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2000.1.1.3.19.123 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unidentified young man at clothes dryers. Wall of cubby compartments in background; washing machines and piles of laundry in foreground. Clothes in pile appear to be all coveralls or denim, possibly work clothes.

Community Album - Tramline
2000.1.1.3.19.126 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts ore cars on cables running between tramline towers. Flowers in foreground, mine valley and McDame mountain in background. Tramline ran through mine valley, between loading station (2000.1.13.19.197) in mine and dump station at mill on plantsite (2000.1.1.3.19.124)

Community Album - Palletizer
2000.1.1.3.19.134 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts palletizer machinery, where bags of asbestos fibre were shrink-wrapped and made ready for shipping pallets. Palletizer was located near shipping (believed to be in mill building). Unidentified man visible in machinery on far left.

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.

Matt Bell at Excavated Wall
2000.1.1.1.07.02 · Item · [1963?]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts man believed to be Matt Bell at recently excavated wall of serpentinite with cross fracturing filled with asbestos fibre. Photograph speculated to have been taken at Clinton Creek, Y.T.

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.

2000.1.1.1.09.01 · Item · 1962-01-01 - ?
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a retail store with the sign: "TERRITORIAL SUPPLY CO LTD" "INTERNATIONAL" "HARVESTER" "CRAWLER TRACTORS" "MOTOR TRUCKS" "POWER UNITS" "REFRIGERATORS" "DUNLOP TIRES - TIMKEN & SKF BEARINGS" "INDUSTRIAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & ACCESSORIES" "B.A. PAINT" "PHONE 3191". Sign on second building: "DUNLOP TIRES". Three cars parked in front with Yukon license plates (890, 910, 555).
It is speculated that this photograph was taken for research purposes.

2000.1.1.2.01 · File · [195-]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

This file contains photograph from early construction of Cassiar Mine and townsite. Photographs were stapled to inter-office correspondence paper and sent with pages of photo descriptions. Photographs have been removed and rehoused, maintaining original order.

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."