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2013.6.36.1.136.09 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a tank locomotive of the Alberni Pacific Railway backing onto its train atr the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yard in Port Alberni. On the rear left were the premises of a paper mill owne dby Pacifica Papers, virtually the only used of rail services in the city. It had a sufficient volume in order to warrant having its own switcher (daily freight to Nanaimo of 40 cars). Davies notes his disbelief in late 2001 when it was stated that all freight traffic on Vancouver Island would cease on Mar. 5, 2002.

2013.6.36.1.136.03 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway locomotive. The railway ran from Port Alberni to the McLean steam sawmill on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage as well as a newly built spur to the mill, which opened in 1927 and closed in 1956.

2013.6.36.1.136.02 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific tourist railway saddle tank locomotive. It was built in 1929 by Baldwin and acquired by Alberni Pacififc Lumber Ltd. in 1941. Then it was leased out in 1951, acquired by Crown Forest Products, Ladysmith in 1973, and sold to the BC government in 1977.

2013.6.36.1.136.05 · Item · Sept. 2001
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway station in Port Alberni. A returning tourist train is also visible. The station opened on December 20, 1911 and was closed to passengers in 1957. It was used for truck and rail freight until 1988, and then officially closed. The city of Port Alberni purchased it in 1990 and restored it to its original condition.

2013.6.36.1.136.16 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a train commencing its trip in its yard, not at the station, in Port Alberni. Locomotive at the lower/city end (ie formation at the end of the last trip). It, at the time, needed to get to the head-end, so it took the siding.

2013.6.36.1.136.14 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Pacific Rails Convention of Victoria on a field trip to Port Alberni. Travelling on the Alberni Pacific Railway to visit a steam-driven sawmill at its outer terminal. Chartered trip for convention members (one coach/bus load) as the line was not yet open for the tourist season.

2013.6.36.1.136.20 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train travelling on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track, not used since 2002 and was now at the beginning of a connecting spur to a steam sawmill museum. It was built in 2000, but commenced in the 2001 summer season.

Alert Bay Cannery
2009.10.3.79 · Item · [between 1923 and 1926]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a view from the water looking at the cannery built on the dock at Alert Bay. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Alert Bay cannery".

Alert Bay, BC
2009.10.3.80 · Item · [between 1923 and 1926]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts sparse buildings, cleared forest, water in the foreground. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Alert Bay".

2000.13.1.26 · Item · 1958
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of Alex Moffat dressed as a prospector holding gold nuggets he salted into a gravel bed and later panned out and gave to Princess Margaret.

2013.6.36.1.001.71 · Item · Oct. 1965
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. It is closed to traffic but is possible to drive a vehicle across but the road is blocked on the east bank. The bridge is in good condition. Photo looks east.

2013.6.36.1.001.72 · Item · Oct. 1965
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Alexandra Bridge in the Fraser Canyon. The view is looking northeast and depicts the Fraser River running downstream to the right of the photo. There is First Nations salmon net pole in the bottom left-hand corner.