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2004.8 · Collection · 1930 - 1940

The Alexander Manson Mining Collection consists of 133 loose photographs documenting various aspects of the mining industry in Northern British Columbia between 1930-1940. Photographs show images of Manson Creek and Germansen Landing.

Manson, Alexander
Photographs
2004.8.1 · Series · 1930 - 1940
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

The images comprising the Photographs Series of the Alex Manson Mining Collection, document various mining related activities such as: road construction, mining sites, mining equipment, individuals involved in various aspects of the mining industry in Northern British Columbia, digging of ditchlines, bridge construction, surveying, extraction techniques, Germansen Placer pipelines, mining camps and the transportation of mining equipment by bulldozer and horse and wagon.

Trestle under construction
2004.8.1.102 · Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts a wooden trestle under construction along a hillside within a forested landscape. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Trestle work three (?) Upper Canyon 200 yards below intake, Germansen Placer Ltd."

2004.8.1.127 · Item · 1939
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts a sideview of a shovel digging a ditch through a forested hillside. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "One of deepest cuts, 1 yd. P & H, shovel 36 ton, floor of ditch is 15 feet length, 10 miles". Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Germansen shovel in deep cut on ditch construction 1939".

Log footing across ditch
2004.8.1.131 · Item · 1939
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts several long logs laid out across a wide ditch with a forest landscape in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Early in April trees put across ditch to make footing for caterpillar tractor".

Stacked lumber
2004.8.1.132 · Item · 1939
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts three piles of stacked lumber located in a forested landscape. Annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Lumber for flumes. Co. has its own sawmill"

Mining site
2004.8.1.2 · Item · [ca. 1935]
Part of Alexander Manson mining collection

Photograph depicts a open mining site at the base of a mountain, forested landscape visible in background and unidentified mining equipment visible in the midground.