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Photograph depicts a preserved 2-spouted water tank. It was not on its original site.

Photograph depicts a surviving but disused water tower at Cranbrook. Cranbrook is located at mile 0 on the CPR line of the Nelson Subdivision.

Photograph depicts the water tower at the C.P.R. Savona Depot. The view is looking east towards Kamloops.

Photograph depicts an abandoned water tower on CPR line at Brookmere, 30 miles south of Merritt. The trackage on the right has had the spikes removed but the yard consists of a mixture of completely removed, partially removed, and completely undisturbed track. An elderly couple and 2 elderly bachelors are the only year-round remaining inhabitants.

Group of six men sit and stand on small boat close to shore. Rev. W.E. Collison stands on far right (son of Marion and Archdeacon W.H. Collison).

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dr. Macdonald Med officer (Kincolith) / Dr. [McQuarrie?] Med officer Victoria / Steven Clayton Native boat owner / Capt. Bary - Insp. of Indian Schools / W.E. Collison Indian agent. / Inspection trip to villages of upper Nass River".

Three men can be seen on deck of small boat. Rocky shore in foreground, forest and hills on opposite shore in background.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: "Dad - en route up Nass River on official business. (hence the flag & business suit!)"; "Going up the Nass. Dad (Indian Agent) Cap Barry (Inspect. of Schools) travelling up the Nass River to Aiyansh".

Photograph depicts a weather ship of the Canadian Coastguard called "Vancouver." It was fitting out after launching. This vessel and its sister ship, "Quada," were the largest vessels ever built on the western coast of Canada. "Vancouver" was retired in May 1981 as it was too costly to service.

Photograph depicts decommissioned weather ships. One was named "Stonetown." They were formerly coastguard vessels that were in use until 1968. Prior to that, they were corvettes of the RCN and moored in Vancouver Harbour at the Terminal Pier.

Photograph depicts an unidentified individual wearing a welding helmet, and kneeling behind large bearing cups of one of the Ruston Hornsby diesel engines that turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Door, bulletin board, and miscellaneous supplies in background.

Photograph depicts a train car that is part of the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964. It is stopped on the east side of Sumas Bridge.

Photograph depicts one of the two open C.P.R. cars located at Vancouver included in the West Coast Railway Association special trip from Vancouver to Hope. The cars stopped at Sumas Bridge for a photo halt.

Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at C.N. station, ready but not permitted to steam (federal ruling).

Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association locomotive and car at a C.N.R. station in Vancouver. The trackage actually belongs to a demolished Great Northern Railway Station.

Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a West Coast Railway Association 2-8-2 tank locomotive and tender at a C.N. station in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.

Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.

Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association on a special outing from Vancouver to Hope.

Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association special on the Canadian National Railway (CN) trestle, immediately south of the Fraser River bridge at New Westminster, travelling east.

Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.

Photograph depicts train cars of the West Coast Railway Association on the reversing triangle at the C.N. station in Hope. The cars are apart of the special trip from Vancouver to Hope on August 8, 1964.

Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura. Looking east.

Photograph depicts the west end of a passing loop in Jura.

Photograph depicts the extreme west end of C.P.R. trackage at Coal Harbour, looking east towards the yards and downtown after a snowfall.

Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan. The station often was used but not permanently manned. It was located at mile 9.5 from Penticton. The view is looking south.

Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan, located 9.5 miles from Penticton. The cloud in the middle distance is stone dust from a crusher on the east side of the track. The spur to the right leads to an old crusher but does not appear to be used.

Photograph depicts the Westbridge CPR depot on the Kettle Valley Line. It is located about 11 miles north of Rock Creek and at about mile 123.3 east of Penticton. The depot house is disused and the sidings contained no cars, so there appears to be no local traffic.

Photograph depicts the "Westbridge II" tug at the Kingcome Navigation dock, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the western portal of the C.P.R. Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass. The Glacier Station is a quarter mile to the rear of the camera. Fans are operated to force air through the tunnel against the direction of the trains, these therefore used for all westbound traffic. Diesel driven, steam for ancillary equipment.

Photograph depicts the boat Westminster on the water with houses on the shoreline visible in the background. Annotation on verso of photograph states: "Westminster"

Photograph taken on the CPR branch from Vernon to Lumby. Depicts a small Weyerhaeuser sawmill. Looking west at Lumby. The end of the track was another 1/3 of a mile behind the camera.

Photograph depicts a wharf and buildings along the shore of an unidentified fishing community with a forested environment visible in the background.

Image depicts the White Pass Train crossing over a railway bridge at an uncertain location.

Image depicts the White Pass Train crossing over a railway bridge at an uncertain location in the mountains.

Image depicts the White Pass Train crossing over a railway bridge at an uncertain location.

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Whitehorse 'Runway'". Photograph depicts three planes in distance on runway, one of them is parked in front of large building on left (hangar?). Two long unidentified buildings in background on left, trees and range of hills in background on right. See also items 2006.20.12.1 & 2006.20.12.43.

Photograph depicts Wilkinson Steel Ltd. The spur line was inside the property with an empty bulkhead car awaiting removal.

Image depicts the cableway in Willow River, B.C.

Image depicts the cableway, stretching over a river, in Willow River, B.C.

Image depicts the cableway in Willow River, B.C.

Railroad track, utility poles, field, small building and background hills are visible in image.

Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “Looking out of our classroom window up the street.” According to the donor, the car stuck in the snow belonged to his colleague, Bob White.

Photograph depicts "W.J Stewart," of Ottawa, that is located on the mid-left with two masts, and "Vector," found on the mid-right with one mast. Both were believed to be hydrographic vessels, painted in white and cream which were not Coastguard colours. Taken on the Upper Harbour of Victoria, at the Coastguard wharf.

Photograph speculated to depict Sarah Glassey in a warm location such as Los Angeles, California. Large building with tiled roof stands in background, cars in right foreground.