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2000.1.1.2.1.253 · Item · May 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts 5 men working on structure in snowy area, 1 man on ground with wheelbarrow, trees and mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "9. Pouring concrete for mill. Man wheeling wheelbarrow in foreground."

2000.1.1.2.1.162 · Item · 17 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts man walking in front of mill, mountains in background. Fence, trees, power poles, and wood building materials in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 17th, 1952: 11. Mill construction. Looking southwest. Starting to put on a portion of the roof."

2000.1.1.2.1.265 · Item · April 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts group of men working in trench and above ground in dirt area. Trees and concrete mixer on wheels in background, mountainside barely visible in distance. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "9. (Haze on top) First wheelbarrow load of cement poured for wall footings in mill."

2000.1.1.2.1.221 · Item · 7 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts 8 men working on top of unknown wooden structure, dog in foreground, mountain base in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "1. Erecting 12"x12"s for mill walls. Looking west. Note boulders in foreground ready to be blasted to clear area."

2000.1.1.2.1.243 · Item · June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mill in early stages of construction, trees in foreground, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "11. Erecting wall post on mill foundations. Looking south."

2000.1.1.2.1.241 · Item · June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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."

2000.1.1.2.1.068 · Item · October 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mill building and covered conveyor. Trees and mountains in background. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "View of mill building looking south-east, showing covered conveyor - way from truck dump at left, and tailings' bins at right."

2000.1.1.2.1.159 · Item · 11 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mill framework, mountains in background. Unknown structure, man in excavated area, and miscellaneous equipment in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 11th, 1952: 6. Mill. Taken from up on water tower."

2000.1.1.2.1.201 · Item · 11 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mill in distance, mountains in background, rocks in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (1) Erecting timber in mill construction. Tractor in foreground. Looking west."

2000.1.1.2.1.225 · Item · 7 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts construction of mill building in distance. Trees in foreground, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "5. Piers for Water Tank tower. Concrete already poured. Collar of well in background. Looking west." (Note speculated to be incorrect.)

2000.1.1.2.1.138 · Item · 29 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts dump truck with sign on passenger door: "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED 1". Taken in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 29th: (9) New L-204 truck. Garage in background."

2000.1.1.2.1.202 · Item · 11 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts building materials and men working in construction area on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (2) Walls for power house poured. Oil tank foundations in foreground and mill in background. Looking south."

Manager's Photos - Ore Chute
2000.1.1.2.1.073 · Item · [August 1952 ?]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts an ore gravity chute on McDame Mountain. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 5th: 12. Ore chute down mountain slope." Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "View looking down portion of chute."

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."

2000.1.1.2.1.156 · Item · 9 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts load of bags on trailer with tracks, pulled by crawler tractor. Mountains and unidentified building in background. Dog, four men, and one woman in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 9th, 1952: 2. First load of bulk samples brought down to the plantsite from mine. 3. Same as above, including Hicks, Mr. & Mrs. Ward, Christian. [This photograph is number "3"]."

2000.1.1.2.1.114 · Item · 25 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unidentified vehicle on road to plant site. Power house, sub-station, oil tanks, and ore stockpile in view. Trees in foreground, buildings materials to right of road, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 25th: 11. Plantsite. Taken from warehouse roof and looking east."

2000.1.1.2.1.112 · Item · 25 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts plant site in valley, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 25th: 9. Ore stockpile, 25 KVA power house, water tower, power house, sub-station, oil tanks, shop foundation in foreground. Looking northwest."

2000.1.1.2.1.124 · Item · 5 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts ladder against compressor under wood shelter in mine area. Logs in foreground, adit or other building structure in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 5th: Portable compressor installed at mine."