Totem poles at Wapta Lake Camp, BC
- 2013.6.36.3.01.09
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- [before 1940]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts totem poles at Wapla Lake Camp. The lake was the headwaters of the Kicking Horse River.
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Totem poles at Wapta Lake Camp, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts totem poles at Wapla Lake Camp. The lake was the headwaters of the Kicking Horse River.
Kicking Horse Canyon, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon in the Canadian Rockies.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.
Lower Kicking Horse Canyon, on the CPR
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon, on the CPR line.
Canadian Pacific Railway - Rogers Pass and Glacier, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Rogers Pass and Glacier, BC.
Glacier House and Great Glacier, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Glacier House and Great Glacier House built in 1886 as one of three similar hotels, the other two being Mt. Stephen House in Field, and Fraser Canyon Hotel in North Bend. Business fell off rapidly in 1916 when tracks were relocated into a new tunnel. Buildings were demolished in 1930.
Train outside snowshed, Glacier, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts a train oustide a snowshed in Glacier, BC. It was thought the view was looking south with Glacier Hotel in the middle distance at the head of the 180 degree loop. Outside trackage was built alongside sheds in the summit area of Rogers Pass.
Entrance to East end - Connaught Tunnel
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the entrance to the east end of the Connaught Tunnel.
Canadian Rockies, Illecillewaet, glacier from the railway
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Glacier from the Railway. "One of the chief attractions for tourists is the Illecillewaet Glacier, and, while not the largest in the Canadian Rockies, it is the most accessible and in every way representative of these most interesting natural phenomena. A trip across its face leaves a lasting impression on one's memory. The Illecillewaet River takes its rise from the great glacier of the Selkirks."
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the crossing of "The Loop."
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the CPR station at Albert Canyon, BC, circa 1900.
East Portal Connaught Tunnel, Mt. Macdonald
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the east portal of the Connaught Tunnel and Mount Macdonald.
Sicamous Hotel, Sicamous, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Sicamous Station and Hotel, circa 1910. "Sicamous became a favorite statring point for fishermen to the Shuswap Lake and junction for the fruit growing Okanagan Valley. The first station in Sicamous, built in 1890, burned down in 1900. A new one was built, modernized in 1908, and torn down in the 1960s."
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Main Street (Victoria West) Kamloops in 1910.
On the Okanagan-Cariboo Trail - The Thompson River 6 miles north of Spences Bridge
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the Thompson River, 6 miles north of Spences Bridge, on the Okanagan Trail.
CPR Crossing Skuzzy River, Fraser Canyon, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the CPR crossing Skuzzy River, Fraser Canyon, BC
Fraser River Canyon, near North Bend
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Fraser River Canyon, near North Bend, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the Four Tunnels on the CPR line through the Rocky Mountains.
Four Tunnels, Fraser River, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the Four Tunnels over Fraser River, BC
Fraser Canyon, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon in the Canadian Rockies.
Fraser River, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Fraser River in the Canadian Rockies.
First crossing of the Kicking Horse
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the first crossing of the Kicking Horse.
Mount Field from C.P.R. Hotel, Field, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Mount Field from a CPR hotel in Field, Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Kicking Horse Canyon, near Field, Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon, Field, A.B.. on the CPR line.
David Davies Railway Collection
The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.
Canadian Pacific Railway - Kicking Horse Canyon
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Kicking Horse Canyon in British Columbia.
Kicking Horse Pass, Golden B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Pass, Golden B.C.
Stoney Creek Bridge, CPR Selkirks
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Selkirk Mountains of B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Selkirk Mountains of B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.
Stoney Creek Bridge, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge in the Canadian Rockies.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Albert Canyon.
At the summit of the Selkirk Range
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the summit of the Selkirk Range. Board in the right foreground says "Rogers Pass 1 Mile."
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts engine #154 on Mountain Creek Bridge in 1885. Bridge-164 ft, in height, 1086 ft. in length.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts the Rogers Pass CPR station. A snowslide wiped out the station on January 9, 1899.
Entering Connaught Tunnel and Ross Peak
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts a train entering the Connaught Tunnel and Ross Peak.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley. Taken adjacent to snowsheds and the second crossing of the Illecillewaet River. It had the appearance of being the location for a safety switch and spur to divert a runaway train that had come down the "Loop" from Glacier Station.
Illecillewaet Valley and Loop from observation point, Glacier, B.C. on line of C.P.R.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley and Loop from Observation Point, Glacier B.C., on the CPR line.
Driving the Golden Spike, by Hon. D. A. Smith on CPR, Nov. 7. 1885, 9:30 am
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts "The Last Spike." On November 7, 1885, "a plain iron spike was driven by Donald Alexander Smith, welding east to west."
Mt. Begbie with railway and traffic bridges, Revelstoke, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Mt, Begbie with railway and traffic bridges.
Sicamous Hotel, Sicamous, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Sicamous Hotel. Original built in 1898, but belived to have been burned down in 1908.
Cantilever Bridge, Cisco, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Cantilever Bridge near Cisco, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Vancouver's "Old 374" crossing the Spuzzum River, Fraser Canyon, BC
Fraser River Canyon, showing Cariboo Highway, CPR and CNR railways, British Columbia, Canada
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Fraser River Canyon, showing Cariboo Highway, CPR and CNR Railways, British Columbia, Canada.
Snow slide scene, west of Calgary, Canadian Rockies
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts a snow slide scene, west of Calgary in the Canadian Rockies with a snow plow clearing the railroad of an avalanche. Three-colour process.
Passenger train, near Field, B.C.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts a passenger train near Field, BC
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Series consists of graphic material depicting railways in British Columbia. Includes prints, negatives, and postcards.
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts a tunnel near Field, BC
Mt. Field and Kicking Horse River, Yoho National Park
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection
Postcard depicts Mt. Field and Kicking Horse River near Yoho National Park.