The fonds consists of Clague's correspondence with Jennie Lomas of Duncan, BC.
4 folders
1-1 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1910
1-2 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1911
1-3 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1910
1-4 Herbert Clague, correspondence (typescript), 1911
Herbert (Bert) Clague was born in Sheffield, England, and gained a certificate in practical metallurgy from Sheffield University. In 1906, he came to Canada, first working in Montreal and Prince Rupert. He established his permanent home in Duncan, BC in 1910. Clague articled as a BC Surveyor and, during the summers of 1910 and 1911, conducted provincial government surveys in the Kitimat Valley. In 1912, he married Jennie Lomas of Duncan, BC. Clague Mountain in the Kitimat area is named in his honour.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of Clague's correspondence with Jennie Lomas of Duncan, BC.
4 folders
1-1 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1910
1-2 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1911
1-3 Herbert Clague, correspondence, 1910
1-4 Herbert Clague, correspondence (typescript), 1911
Notes
Title based on the contents of the fonds. Typescripts of the correspondence are available.
Photo showing 25 hikers tackle Clague Mountain, arranged by Chamber of Commerce, from left: Joe Palin, Mrs. J.L Connolly, Mrs. G.H. Gwyn, chairman of the committee in sponsoring the project John Watt.
Photo showing 25 hikers tackle Clague Mountain, arranged by Chamber of Commerce, from left: Joe Palin, Mrs. J.L Connolly, Mrs. G.H. Gwyn, chairman of the committee in sponsoring the project John Watt.
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20 x 25cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 9cm
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 13 x 18cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the first climb up Clague Mountain by the Kitimat Outdoor Club (1956). Also pictured is Babine Lake from the look out, a muskrat habitat at Kildala School, and finally an image of the outside of the Kitimat Hotel.
The person closest to the camera has his back turned and is drinking from a water bottle. The man on the right is sitting in his snowmobile and is resting his helmet on his lap. He is wearing a jacket with two stripes going down his arm. The two people in the far back are looking at something to their right, and the other two individuals on the left are also drinking.
The person closest to the camera has his back turned and is drinking from a water bottle. The man on the right is sitting in his snowmobile and is resting his helmet on his lap. He is wearing a jacket with two stripes going down his arm. The two people in the far back are looking at something to their right, and the other two individuals on the left are also drinking.
There is a man walking towards the left side of the photograph, and there are shoeprints in the snow, which come together at the bottom right corner of the picture.
There is a man walking towards the left side of the photograph, and there are shoeprints in the snow, which come together at the bottom right corner of the picture.
