Photograph depicts the Pacific Terminus of the Trans Canada Highway in Tofino, B.C. on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a house fire possibly on 1000 Beach Block and Thurlow St. , caused by a wrecking gang.
Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave., looking northeast.
Photograph depicts a Ruston steam roller owned by Gary Wellburn in Duncan, BC
Photograph depicts a two bay locomotive shed of the round-house style at Alberni on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a water tower beside a rail line.
Photograph depicts a full but unused water tank at Duncan Station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a turntable outside a disused roundhouse at the C.P.R. yards in Coquitlam. The turntable is still in use.
Photograph depicts the Provincial Government Mine Rescue Station established in 1913 in Nanaimo, B.C. It is in the south side of the city.
Photograph depicts an abandoned church at Extension, B.C., west of Nanaimo.
Photograph depicts the First Narrows looking east from the base of Point Atkinson lighthouse.
Photograph depicts a house fire on 1000 Beach Block and Thurlow St. on December 18, 1964. A wrecking gang accidently set fire to the house and it took one hour to get the fire under control.
Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave., looking northeast.
Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave., looking northeast. House #1053 on the left has been demolished at this point and then set on fire one night by kids.
Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave. in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts the inside of the suite at 925 Cadero St. in the west end of Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts the Bowser water tower on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, 25 miles south of Courtenay. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station in Abbotsford, looking south.
Photograph depicts the rear of the Great Northern depot on Main St. in Vancouver, that is now demolished.
Photograph depicts a railcar and possible shed or depot. Location and details unknown.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of buildings in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a home at 673 Selby St. in Nanaimo, B.C. on Vancouver, Island.
Photograph depicts the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Ladysmith, B.C. on Vancouver Island. Building is estimated to be built between 1901-1905.
Photograph depicts the office of the Central Coal Co. Ltd., located on the south outskirts of Nanaimo, B.C. beside the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. The building is one of the last pieces of evidence of coal distribution in Nanaimo.
Photograph depicts a church in Arrow Park on Arrow Lakes in southeastern B.C.
Photograph depicts a derelict but genuine log cabin beside the lower Arrow Lake near Fauquier, B.C.
Photograph features interior perspective of the front of an Anglican church as seen from the nave. A large stained glass window, a carved Thuderbird lecturn and the altar are visible.
Photograph depicts a derelict building in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island built approximately between 1900 and 1905.
Photograph depicts St. Anne's log church on French Creek, near Parksville on Vancouver Island. The church was built in 1894 and was still in use at the time.
Photograph depicts a bandstand at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.
Photograph depicts Tofino on Vancouver Island. View taken from wharf with a lifeboat on slip.
Photograph depicts a house fire possibly on 1000 Beach Block and Thurlow St. , caused by a wrecking gang.
Photograph depicts the Courtenay terminus of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the Malahat station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway line, 20 miles north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south and there are no houses anywhere in the vicinity.
Photograph depicts the Nanaimo passenger depot of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (at right) and the E & N freight shed (at left).
Photograph depicts the junction station of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway at Parksville on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south.
Photograph depicts the Malahat Station on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. The view is looking south towards Victoria.
Collection of photographs of the construction of the crushing plant and related services at Cassiar in 1963. The work was contracted out to V.B. Humphrey Construction Ltd based out of North Vancouver. The photographs depict the foundation, installation of machinery, erection of steel frame building, and conveyor system. D.G Garret Foreman was in charge of the project.
Two men bent over ground (one with a shovel) inside semi-finished wood structure. Mountainside in background.
Photograph depicts bulldozers, car, and fuel tanks in front of two-door garage on edge of mine area. Unidentified machinery can be seen behind garage. Mine valley crosses midground, western mountain range in background. What appears to be framing measurements are annotated on verso.
Front view of an abandoned log building. The door is open or missing, the front window glass is broken, the area in front of the building is littered with antlers, boxes and wood. The tree next to the building has grown too close the building and roof. Handwritten annotation on verso in pen reads: “Laketon, Dease Lake, BC. Court house & jail June ‘62”
Photographs within this file pertain to specific buildings (i.e. residences, commercial, factories, courthouses, community centres, jails, arenas, hotels); monuments, statues and shrines; bridges and trestles; and building management and construction of buildings throughout northern British Columbia.
Photograph depicts unknown man driving bulldozer in foreground. Shop area in background, numerous haul trucks and dozers throughout. Old mine garage can be seen in center behind dozer, and the mine's West Peak rises on right behind shop buildings. Mountain range in background. Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph: "Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Limited. Cassiar B.C. Mining asbestos ore elevation approx 6000 ft. above sea level. McDame mountain, Northern British Columbia"; "Toronto Set"; "D - 336"; "-4 1/2 -". What appears to be framing measurements are annotated on verso.
Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on front steps of Cassiar's Main Office building. Top, left to right: Ken A. Creery, John Drybrough. Middle, left to right: John E. Kennedy, Tam Zimmermann. Bottom, left to right: Fred Martin Connell, George Washington Smith, W. Harold Connell, Charles Rainforth Elliot. Windows and doors to office in background, flowers in bottom right foreground. Photo believed to have been taken on the same day as items 2000.1.1.4.3.4 - 2000.1.1.4.3.6.
Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge". Left to right: Nick Gritzuk, Charles Rainforth Elliot, Jack Christian, W. Harold Connell, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann, Ken A. Creery, Fred Martin Connell. Elliot appears to be comparing height with Gritzuk. Trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors.
Photograph depicts a woman wearing a Cowichan sweater rowing a boat away from a rocky island with a lighthouse. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Gal in boat wearing Indian sweater knit by my mother Eileen M. Jackson (she also spun the wool) for her brother J.J. Claxton, cook on the Columbia Coast Mission Boat. - S.K. Jackson”
Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge". Left to right: Nick Gritzuk, Charles Rainforth Elliot, W. Harold Connell, Jack Christian, Fred Martin Connell, Ken A. Creery, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann. Gritzuk appears to be pointing at photographer. Trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors.
Photograph depicts a log cabin under construction in a cleared area with a forested area in the background.
Photograph depicts a fishing camp with boats and buildings on floating docks and a forested environment visible in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso states: “1960 Seymour Inlet. Oscar Johnston’s Camp on the Move. Taken from Mission Ship Columbia”; photographer’s stamp on verso states: “W.E. Nicholson”