Photograph taken looking eastward, down a service rail track way, from Granville Bridge.
Photograph taken looking westward, down Johnston Street from the Granville Bridge. Davies notes minimal clearance on the left side of the track.
Photograph taken looking eastward, down Johnston Street.
Photograph taken looking eastward on Johnston Street.
Photograph depicts a railing lane running west between Johnston Street and Cartwright Street. It lead to General Machinary Ltd which is found on the left. Davie notes it had a spur, lighter rail beyond the switches and poor track.
Photograph depicts the northwest part of Granville Island, taken from the Granville bridge. A spur was covered with parked cars.
Photograph taken near downtown Vancouver. Image captured the south side, just east of the centre line.
Photograph depicts an unused spur leading southward to Morrison Steel and Wire Company Ltd. The spur crosses a disused line running on the south side of Cartwright Street.
Photograph taken looking southward under the arches of Granville Bridge along the rail road entry as well as exit to the Island.
Photograph taken looking eastward on Cartwright Street with property of Brandham-Handerson Point Company at the right. A trank car, property of Union Tank Car Company (built in 1926) is visible along the building. The tank car was about to be switched by the BCER.
Photograph taken looking westward along Johnston Street.
Photograph taken on the southwest side of Granville Island. After 2 years of hassle with owner Clay, Davies notes, the city of Vancouver purchased his property so as to re-develop the whole area as part of the False Creek clean up. There was opposition coming from moorage renters.
Photograph depicts BCER freight switching on the Island's trackage with B.C. locomotive #901 and tank car, property of Union Tank Car Company, built in 1926. Image captured directly underneath Granville Bridge.
Photograph taken on Cartwright Street, looking eastward. Track to the right is unusable because the switch towards the right is blocked over.
Photograph taken looking westward, down Cartwright Street. Trackage seen was not usable. Switch was blacktopped into position. The far end of the spur was used to lead to Columbia Bitolithic Ltd. Unseen track on the right side of the road was still in use.
Photograph taken looking southeast at the trackage underneath Granville Bridge.
Photograph depicts the passing loop and goods shed found at the Milner Siding. The main line had just been uprgaded to take coal units trains to Roberts Bank.
Photograph depicts former BC Electric car barns in New Westminster. In the foreground remained an old flat and possibly a hoist for battery plates.
Photograph depicts a steam crane with a jib in a gondola car. It is en route to an iron works in Burnaby.
Photograph depicts a fitter examing the condition and safety of an old steam crane en route to an iron works in Burnaby, possibly Coast Steel Fabricator Ltd.
Photograph depicts a BCER rail bridge at the entrance to False Creek, Vancouver.
Photograph depicts old BC Electric Railway interurbans purchased for restoration by the government of BC from an Oregon owner. They stood in the CPR Duke Street Yards in Vancouver.
Image depicts the BCR tracks passing through a mill somewhere near the 100 Mile.
Photograph depicts blurry image of a bear among what is believed to be slash piles in the forest. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Supposed to be a bear".
Image depicts a section of road running through the Bear River Gorge.
Publication contains report entitled "Bear River Pass Railway Feasibility" created for the District of Stewart.
Photograph depicts Beaver Trucking located on Kamloops Indian Reserve No. 1 on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc territory, Kamloops, BC. It had been a company since 1990 and received 2 or 3 boxcars weekly loaded with items from Toronto that were then delivered around town. Davies later noted that the business was destroyed by arson in 1997.
Photograph depicts the Beaverdell Bridge, located between Rock Creek and Kelowna, BC
Photograph depicts the CPR Beaverdell depot located at about 35 miles northeast of Osoyoos and at mile 91.4 east of Penticton on the Carmi Subdivision. The traffic here is ore from a local mine, some lumber, and freight for the village. The depot building is in use and has a telegraph. There is also siding capacity for 31 cars. This section was built between 1914 and 1915. The view is looking north.
Photograph depicts the CPR depot at Beaverdell, located at about mile 42.3 on the Carmi Subdivision. To the right is an ore loader for concentrate from mines. There is no rail traffic at this date. The view is looking north.
Image depicts a beehive burner, as well as rail road tracks, at an unknown location.
Photograph depicts the downtown area in which prior to 1998, the CNR had a loop. It ran west beside Clement and after crossing over Ellis, turned north for a couple of blocks, then turned east, back over Ellis, and along Recreation Street and Weddell.
Photograph depicts the downtown area in which prior to 1998, the CNR had a loop. It ran west beside Clement and after crossing over Ellis, turned north for a couple of blocks, then turned east, back over Ellis, and along Recreation Street and Weddell.
Image depicts Bellos Road, most likely in Red Rock, B.C.
Image depicts Bellos Road, most likely in Red Rock, B.C.
Item is a photograph of the beltway used to carry aggregate to the Dam site.
Photograph depicts benches after strip mining at Cassiar. Drill visible in distance, ore haul trucks on road in foreground.
Group of four leans against car. Bert & Sarah Glassey stand to left of unknown woman and man, field and hillside in background.
Item is a photograph of Bert Leboe, MP for Peace River, watching the construction of a trading boat traditionally used in the Peace / Parsnip area. These boats were used to conduct surveys and transport supplies during the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Bert and Kitchen Staff". Photograph depicts Bert (Youngstrom?) standing close to a woman and young girl on snow in front of unidentified buildings. Forest trees can be seen in background. It is believed that this photo was taken at the camp in Summit Lake, B.C. (see item 2005.3.57).
Photograph depicts Bert Youngstrom leaning on one of two gas pumps in front of three long buildings. Trees can be seen in background, as well as snow all around. Steel drums an other miscellaneous material surround the buildings. Handwritten captions above and beside this photo read: "Bert Youngstrom" "Shop & Warehouse".
Photograph depicts a hauling truck in wood clearing. Bert Youngstrom can be seen sitting on the passenger side behind a door with "CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION CO LIMITED" on its side. Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Bert Youngstron [sic?]".
Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Bert Youngtrom Pile Driver." Photograph depicts Bert standing on top platform of pile driver apparently without safety gear. Forest trees and white tent in background. Tracks made by machinery cross foreground.
Rev. William Edwin Collison stands in centre of boat, with wife Bertha and daughters Muriel and Katherine seated behind. Unknown man and woman are also seated in boat, and an unknown man stands on shore holding rope.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Will Collison with wife & children leaving Metlakatla to catch steamship en route to England (1910)".
Photograph depicts the Big Bar Creek ferry crossing over the Fraser River.
Photograph depicts Bill and canoe on sandy shore, river and opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Billy Barnett at Giscome Portage."
Photograph depicts three men guiding canoe through water. Bushes and forest slash in foreground, bushes on swampy shore in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Bill Barnett at stern of canoe."
Photograph depicts Mr. Barnett seated in floating canoe tied to tree on shore. Forest on opposite shore in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of this photograph reads: "Billy Barnett". It is speculated that this photograph may have been taken on the Fraser River near Giscome Portage, B.C.
Photograph depicts a man in snowshoes leading a line of dogs pulling supplies on a toboggan. The second figure, walking behind dogs, is believed to be a man named Fred Burden. Forest trees in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph reads: "Billy Seymour at toboggan". Billy Seymour was a South Fort George man of First Nations descent, employed by the Hudson's Bay Company, and well-known for his ability and endurance in land travel by foot.
Photograph depicts the only biplane and canavas covered, light aircraft amongst a group of 25 machines in excellent condition.