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Photograph depicts the Cheakamus River at "18 mile", as seen from the railway grade.

Photograph depicts a view of fog over the Fraser River in the Lillooet area.

Photograph depicts a view of Mt. Garibaldi, possibly from Brackendale.

Photograph depicts a group of Indigenous women and children in an unknown location, possibly Lillooet.

Photograph depicts the east end of Seton Lake near Lillooet.

Photograph depicts the Copeland ranch on a bench of the Fraser River in Lillooet, BC.

Photograph depicts an unknown canyon. It may be located in the area of Cheakamus Canyon near Squamish.

Photograph depicts the Seton Lake hatchery building constructed by the British Columbia provincial government in 1903.

Additional photographs and information about this construction is provided in the Fisheries Commissioner's Report for that year:
"In October, 1902, bids were invited for the construction of a hatchery building and Superintendent's cottage on Lake Creek, the outlet of Seton Lake, near the village of Lillooet. There were six bidders. A contract was let to W. Duguid, of Lillooet, the lowest bidder, in November. The buildings were completed and accepted in March, 1903. The hatchery building is a substantial wooden structure 210 feet long by 40 feet wide. The roof is supported by the walls, thus giving a clear floor space for the 160 hatching troughs, which are each 16 feet long, 16 inches wide and 7 inches deep. Two troughs are placed end to end and extend the width of the building, and receive the water from the head flumes which run lengthwise of the building. The equipment permits of the handling of forty million eggs. The water supply is taken from Lake Creek at a point some 1,400 feet from the hatchery, and about the same distance from Seton Lake, by means of a wooden flume three feet wide and two feet deep. A comfortable cottage for the Superintendent and a boarding-house for the other employees were constructed and furnished. The station in all its equipment is modern, and is not excelled by any other on the coast..."

Hatchery operations were terminated in Seton Creek in 1915 because the salmon runs had been almost destroyed.

Photograph depicts a view of the east end of Seton Lake. The Seton Lake sawmill and Seton Lake fish hatchery are visible in the foreground. The PGE railway grade alongside the lake has not yet been constructed, dating this photograph at or before 1914.

Photograph depicts the confluence of the Cayoosh Creek outflow into the Fraser River in Lillooet, BC. Seton River is visible in the foreground. This area is Cayoose Creek Band (Sekw'el'wás First Nation) territory and includes land currently encompassed within Cayoosh Creek Indian Reserve 1. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge over the Fraser River is also visible in the background.

Photograph depicts a view of the Lillooet Indian Reserve in the foreground; the town of Lillooet and the Fraser River are visible beyond.

Photograph depicts hunters with their kill in front of the Cheakamus Road House. The man second from left is believed to be Dutch Charlie and the hunters believed to be mostly from Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a grave, covered in flowers and surrounded by snow. The grave is marked with what appears to be cement grave markers bordering the burial. The location of the grave is unknown.

Photograph depicts the steam-operated Durban & Sons sawmill at the east end of Seton Lake. This photograph was taken before the PGE railway grade was built alongside the lake circa 1914-1915.

Photograph depicts Shannon Falls near Squamish, which was formerly named Fairy Falls.

Photograph depicts the stagecoach road between Squamish (Newport) and Brackendale.

Photograph depicts a pile of hunting trophies in Lillooet, B.C. Visible are what appear to be mule deer antlers, big horn sheep horns, and mountain goat pelts and horns.

Photograph depicts the Mamquam River near Squamish.

Photograph depicts the unloading of logs from rail cars into the Mamquam River Blind Channel in Squamish (then Newport). The valley bottom around Squamish was logged from Mamquam River north to across the Cheakamus River before the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Photograph depicts a view of Seton Lake and the surrounding area, including the Pacific Great Eastern railway line. The railway grade is visible at left. Also visible is the Seton Lake fish hatchery at the east end of the lake and its employee boarding house, superintendent's cottage, and weir at the head of what was then referred to as "Lake Creek". The road seen in the centre foreground travelled from Lillooet to Seton Lake then to Golden Cache Mine.

Photograph depicts a view of Squamish, which was named Newport between 1911-1914. This photograph was taken from the Squamish Smoke Bluffs, looking south. Mamquam River blind channel visible in foreground.

Photograph depicts three men sitting on large logs on a logging truck. The men are believed to be, from left to right: unknown, Al Lassmann, Jack Phelps.

Photograph depicts a stagecoach road near Newport (Squamish).

Photograph depicts the the Lillooet River Bridge north of Pemberton, BC. Mt. Currie is visible in the background.

Photograph depicts the waterfall Brandywine Falls.

Photograph depicts an event on Lillooet Main Street with spectator crowds. The Union Jack and Canadian Red Ensign flags suggest this may be a Dominion Day event. The Lillooet community put on large, multi-day Dominion Day events between 1912 and 1916 with many planned activities. The particular activity depicted in this photograph may be a horse race or rodeo-type event. Main Street businesses visible include the Lillooet Restaurant, the Lillooet Pool Hall, and the "OK" Baths.

Photograph depicts an event on Lillooet Main Street with spectator crowds. The Union Jack and Canadian Red Ensign flags suggest this may be a Dominion Day event. The Lillooet community put on large, multi-day Dominion Day events between 1912 and 1916 with many planned activities. The particular activity depicted in this photograph appears to be a horse race event. Main Street businesses visible include the Lillooet Restaurant and the "C.A. Phair General Merchant" store.

Photograph depicts a row of spectators wearing nice clothing, sitting on the curb in the shade of mature chestnut trees. Many of the spectators appear to be Indigenous women and children. They may be gathered to watch a parade or special event. There are Union Jacks and Canadian Red Ensign flags hanging in the trees, suggesting the event may be a Dominion Day event. Although the location is unknown, the presence of the chestnut trees suggests that this may have been taken on Lillooet Main Street.

Photograph depicts the Upper Canyon, Cheakamus River. The photograph was likely taken from the railway grade at approximately "20 mile", looking north.

Caption provided on "real photo" postcard states: "Cheakamus River from bridge". However, this photograph may depict the Cheekye River, as seen from the railway bridge, looking southwest.

Photograph depicts the Upper Cheakamus Canyon, likely taken from above the railway grade at about "19 mile" looking north.

Photograph depicts a horseback rider crossing Cayoosh Creek at a log bridge near Lillooet.

Photograph depicts a view of mountains, described as the head of Cayoosh Creek near Lillooet, BC.

Photograph depicts a ranch home and barn along the road from Lillooet to Clinton. The location is believed to be a homestead 2 miles south of Pavilion Station. Two cars are parked beside the property, with a number of men nearby.

Photograph depicts the Squamish dock in late afternoon sunshine.

Photograph depicts a view of a train on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line approximately 2 miles south of the Pavilion station.

Photograph depicts a couple in a row boat (likely the same couple depicted in image 2020.08.59) near Alta Lake shore docks and buildings. A rail line and a railway water tower are visible in the background. The water tank is a typical PGE 25,000 gallon water tank. The station would be a little over 400 feet south of the tank and is hidden by the stand of trees.

Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway #3 locomotive from the Davenport Locomotive Works. Two railway workers lean against the front of the locomotive for a posed portrait. The individual at left may be Angus McRae, a PGE locomotive engineer.

More information about the locomotive, Pacific Great Eastern #3:
The locomotive was built by Davenport Locomotive Works in Davenport, Iowa in February 1914, serial number 1477, for Patrick Welch, one of the developers (Foley, Welch & Stewart) of the PGE railway. Most of the early equipment, although lettered with the Pacific Great Eastern name, was owned by Patrick Welch. The Provincial Archives in Victoria holds a document showing that Welch sold all the equipment to the newly incorporated Pacific Great Eastern Equipment Company, of which he was also a director, on 14 June 1916 in exchange for 6000 shares in the company. Much, if not all, of the equipment had PGEEC "ownership plates" applied during the 1916-1918 period. It was not until the Provincial Government acquired the railway (and the Equipment Company) in 1918 that the equipment actually became the property of the railway. Pacific Great Eastern #3 was a switching locomotive with an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement and eight-wheel tender built to a standard Davenport design.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway locomotive, caboose (C2), and train cars operating as a work train, possibly on the south side of the Sallus Creek cut. A steam shovel may be loading gravel to or from the train cars. Location appears to be around the Lillooet area. The locomotive appears to be #56, a Canadian Locomotive Corporation 2-8-0, which was later lost in an Anderson Lake accident on August 8, 1944.

Photograph depicts Pacific Great Eastern Railway track laying near Lillooet during railway construction. In the foreground, the railway grade along the south side of Cayoosh Creek about 1.5 miles before the junction with the Fraser River is depicted.

Photograph depicts a view of "The Captain" mountain near Lillooet, BC.

Photograph depicts a view of Seton Lake taken at Retasket, looking towards Lillooet. Retasket was a whistle stop siding on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts a view of a train crossing the Sallus Creek wooden trestle along the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line near Lillooet, Fountain, and Pavilion. The angle of the photograph is looking north towards the Fraser River.

Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line at Pavilion looking south. An irrigation ditch line is also visible.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway tunnel along Anderson Lake. The current railway mileage for the location is 125.6 (historical mileage point would have differed). The location is 3.7 miles north of D'Arcy, near the southern end of Anderson Lake. This photograph was likely taken from vantage point of the summer-only Highline Road.

Photograph depicts an early model Jordan Spreader used in the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway. A railway worker is standing on the spreader. The stencil on equipment states "P.G.W.R.R.". The flora suggests that this photograph may have been taken somewhere in the Lillooet/Clinton area.

Photograph depicts the making of a rock cut on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line at the Lillooet end of Seton Lake during railway construction.

Photograph depicts the "Big Slide" at Lillooet. Also visible are a horse-drawn cart and the Fraser River.