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Manager's Photos - Warehouse
2000.1.1.2.1.306 · Item · March 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "Foreground warehouse under construction and in the background lays asbestos." Photograph depicts two men walking towards warehouse building. Walls are erected though roof is not. Steel drums and equipment under tarp shelter in foreground, trees and mountaintops in background.

2000.1.1.2.1.067 · Item · [between December 1952 and March 1953]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts equipment believed to be in the concentrator, dryer, or mill building. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "Close-up of vacuum hood which sucks fibre away from the rock."

2000.1.1.2.1.226 · Item · 7 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts building project and materials in dirt area, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6: Pouring concrete for second Ruston diesel engine. Mill in background. Looking south." (Note speculated to be incorrect.)

2000.1.1.2.1.298 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts log building with slanted roof, two windows visible, and door on side. Cylinder tank lies horizontally on wood base to right of building. Car on far right, snow pile and power pole in foreground, trees in background. Building believed to be one of the many described in item 2000.1.1.2.286.

2000.1.1.2.1.113 · Item · 25 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts concrete walls in ground, building materials on right. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 25th: 10. Concrete walls for truck dump and coal handling bin. Power house in background. Looking north from mill roof."

2000.1.1.2.1.203 · Item · 11 June 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts men building truck dump in foreground, building believed to be power house in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (3) Framing water tank tower. Water well in foreground and tower timbers and oil tanks in background. Looking east." [Note believed to be incorrect.]

2000.1.1.2.1.302 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts small wood building, with two windows and a door, draped with canvas. Snow pile to left of building, road in foreground, trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.303. This building appears different from those at tent campsite described in item 2000.1.1.2.284.

2000.1.1.2.1.303 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts small wood building, with two windows and a door, draped with canvas. Snow pile to left of building, road in foreground, trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.302. This building appears different from those at tent campsite described in item 2000.1.1.2.284.

2000.1.1.2.1.273 · Item · April 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts man near two buildings under construction, building supplies on ground. Tree branch in foreground; finished buildings, trees, and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "5. Tent campsite. Looking west."

2000.1.1.2.1.301 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts rear view of numerous wood buildings in a line with roofs slanting upwards. The cookery, bunkhouse and office are believed to be among the buildings (see item 2000.1.1.2.305). Snowbank in foreground, mountain in background. See also items 2000.1.1.2.286 and 2000.1.1.2.299.

2000.1.1.2.1.299 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts numerous wood buildings in a line, each with a small porch. The cookery, bunkhouse and office are believed to be among the buildings (see 2000.1.1.2.305). Steel drums lie in front of first building, and another building is semi-visible on right, opposite the others. Snowbank in foreground, trees and mountains in background. Photograph taken facing south. See also items 2000.1.1.2.286 and 2000.1.1.2.301

2000.1.1.2.1.311 · Item · [1951?]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Handwritten annotation below photo on page taped to photograph: "PHOTO #2: Looking N across talus slide of asbestos fibre and serpentine fragments." Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph in blue ink describing sections of photograph which have been pointed to or outlined: "Talus of asbestos fibre & serpentine fragments -->" "Photo #1 -->" "Approx upper contact of serpentine -->".

2000.1.1.2.1.157 · Item · 11 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts mountain, half covered in shadow. Men, trucks, and building in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 11th, 1952: 4. Picture of talus deposit taken from campsite."

2000.1.1.2.1.122 · Item · 2 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts log poles erected vertically, adjacent to power house. Building materials in foreground, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 2nd: 2. Sub-station poles erected."

2000.1.1.2.1.111 · Item · 20 August 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts small wood building built on tall wood poles adjacent to power house. Ladders, building materials, covered object, and unidentified structure [box of truck/shop foundation ?] in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 20th: 8. Sub-station building and poles. Power House on the left. Oil tanks on the right."

2000.1.1.2.1.304 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts large structure with slanted roof sheltering unidentified material on ground. Cylinder tank stands vertically behind shelter, unidentified machinery in front. Snow-covered area in foreground, trees and mountainside in background.

2000.1.1.2.1.289 · Item · April 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts hollow steel cylinders lying in a line on snow-covered ground. Smaller, longer poles next to wood pile in foreground. Trees and mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Steel shute for the mine (nested)."

2000.1.1.2.1.295 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a group of steel drums to right of large, flat, snow-covered area. A larger steel tank also lies behind drums on its side. A lumber pile can be seen in distance, as well as what appears to be a very large cylinder tank standing vertically under a shelter. Trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.292.

2000.1.1.2.1.292 · Item · [ca. April 1952]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a group of steel drums to right of large, flat, snow-covered area. A larger steel tank also lies behind drums on its side. A lumber pile can be seen in distance, as well as what appears to be a very large cylinder tank standing vertically under a shelter. Trees and mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.295.

2000.1.1.2.1.246 · Item · May 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts 4 men and dog in front of building (first man not clearly visible). Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "2. Four staff members (poor snap). L to R - Paisaud, Farewell, Tigert Hood. Taken in front of office."

2000.1.1.2.1.308 · Item · March 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a cleared path through the snow and trees, mountain in background. Wood box and post semi-visible in foreground. Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "You will notice we have a little snow here."

2000.1.1.2.1.259 · Item · April 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts high snow bank on right, side of tractor plow on left. Mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Plowing snow on road to mine. This location is just past the Upper Camp. Our TD-14 tractor to left."

2000.1.1.2.1.180 · Item · 2 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts snowy mountaintop, wooden shelter and truck in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 2nd, 1952. 1. Picture taken from campsite showing snow on talus."

2000.1.1.2.1.154 · Item · 5 July 1952
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts truck on mountain road, man on right, snow on left. Snow exceeds height of truck. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952: 1. Showing depth of snow in first gully north of talus."