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Fully loaded logging truck driving along a wood plank logging road. Another road under construction is also visible through forest in background.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "F/O P.B.COX Grand Prairie. C.D. #1. Unit. N.W.S.R." Photograph depicts the officer standing in uniform at airstrip, wearing what appears to be an RCAF wings medallion on his right breast. Machinery can be seen in background (two sets of land-rollers).

Photograph depicts a military plane in flight with the number "7634" on its side. As the photo was taken through the window of a second plane in flight, the outline of the window is visible, as is the left engine. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Our Travelling Companion, '34' at 10 000 feet."

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: “Packing for home: ^Sick Indian.” Arrow is pointed at man facing plane and holding small bundle. Three other men in uniform stand with luggage in front of plane (one believed to be unidentified man from item 2006.20.12.18). A fifth man in suit is semi-visible, loading plane.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "P '39'". Photograph depicts view of plane from front parked in airstrip believed to be at Whitehorse. Ladder, hose, and unidentified objects in left foreground. Snow and horizon in background.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Another view of Whitehorse Field from the Tower." Photograph depicts various unidentified buildings at what is believed to the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Whitehorse, YT. Small sign in foreground reads: "Taking Photographs Prohibited" (see also items 2006.20.12.1 & 2006.20.12.39). Mountains in background.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Ordinary 'Nose-Hanger'." Photograph depicts airplane hangar with large circles in a darker fabric to accommodate the nose and engines of plane. Large truck and stacks of unidentified packages in foreground on right. Unidentified vehicle to left of hangar. It is believed that photograph was taken at Whitehorse, YT.

Photograph depicts a hauling truck in wood clearing. Bert Youngstrom can be seen sitting on the passenger side behind a door with "CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION CO LIMITED" on its side. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Bert Youngstron [sic?]".

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Cookhouse in Winter". Photograph depicts top of building semi-visible behind large snow pile. Treetops can be seen in background.

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Cutting Fire Wood". Photograph depicts two men on either side of large log using chain saw in wood clearing. A small snow-covered building can be seen in background.

Photograph depicts a dragline crane working in excavation area of snow-covered forest. An unidentified building can be seen in background, covered with snow. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Dragline at work."

Photograph depicts a dragline crane working in excavation area of snow-covered forest, bucket is foregrounded. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Dragline at work."

Photograph depicts the excavation area in forest where dragline cranes had been operating.

Photograph depicts the load and main hook block of a dragline crane operating in excavation area of forest.

Photograph depicts heavy machinery believed to be a brush rake in front of a long unidentified building. Treetops can be seen in background, snow in foreground.

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "I built this boat." Photograph depicts canoe and paddles afloat in water, grassy shore in foreground. A pair of pants can be seen in boat, as well as wood planks, box, and rope on shore.

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Fred Youngstron [sic?]" "Foreman spotting for operator." Photograph depicts one man seated on D8 Caterpillar operating a haulback rig, and a second man (Fred?) standing behind him on Caterpillar. Image quality is poor and faces are not visible. Dirt and debris in foreground, forest in background. It is believed this rig is operating in a long-line skidding system.

Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Plane on Sumit Lake." Logs can be seen floating on water in foreground, as well as trees on opposite shore in background. The seaplane has the letters "CF-ATF" on its side.

Photograph depicts a man seated on cab floor of dragline crane with " CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION Co. LIMITED" on its side door. The crane is elevated on a man-made dirt hill (see also item 2005.3.40), with forest in background. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Swamper on Shovel".

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Earth Cut". Photograph depicts a man in distance at top of steep slope of man-made embankment, trees in background. Tracks made my machinery are visible in dirt of the cut.

Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Earth Cut". Photograph depicts the steep slope of man-made embankment, trees in background. Tracks made my machinery are visible in dirt of the cut.

Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Sumit Lake." Trees can be seen on shore jutting into the lake on left, as well as on opposite shore in distant background. Unidentified objects can be seen in distance, possibly buildings on far shore.

Photograph depicts unidentified man standing on boom of dragline crane, apparently without safety gear. Unidentified building and equipment can be seen in background against forest.

Photograph depicts a numerous variety of buildings in snowy clearing of forest. A car is parked in foreground on road leading into the camp. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Sumit Lake Camp". It is speculated that this may be the Campbell Construction Co. road camp.

Photograph taken in Britannia Beach looking at the Ana-Canada Britannia Mines Ltd. Image captured the view of the concentrated ore dock with BC Rail in the foreground. The mine was closed on November 1, 1974.

Photo displays the Pacific Great Eatern Railway depot in Kelly Lake on mile 192.7.

Photograph depicts northbound freight in Britannia Beach. A concentrator (copper) of Ana-Canada Company is found in the background.

Photograph depicts the yards in Williams Lake. Image captured on the new overpass that was being constructed at the time.

Photograph taken on mile 178.0. Depicts a work train on a spur with a water tank car.

Photograph depicts a speeder proceeding north to Squamish. Davies notes that it was easier to lift a speeder over the blades than work the switch.

Photograph location is unknown, but Davies stated it to be possibly somewhere north of Quesnel. A bridge is visible.

Photograph taken looking northbound at the BC Rail station in Pemberton.

Photograph depicts gondolas that are in storage due to the poor economy in 1982.

Photograph depicts a northbound 4 unit Budd passenger train at the flag stop in Australian, BC.

Photograph taken from the depot in Squamish that runs a half a mile spur down to a dumping site beside the Squamish River. Image displays the log dump looking towards the east with the depot in the background, towards the right.

Photograph depicts a caboose and flanger car #1823.

Photograph depicts a switcher and a way freight locomotive that was stationed in Fort St. James. The passenger train ran from Driftwood to Fort St. James.

Photograph taken at the passenger depot in Prince George, sited on a dead-end spur. It is situated in an industrial park some miles away from the city centre.

Photograph taken at the depot in Seton Portage. A northbound Dayliner of 3 Budd cars that have stopped are visible. This train ran daily from North Vancouver to Lillooet.

Photograph taken at the end of the Pacific Great Eastern passing loop near the Portage River. Image captures the general view of a rail lifting train about to commence work. The train moved backwards at a slow walking pace and picked up rails. Track fastening were collected by 2 men and thrown on a flat car.

Photograph depicts 5 attached cars which are nearest to the camera and belong to the "Bridge and Building" work train. They were set at the location for a week before travelling to Hanceville.

Photograph depicts a close up of a rail lifting train. 65 Ibs of rails were being placed in a gondola by the crane. The work crew consisted of: a crane driver, hook onto rail men (on ground), gondola, rail positioner, 2 men collecting track fastenings found on each side of the flat care, spare men, and a supervisor.

Photograph depicts the rear portion of a southbound way freight on the passing loop in Seton Portage. Visible is a caboose with leaf springs.

Photograph depicts a north, upgrade, and mainly empty freight preceded by its "checking" speeder which was about to enter a crossing loop.

Photograph depicts two "slave units" heading north after having been spliced into the middle of loaded southbound freight the previous day. Continous movement was performed daily.

Photo depicts the interchange of passengers of a northbound dayliner around the wreckage of a derailment. Two budd car units from Vancouver can been seen in the background. Passengers were being transferred to a "scratch" train assembled at Lillooet and consisting of a budd car, caboose and a diesal switcher.

Photo depicts the transfer of a Vancouveer to Lillooet dayliner to the unit made up at Lillooet wich consisted of a budd car, caboose and switcher. The scene of the Seton Portage derailment was found 100 yards behind the photo.

Photo depicts the largest crane on the Pacific Great Eastern and is stationed in Prince George.

Photo depicts a crane #6501 in position to lift locomotive #703. It was about to re-rail one end of the locomotive. Image captured looking towards the south with the shoo-fly in the immediate foreground and Setan Lake in the background.