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Photograph depicts cable-operated shovel loading Kenworth haul truck on road in mine area at high elevation. Pickup truck in background, four unidentified men are gathered around second Kenworth truck in foreground. Valley and mountain range in distance.

Photograph depicts tramline in a strip cleared of trees on McDame Mountain, bucket in foreground. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "#2 SECTION LOOKING NORTH". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

Photograph depicts bench at 6430 elevation. Blasthole drills, shovels, dozers, and dump trucks can be seen on bench in midground. Mine valley in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts a crawler cable shovel on right, and bulldozer partially visible on left. Rock face of mountainside in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961", on recto: "Mining 80 D shovel on [?] 64/70 to 6560 saddle on peak."

Photograph depicts dry rock storage building on left, mill in foreground, and tailings piles behind mill in midground. Mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts front of dry rock storage building, conveyor visible above on left. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts a man wearing a hard hat standing at what is believed to be the dust collection system in the Cassiar mill. Sign on right reads "CAUTION NO WELDING, BURNING OR SMOKING IN THIS AREA." Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts hallway in power house building. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts woman in white lab coat testing quality of asbestos fibre. Special lab instruments sit on counter top. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts man seated on stool between two carbon arc Horton movie projectors. These were 16 mm French projectors, and were located at the Cassiar Recreational Center. They were used before the new movie theater was built in the late 1970s. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Photograph depicts corner of steel framed roof of building in Cassiar plant site, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts crane in Cassiar plant site, steel framework for dry rock storage building in background.

Photograph depicts valley and mountain range, speculated to be the Cassiar valley.

Photograph depicts crushed vehicle in wooded area, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts wooden building believed to be bunkhouse in wooded area.

Photograph depicts river in wooded area, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts ore gravity chute on McDame Mountain, man walking uphill, mine valley in background.

Photograph depicts minerals in ore gravity chute on McDame Mountain. View facing down mountain, mine valley in background.

Photograph depicts four unknown animals in distance on mountain slope, valley in background.

Photograph depicts side of building in Cassiar plant site, foreground shows what is believed to be mining operations equipment.

Photograph depicts unknown equipment being hauled on truck trailer in Cassiar plant site, side of building in background.

Photograph depicts loader in dirt on Cassiar plant site, building in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "April 7th: 4. Digging the excavation for the jaw crusher foundations with the Eimco loader."

Photograph depicts bridge in snow landscape, trees in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "March 29th: 3. Timber bridge at the Blue River."

Photograph depicts snow-plowed road, trees and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 15th, 1953: 4. Joe Reed's Mountain."

Photograph depicts mountain range, snowbank and trees in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 15th, 1953: 5. Haskins Mountain."

Photograph depicts boxed shipment in back of hauling truck, snow pile in foreground. Second truck, building and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 15th, 1953: 6. Second diesel, 6VEBX, on two trucks on arrival at property."

Photograph depicts scaffolding around building under construction, snow-covered road in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 27th: 10. All roof trusses on and starting on shiplapping the roof. Machine Shop."

Photograph depicts body of water in mountain valley, trees surrounding.

Photograph depicts snow-covered mountain top, side of other mountain in foreground.

Photographic negative depicts numerous men in box of dump truck with the sign "CASSIAR ASBESTOS [CORPORATION LIMITED ?] 2" on door. Three men on ground on left, one man in doorway on right. Building and mountain in background.

Photograph depicts a man in a hat and tie on a tractor pushing ore to chute area on crest of mountain in the mine area. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page reads, "August 5th: 10. Bulldozing ore to chute on crest of mountain."

Photograph depicts three men in front of tarp-covered truck. Ladder, building, and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts nine vehicles parked in front of buildings on plant site, including two dump trucks. Building on right believed to be power house. Power poles, trees and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts mill building on left, power house on right. Dirt road in foreground, power poles, trees and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts chute on mountain, men in background. Corresponding notes on accompanying photo description page: "August 19th, 1952: 2. Chute to convey the broken rock from adit. This chute required to convey the rock over the talus roads. (Note: The above two pictures were taken in dull weather therefore they may not have turned out.) [referring to this item and 2000.1.1.2.104]".

Photograph depicts small wood structure in foreground, trees and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 20th: 6. Snow on mountains and talus."

Photograph depicts pipes laid in ground on wood structure, power house and men on scaffold in background. Building materials on left in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 20th: 7. Installing water pipes from water tank to Power House. Oil tanks on left. Looking southeast."

Photograph depicts white first aid trailer on left, commissary building on right. Camp buildings, power poles, and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 25th: 12. First aid building with commissary on right. Camps in background."

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."

Photograph depicts portion of switchback mountain road, truck in distance, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 5th: 5. Ore truck at 1st switchback on talus."

Photograph depicts two men loading ore into gravity chute on McDame Mountain, view facing into chute. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 5th: 7. Loading chute on crest of mountain."