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Tramline from Mine Road
2000.1.1.3.17.008 · Item · 1962
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts towers and buckets in distance. Gravel road in foreground winding through hills of dirt. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "#1 SECTION". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

2000.1.1.3.19.001 · Item · July 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mine area at Cassiar, crushing plant visible on left. Various mine buildings visible midground. Blasthole drills, shovels, dozers, and dump trucks can be seen on bench in foreground at 6430 elevation. Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph: "6"; "View looking NW from top of S. peak 6790 elev. on 6430 stripping bench on it and 6050 ore bench further down on left."; "July 1961".

2000.1.1.3.19.006 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts men standing near two Atlas Copco Drillmasters (blasthole drills). These are precision hammer drills which had their own power source. Large bags of ammonium nitrate in foreground, mountainside in background. The men depicted here were likely members of the explosive crew. It is believed that this photo was taken on the North ridge, near the cirque dump. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Explosive Preparation
2000.1.1.3.19.009 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a man wearing a hard hat preparing long narrow bags of explosive material. Large bags of ammonium nitrate in right foreground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Explosive Preparation
2000.1.1.3.19.010 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a man wearing a hard hat preparing long narrow bags of explosive material. Large bags of ammonium nitrate in right foreground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Plantsite
2000.1.1.3.19.016 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts various buildings in plantsite, vehicles and electricity lines throughout. Equipment garage stands in left background behind tank farm, carpenter shop in right background, machine and electrical shop in building semi-visible on far right. Mine road can be seen at foot of mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

2000.1.1.3.19.018 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a gravel road passing under crossing. Sign posted to pole reads "CAUTION TRAMLINE CROSSING CAUTION AVIOD PASSING UNDER MOVING BUCKETS". Garage stands in left midground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Mill Fan
2000.1.1.3.19.022 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts fan-driven air system used to transport fibre throughout the mill system. It is believed that this photograph was taken on the top floor of the mill. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Dryer Burners
2000.1.1.3.19.025 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a man near the diesel-fired burners of the ore dryers. The large pipes and valves above were part of the fuel supply system fed by Cassiar's fuel tank farm which also supplied the power house generators. The dryer section of the mill received ore from the crushing plant by tramline and truck. These burners blasted the ore with hot air, and dried ore to desired moisture content before it was sent to the dry rock storage building and stored for mill use. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Community Centre
2000.1.1.3.19.030 · Item · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts long wood building speculated to be the Community Centre at Cassiar, B.C. Sports net stands in right foreground. Flag pole, barrel, and stand of trees can be seen in front of building. Mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Early Caboose Office
2000.1.1.1.03.12 · Item · 27 December 1951
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the caboose office: a small wooden structure with flat roof and one door. Snow pathways and power pole in foreground, trees and hills in background.

Bill Plumb and Airplane
2000.1.1.1.07.05 · Item · [ca. 1963]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb and unidentified man standing on shore by yellow Cassiar supervisor's truck. A third man stands on Airplane parked on lake behind them, and miscellaneous equipment lies on shore at Bill's feet. Photograph speculated to have been taken at Aeroplane Lake, approximately 35 miles east of Cassiar. Bill Plumb led many expeditions for the purposes of Cassiar's outside exploration endeavours.

Cassiar Aerial, East View
2000.1.1.1.07.10 · Item · [ca. 1965]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the Cassiar valley, showing the east end of town in foreground. Plant and tailings pile can be seen in right midground. Photograph speculated to have been taken during the plane ride of an outside exploration trip.

2000.1.1.2.1.040 · Item · 7 April 1953
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts pile of pan-abode materials in snow covered area. Bunkhouses, trees and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "April 7th: 7. Street in front of bunkhouses showing stockpiles of Pan-abode building materials. Looking south."

Manager's Photos - Glacier
2000.1.1.2.1.047 · Item · 15 February 1953
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts ice on snow covered road, trees on either side, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 15th, 1953: 3. Second glacier east of Joe Reeds' on McDame road."

2000.1.1.2.1.051 · Item · 23 February 1953
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts scaffolding on machine shop, roof under construction. Snow in foreground, one man on scaffolding, one man on roof. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 23rd: 7. Installing truss rafters on new machine shop. Looking east."

2000.1.1.2.1.055 · Item · 4 March 1953
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts scaffolding around building under construction, snow in foreground, tanks and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 27th: 12. Roof on machine shop. Looking N.W."

2000.1.1.2.1.068 · Item · October 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mill building and covered conveyor. Trees and mountains in background. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "View of mill building looking south-east, showing covered conveyor - way from truck dump at left, and tailings' bins at right."

2000.1.1.2.1.086 · Item · October 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a mill with scaffolding on the left side of the building. A second scaffolding structure is in the foreground with trees and mountains in background. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photographs: "View of mill building looking west."

2000.1.1.2.1.104 · Item · 19 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts man believed to be Mr. McKenzie in front of log adit in dirt area. Rope on right, mountain in background. Corresponding notes on accompanying photo description page: "August 19th, 1952: 1. Adit collar. McKenzie in foreground." "(Note: The above two pictures were taken in dull weather therefore they may not have turned out.) [referring to this item and 2000.1.1.2.105]".

2000.1.1.2.1.113 · Item · 25 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts concrete walls in ground, building materials on right. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 25th: 10. Concrete walls for truck dump and coal handling bin. Power house in background. Looking north from mill roof."

2000.1.1.2.1.122 · Item · 2 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts log poles erected vertically, adjacent to power house. Building materials in foreground, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 2nd: 2. Sub-station poles erected."