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Photograph depicts the ship the "Princess of Vancouver" emerging westwards from the First Narrows in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the ship the "Princess of Vancouver" passing Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, outward bound.

Photograph depicts the ship the "Princess of Vancouver" outward bound at midday. It is passing below the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver.

Photograph is a printed postcard depicting 2 ships at a dock with snow capped mountains in the background near Stewart B.C.

Image depicts several ships on the water in Prince Rupert, B.C.

Shops stand along riverside boardwalk. Storefront sign for R. Cunningham & Sons visible. Many people stand and sit on boardwalk, and canoes and small boats float in water in foreground.

Handwritten photo captions beside image read: "R. Cunningham & Sons - Probably Port Essington", "NW coast canoe".

View of ripples in lake. Forest on opposite shore is reflected in water. It is believed this photograph was taken at Summit Lake, B.C.

Photograph depicts what Davies noted to be a rare sight, short lengths of rail.

Photograph depicts shovel loading Kenworth haul truck in mine. Unknown man stands on left, mountain range in background.

Photograph depicts cable-operated shovel loading Kenworth haul truck on road in mine area at high elevation. Pickup truck in background, four unidentified men are gathered around second Kenworth truck in foreground. Valley and mountain range in distance.

Image depicts a vehicled parked on the side of the road, with a view of the coast of Haida Gwaii in the background.

Side view photograph of a small harbor close by a shoreline littered in organic debris. A foggy mountain range is visible in the background. Annotation on recto reads: "Wharf and Harbor Prince Rupert. May 1908 JDA."

Photograph depicts a sign reading "Penticton East" beside a hut in the Penticton CPR depot yard.

Image depicts railway tracks and buildings with a beehive burner on the left. The location is likely Sinclair Mills, B.C. Map coordinates 54°01'17.4"N 121°40'53.0"W

Photograph depicts Sirdar station belonging to the C.P.R. It is at the south end of Kootenay Lake and 11 miles north of Creston. There is a little used turntable behind the depot. The view is looking south.

Photograph taken at the Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd, Prince George. Visible is a General Motors switcher, built in 1959. Aqcuired in 1981. Its sister locomotive had just returned from some major servicing at CN shops in P.G. Built in 1954 and acquired in 1989. Would not be used until business picked up. Pulp trade in world doldrums at the time the photograph was taken.

Photograph depicts the site of the first tramway in BC that ran between Anderson Lake and Seton Lake for 1 1/4 miles and was built in 1861. It lasted for 2 years and used wooden rails. The visible piece of track bed was 70 paces southwest of the PGE depot in Seton Portage. Parts of it had been obliterated by bulldozing that took place in the centre of the village.

Photograph depicts the site of the first tramway in B.C., that ran between Anderson Lake and Seton Lake for 1 1/4 miles and was built in 1861. It is located 70 paces southwest of what is now the PGE Seton Portage depot. It was opened for trafic in July 1861 and had lasted for two years.

Photograph depicts the site of the former Marpole inter-urban depot, looking east.

Photograph depicts the site of former single tram tracks going east up Frances St., near Commercial Dr., in east Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts the site of the Coquihalla Summit depot (3,656 ft.) on the ex CPR Coquihalla Line of the Kettle Valley Railway. The only existing building of any size on the whole line(50 miles), also appears in this photo. The steel laid from the north to this point was laid in 1913/1914 and connected to Hope in 1916, The rails service was discontinued in November 1959 and the track lifted in 1962. The line climbs 36.3 miles from Hope at an average grade of 1 in 55.

Photograph depicts the site of two derailment mishaps in 1991 and 1995. In November 1991, there was (and still is) a pipe yard of West Coast Gad Transmission Ltd. located above the track. Two huge pipes got away and rolled down the cut into the path of oncoming train. A concrete block wall was erected to stop this. Also, all pipes were stored at 90 degrees to the rail track.

Photograph depicts men standing in cleared dirt area, in front of oars and poles that lean against fallen tree trunk. One man holds a shovel, and forest trees can be seen in background. Handwritten annotation on verso and recto of this photograph reads: "Tilicums". It is is believed that this photograph was taken near the Upper Fraser River.

Image depicts the bus depot in Skagway, Alaska (USA).

Photograph depicts cargo of the Skeena Forest Products Ltd. Company. Image captured at the CNR Skeena Subdivision on the western outskirts of Terrace. Sidings here were capable of holding 27-38 cars.

Photograph depicts "Skeena Prince." The iron chute projecting from the land beyond the steam of a coaster belongs to a long defunct coal mine which ran back horizontally into the hill side.

Forest and mountain visible in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “-Glider- Sport Minister must do every sport! no hang gliding yet.”

Image depicts the Skeena River, as well as a stretch of highway that appears to be under construction.

Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a tractor meant to delimb trees. It is located in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a vehicle and a large group of skiers somewhere on Tabor Mountain in Prince George, B.C.