Photograph of an RCMP office and a woman embracing each other over a fence. Appears to be a still from an unidentified film. Writing on reverse reads "The Royal Mounted Police "From information received".
Subseries contains photographs and a lithograph of British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains, though locations of photographs are largely unidentified . Photographs were likely either taken or collected by Pocock during his travels through British Columbia. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.
Photograph of unidentified man sitting on log fence at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Writing on back reads "The Cowboy on fenced foot of the Rockies".
Photograph of six unidentified men with mining tools in front of A-frame tents near Lardeau on Kootenay Lake, BC. Writing on reverse reads "Popler Cr; Gold Rush; Lardo; Kootenay L".
Photograph of a log jam over a cliff side. Writing on reverse reads "180 000 [lies?], 140,000 logs, 1/2 mile long, 60 ft high".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of an unidentified man on horseback in front of cows, power lines, and foothills.
Photograph of two unidentified men, one of which is riding a horse away from the camera, at unknown location.
Photograph of a main street in an unknown location. Likely somewhere on Kootenay Lake and perhaps of Kaslo, BC.
Photograph of two unidentified men and a horse standing on a shore in front of small steam boat. Location is unknown, but likely somewhere on Kootenay Lake.
Photograph of an unidentified man holding a net in a mountainous area. Writing on reverse reads "at [Joker?] Mine [head of S Far] Kaslo [Cr] Kootenay".
Subseries consists of photographs and a typewritten passage related to Pocock's journey from Fort Macleod, AB, to Mexico City. He set forth from Fort MacLeod on 28 June 1899 and arrived in Mexico City 21 January 1900. Photographs were likely collected by Pocock during his travels. Subseries is arranged chronologically according to order of location visited.
Photograph of Diné [Navajo] family sitting outside of a log house. Text on reverse reads "Navajo family near Bluff, Utah." and "Charles Goodman. Bluff, Utah."
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of a monument imitating the sails of a ship. Writing on front reads "1262. Stone Sails at Guadalupe Mex. Waite [Ph?]" and on reverse reads "In memory of a shipwreck".
Photograph of 4 eggs in nest. Writing on reverse reads "Richardson Sandpiper nest."
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.
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".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph overlooking the town of Kaslo, B.C. Writing on reverse reads "Kaslo".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of Bonnington Falls near Nelson, BC. Writing on reverse reads "Bonnington Falls".
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".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph 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".
Subseries consists of photographs from Pocock's expedition with Oxford University to Spitzbergen, an island in northern Norway. This expedition took place in 1921 and is documented in Pocock's 1921 diaries. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of an unidentified man standing on deck of a ship.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of an unidentified schooner. Likely the Terningen, the boat used for the Spitzbergen Expedition.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of the snowy, mountainous shoreline of Magdalena Bay and the schooner Terningen taken from the shore. The schooner. Location and ship identified from Pocock's book A Chorus to Adventurers (1931, p. 242).
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of an unidentified man holding a large bowl on the deck of a ship.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of unidentified men standing on deck of ship. Likely crew from the ship Terningen.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of a letter from Lord Kitchener to Pocock dated 11 April 1909. Writing on reverse reads "Letter from Lord Kitchener; From Chorus to Adventurers By Roger Pocock; John Lane, Bodley Head Ltd. London)".
An envelope containing 5 photographic negatives of images used in Pocock's book Chorus to Adventuresr. Writing on the front of envelope reads "1 Frontispiece - the Commissioner ; 1 copy - 3 prints about same size ; 2 Opposite page 27 - Letter Lord Kitchener ; 1 copy - 3 prints same size as in book". Writing on reverse reads "3 Opposite page 232 - Skull of sea serpent ; 1 copy - 3 prints same size ; 4 Opposite page 264 - ; SV- Frontiersman ; Captain Malins + Captain Macmillan ; copy of each also 3 prints ; of each same size as in book".
Negative of man sitting in winged chaired beside fireplace. Man may be Pocock but it is difficult to make out his facial features.
Photograph of seven teepees from the Nakoda (Stoney) Nation. Writing on reverse reads "Indian Village; Stoney Indian tribe".
Photographs glued on to scrapbook board of Pocock's sealing expedition in the Behring Sea.
Pocock, RogerSeries 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.
Photograph of Pocock's mother.
Photograph of Pocock in suit and tie. Taken by the Lafayette studio in the later years of Pocock's life.
Photograph of two unidentified men dressed in hunting gear. One of them holds a rifle. There is a dog sitting in front of them. Writing on reverse reads "no 10; British Columbians in shooting kit".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of a horse with a pack saddle on it. Writing on reverse reads "pack saddle".
Stereoscopic photograph of an unidentified man in winter garb and snowshoes standing in a snowy clearing and holding a rifle as it to shoot it.
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.
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".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of an unknown lake with train tracks running along it. Likely in British Columbia.
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)".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph (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".
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.
Photograph of man by a horse holding its reins. Writing on reverse reads "Henry Steinmetz of the Farmer's Stable, The Dalles, Ore."
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."
Photograph of an opened coffin and bones among the rocks of Magdalena Bay in Norway. Writing on reverse reads "The unburied dead of the Arctic". Location identified from Pocock's book A Chorus to Adventurers (1931, p. 243).
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of sea lion on deck of ship. Likely on the deck of the Terningen.
Pocock, RogerSubseries consists of images used in Pocock's book Chorus to Adventurers, first published in 1931. Subseries is arranged according to the order that photographs were processed.
Photograph of the ship the S.Y. Frontiersman that fueled the plane for the World Flight. Writing on reverse reads "S.y. Frontiersman; From Chorus to Adventurers By Roger Pocock (John Lane, The Bodley Head, Ltd., London)".
Photograph of R.A.F. officer and soldier standing over his shoulder during First World War. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; His Faithful Adjutant".
Two plates of photographs used in Pocock's book Chorus to Adventurers. Writing on front of one reads "Chapter VIII ; Plate 1 ; "... forest dense as a hairbrush..." ; A park bridge in the Selkirks". Writing on front of the other reads "Chapter VIII ; Plate 2 ; Paragraph beginning ; "Following the Fraser R." ; Randle Cecil ; The Trapper feeding a pet fisher".
Negative of man sitting in winged chair with a book on his lap. Man may be Pocock but it is difficult to make our his facial features.
Photograph of Indigenous women in full regalia on horseback, almost all facing away from the camera. They are likely from the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations. Writing on reverse reads "Squaws; Note travois".
Photograph of several teepees, mostly focused on one with a bison motif. They are likely of the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations.
Photographs glued onto scrapbook board of people and scenes from Pocock's 1889 sealing expedition on the Behring Sea.
Pocock, RogerPhotographs glued onto scrapbook boards of people and scenes from Pocock's sealing expedition in the Behring Sea.
Pocock, RogerPortrait of Pocock wearing a light-coloured button-up shirt and a bandana around his neck. Text on reverse reads "Roger Pocock, photograph taken in London in 1903" and writing reads "Pictorial Mag".
Portrait of Pocock from the Vaughan & Freeman Studio. Signed by Pocock as a gift for Harwood Steele and dated March 1927.
Photograph of nine unidentified men sitting on a wooden beam, taken near Bull River, BC. Writing on reverse reads "No. 2" and on the accompanying sheet of paper it reads "Photograph No. 2 - The men who liberated the jam by inserting charges of dynamite." There are also descriptions for two other photographs, but they were not found with this one.
Photograph of a river after cleared of log jam. Writing on reverse reads "No. 3".
Photograph of two unidentified men, one holding rope and the other running beside a horse, at an unknown location.
Photograph of unknown lake. Likely Kootenay Lake.
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.
Photograph of two men standing outside a log cabin in a forest. Cabin, trees, and ground are covered in snow. Writing on reverse reads "Trappers' Shed; 10 June".
Pocock, RogerPhotograph 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".
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.
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 six unidentified men, one of which is on a horse-drawn wagon, in a prairie-like setting. This photograph is similar in style to photographs in Pocock's 1890 scrapbook but was found separately from it in folder of other photographs.
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".
Photograph of schooner. Likely the Terningen.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of two unidentified men standing beside a giant skull-like object. Writing of reverse of each reads "Skull of a Sea-Serpent, From Chorus to Adventurers By Roger Pocock (John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd. London).
Photograph of several unidentified soldiers and officers of the R.A.F. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles & Penguins Chapter; Other Ranks".
Photograph of four unidentified men, two of which are in uniform, standing in a R.A.F. cookhouse during the First World War. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; Cut at side ; The Cookhouse".
Photograph of R.A.F. soldier standing by a motorcycle in front of the orderly house during the First World War. Writing on reverse reads "R.A.F. Chapter (crossed out) ; Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; The Dispatch Rider".
Subseries consists of a photograph and negatives that are likely of Pocock as a pensioner during his residence at Charterhouse in London, sometime around 1931. Subseries is arranged according to the order that records were processed.
Photograph of a Red River cart, a stage coach, a tent, teepees, and a log cabin. Writing on reverse reads "Old Stage Coach & Red River Cart by Log Cabin".
Photograph of three men, "Bill" in the middle of two Indigenous men in full regalia, who are likely from the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations. Notably behind them are signs for "Calgary" and "[Hudson's] Bay Company". Writing on reverse reads ""Bill" [Vaudreuil?]; Late R.N.W.M.P.; with his old pals. V is wearing Legion Button."
Photograph of several of the Niitsitapi/Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nation in full regalia on horseback. Writing on reverse reads "Blackfeet tribe".
Photograph of unidentified men wearing cowboy hats on horseback. Writing on reverse reads "Cowherders".
Photographs glued onto a scrapbook board of people and scenes from Pocock's sealing expedition on the Behring Sea.
Pocock, RogerPhotograph of a group of unidentified men posing for a picture outside a large wooden building. Writing on reverse reads "Bunk Ho; [Cnk?] Mine; S [Fnk?]; Kaslco [Cr?]".
Pocock, Roger