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Photograph depicts a former fire hall now used as a boy's club on 12th Ave and St. Catherine's St., in Vancouver, B.C. It is one and a quarter miles southeast of C.N.R. station.

Photograph depicts bollards for erection in new sea wall, to make outer face of the deep sea wharf being constructed at Dunlevey St. in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the only biplane and canavas covered, light aircraft amongst a group of 25 machines in excellent condition.

Photograph depicts Beach Ave. in Vancouver, with the photo taken near the swimming pool and looking west. Photo was taken after a storm.

Photograph depicts old BC Electric Railway interurbans purchased for restoration by the government of BC from an Oregon owner. They stood in the CPR Duke Street Yards in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a BCER rail bridge at the entrance to False Creek, Vancouver.

Photograph taken at the west end of Johnston Street at the plant of Arrow Transfer Company Ltd.

Photograph taken looking southwest at the Granville Island to the mainland connection.

Photograph taken looking eastward, down a service rail track way, from Granville Bridge.

Photograph taken looking westward, down Johnston Street from the Granville Bridge. Davies notes minimal clearance on the left side of the track.

Photograph taken looking eastward, down Johnston Street.

Photograph taken looking eastward on Johnston Street.

Photograph depicts the northwest part of Granville Island, taken from the Granville bridge. A spur was covered with parked cars.

Photograph taken near downtown Vancouver. Image captured the south side, just east of the centre line.

Photograph depicts an unused spur leading southward to Morrison Steel and Wire Company Ltd. The spur crosses a disused line running on the south side of Cartwright Street.

Photograph taken looking southward under the arches of Granville Bridge along the rail road entry as well as exit to the Island.

Photograph taken looking westward along Johnston Street.

Photograph taken on the southwest side of Granville Island. After 2 years of hassle with owner Clay, Davies notes, the city of Vancouver purchased his property so as to re-develop the whole area as part of the False Creek clean up. There was opposition coming from moorage renters.

Photograph depicts BCER freight switching on the Island's trackage with B.C. locomotive #901 and tank car, property of Union Tank Car Company, built in 1926. Image captured directly underneath Granville Bridge.

Photograph taken on Cartwright Street, looking eastward. Track to the right is unusable because the switch towards the right is blocked over.

Photograph taken looking westward, down Cartwright Street. Trackage seen was not usable. Switch was blacktopped into position. The far end of the spur was used to lead to Columbia Bitolithic Ltd. Unseen track on the right side of the road was still in use.

Photograph taken looking southeast at the trackage underneath Granville Bridge.

Photograph depicts an interlocked grade crossing with the CPR at Clayburn. Eastbound freight had stopped as required and was proceeding across.

Photograph depicts the realignment of track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. New track was linked up and graded while old track was removed all within 7 days of the date the photograph was taken.

Photograph depicts a freight train, "Extra 382-Eastbound," passing southbound over Fraser Bridge at New Westminster.

Photograph depicts the realignment of track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. Track was laid as far as the rail mounted truck and was merely covered by ballast. New trackage put into use and old track was removed within the week the picture was taken.

Photograph depicts the realignment of track with new, straight trackage that is visible in the foreground. Old BC Electric Railway track and Great Northern Railway track are on the right.

Photograph taken at the eastern foot of the Mount Lehman hill. Taken from the cap of a 45 car freight.

Photograph depicts the crossing on the Vancouver to Hope freeway. Image taken from the cab of locomotive #382 that was pulling 45 car freight from New Westminster to Huntingdon.

Photograph depicts "Extra 382-Eastbound" freight. Taken from the cab of locomotive #382 on 2% grade between Scott Road and Kennedy in North Surrey.

Photograph depicts track that had just been relocated as part of the souh side of False Creek redevelopment.

Photograph depicts ballasting of realigned track due to the redevelopment of the south side of False Creek, Vancouver. Existing trackage lay to the north, just behind the front end of visible loader.

Photograph depicts "Extra 382" eastbound freight. Image captured passing Dennison on mile 30.8 from New Westminster.

Photograph depicts "Extra 382-Eastbound" freight. Taken from the cab of locomotive #382 on 2% grade between Scott Road and Kennedy in North Surrey. Train had 3 locomotives and about 45 cars.

Photograph taken at the south end of Fraser Bridge in New Westminster. Image captured from the cab of locomotive #382.

Photograph depicts a train about to return to New Westminster. The train consisted of 3 locomotives, 2 idling switchers, and 58 cars.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Hydro railway car #X50 in the freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the "Queen of Victoria," in the Burrard Dry Dock. It was being lengthed by an addition of a new midships section.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a B.C. Electric Railway trolley electric locomotive #960, in freight yard below the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trackage at Kerrisdale in Vancouver. The photo was taken from 49th Ave. and West Boulevard, looking north. The second track used to lie to the right of the existing one.

Photograph depicts the False Creek Trestle bridge open and the Granville Bridge looking east.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking north.

Photograph depicts the fixed span of the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek looking south.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge swinging span at False Creek.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek on the west side looking east as it is about to swing open.

Photograph depicts the B.C. Electric Railway trestle bridge over False Creek looking north at the fixed span. The fixed span can be removed by floating it onto a scow on rising tide to allow large and newly launched ships to get out to sea.

Photograph depicts the under face of the B.C. Electric Railway swing bridge at False Creek looking north.