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Photograph depicts unknown men driving bulldozers on edge of mine area at high elevation. Dozers are Internationals, model TD24 (manufactured between 1947 and 1955). Valley and mountain range in background.

Image of man seated with shovel in mountainous area, loose asbestos fibre in background. This photograph is believed to be either a double exposure of two images, or a print made from two negatives at once. Photo depicts an unidentified man sitting on the south ridge of the Cassiar ore body, where the crusher and rock reject plant would eventually sit. Valley in background appears to depict the "Footwall Road," which was cut into the mountain from the pit to the crusher plant and became the mine's main haul road.

Photograph depicts a man and woman standing on what is believed to be an early mining bench. Two men with air track drill can be seen in background, one man father down on left, mountain range in background. Image slightly distorted due to poor quality of negative.

Photograph depicts large swath of dark waste down mountainside to right of valley. The waste dump is believed to be visible at top of swath on right of image. Bench mining visible on the North and South peak in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Oct. 25 / 65 4:25 PM."

Photograph depicts an unidentified individual wearing a welding helmet, and kneeling behind large bearing cups of one of the Ruston Hornsby diesel engines that turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Door, bulletin board, and miscellaneous supplies in background.

Photograph depicts a worker holding "On Strike for a Decent Contract" sign during the 1970 U.S.W.A. Local 6536 strike at Cassiar.

Photograph depicts three men wearing coveralls and hard hats in carpenter shop. Left to right: Jason Clark, Alf Guderjahn, Herbert Pichler (shop tool crib man).

Photograph depicts Darren DeCecco wearing coveralls and hard hat while sitting on a Pacific truck. (Pacifics were used to supply water to mine, remove snow, and supplement ore haul by tramline).

Photograph depicts unidentified man operating forklift on right. Pallets of asbestos fibre sit on trailer in background. Two men with clipboard stand in left foreground (David Pewsey on left, Chris Tates on right, see also item 2000.1.1.3.19.212).

Photograph depicts group of six men in upper meeting room of Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Left to right: Tim Carew, Stefan Dyk, Mike Pennock, Paul Clarke, John Oughtred, [unknown].

Photograph depicts group of seven men in the Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Photo believed to have been taken during the weekly meeting in which strategies were discussed for open pit operations (blasting, haulroad, ore and waste zones). Left to right: Danny Demitri, Roger Borsato, Tim Carew, Don Loverin (behind), Tim Williams (seated), Paul Clarke, Paul McRae.

Photograph depicts group of seven men in the Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Photo believed to have been taken during the weekly meeting in which strategies were discussed for open pit operations (blasting, haulroad, ore and waste zones). See item 2000.1.1.3.19.217 for similar photo with individuals identified.

Photograph depicts unidentified man standing in change house located at the new Mine Dry building. This change house utilized baskets which could be lowered under hinged covers, while the previous change house used baskets which could be raised by chains.

Photograph depicts unidentified man standing on Ruston Hornsby diesel engine which turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant.

Photograph depicts two unidentified men standing on Ruston Hornsby diesel engine which turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant.

Photograph depicts Ruston Hornsby diesel engines which turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Two unidentified men wearing coveralls can be seen in image.

Photograph depicts Chris Tates seated at table with paperwork in left foreground. David Pewsey stands behind on right, pointing to what appears to the Fibre Loading Schedule. Pewsey was supervisor of the Fibre Storage Shed. Both men wear hardhats. Tates believed to be wearing gold nugget Cassiar ring on left hand.

Photograph depicts two unidentified men wearing coveralls, hard hats, and headphones, while working at table in garage. Blasthole drill stands behind them in background.

Photograph depicts two unidentified men in coveralls and hard hats, working in garage. Blasthole drill stands behind them in midground, walls in background.

Photograph depicts two men wearing coveralls and hard hats in shop area. Wally Cameron stands on right.