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2013.6.36.1.010.39 · Item · Aug. 1964
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a derelict locomotive shed at Union Bay on Vancouver Island. It is a Canadian Colliery Resources Ltd. shed, last used 15 Aug. 1960. Operations finished that day and disposal of all the equipment followed.

2013.6.36.1.016.46 · Item · [5 June 1983]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR line at Notch Hill in the Shuswap. At one time this was a busy place, as helper engines were stationed here to push heavy trains over the hill. This spur is on the north side of the depot and has rails from 1902. The view is looking west, depicting the mainline to the left and just in view.

CPR Mission Bridge
2013.6.36.1.017.06 · Item · [3 June 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon branch. The photo was taken from the open swing span looking downstream, with a tug and derrick (Fraser River Pile Driving Co.) fast disappearing downstream. The new road bridge in the background is about to be opened in late June 1973.

CPR Mission Bridge
2013.6.36.1.017.08 · Item · [3 June 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bride on the Huntingdon branch. The photo was taken from the open swing, and shows a tug and derrick passing swiftly downstream in the north channel of the opening. The span opens about every 2 or 3 days for river traffic.

CPR Mission Bridge
2013.6.36.1.017.09 · Item · [3 June 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon branch. The span opened to allow downstream passage of a tug and derrick, which passed at about 6 to 8 knots because of the freshet. Tow started at federal wharf at Mission City. The span opens for river traffic every 2 or 3 days. The view is looking east and upstream.

CPR Mission Bridge
2013.6.36.1.017.10 · Item · [3 June 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR Mission Bridge on the Huntingdon branch. The swing span is in an open position and the view is looking west and downstream. A new road bridge to be opened within the month is in the background. The bridge cabin holds a gas engine that turns the span in about 60 seconds.

West Summerland CPR station
2013.6.36.1.022.14 · Item · 2 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the West Summerland CPR station in the Okanagan. The station often was used but not permanently manned. It was located at mile 9.5 from Penticton. The view is looking south.

2013.6.36.1.024.06 · Item · 1 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the CPR line at Arawana, 5 miles northeast of Penticton and at mile 125.7 on the Carmi Subdivision. The photo shows the ruins of the station house and Okanagan Lake in the background. The passing loop in the foreground has been disconnected and partially dismantled. The rear track was used once or twice weekly by the way freight train between Penticton and Midway. The view is looking west.

2013.6.36.1.072.19 · Item · 28 Oct, 1967
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a house that had a "sold" notice on it and was partly demolished. Up to the date the photograph was captured, this block on Beach Ave. was the sole remaining one to have only houses on it, as opposed to a mixture of houses and apartment blocks, or blocks only.

2013.6.36.1.074.11 · Item · Aug. 1969
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Indian Roman Catholic church at the mouth of Anderson Lake. No services were held anymore. It was externally restored in 1968 by the white people of the village, while the Natives did the interior. Unfortunatley, there was no work done on the interior as of the date the photograph was captured.

Trout Lake Esso Service
2013.6.36.1.076.10 · Item · 9 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the one and only service station that was in Trout Lake City. It had manual pumps as there was no distributed electricity in the village.

Lordeau Hotel
2013.6.36.1.076.11 · Item · Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken in the ghost town of Ferguson. About 8 deserted buildings remained, of which two appeared to be used as summer cabins. This building was the Lardeau Hotel.

Old mine buildings
2013.6.36.1.077.01 · Item · 13 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts one of various old lead and zinc mine buildings. Behind this building, on the foreshore, were a few men working on the reclamation of tailings and waste from the mine that was dumped in Kootenay Lake.

2013.6.36.1.077.05 · Item · 2 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Pioneer Sash and Door Company Ltd. Davies suggests that it may have been the same as S.C. Smith Ltd., which commenced operating in Vernon in 1883. In the early days, products were verandah posters, balusters, and fancy trim. Most products were sent to the U.S. Most of the fancy trim in early north Okanagan homes came from this plant. In 1972, its main output was cedar panelling for Florida.

Tofino Airport
2013.6.36.1.077.11 · Item · [20 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Tofino Airport. It was a former wartime RCAF base built in 1942 for anti-Japanese air patrols. It was now a D.O.T controlled airport.

Undershot water wheel
2013.6.36.1.079.11 · Item · 5 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the same person who owned the service station building electric generator house in Trout Lake. He also built an undershot water wheel that was driven by Lardeau Creek.