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FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3 · Series · [188-?] - [193-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.1.2 · Item · 1903
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Portrait 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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.7.12 · Item · [1931]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.7.5 · Item · [1930]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph 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).

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.2.15 · Item · [1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

Photographs of Randle Cecil
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.1.1 · Item · [1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

Pocock, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.3.4 · Item · [1899]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photographs showing a panoramic-like view in Monumental Park (now Monument Valley) in Arizona. Writing on front reads "Distant Views in Monumental Park, Northern Arizona, no. 302." and on reverse reads "No.5 Wonders of the Desert, City of Rocks 1200 ft high + 6 miles distant colour scarlet in Navajo Desert California."

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.5.8 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.9.5 · Item · [193-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.1.10 · Item · 10 June [1913?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.9.9 · Item · [183-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of two Indigenous men in full regalia on horseback. They are likely from the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations. They are riding down a street with many people standing on the sidewalk behind them.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.3 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
Photograph of three teepees
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.9.11 · Item · [193-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of several teepees, mostly focused on one with a bison motif. They are likely of the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations.

Photograph of three cowboys
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.5.2 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.7.3 · Item · [1922]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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)".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.2.13 · Item · [1913?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.5.1 · Item · [ca. 1890]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.7 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of two log buildings and several log piles in a forested area. Writing on reverse reads "Welling silver mine north of Whitewater BC in early [May]. H Williams, 23 Toronto St, Toronto".

Photograph of seven teepees
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.9.6 · Item · [193-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of seven teepees from the Nakoda (Stoney) Nation. Writing on reverse reads "Indian Village; Stoney Indian tribe".

Photograph of schooner v.1
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.6.3 · Item · [1921]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of an unidentified schooner. Likely the Terningen, the boat used for the Spitzbergen Expedition.

Pocock, Roger
Photograph of rooster
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.5.7 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 1.3.17.1 · Item · unknown
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.1.2 · Item · 1913
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.7.10 · Item · [ca. 1916]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.22 · Item · 1895
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of five police officers on horse-drawn cart. Writing on reverse reads "This is Police force-in-hand at Banff 1895. [Teamstere] Constable Gordon Front Seat. J.P. French aged 18 (Col. J.P.F., D.S.O.); Constable Clark; Baron Karl Craig (from Denmark); Cons. [?]lesworth (from Ottawa); Cons. Clark became C. of E. [Parson?]." Pocock likely acquired this photo in 1897 while on patrol with RCMP.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.6.6 · Item · [1921]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.8 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.5 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.18 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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.

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.9.7 · Item · [193-?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of three Indigenous men and a child on horseback, all in full regalia. They are likely from the Nakoda (Stoney) or Niitsitapi/ Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) Nations. Writing on reverse reads "Note Indian Chiefs son wearing Buffalo horn [insignia?] of rank".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.2.16 · Item · [1913?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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".

FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.1.12 · Item · [1913?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.3.3 · Item · [1899]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of an unidentified man laying down and four horses grazing at base of Comb Ridge, Utah. Writing on reverse reads "no 5; A wonder of the Desert; The Comb Ridge 150 1' high 100 meters long; like a sea breaker rushing straight at you" ; "[line?] on sky [shoner?] not [shown?]" ; and "Pictoral Mag". Text reads "Horses and pack-ponies near Comb Ridge in Utah."

Photograph of Magdalena Bay
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.6.4 · Item · [1921]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph 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, Roger
Photograph of log jam
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.2.9 · Item · [1890?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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, Roger
Photograph of K Ranch, UT
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.3.2 · Item · 1899
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of ranch in Utah. Writing on front reads "K Ranch; Garrison Photo" and test on reverse reads "A Mormon ranch in Utah, 1899."

Pocock, Roger
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.5.12 · Item · [ca. 1913]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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 gopher
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.4.1.11 · Item · [1913?]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

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

Pocock, Roger
Photograph of coast line
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 3.6.2 · Item · [1921]
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Photograph of a snowy, mountainous coast line taken from a ship. Likely Magdalene Bay in Norway.

Pocock, Roger