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This is a photo of (left to right): Jake Suderman and John Suderman standing on a rock beside the turbulent Nechako River.

This is a photo of (left to right); John Suderman and Jake Suderman posing with a hay mower on a wagon. Both men are wearing overalls and ties. John is wearing a cap and Jake is wearing his signature work hat.

This is a photo of the chartered passenger rail car and homesteaders presumably having arrived at Vanderhoof for their new frontier experience. The group consists of men, women, children and dogs. The cluster of women on the left includes Dora Suderman (10 years of age) in the light dress, her older sister Margaret Suderman (16 years old) In dark coat and hat and next to her Annie Suderman (age 12) in a light dress.

This is a photo of a totem pole in front of several buildings. There are trees and mountains in the background.

This is a photo of the bridge across the Nechako River at the N. E. corner of Vanderhoof. On the bridge are two horses pulling a wagon and a buggy with two horses. In the foreground on the right is a cone shaped structure made of logs. The bridge was built in 1916 and replaced in 1948.

This is a photo of the congregation gathered outside the tent used for Sunday service. This tent was provided by Johann P. Suderman for this purpose and was located on the Suderman property. There is the front end of an automobile visible on the left.

This is a photo of a large tent set up among trees. It is one of the two tents belonging to Johann P. Suderman. This one appears to be used as accommodation during construction of more permanent wooden structures.

This is a photo of a freight train winding past a pile of gravel. There are telephone poles to the right and possibly a lake.

This is a photo of Jake Suderman standing on a tree stump up-rooted with the steam-powered tractor on the right.

This is a photo of an A-shaped shelter made of branches set among trees. There is an alarm clock hanging from the ridge pole and a foot driven round grindstone in front of the shelter.

This is a photo of rapids on the Nechako River.

This is a photo of Johann P. Suderman's steam-powered heavy tractor [steam engine] mired in the swampy low area adjoining the Nechako River. Jake Suderman is using a log to raise the front wheel out of the muck.

This is a photo of a flooded "back yard" of the presumed Suderman property during high levels of the surging Nechako River. A fenced area is partly under water and a thatched roof building is in the foreground, lower right.

This is a photo of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's Engen station. There are nine men sitting outside the station and one man standing near the doorway. There is a telephone pole on the right in the foreground. The GTPR became part of the Canadian National Railway's system in 1923.

This is a photo of the congregation in front of the Suderman church tent. The tent is in a cleared area with many trees in the background. There is an automobile on the left.