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Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Prince Rupert Fairview Cargo Terminal.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Prince Rupert Fairview Cargo Terminal with Prince Rupert in the background.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Prince Rupert Fairview Cargo Terminal with a moored boat.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Prince Rupert Fairview Cargo Terminal with a moored boat.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Prince Rupert Fairview Cargo Terminal.

Photograph depicts an aerial view of the Fairview container terminal in Prince Rupert

Photograph taken at the Mudbay Light Aircraft Airfield in Delta. Visible is an advanced trainer called the "North American (Aviation Co.) Texan" that was of the USA and Harvard in Britain and Canada. Some were built in Canada during WWII.

Photo description on accompanying photo album page: "The bungalow-like Administration Building under construction at Teslin Lake, Yukon Territory. The top portion will be the control tower."

Photograph depicts the Abbotsford CPR depot. It was built circa 1910-1914 and was the second depot built by the CPR in the town. It is at mile 6.7 on the the Huntingdon branch from Mission City. It was last used for passenger traffic in October 1959. It is No.5 standard design CPR depot.

Photograph depicts the an abandoned steel trestle with the mid span missing about 15 miles northeast of Hope. It was part of the former CPR Coquihalla to Brookmere rail line.

Photograph depicts two abandoned fishboats.

Photograph depicts what was once part of Nicola branch. It was later truncated to a spur for oil tanks. At the time the photograph was taken, it was abandoned altogether.

Photograph depicts an abandoned CPR grade near Christina Lake. Rockwork was built in 1898 which was quite rare.

Photograph depicts an abandoned bridge on the former Coquihalla to Brookmere rail line. This view is about 10 miles northeast of Hope.

Photograph depicts a steamboat on the water with forested mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts a ship beached on rocks, leaning heavily to one side with a forested shoreline in the background.

Photograph depicts a sailboat towing two smaller canoes on the water with mountains visible in the background.

Image depicts a road somewhere in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. There are numerous construction vehicles present.

Image depicts a road somewhere in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. There are three bush planes in the image.

Photograph depicts a man standing on a dry-docked boat in front of a wooden building with driftwood in the foreground.

Photograph depicts a man in uniform and a woman posing for a photo on a road situated between a fenced area featuring totem poles. Along the water’s edge in the background there is a float plane, wharf and the Camosun vessel. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Alert Bay B.C. Union Steamships Ltd.”; “Alert Bay BC”; photographer’s stamp on verso states: “W.E. Nicholson, 268 E. 10th, Vancouver 10, B.C.”

Image depicts an elevated view of a lake and a road located somewhere near Bralorne, B.C.

Image depicts a house in Island Cache. There are several cars parked outside it.

Image depicts a stretch of highway, possibly Highway 29 or 97.

Image depicts what appears to be a ferry crossing a river at an uncertain location.

Photograph depicts a possible fence post or well digger found near the Prince George Airport.

Image depicts a camper and a man and woman at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere near Meldrum Creek, B.C. The woman in the image is Sue Sedgwick.

Elevated view of various buildings and vessels along the Prince Rupert waterfront. Several piles of lumber can be seen in the foreground. Printed annotation on recto reads: " Prince Rupert B.C., A busy day on the Waterfront."

Image depicts a truck on a bridge, possibly crossing over the Peace River.

Photograph depicts a boat titled Venture on the water with a mountain range in the background.

Photograph depicts an unidentified boat run aground on a rocky shoreline.

Photograph depicts a side view of a ship beached on rocks, leaning heavily to the side.

Photograph depicts 6-truck Shay locomotive #114 belonging to the Railway Appliance Company at the Vancouver Wharves Ltd. in North Vancouver. It is used each week.

Handwritten annotation on recto of postcard reads: “Were there’s a will there’s a way, 5th Street, Prince Rupert, B.C., F. Button photo Pr. Rupert. No. 514.” Handwritten annotation in pen on verso of postcard reads: “Miss Belding, 33 Marlbro Avenue, Hull Yorkshire, England. S.S. Prince George. Dec. 1918. Dear Bertha, This is a street in the centre of the town Prince Rupert. There is a capacity list of passengers on board. The boat is registered to hold 384. We left at midnight and exped to arrive in Vancouver tomorrow at 3:30 pm. Love from Edie.”

Photograph depicts a 4- wheeled wagon that was designed to hold 'pay dirt' or 'rubbish' with a drop bottom worked by a ratchet and chains.

Photograph depicts a 4-wheeled cart located on Tsalalh Nation territory at the head of Seton Lake.

Photograph depicts a 3-truck Shay locomotive #115 , Railway Appliance Company, Vancouver Wharves Ltd. in North Vancouver. It was built by Lima Locomotive Works Inc. in October 1929 as works #3344. The 11 and the 5 of 115 are different castings, and the holes in the plate suggest the locomotive was #11 before.

Photograph depicts 3-truck Shay locomotive #114 at the Vancouver Wharves Ltd. in North Vancouver. It was built in July 1928 as #3320. The ability of geared locomotives to exert maximum traction at low speeds was an asset when moving loaded grain cars to dockside elevators. The shay did this work until its boiler certificate expired. The hut at night contains a vertical steam boiler which appears to heat the fuel oil for locomotives coming from a fixed rail tank car.

Photograph depicts 2-8-2 tank locomotive built by Baldwin in August 1929. It is #1055, belongs to the MacMillan, Bloedel, & Powell River Ltd., and is located at the Nanaimo River yards.

Photograph depicts 2-8-2 tank locomotive built by Baldwin in August 1929. It is #1055, belongs to the MacMillan, Bloedel, & Powell River Ltd., and is located at the Nanaimo River yards.

Photograph depicts 2-6-0 locomotive #1 in Blairmore, Alberta, approximately 15 miles east of the B.C. border. It is disused and inoperable. Built by the Canadian Locomotive Company #1245. There are no dates or ownership names, but it was possibly owned by West Canadian Collieries Ltd.

Illustration of a large ocean liner in dry dock. The name "Minnesota" is inscribed on the top right side of vessel. Annotation on recto reads: "William T. Donnelly Consulting Engineer 17 Battery Place Tel. Rector 1491 20000 tons pontoon floating dry dock Prince Rupert, BC"

Photograph depicts a 2 truck Shay locomotive on exhibition at the entrance to the city of Port Alberni.