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Photograph depicts the yard at the Hat Creek Ranch. Hat Creek used to be a staging post on the Cariboo Road.

Photograph depicts an abandoned cabin about 100 yards from the Fraser River on Bridge River road, about 2 miles out of Lillooet.

Photograph depicts a wagon in a field on the south bank of Pritchard, beside a bridge that went over the South Thompson River.

Photograph depicts a 4- wheeled wagon that was designed to hold 'pay dirt' or 'rubbish' with a drop bottom worked by a ratchet and chains.

Photograph depicts grain thresher for barley. It was driven by a case traction engine.

Photograph depicts a portable traction engine at Hat Creek Ranch. The engine was built by Sawyer and Massey Co. Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario. Presumably went into service late 1910. It had not been in use for some time.

Photograph depicts a solid rubber tire on wooden spokes. It came from an early type of truck, but was now used on a two-wheel trailer carrying a tank.

Photograph depicts gas pumps that were adjacent to the Acton Kilby General Store that was operated by Mr. Acton Kilby, aged 81. He is visible in the shadows towards the left of the photograph and the left pump. Mr. Kilby's father acquired the store in 1902. The store was near historical Harrison Mills.

Photograph depicts a wood and fabric AVRO 504K fighter, built in 1919. It was first developed in Britain in 1913. Now powered by Clerget Rotary. The fighter was used by the RCAF as a biplane trainer until 1928. This type was also used as crop duster, stunt machines, etc.

Photograph depicts an AVRO 504K fighter and biplane rainer of the RCAF, dated 1919.

Photograph depicts the only biplane and canavas covered, light aircraft amongst a group of 25 machines in excellent condition.

Photograph depicts a former RCAF that is not airworthy. It had lost its tail unit.

Photograph depicts a former RCAF that is not airworthy. Its interior was in shambles.

Photograph depicts a RAF Avro Vulcan Bomber that flew from Britain directly to BC for the Centennial International Airshow with a fuelling stop at Gander. The bomber was first introduced in 1952 and was built by AV Roe and Co. Manchester.

Photograph depicts one of the two Mars flying boats that were used as water bombers. Either "Hawaii Mars' or "Phillippine Mars."

Photograph depicts a Gruman Goose float-amphibian plane on a ramp of the lake. Side base was owned by Forest Industries Flying Tankers Ltd.

Photograph depicts a United Airlines flight to Seattle.

Photograph depicts a settler's wheelbarrow that was perhaps 50 years old and still in use.

Photograph depicts a wheelbarrow purchased in 1969, secondhand.

Photograph depicts a wheelbarrow purchased in 1969, secondhand.

Photograph depicts renovated windsor kicthen chairs. The adult chair on the right was made in Owen Sound prior to 1923. Child's chair on the left was likely pre-1940. It came from Sunday school room of a church in Vancouver. Owned and renovated by David Davies.

Photograph depicts a telegraph line on the Williams Lake to Bella Coola road.

Photograph depicts wooden culverts found beside CPR track 10 miles south of Merritt and 1 mile south of Glenwalker Ranch.

Photograph depicts an iron cannon found outside the BC Regiment Armoury in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts an inscription cut into a rock face found in Bedwell Harbour. The HMS Segeria, dated 1873-1911, was the only warship in Esquimalt at Queen Victoria's death responsible for firing the death salute of 81 guns, the Queen's age. The ship also served in the Pacific as a survey vessel rom 1897-1910. After, it was sold as a Boys Naval Brigade ship in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a "Feldkanone," dated 1917. It is an adaptation of the German 77 mm field gun, a stationed short range gun of the First World War.

Photograph taken on the Williams Lake to Bella Coola road.

Photograph depicts a flume crossing over a creak near the centre of Keremeos, close to the Penticton highway.

Photograph depicts a good example of a newly made farm gate.

Photograph depicts a plough found near Clulculz Lake, 45 miles west of Prince George. Its metal parts were made in the USA.

Photograph depicts a windlass over a shallow well used for cattle water supply. Found 1 mile north of the USA/Canadian border, south of Langley and north of Blaine.

Photograph depicts sluicing monitors that were used to tear down and break up alluvial gold bearing material.

Photograph depicts a hydraulic sluicing monitor that was not a piece on display in the exhibit, but was a piece of abandoned equipment found below Barkerville town. It was made by Empire Foundry, Marysville, California.

Photograph taken at Caesar's Landing at a derelict landing, 1 mile south of Nahun on the west side of Okanagan Lake. Visible is a heavy portable 2 cylinder traction engine marked "Model K, 25 Horse engine No. 16320." Patented August 1906. Appears to have driven a small saw. Height of the saplings suggest that it had not been use for 5 to 15 years.

Photograph depicts an industrial item atop logs and tracks.

Photograph depicts wooden houses standing on tracks.

Photograph depicts a logger's sports competition held in Squamish.

Photograph depicts a harbour seal diving into the water after sunning on a boom log. The bow of Davies' sailboat is in the foreground.

Photograph depicts the head of Burard Inlet in Port Moody. Looking northwest, towards a locomotive.

Photograph taken on the Alberni-Tofino/Ucluelet logging public road on Vancouver Island. This stretches view was aimed towards the east and Kennedy Lake.

Photograph depicts a view of Vancouver's West End.

Photograph depicts a view of Vancouver's West End.

Photograph depicts the former "A" Pier of the CPR near the entrance to Coal Harbour. Undergoing dismantling or major renovation of the pier. The steam crane on a scow belonged to Vancouver Pile Driving and Contracting Co. Ltd. Left of the crane's jib was a new CPR rail slip in construction.

Photograph taken at the east end of False Creek, looking southwest towards 1st Ave. and Manitoba Street.

Photograph depicts a demonstration of an iron tire being shrunk on a wooden wagon wheel. For the benefit of the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., Walter Owens.

Photograph depicts the Okanagan CN Subdivision in Kamloops. Immediately east of Red Bridge.

Photograph depicts a new tank car for sodium chlorate CN/CP interchange.