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  • Includes: buildings; monuments and statues; bridges and trestles; building management; construction.

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          4442 Archival description results for Buildings and Structures

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          Prince George
          2012.13.1.3.133 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

          Prince George
          2012.13.1.3.169 · Item · Mar. 2003
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an aerial view of what is possibly an outlying area of Prince George, B.C.

          Prince George
          2012.13.1.3.042 · Item · Nov. 1977
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts downtown Prince George looking northwest across Dominion Street. Map coordinates 53°54'48.7"N 122°44'45.6"W

          Prince George
          2012.13.1.3.134 · Item · 12 Oct. 1989
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.

          2000.1.2.5.2 · Item · October 14, 1953?
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          This blueprint shows the front and side profiles of the proposed bucket and hanger to be used in the tramway. Relevant measurements and dimensions are included as well as location placements for the rope, rail and boxhead. Details regarding the materials used for the bucket creation are also included.

          Pouring Ribs at Crusher Site
          2000.1.1.2.03.02 · Item · 29 June 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING RIBS JUNE 29/64." Photograph depicts construction workers on large wooden framework structure extending from base of crusher building. Ladders stand parallel to structure against mountainside. The boom of a crane is visible in foreground. Miscellaneous construction equipment and materials throughout.

          2000.1.1.2.03.03 · Item · 4 July 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING FOOTING RETAINING WALL JULY 4/64." Photograph depicts construction workers manually pouring cement into forms laid against mountain wall on high elevation of construction site. Cement is being transported by wheelbarrow. A retaining structure made with wood planks and rebar separates mountainside dirt from cement forms. A bulldozer can be seen in background, as well as a front end loader and back hoe tractor. Building at crusher site also in background.

          2000.1.1.2.04.05 · Item · [ca. 1970]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts large square model of the new mill building that was built at the Cassiar plant site in 1970. Model is displayed on platform draped with green material. Machinery modeled inside the structure is colour-coded.

          Port Essington, BC
          2002.5.3 · Item · March 1986
          Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

          Consists of a black & white copy of an artwork depicting a street of Port Essington. Two identifiable buildings along the street are the Hotel Essington and a church.

          Pool Hall
          2012.13.1.37.36 · Item · [1980?]
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts an old pool hall, crowded with unknown individuals, somewhere in Wells, B.C.

          Police Barracks at Mile 47
          2009.5.3.49 · Item · 1911
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts three men wearing semi-formal attire at doorway to log building, miscellaneous supplies leaning against base of building. Dirt road in foreground, forest trees on hillside in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Mile 47 B.C. Police Barracks.", on recto of photograph: "Summit of Yellowhead pass and east boundary of British Columbia Mile 0. 699 miles to Prince Rupert. Tete Jaune Mile 52. Mile 47 east of Tete Jaune in the Park.", "1911".

          Police Barracks at Mile 29
          2009.5.3.48 · Item · 1911
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts three men in semi-formal attire standing on front steps of log building with tin roof. Shovels, saw, ladder, buckets, boxes and logs lean against building. Forest trees, buildings, and hillside can be seen in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Police Barracks. Mile 29 B.C.", on recto of photograph: "Mile 29 East of Tete Jaune Mile 52."

          Plantsite
          2000.1.1.3.18 · File · 1953 - 1989
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          This file contains operations at the plantsite:
          Below is synopsis of the item level descriptions (see each item for further description)

          • locations depicted at Plantsite: mill building, dry rock storage building, tailings pile, gravel pit, power house, and office.
          • delivery and installation of a Caterpillar engine, welding repairs underway on a Rustin Diesel Engine in the power house, staff portrait taken by the main office building, and fibre testing
            Not done to item level but integrated into subseries file:
          • Photographic negatives included depict milling and packaging machinery in the mill building.
          • 93 slides depicting various activities and equipment at the plantsite including: dry rock storage, screens, collectors, loading trucks, bagging, pallets, tailing pile, lab work by engineers, lab equipment, fibre testing, and fibre samples.
          • photographs of conveyor foundations, tailings equipment, Grizzly truck, containers from site mechanical inspection, and portable crushing plant in June 1991.
          • photos of fibre samples from lab - on display
          • collection of photos of 1970 Mill modification Program of April 1978
          • collection of photos from 1961 and 1962 of plantsite lab and asbestos samples. file labeled "Suter - Webb VU Graph Analysis" and "Suter - Webb and Turner Comb Analysis"
          • Pressure Packer modification photos done by Chapman Industries in 1986
          • Powerhouse equipment from 1979
          • additional 43 slides of inside the mill in June 1978. Slides were used at a board meeting.
          • negatives of inside of mill
          • A photo album of 162 photographs depicting various operations at the plantsite including: drill dust collector, outdoor surroundings, conveyors, and the mine site. (album was originally labelled "Cassiar Plantsite).
          Plan of Port Essington
          2002.5.2 · Item · 28 September 1926
          Part of NBCA Document and Ephemera Collection

          Plan of Port Essington consists of an architectural plan for the townsite of Port Essington compiled from plans in Land Registry and described as Composite Plan 537 (originally deposited October 17th 1893). Depicts Skeena River, Hocsal River, individual lots and streets, the B.C. Fishing and Packing Co. Ltd., a graveyard, and the Anglo British Columbia Packing Co.

          Placer mining in Hixon, BC
          2007.17.1.5 · Item · [ca. 1933]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          Photo is adhered to paper backing, upon which handwritten annotation on recto reads: “Placer mining Hixon B.C. Hungry 30ies. This picture taken on top of hill across from Quesnel Quartz Mine maybe 800 ft west of Quartz taken approx 45 yrs ago (1933) 1978.12.19”

          Pit, West Peak, & Plant
          2000.1.1.3.13.61 · Item · [ca. 1980]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts a portion of the Cassiar pit in right foreground. Crushing plant visible to left of pit, West peak visible in right background. Mountain range can be seen in distance.

          Pit & Crushing Plant
          2000.1.1.3.13.60 · Item · [ca. 1975]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts a portion of the pit in foreground at the Cassiar mine. Crushing plant visible in centre below base of West peak. Footwall road in midground, mine valley in background. Building near trucks at top of pit was called the "shifter shack," where crews were relieved or dropped off for work.

          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.