Photograph depicts a view of a steam donkey probably at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts the reverse view of a steam donkey at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a Vancouver Iron Works built steam donkey in use until the early 1950s. It was purchased for $800 by an enthusiast in 1963 , set up beside home and roadside at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a steam donkey beside a mill pond of a shingle mill at Sappho or Tyee, on the Olympic Peninsula. It is steam fed from the main plant boiler.
Photograph depicts an early type of steam donkey mounted on a flatcar and attached to a Shay Tank. It is displayed on the roadside at Promised Land Park, probably near Forks, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.
Photograph depicts a tractor owned by G. Wellburn at the Duncan Forest Museum.
Photograph depicts a steam donkey located in the Crown Zellerbach Museum at Ladysmith on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts an early type of spool donkey circa 1890-1900, on display at Promised Land Park on the Olympia Peninsula in Washington state.
Photograph depicts a logging museum in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.
Photograph depicts logger sports at Squamish, B.C.
Photograph depicts a lumber mill probably in the Lower Mainland.
Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.
Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.
Photograph depicts a lumber mill probably in the Lower Mainland.
Photograph depicts a mill on the north stream of the north arm of the Fraser River, looking east from the Fraser St. bridge.
Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a lumber mill probably in the Lower Mainland.
Photograph depicts dumping logs at Gold River on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts the newsprint plant of MacMillan, Bloedell, and Powell River Ltd. In Powell River, B.C. The view is looking northwards and shows that the plant is working on Easter Day/
Photograph depicts a general view, looking north, of Westview Harbour with the Powell River paper plant smoking in the background.
Photograph depicts a small coal tram at Tsable coal pit near Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts the Tsable coal pit on Vancouver Island as the first coal of the afternoon shift being hauled up.
Photograph depicts coal miners near Buckley Bay. The afternoon shift (3 p.m.) is going down the Tsable drift mine, which is the only working coal pit on Vancouver Island in 1964 and has a total of 70 employees. It is run by the Comox Colliery Co. and has a daily production of 200-300 tons.
Map depicts the Shuswap Lakes, Rogers Pass, Kamloops, Yellowhead Pass, Thompson Valley, and the Nicola Valley. Also includes the first clues to a treasure hunt.
Map depicts location of treasure hidden between Clearwater and Clemina, BC.
Plan depicts Granville Island industrial sites in False Creek, Vancouver. Shows revised trackage from 1955 annotated in colour by Davies.
Map depicts the routes of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, showing stations, railway connection, and the PGE Microwave Communication System.
Map depicts the route of BC Rail and its connecting rail lines.
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.