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.
Photograph depicts men on power house scaffolding, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 2nd, 1952. 2. Power House. Looking West."
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 4. Putting on roof of Power House in foreground. Temporary Camp & Service garage in background. Taken from top of water tower and looking east."
Photograph depicts men working on buildings under construction, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 6. Truck Dump foreground. Power House background. Looking north."
Photograph depicts two men in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 3. Quonset warehouse in background. Temporary set-up for circular saw in foreground."
Photograph depicts mill building under construction, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 5. Mill. Truck Dump and concrete mixers in foreground. Taken from top of water tower and looking south."
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 7. Tentsite. Looking east."
Photograph depicts building materials and men working in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 9. Power house. On the right is location for sub-station. Truck dump in foreground. Looking north."
Photograph depicts small building built into dirt landscape, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 8. Root House. Looking north."
Photograph depicts building materials in framework room. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 10. Mill. Second floor. Looking south."
Photograph depicts buildings in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 12. Mill, Power House & Water Tank."
Photograph depicts power house under construction. Temporary camp, service garage, and mountains in background. It is believed that this photograph was taken from top of the plant water tower.
Photograph depicts power house under construction. Temporary camp, service garage, and mountains in background. It is believed that this photograph was taken from top of the plant water tower.
Photograph depicts man in distance on scaffolding. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 11. Mill construction. Looking west."
Photograph depicts men working on truck dump construction, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts interior framework of building under construction, speculated to be mill building.
Photograph depicts men working on truck dump construction, mountains in background.
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."
Photograph depicts two men on upper floor of building under construction, speculated to be mill building.
Photograph depicts two men on upper floor of building under construction, speculated to be mill building.
Photograph depicts interior framework of building under construction, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts mill building under construction, mountains in background. Photograph is speculated to be taken from top of water tower.
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."
Photograph depicts men on mill scaffolding, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (4) Mill construction. Looking north."
Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (5) Drilling big boulders in truck dump excavation. Looking north."
Photograph depicts men building truck dump in foreground, building believed to be power house in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (3) Framing water tank tower. Water well in foreground and tower timbers and oil tanks in background. Looking east." [Note believed to be incorrect.]
Photograph depicts men working on plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (7) Power house construction. Oil tanks in background. Looking west."
Photograph depicts mill framework in distance, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (6) Mill construction. Looking west."
Photograph depicts water tower framework. Building materials, truck, and oil tanks in foreground; mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (8) Water tower erection. Looking northwest."
Photograph depicts men on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (9) Truck dump with concrete poured in foreground. Power house in background. Looking north from mill."
Photograph depicts small building in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (11) Commissary. Warehouse in background. Looking west. (Truck in background)."
Photograph depicts foundations and framework from interior of building. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (10) Dryer foundations in mill."
Photograph depicts black dog and tractor tire in foreground, ladder resting on side of quonset building, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (12) Erecting quonset from Utah Camp. Located south of 30 KW power plant. looking southwest from No. 1 bunkhouse."
Photograph depicts 9 men working on building speculated to be foundation for diesel engine. (See also items 2000.1.1.2.216 and 2000.1.1.2.217).
Photograph depicts 4 men working on building speculated to be foundation for diesel engine. Oil tanks and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts 7 men working on building speculated to be foundation for diesel engine. Oil tanks and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts early stages of building believed to be mill, mountains in background.
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."
Photograph depicts two men working on early stages of building believed to be mill.
Photograph depicts early stages of building believed to be mill, piles of building supplies in foreground.
Photograph depicts 8 men and possibly 1 woman working in construction area, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "2. Pouring concrete for second Ruston diesel engine. In foreground is the first diesel foundation stripped of concrete form ready for engine. Looking west."
Photograph depicts track loader moving dirt in semi-cleared area, man and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Excavating for ore haul truck dump. Looking west".
Photograph depicts track loader moving dirt, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "4. Excavating for ore haul truck dump with mill in background. Looking southeast."
Photograph depicts building project and materials in dirt area, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6: Pouring concrete for second Ruston diesel engine. Mill in background. Looking south." (Note speculated to be incorrect.)
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.)
Photograph depicts four buildings in trees at end of dirt road, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Prefab buildings for staff families and guest lodge. These buildings nearly completed."
Photograph depicts man working on foundation site, building materials in foreground, oil tank and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Shows one foundation already poured for the diesel engines, and behind is seen the concrete form for the second."
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."
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."
Photograph depicts man on dirt road, many small buildings on left. Mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "12. Temporary Campsite."