Photograph depicts man in distance on scaffolding. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 11. Mill construction. Looking west."
Photograph depicts men working on truck dump construction, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts two men on upper floor of building under construction, speculated to be mill building.
Photograph depicts two men on upper floor of building under construction, speculated to be mill building.
Photograph depicts interior framework of building under construction, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts mill building under construction, mountains in background. Photograph is speculated to be taken from top of water tower.
Photograph depicts men building truck dump in foreground, building believed to be power house in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (3) Framing water tank tower. Water well in foreground and tower timbers and oil tanks in background. Looking east." [Note believed to be incorrect.]
Photograph depicts water tower framework. Building materials, truck, and oil tanks in foreground; mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (8) Water tower erection. Looking northwest."
Photograph depicts men on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (9) Truck dump with concrete poured in foreground. Power house in background. Looking north from mill."
Photograph depicts black dog and tractor tire in foreground, ladder resting on side of quonset building, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (12) Erecting quonset from Utah Camp. Located south of 30 KW power plant. looking southwest from No. 1 bunkhouse."
Photograph depicts track loader moving dirt in cleared area. It is believed that the loader may have been excavating area for ore haul truck dump (see item 2000.1.1.2.222). Trees and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts 7 men working on building speculated to be foundation for diesel engine. Oil tanks and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts 8 men and possibly 1 woman working in construction area, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "2. Pouring concrete for second Ruston diesel engine. In foreground is the first diesel foundation stripped of concrete form ready for engine. Looking west."
Photograph depicts four buildings in trees at end of dirt road, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Prefab buildings for staff families and guest lodge. These buildings nearly completed."
Photograph depicts mountain side, semi-covered in snow. Snowbank in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "8. Shows snow conditions in gully just north of talus deposit on south slope. Note considerable snow still above road. Estimated depth of snow here to be from 10 to 20 feet [see also item 2000.1.1.2.229]."
Photograph depicts man standing on dirt road. Snowbank to right of man is almost shoulder-height and disappears as road continues. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "12. Indicates snow along the mountain road."
Photograph depicts four bunkhouse buildings leading to recreation hall at Watson Lake Airport. Power poles on left. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Same group of buildings as in picture No. 4 [see item 2000.1.1.2.236] showing steel building on the end [see item 2000.1.1.2.235]. Picture taken looking east. Note: There are at least as many more buildings again as shown in these snaps."
Photograph depicts 4 men working on early stages of mill construction, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "9. Erecting wall posts on mill foundations. Looking west."
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "1. Four staff members. L to R - Paisaud, Farewell, Hood, Ward - Taken in front of the office."
Photograph depicts foundation framework, trees and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Framing diesel engine foundations. Tarp overhead to keep out snow and rain. Oil tanks in background."
Photograph depicts 2 men working in building project area, trees in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "1. Building concrete forms for diesel engine footings. Oil tanks in background."
Photograph depicts four men in business attire (two wearing ties) in doorway of log office building. Pile of snow in foreground on right. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. In front of office; L. to R. Duncan, Hood, Ward, Jenkyns." It is believed that these men may be staff members.
Photograph depicts scaffolding around garage, trees and mountainside in background. Men, steel drums and smaller white buildings can be seen around base of garage. Snow and dirt piles in mid ground, dog and steel drum in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "8. Service garage nearly completed. Wide doors for taking bulldozers, and high enough to clear a van truck."
Photograph depicts group of men working in dirt area, snow and trees in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Pouring concrete at mill. Steamer for heating water in foreground, concrete mixer in background." Concrete mixer is behind four steel drums.
Photograph depicts framed garage in forested area. Snow in foreground, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Wall studding nearly completed - Service Garage."
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. C. I-R 125 CFM. portable compressor. Northwest lumber piles in background." Trees and mountain also visible in background.
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Temporary buildings. First building is the cookery. Looking south." Photograph depicts numerous wood buildings down the left of snow-cleared dirt road, each with a small porch. The office and bunkhouse are also among the buildings (see item 2000.1.1.2.305). Wood piles lie in front of cookery, dump truck and dog can be seen at end of road, and another building is semi-visible on right. Tree-covered mountainside in background. See also items 2000.1.1.2.299 and 2000.1.1.2.301.
Photograph depicts a group of steel drums to right of large, flat, snow-covered area. A larger steel tank also lies behind drums on its side. A lumber pile can be seen in distance, as well as what appears to be a very large cylinder tank standing vertically under a shelter. Trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.295.
Photograph depicts a man walking in snow path, many lumber piles on his left. Mountain base in background.
Photograph depicts two men with wheelbarrow on wood planks in front of small unidentified packages stacked two-high. Two unidentified buildings in background with slanted roofs. Mountaintops in background.
Photograph depicts large shelter with slanted roof storing what appears to be lumber piles.
Photograph depicts small wood building, with two windows and a door, draped with canvas. Snow pile to left of building, road in foreground, trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.302. This building appears different from those at tent campsite described in item 2000.1.1.2.284.
Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "Bunkhouse cookhouse & office". Photograph depicts numerous log buildings in a line, each with a porch and slanted roof. A tractor can be seen snowplowing the road to the left of the buildings. Another building is semi-visible on far left, and another in distance at end of road. Trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.286.
Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "Foreground warehouse under construction and in the background lays asbestos." Photograph depicts two men walking towards warehouse building. Walls are erected though roof is not. Steel drums and equipment under tarp shelter in foreground, trees and mountaintops in background.
Handwritten annotation below photo on page taped to photograph: "PHOTO #1: Outcrop of Serpentine showing veinlets of asbestos fibre. Wider veinlets 1/2" - 1"."
Handwritten annotation below photo on page taped to photograph: "PHOTO #3 Showing approx. area covered by Asbestos - serpentine float". The approximate area has been outlined in blue ink on verso of photograph. Photo taken from lower level in valley, trees in foreground, outcrop visible in distance.
Typed annotation in black ink on recto of photograph: "Store Shelves in process of being filled". Photograph depicts miscellaneous household items stocked on shelves in store interior, back wall visible in background.
Typed annotation in black ink on recto of photograph: "Store shelves". Photograph depicts miscellaneous household items stocked on shelves against wall in store interior.
Typed annotation in black ink on recto of photograph: "View of dining room looking towards kitchen". Photograph depicts rows of long bench tables with white tablecloths and condiments. Kitchen can be seen trough doorways on opposite wall, as well as two large coffeemakers. Bright fluorescent lights shine on ceiling.
Photographs depict construction of the new mill, each taken from approximately the same distance and featuring two different angles of the building. Construction work progresses from framework to sheeting and siding. Vehicles, piles of building supplies, and a construction trailer are often in foreground, mountains in background. It is believed that these photographs were taken during a labour dispute. Each photo has been annotated on recto with the date and time of day, and some document the number of workers on site. Annotations include: "2 days work", "work gets less & less", "not much for 4 men", "very little done - less than usual low performance", "0° - 20° weather must have thickened their blood".
Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting progressive construction of buildings at the Clinton Creek mine, plant, townsite and powerhouse. Mine photos depict the crusher site and tramline station. Plant photos depict the dryer, fibre storage, mill, service, vault, and office buildings, as well as the dry rock storage tunnel, reclaim tunnel, and loading dock. Construction living quarters are depicted as well as the construction of residences at the townsite. The power house was built south of the town and plant, on the shore of the 40 Mile River. Some annotations describe the type of material being used for construction.
File contains 3 strips of negatives depicting water control structures inluding pipes, culverts, and holding ponds. The strips were found in a photo lab pouch annotated "Sedimentation Pond Sept 1991" and addressed to "Cassiar Mining Corp. Attn; R. Tyne."
Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting different areas of operations at Clinton Creek. Locations include the mine, plant, town, tailings pile, main office, the 40 Mile River, and surrounding area. Town photos depict the grocery store, cafeteria, medical clinic, school, auditorium residential area, Connell Street and power house. File also includes aerial photographs and images depicting forest fighting, photographers capturing the tailings pile, asbestos samples, mining machinery, staff offices, and operations in the mill, lab, and garage.
Additional photographs integrated into file depict Clinton Creek's surrounding area, and three slides of a tailing pile explosion believed to be Clinton Creek.
Photograph depicts wood houses behind stand of trees in Cassiar valley. Truck, power poles, and road in foreground, mountains in background. Typed caption below photo in original duotang album: "Two Bedroom Pan-Abode Houses - Cassiar Townsite". Handwritten annotation on verso: "Sept 1954".
Item is a photograph of a CP Rail chip car being dumped. The development of the interior chip pulp industry necessitated new designs for chip rail cars and their dumping facilities.
Item is a photograph of a worker operating a Chip-n-Saws.
Photograph depicts four men wearing suits and ties, standing in front of mine adit in rocky area, bushes in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "1939 H.F. (Bert) Glassey with black hit in middle" (information regarding Glassey believed to be incorrect).
Photograph depicts H.F. Glassey wearing a suit and tie, holding up a wolf pelt in both hands. House stands behind Glassey, pelts hanging from eaves in front of porch. These pelts came from the Teslin Lake area (this region spans Northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory). Anglican Church partially visible in left background. Typed annotation on recto of photograph: "Come up and do some hunting." Typed caption below this photograph: "Atlin." See also items 2009.5.2.68 & 2009.5.2.69.
Photograph depicts a group of men standing to right of large truck, houses in in background. Boom of crane visible between truck and houses. Trees and power lines also visible.
Photograph depicts crane to right of railway tracks, flatbed and large metal structure in background.