Postcard depicts Lower Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden on the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Canadian Rockies.
Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon.
Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon, Golden B.C.
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.
Postcard depicts lower Kicking Horse Canyon near Golden, B.C,
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the Stoney Creek Bridge in British Columbia.
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.
Postcard depicts Stoney Creek Bridge.
Postcard depicts Macdonald Range, near Glacier B.C.
Postcard depicts Glacier House, CPR, and Hermirt Range, Selkirk Mountains.
Postcard depicts Hermit Range and Rogers' Pass, CPR.
Postcard depicts the east portal of the Connaught Tunnel.
Postcard depicts Glacier Station.
Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley and Loop near Glacier, BC
Postcard depicts Illecillewaet Valley from Lookout Point on Mt. Abbott, near Glacier B.C.
Postcard depicts "The Four Tracks."
Postcard depicts Imperial Limited on the Great Loop in the Selkirks, near Glacier, BC
Postcard depicts the Illecillewaet Valley, near Glacier, BCThe view shows the end of the descent over Rogers Pass, if travelling westerly. The scar in the foreground was believed to be the track between the 1st (Glacier Hotel) and 2nd (Loop Brook) loops.
Postcard depicts "The Loop," CPR, Selkirk Mountain.
Postcard depicts the west portal of the Connaught Tunnel, near Glacier, BCDavies noted the ventilation engine house above the entrance.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of the CPR line from Revelstoke to Savona, British Columbia.
Postcard depicts the Kamloops CPR depot and gardens.
Postcard depicts Main Street (Victoria West) Kamloops in 1910.
Postcard depicts a "4-4-0 woodburning locomotive at Shuswap Station, east of Kamloops, at the turn of the century. The completion of the CPR across the Continent, guaranteed B.C.'s entry into Cinfederation, as well as reg economic and cultural connection to the East."
Postcard depicts the CNR and CPR crossings in the Fraser Canyon.
Postcard depicts Hells Gate, Fraser Canyon, BC
Postcard depicts CPR and CNR bridges at Cisco-Fraser River, Canyon, BC
Postcard depicts a CPR train labelled "Kamloops" in Yale, BC
Postcard depicts a "massive 4-4-0 wood burning locomotive ready to enter the turn table from the round house. These CPR locomotives were in common use from 1886 until 1915, running from the Kootenays through the Fraser Canyon."
Postcard depicts Fraser Canyon in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada.
Postcard depicts the Four Tunnels in Fraser River Canyon, BC
Postcard depicts the tunnels of the Fraser Canyon, Rocky Mountains, BC
Photograph depicts a cluster of tents on the edge of a meadow. Four or more people stand or sit amongst the tents. Smoke rises from a wood fire and drifts amongst the stub alpine trees in the background.
Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Charlotte,” Quesnel. B.C.” Handwritten message on verso is addressed to “Mr. O. Winter 1016 V Park St. Victoria B.C.” The dates on the canceled 1 cent Canadian stamp on verso are not readable.
A collection of postcard photographs of Port Essington BC, Port Simpson BC, Atlin, Quesnel, McBride, Hagwilget Village, Giscome, Likely, Kitwanga, Smithers, Prince Rupert BC, Prince (Fort) George BC Images depict street scenes, water scenes, community events, businesses, buildings, and aerials of the towns. Collection also depicts a number of Northern BC paddle wheelers.
Photograph of the dirt road leading to Hagwilget Village. Residential buildings and a church are visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "W.W.W. Hagwilget Village."
Photograph of a vessel in a large body of water with several mountains visible in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Atlin Mt., Atlin, B.C."
Stern wheeler “Conveyor” on land, snow on ground, treed hills in background. Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “Tete Jaune B.C.”
2 Stern wheelers tied to the river bank. Printed annotation on recto reads: “The B.C. Express mail Steamers No. 102.”
Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Photo by James Heay”
Original linen map depicts mining claims in the Cassiar District of British Columbia that were located in 1900-1901: L. 115 Princess Louise, L. 310 North Star, L. 311 Bonanza, L. 309 Emerald, and L. 312 Emma.
Subseries contains ephemera created and used by various railways and railway associations. Includes invitations, pamphlets, advertisements, a petition, and other ephemera materials related to railways in North America.
Group of five miners stand in mining area on left. Woman, man, and young girl sit and stand on far right in more formal attire. Mining tools and equipment throughout.
Printed annotation on recto of photograph: "Société Minière de B.C., Atlin B.C. July 28th, 1901, A.C. Hirschfeld, No. 707".
Photographs within this file document stern wheelers operating in Northern BC from ca. 1901 - 1915.
Stern wheelers “Operator” and “Conveyor” in dock. Printed annotation on recto reads: “S.S. “Operator” and “Conveyer” at Fort George, B.C. No. 107.”
B.C. Express Steamer, Fraser River. Trees and mountains in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “B.C. Express Steamer, Fraser River.” Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “BC Express Fraser River BC”
Lofty view of stern wheeler in river, snow capped mountains in background. Printed annotation on recto reads: “R.M.S. B.C. Express in Upper Canyon Fraser River.”
Photograph of a scow traveling down the tumultuous Fraser River. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Scow in Grand Canon Fraser River."
Photograph of a team of horses pulling a large load of logs. Several men are posed around the sleigh. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Eagle Lake Spruce Mills, Giscome, B.C." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "4/ This is them after loading. You will observes that this four horse team has two loads, each sleigh has 14 ft banks[??] and is loaded with about 5 thousand feet of logs. In one camp they have a cattepillar[sic] tractor that takes as high as eight sleighs from the bush to the loading [??]. Will try and get you a picture for you. Elizabeth has has very poor health since last March. May have to change residences befor[sic] long very poor doctor here."