Photograph depicts a log cabin with a sod roof that was used as a cow shelter on Dot Ranch. The ranch was probably built by pioneers pior to 1900.
Photograph depicts a CPR storehouse at Mission City. It was marked as "Petroleum Store" but in fact was holding speeders and miscellaneous track equipment. It was sited on the north side of the track at the extreme east end of the depot platform.
Photograph depicts the CPR at the Huntingdon/Sumas border (BC/Washington State border). A Mission way freight train is standing at about 5 pm, ready to return to Mission. The photo shows CP caboose #436733, built in 1920 out of wood. The border is about 10 ft. behind the camera.
Photograph depicts the CPR line at Brookmere, 30 miles south of Merritt (now mile 108.7 on the Princeton Subdivision). Summit point is at 3200 ft. between Spences Bridge, Hope, and Princeton. The Kettle Valley Railway carved out a railway town in the wilderness in 1914/1915 to hold about 300 people. The men were train crews and track a gangs, particularly for the troublesome Coquihalla route. The photo includes the boarded up depot and the view is looking north.
Photograph depicts an abandoned water tower on CPR line at Brookmere, 30 miles south of Merritt. The trackage on the right has had the spikes removed but the yard consists of a mixture of completely removed, partially removed, and completely undisturbed track. An elderly couple and 2 elderly bachelors are the only year-round remaining inhabitants.
Photograph depicts the CPR depot at Merritt. When the Spences Bridge to Merritt branch line was first built its principal traffic was coal taken from the mines on the south edge of the city. As late as 1923 Middlesborough Mine produced 75,862 tons/year.
Photograph depicts a house that had just been repainted on the north side of Pender Street.
Photograph depicts one of the few remaining inhabioted and well kept houses that still survived in the very heart of downtown Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the only store in the small, derelict village of about 12-15 houses of which only one is occupied.
Photograph depicts a small barn that had just been built within the last 12 months.
Photograph depicts the Mission City CPR depot located at mile 87.3 from North Bend in Cascade Substation. It was built in 1902 and add onto in 1909. It has living quarters on the 2nd floor that are still in use, which is quite rare for BC in 1973. It is 41.7 miles from Vancouver and 2, 839.6 miles from Montreal.
Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon Branch. It shows the final box span of the bridge on the south shore, as viewed from the opened swing span. The span opened for river traffic every 2 or 3 days. The view is looking south, with downstream to the right.
Photograph depicts the Mission City rail and road bridge. It is owned by the CPR and was opened in 1891. It was used by road vehicles between 1 July 1927 and the 23 June 1973, using a one way flow system. On the latter day, a new high level road bridge was unofficially opened. By early July 1973, the CPR had removed the wooden deck planking.
Photograph depicts the CPR line at Kingsvale, at mile 120.2 on the Princeton Subdivision between Brookmere and Merritt. It has a loop for 19 cars and sees one freight a day on Tuesday and Thursday. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the CPR line at Kingsvale, at mile 120.2 on the Princeton Subdivision between Brookmere and Merritt. It has a loop for 19 cars and sees one freight a day on Tuesday and Thursday.
Photograph depicts Royal Oak Apartments on Kingsway in Burnaby.
Photograph depicts a derelict barn displaying frame construction.
Photograph depicts a freight shed located on the north side of the rail line and some 200 yards west of the Mission City CPR depot.
Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon Branch. The view is looking north from the open swing span. The bridge is about 1700 ft. long and consists of eight 160 ft. tress spans, one 230 ft. swing span, and 3 girder spans. Seven of the eight truss spans are seen in this view, with the Fraser River in freshet.
Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon Branch. It shows the daily southbound way freight train at about 12:30 hours STD time, crossing the bridge. The train consisted of two locomotives, about 35 cars, and a 1920 wooden caboose. The lead locomotive was CPR 8510, GM class 0-4-4-0, built in 1954. There is a 10 mph speed restriction on the bridge.
Photograph depicts a house on the east side of Ontario Street, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a cabin near Williams Lake. Its interior contained two old treadle sewing machines and a chesterfield. Davies had the impression it had not been inhabited for at least a decade.
Photograph depicts a log cabin in the KlinaKlina Valley.
Photograph depicts the Tofino Airport. It was a former wartime RCAF base built in 1942 for anti-Japanese air patrols. It was now a D.O.T controlled airport.
Photograph depicts a new log house that was under construction.
Photograph depicts the interior of a snow shed at about mile 29.0 using CPR mileages commencing at Brookmere, which is 4 miles east of Brookmere. It is on the ex CPR Coquihalla Line from Hope to Brodie Junction.
Photograph depicts an abandoned settlement.
Photograph depicts a barn attached to Watch Lake Lodge, a dude ranch.
Photograph depicts Kach Indian church.
Photograph depicts the Westholme post office.
Photograph depicts West Coast Electric Ltd., an electric manufacturers and shop.
Photograph depicts the Penticton CPR depot. The view is looking northwest.
Photograph depicts a house that was probably built in 1890-1900. It had just been demolished.
Photograph depicts the Mission City CPR depot located at mile 87.3 from North Bend in Cascade Substation. It was built in 1902 and add onto in 1909. It has living quarters on the 2nd floor that are still in use, which is quite rare for BC in 1973.
Photograph depicts an Independent Order of Foresters 1895 house.
Photograph depicts HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve headquarters in located on Deadman's Island, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve headquarters in located on Deadman's Island, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts the Department of National Defence Armoury headquarters of the British Columbia regiment.
Photograph taken in Coalmont, a ghost village that was livening up. Visible is the Meat Market store, the only surviving building on the frintage of this block, adjacent to the hotel.
Photograph depicts a barn located in Aspen Grove.
Photograph depicts the CPR line at Coalmont, BC, located about 12 miles north of Princeton and at mile 82.2 from Penticton. Close by was the former Blakeburn Coal Mine, which operated until 1940. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts the CPR rail Belfort depot passing point, approximately 5 miles north of Princeton, on the Princeton to Penticton line. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts a general store owned by Acton Kilby that was still operated by him at age 81. His family had moved from New Westminster in 1902 to run the store. The CPR depot originally connected direcly to the second floor of the building. Harrison Mills lay at the junction of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers and was an important site during steamboat days. Now it was a backwater of 3 dwellings beside the railway.
Photograph depicts Mount Pleasant Elementary School in Vancouver. Date over doorway was 1892.
Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan. The station often was used but not permanently manned. It was located at mile 9.5 from Penticton. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts the CPR line at Arawana, 5 miles northeast of Penticton and at mile 125.7 on the Carmi Subdivision. The photo shows the ruins of the station house and Okanagan Lake in the background. The passing loop in the foreground has been disconnected and partially dismantled. The rear track was used once or twice weekly by the way freight train between Penticton and Midway. The view is looking west.
Photograph depicts an abandoned ranch house, southeast of Rock Creek, north of an abandoned GNR grade, and about a mile north of an international boundary.
Photograph depicts a two story log house located on Fiva Creek, beside east Kettle River.
Photograph depicts the one and only service station that was in Trout Lake City. It had manual pumps as there was no distributed electricity in the village.
Photograph taken in the ghost town of Ferguson. About 8 deserted buildings remained, of which two appeared to be used as summer cabins. This building was the Lardeau Hotel.