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Vancouver Iron Works built steam donkey
2013.6.36.1.004.19 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

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.

Early steam donkey at Promised Land Park
2013.6.36.1.004.17 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

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.

Log boom
2013.6.36.1.004.02 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.

Log boom
2013.6.36.1.004.01 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.

Newsprint plant in Powell River, B.C.
2013.6.36.1.003.098 · Item · Apr. 1966
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

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/

Coal miners near Buckley Bay
2013.6.36.1.003.047 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

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.

David Davies Railway Collection
2013.6 · Coleção · [before 2020]

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.