reverse reads "Cecil [rode?] in with the [stray?] horses; Earl Grey's cabins; Wells Pass; Selkirks".

Photograph of an unknown man standing in the foreground of a forested, mountainous terrain. There is a log cabin on the left side of the photo. Writing on reverse reads "The trapper at Earl Grey's cabins; Toby Creek; Selkirks. Looking up Wells Pass".

Photograph of a storm clouds over Kootenay Lake. Writing on reverse reads "Storm coming; Kootenay L.; N from Kaslo".

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."

Photograph of Bonnington Falls near Nelson, BC. Writing on reverse reads "Part of Bonnington Falls Nelson."

Photograph of the town Edgewood, BC, as viewed from the water. Town identified from sign over the dock.

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."

Photograph of man by a horse holding its reins. Writing on reverse reads "Henry Steinmetz of the Farmer's Stable, The Dalles, Ore."

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."

Photograph of seven unidentified people doing various activities in front of a house. Writing on reverse reads "Prairie settlers."

Photograph of several unidentified people and a calf in front of a tar paper covered shack. Writing on reverse reads "The tar paper shack; Canadian Plains".

Photograph of three unidentified men in front of wooden enclosure, one of which is branding a cow. Writing on reverse reads "Branding cattle."

Photograph of ten grain elevators along railway track. Writing on reverse reads "Grain Elevators."

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.

Lithograph showing the base of a giant tree with two men standing by it. Printed writing on front reads "A Giant of Vancouver" and handwritten notes read "Material for a dugout canoe" and "3 inches wide" [for reprinting purposees?].

Newspaper clipping, likely from The Herald, containing various news items about Fernie, British Columbia., from 26 July, [year unknown].

Handwritten passage titled "Prayer of a Horse" written on paper with a "Mullens' Feed and Sale Stables" letterhead, located in Redding, California.

Handwritten passage describing Pocock's book Captains of Adventure, published in 1913. The page is torn along the bottom, cutting off the description of another book.

Photograph of Randle Cecil sitting on the step of a barn door. He is looking down and his face is hidden by his hat. Beside him a child is between two dogs.
Randle Cecil (1889-1917) was son of Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter.

Postcard of a man on snowshoes holding a rifle and a dead fisher. Writing on back reads "Coming in with a fisher".

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 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.

Photograph overlooking Windermere Lake. Writing on reverse reads "Lake Windermere".

Photograph of Randle Cecil sitting in pool of water. Writing on back reads "Cedil in hot springs; Fairmount; Source of Columbia".

Photograph of Randle Cecil and others at a picnic. Writing on reverse reads "Mr Adams, Miss Adams, Randolph Bruce, Cecil. Picnic on Dutch Creek, [shores?] of Columbia River. Hoodoos in background".

Photograph of bridge over river in forested area. Writing on reverse reads "Park Bridge where the [porkies?] ate our reins. Hamill Creek, Selkirks".

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 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."

Subseries consists of photographs of unidentified people and places on the Canadian Prairies. It is unclear when these photographs were taken but the majority may have been created around the time of Pocock and Cecil's 1913 journey as they were crossing the Canada by train from New York to Calgary. One photograph was likely taken around 1890 as the style of it matches those in Pocock's 1890 scrapbook. Subseries is arranged according the order that photographs were processed.

Photograph of an unidentified man and woman holding hands sitting in front of a water pump. Writing on reverse reads "A settler's first duty on Canadian Plains".

Photograph of seven unidentified people and two children posing in front of canvas roofed shack. Writing on reverse reads "First prairie home. The beginnings of settlement".

Photograph of a house being moved on a large horse-drawn carriage in unknown location. Writing on back reads "house moving - the Canadian equivalent of shooting the moon".

Railway pass for Randle Cecil with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Pass is for travel from Quebec to Vancouver and is valid until 30 September 1913.

Newspaper clipping of a stone archway with a child standing underneath. Caption reads "Old Archway, Blackgate".

Newspaper clipping of an image of a cowboy on a horse. Caption reads "996 Cowboy on bucking horse".

Photograph of Randle Cecil sitting on the step of a stable door. Beside him a child plays with two dogs. Writing on the reverse of one reads "Randle Cecil".

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".

Photograph of gopher standing on hind legs. Writing on reverse reads "Gopher at front door.".

Photograph of a coney in a rocky area. Writing on reverse reads "Coney."

Photograph overlooking an unknown lake likely in British Columbia.

Negatives of a various scenes including man standing in front of a canvas tent in a forested area, Randle Cecil at a picnic, men in front of a log cabin, and man sitting between trees. Two negatives and photographic prints in this series. The envelope is from the Photographic Centre of the Associated Screen News Limited in Montreal. Writing on it reads "Mail prints only; Miss Violette Freeman; [Churchwent?]; Bromeswell Heath; Woodbridge; Surrey, England"; "charge & hold [negs?] for Col. H.R.F. Steele; 456 [Pine?]"; and "OGOPOGO / Picutres".

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".

Photograph overlooking Lake Windermere. Writing on reverse reads "Lake Windermere from [Mrs?] Adam's shack".

Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of tent. Writing on reverse reads "Cook tent at Grady's Camp. Kootenay R."

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".

Photograph of two men and several dogs sitting on steps in front of a building. Writing on reverse reads "S L Cox[?], L W Hay & Dogs. Empire Ranch; OK Ldg. B.C.; 16/8/13".

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".

Photograph of a rooster on a sawhorse. Writing on reverse reads "Landed Proprietor; Canadian Plains".

Photograph of cows being milked by machines and two unidentified men overseeing the process. Writing on reverse reads "Milking cows by machinery".

Photograph of nine unidentified men on the rear balcony of a train's observation car. Writing on reverse reads "Canadian Plains; The observation car".

Letter and contract related to the publication of The Splendid Blackguard.

Invitation for Pocock from [Bee?] Lou dated 26 May 1814 requesting to have tea for the following Friday.

Memorandum of Agreement between Pocock and John Murray dated 6 October 1914 regarding the publication of The Splendid Blackguard.