Photograph of artwork: “The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, 1782”
Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph provides an interpretation of this piece of art: "The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot - 1782. The first battalion of this British regiment arrived in New York in 1756. After serving in nume...
Photograph of artwork: “Naval Gun Race, 1812”
Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph provides an interpretation of this piece of art: "Naval gun race. Two teams in naval costumes of 1812 stage a thrilling variation on the traditional naval gun race. They must completely dismantle ...
Photograph of artwork: “Le Régiment de Carignan-Salières, 1665”
Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph reads: "Le Régiment de Carignan-Salières - 1665. This famous regiment was dispatched to Canada (then called New France) by King Louis XIV and disembarked from its small sailing vessels on eastern ...
Arthur Holland's 1913 Surveying Season
Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.
Photograph depicts steam locomotive # 163
Two steam locomotives approaching
Photograph depicts 2 steam locomotives approaching, three tracks, and a switch in the foreground, trees in the background.
Caboose (Pacific Great Eastern)
Photograph depicts the last car on a train. One man is standing on a step, there is an outdoor viewing deck at the end of this railroad car.
Photograph depicts a steam locomotive pulling 1 railroad car.
Photograph depicts a train on a wooden trestle. The track is above and inlet with a steep rock cliff between the ocean and the tracks.
Harry Coates Oral History Interview (2013) Audio Recording - Part II
File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.
Harry Coates Oral History Interview (2013) Audio Recording - Part I
File consists an audio recording of an oral history with Harry Coates recorded by Barbara Coupe.
File consists of:An original final draft of John Revel's problem analysis entitled "Silviculture in Spruce-Alpine Fir Types in the North Central Interior of British Columbia" for E.P. 639 with the Research Division of the BC Forest ...
Crowd sits on lawn chairs, trees in background.
Photograph believed to have been taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C.
Close view of four unidentified women and Iona Campagnolo pose in front of steps
Photograph believed to have been taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C. Doorways and landscaping in background.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train that was very close the McLean sawmill (opened in 1926, closed in 1965).
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train travelling on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track, not used since 2002 and was now at the beginning of a connecting spur to a steam sawmill museum. It was built in 2000, but commenced in the 20...
Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific railway train that was just coming into a run-around loop at the end of a sawmill spur. Trackage built 2000/01.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a tiny switcher that belonged to the McLean sawmill and was buily by Buda of New Westminster, circa 1927. Sat on unconnected trackage adjacent to the Alberni Pacific Railway and was part of a sawmill exhibit.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society. Photo captures details of a door on its left side.
ALRFS Natural Resource History Internship
File consists of:David Mills, "Aleza Lake Research Forest Historical Internship Summary" (2 Jan. 2007), 26 p. - In print and original digital .doc fileDavid Mills, "Aleza Lake Forest Experiment Station Socio-Economic Time Line 1905-...
John Revel - "Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes"
File consists of:"Devil's Club, Black Flies, and Snowshoes" by John Revel, 2007, 44 p. (3 copies)
Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo overseeing the RCMP Change of Command at Vancouver, BC
Beverley A. Busson promoted from Deputy Commissioner for British Columbia and the Yukon, and commander of British Columbia to Commissioner. Handwritten notation on RCMP Commanding Officer letterhead included with photograph reads: “RCMP Change of ...
Crowd sits on lawn chairs, trees in background.
Four unidentified women and Iona Campagnolo pose in front of steps
Photograph believed to have been taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C. Doorways and landscaping in background.
Possibly the ‘Iona Campagnolo’ rhododendron.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society.
Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive backing onto its train of passenger cars (3 opened, 2 closed, all CN transfer cabooses, now remodelled).
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway main line
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph taken on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway main line out of Port Alberni with run-around siding over the right out of sight. Yard is found towards the rear. On the left, there was private trackage of the Nordeske paper mill that was i...
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a switching locomotive and stand-in locomotive.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a primitive logging caboose. Believed to have been built by or for the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway in 1898.
Handwritten notation on verso reads: “This is a favorite of mine. Thanks for inviting us. Love Gail”.
Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo smiling at an outdoor function as youth in red t-shirts sing
Photograph believed to have been taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C.
Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive built in 1929 by Baldwin. After at least four years of restoration, it commenced running in 2001. It was spotted outside of a locomotive shed in Port Alberni.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a train commencing its trip in its yard, not at the station, in Port Alberni. Locomotive at the lower/city end (ie formation at the end of the last trip). It, at the time, needed to get to the head-end, so it took the siding.
Alberni Pacific Railway water tank
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts a water tank car used for fighting line side fires. Propery of Alberni Pacific tourist railway. Sat in a yard in Port Alberni. Formerly owned by Crown Zellerbach of Ladysmith.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an old tank car owned by a logging railway on Vancouver Island, parked at the end of a spur behind a locomotive shed of the Alberni Pacific Railway.
Bald eagle perched on branch above a body of water at Skidegate, BC
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Bald Eagle, Skidegate, 2007”.
Photograph believed to have been taken at Government House, Victoria, B.C. Canadian flags, man in uniform, and two unidentified woman stand onstage against wall in background.
Close view of flowers and ferns in a rock garden
Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo planting a Fraseri rhododendron in Ucluelet, BC
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Her Highness, Iona + Wanda planting rhodo 'R Fraseri' at Ucluelet. BC, May 26 2007, photo by Cathy Dale”; stamp on verso reads: “Government House, Jun 21 2007, Victoria”.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts the Pacific Rails Convention of Victoria on a field trip to Port Alberni. Travelling on the Alberni Pacific Railway to visit a steam-driven sawmill at its outer terminal. Chartered trip for convention members (one coach/bus load...
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway train.
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive about to uncouple and run around its train. A sawmill station was behind the camera.
Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage
Part of David Davies Railway Collection
Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage in Port Alberni only used by the Alberni Pacific tourist railway. Visible is an interesting throw-type switch.