Industries

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  • Resource industries (eg. mining, forestry, fishing, etc.)

  • Resource industry cooperatives

  • Processing, packing and shipping industries

  • Construction, ship building

  • Salvage companies and operations

  • SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Transportation and Utilities

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          1973 Archival description results for Industries

          1973 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          H.F. Glassey with Wolf Pelts
          2009.5.2.67 · Item · [ca. 1935]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts H.F. Glassey wearing a suit and tie, holding up a wolf pelt in both hands. House stands behind Glassey, pelts hanging from eaves in front of porch. These pelts came from the Teslin Lake area (this region spans Northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory). Anglican Church partially visible in left background. Typed annotation on recto of photograph: "Come up and do some hunting." Typed caption below this photograph: "Atlin." See also items 2009.5.2.68 & 2009.5.2.69.

          2006.45 · Fonds · [ca. 1897]

          Contains photographs generally depicting landscapes, water scenes, and views of towns on British Columbia's north coast. Includes images featuring sternwheelers and other boats, canneries, fisheries, and individuals. Locations depicted include Port Essington and Port Simpson (Lax Kw’alaams) in BC, Fort Wrangell in Alaska, and other unknown towns. Includes one photograph of a man named Max Lohbrunner, and many other images depicting unidentified individuals.

          2007.17.1.3 · Item · [ca. 1934]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts a dam and wooden spillway along a creek. Annotation on verso reads: "This is the dam and spillway about 9 miles up Hixon Creek belonging to the Hixon Creek Cariboo Gold Co. Original handwritten annotations on verso of photograph are signed by Tom Marsh and covered by mounting the photo on paper. Photograph is taped to paper. Typed annotation on recto of paper reads: “This is the dam and spillway about nine miles up Hixon Creek belonging to the Hixon Creek Cariboo Gold Co., whose main camp on Hixon Creek was at the falls. A fellow Sterling or (Bill) Tordiffe & I took a contract to cut the logs for this dam in January 1934. The first few winters Quesnel Quartz had to shut down for snow."

          2007.17.1.9 · Item · [ca. 1935]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts a dam and spillway obstructing a creek. Photo is adhered to paper backing, upon which handwritten annotation on recto reads: “This is the dam and spillway about nine miles up Hixon Creek belonging to the Hixon Creek Cariboo Gold Co., whose main camp on Hixon Creek was at the falls. A fellow Sterling or Bill Tordiffe & I took a contract to cut the logs for this dam in January 1934. The first few winters Quart [sic] Quesnel Quartz had to shut down for snow”

          Hospital and Dental Clinic
          2000.1.1.3.07 · File · 25 July 1980
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains photographs of a report completed in 1980 depicting the ambulance garage, as well as the interior and exterior of the hospital building in Cassiar, B.C. Each room is captured, as well as medical equipment such as the X-ray, audiometer, lung function apparatus, and autoclave. A doctor, two nurses, and several patients are shown. Accompanying report contains a description of the medical facilities in Cassiar including a detailed budget, description of staffing and utility requirements, and a floor plan of the facilities.

          In addition there are two albums of Cassiar Hospital and Pharmacy Staff engaging in social functions. These photographs appear to be informal and depict staff parties, people at work and some of the patients, including their thank you notes to the Cassiar Hospital staff.

          House - Small Business File
          2000.1.1.3.12 · File · 9 June 1992
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains images depicting room by room view of a house in Cassiar identified as house 288. Handwritten annotation on verso of photographs: "288 June-9-1992". Photographs originally found in file labeled "TOWN ADMINISTRATION Small Business 1981"; it is likely that these images form part of the process documentation for a small business license.

          2006.25.1.79 · Item · Apr. 1963
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          There are three different sections of film footage on this reel.

          The first is of two men and a young boy going fishing from a river bank, gutting and cleaning the fish they catch and baiting their hooks with mill eggs. There is more filming of three other men going down the river in a small boat and then banking it to fish. They gut and clean their fish as-well. They load their small boat into the back of a red pick-up truck after they are finished their day.

          The second part of this film reel begins with a map of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park. Men on snowmobiles traveling to an abandoned log home and acreage. They then break through the ice on the nearby lake and begin to retrieve their previously set beaver trap, which has a caught beaver. The men then travel to a different location and set up a beaver trap. There is some additional footage of two moose in the snow as the men travel to a third location and retrieve another caught beaver from under the ice. The men return to their cabin and skin the beavers.

          The third part of this film is footage of Anahim Lake village, birds in the area, wild flowers, cattle drive, children fishing on the river and swimming, a pelican on a lake, and people in a boat traveling.

          Possible other locations of filming include Bella Coola River, Dean River, Ulkatcho, Ulkatcho Mountains, and Tweedsmuir Provincial park.

          Incoming Bucket, Station #1
          2000.1.1.3.17.004 · Item · 1962
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts bucket hanging from tramline in foreground. Support tower stands in midground in front of station building. Another building can be seen at top of mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "INCOMING BUCKET #1 STATION". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

          2022.03.12 · File · 1980-2000
          Part of Stowell Forestry Collection

          File contains material collected by Bill Stowell over the course of his career in the BC forestry industry relating to the conflicts and partnerships between Indigenous peoples and the forestry industry. Primarily consists of clippings and photocopies from newspapers and periodicals. Also includes papers, meeting minutes of the COFI Native Claims Task Force, notes, and seminar materials. Contains the following papers:

          • Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, "Native Indian Land Claims in British Columbia: A Background Paper", 1986
          • Lillooet Tribal Council, "The Hala'w Initiative", 2000
          Industrial Machinery
          2012.13.1.4.14 · Item · July 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a piece of industrial machinery, likely for either mining or forestry, in an uncertain location near McLeod Lake, B.C.

          Industries
          2006.20.10 · File · [ca. 1900 - 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photographs within this file document resource industries within Northern BC such as mining, fishing, forestry etc. They also represent resource industry cooperatives, processing, packing and shipping industries, construction and ship building, as well as salvage companies and operations.

          Industry, Trade and Commerce
          2009.6.13.18 · Subseries · 1974-1979
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce and northern British Columbia commercial issues. Records include press releases, reports, informational pamphlets, brochures, and newspaper clippings. Includes correspondence regarding industrial research and development in northern BC; Cassiar Asbestos mine improvements; the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre; conversion to the metric system; Trident Trigull aircraft; the Federal Business Development Bank; the Enterprise Development Program; and inquiries to the Ministry of State for Small Business.

          Infrared dryer
          2000.1.1.1.10 · File · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Two large black and white prints of infrared dryers annotated on recto "Thompson Pipe and Steel Company Bulk Material Dryers Van Dorn Iron Works Company" and bearing on verso the ink stamp of a photographer from Cleveland, Ohio.

          2012.13.1.5.01 · Item · Oct. 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two mills; the Intercontinental Pulpmill is on the left side of the tracks in the image and the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill is located on the right side in Prince George, B.C. The Northwood Pulp Mill can be seen in the distance.

          2012.13.1.5.10 · Item · 6 Sept. 1993
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two mills; the Intercontinental Pulp Mill is on the right in the foreground, and the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill is on the left in the background. The picture is taken from the South, possibly off Yellowhead Bridge in Prince George, B.C.

          2000.1.1.3.15.24 · Item · 1961
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts ore haul truck at dump in mine, mountain range in background. Photo also features driver and a second unidentified man standing in front of truck. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Int. Harvester Payhauler Model 95 dumping stripping waste at 6565 Elevation", on verso: "1961".