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2000.1.1.3.15.30 · Item · June 1970
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts truck at reject plant in foreground. Mine road can be seen leading to plant in centre background, town in right background. South mountain range visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "June 1970 / Looking South across Rock Reject Tailings / Note Southern direction of conveyor [?] towards No 1 Gully. Tom Kiefer".

2000.1.1.2.03.05 · Item · 9 July 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING WALL POUR JULY 9/64." Photograph depicts construction workers among machinery near retaining wall under conveyor of crusher building. Crane stands on left, front end loader and back hoe tractor in foreground on right. Mountainside in background.

2000.1.1.2.03.07 · Item · 9 July 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING WALL POUR JULY 9/64." Photograph depicts two construction workers standing on retaining wall in foreground. Two other men stand near a crane operating in midground, with its load suspended above men on wall. Crane stands on road between a building and retaining wall, mountain range in background.

2000.1.1.2.03.06 · Item · 9 July 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING WALL POUR JULY 9/64." Photograph depicts large unidentified machinery in front of the retaining wall under conveyor of crusher building. Boom of crane can be seen in midground on right. Crusher building in background, dirt road in foreground.

2000.1.1.2.03.01 · Item · 29 June 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING RIBS JUNE 29/64". Photograph depicts construction workers on and near wooden framework structure extending from base of crusher building. Crane in background against mountainside. Miscellaneous construction equipment and materials throughout.

2000.1.1.1.09.01 · Item · 1962-01-01 - ?
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a retail store with the sign: "TERRITORIAL SUPPLY CO LTD" "INTERNATIONAL" "HARVESTER" "CRAWLER TRACTORS" "MOTOR TRUCKS" "POWER UNITS" "REFRIGERATORS" "DUNLOP TIRES - TIMKEN & SKF BEARINGS" "INDUSTRIAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS & ACCESSORIES" "B.A. PAINT" "PHONE 3191". Sign on second building: "DUNLOP TIRES". Three cars parked in front with Yukon license plates (890, 910, 555).
It is speculated that this photograph was taken for research purposes.

2000.1.1.2.2.52 · Item · 1963
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Conveyor sits on tall steel framework, encased in steel sheeting, and stands to right of snow-covered slope. Propane tank sits on log structure below conveyor. Snowy mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.373. Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Project completed - at 52˚ temp."

Pouring Ribs at Crusher Site
2000.1.1.2.03.02 · Item · 29 June 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING RIBS JUNE 29/64." Photograph depicts construction workers on large wooden framework structure extending from base of crusher building. Ladders stand parallel to structure against mountainside. The boom of a crane is visible in foreground. Miscellaneous construction equipment and materials throughout.

2000.1.1.2.03.03 · Item · 4 July 1964
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING FOOTING RETAINING WALL JULY 4/64." Photograph depicts construction workers manually pouring cement into forms laid against mountain wall on high elevation of construction site. Cement is being transported by wheelbarrow. A retaining structure made with wood planks and rebar separates mountainside dirt from cement forms. A bulldozer can be seen in background, as well as a front end loader and back hoe tractor. Building at crusher site also in background.

2000.1.1.2.04.05 · Item · [ca. 1970]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts large square model of the new mill building that was built at the Cassiar plant site in 1970. Model is displayed on platform draped with green material. Machinery modeled inside the structure is colour-coded.

Pit, West Peak, & Plant
2000.1.1.3.13.61 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a portion of the Cassiar pit in right foreground. Crushing plant visible to left of pit, West peak visible in right background. Mountain range can be seen in distance.

Pit & Crushing Plant
2000.1.1.3.13.60 · Item · [ca. 1975]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a portion of the pit in foreground at the Cassiar mine. Crushing plant visible in centre below base of West peak. Footwall road in midground, mine valley in background. Building near trucks at top of pit was called the "shifter shack," where crews were relieved or dropped off for work.