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A collection of photographs of the early exploration exhibitions in the asbestos mountains area.
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A collection of photographs of the early exploration exhibitions in the asbestos mountains area.
Manager's Progress Photographs
This file contains photograph from early construction of Cassiar Mine and townsite. Photographs were stapled to inter-office correspondence paper and sent with pages of photo descriptions. Photographs have been removed and rehoused, maintaining original order.
General Mine Operations Research
An assortment of photographs speculated to have been used for research purposes as Cassiar administration established the mine and the town.
Operator loading Asbestos into feeder
Operator loading Asbestos into feeder at Welshpool Asbestos Mill in Australia.
Asbestos Milling in Welshpool, Australia
Photographs of asbestos milling in Welshpool, Australia. Collection depicts the mazza machine, mixing plant, beam rollers, paper machine, asbestos feeder, asbestos store house, asbestos transport, bower separator, laboratory equipment, curling box rollers, pipe turning lathe, pipe flexural tester and pipe coupling multi parter.
Side view of the wet end of mazza machine.
Reports-Various Pit Operations Marmoton Mining Co. Marmora, Ontario
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: report.
Cleaning, Fiber Cleaning Machine, Asbestos Corp
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: drawings.
Official Handshake at Formal Event
Photograph depicts group of 15 men posed in formal room. George Washington Smith (President of Bell Mines) sits in centre on left, shaking hands with Alfred Penhale. Bottom, left to right: Mr. Janitsch, Andrew Johnson, G.W. Smith, Alfred Penhale, unknown, Bill Johnson. Top, left to right: unknown, unknown, C.B. Brown, Pierre Marcotte, F.P. Smith, unknown, unknown, Bill Oughtred, Jack Christian.
A collection of 10 photographs of documented exploration in the early 1950s in and around the Cassiar area. Noted locations are Quartz Creek, Mocassin Mines, Blue River Bridge and the Alaska Highway.
Christian, Elliot, & the Connell Brothers at Formal Affair
Photograph depicts close view of four men in formal attire holding beverages while having a discussion. Left to right: Jack Christian (President Cassiar), Fred Martin Connell (Chairman and Chairman of Conwest Exploration Company Limited), W. Harold Connell (older brother of FM and Director of Conwest), and Charles Rainforth Elliot (Director and President of Conwest Exploration). Framed painting visible on wall in background.
Christian, Elliot, & the Connell Brothers at Formal Affair
Photograph depicts close view of four men in formal attire holding beverages while having a discussion. Left to right: Jack Christian (President Cassiar), Fred Martin Connell (Chairman and Chairman of Conwest Exploration Company Limited), W. Harold Connell (older brother of FM and Director of Conwest), and Charles Rainforth Elliot (Director and President of Conwest Exploration). Framed painting visible on wall in background.
Cleaning, Fiber Cleaning Machine, Denovan Ltd.
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints. Notes: File#205-01-02.
A collection of photographs from the site that Cassiar was being built in the early 50s. Photos depict lumber piles, early camp area, the first buildings, mountains, and the creek.
Along with this collection there are a set of images also from the early Cassiar site mainly depicting a dirt road and various individuals and machinery along it.
Photograph depicts crane in Cassiar plant site, steel framework for dry rock storage building in background.
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1953
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building on left, mill in background, dryer building on far right. Road and power poles cross foreground, mountains stand in background. Photo caption next to printed copy of image in 1953 Annual Report: "Completed dry rock storage and dryer buildings."
Photograph depicts red truck dumping waste at what is believed to be the tailings pile at the Cassiar plant. Small building and unidentified individual in bottom left foreground, valley and mountains in background. Photo caption next to printed copy of image in 1953 Annual Report: "Stockpile of 80,000 tons of Ore at Mill."
Air Locks, Rotary-Canadian Blower and Forge
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints. Notes: File# 201-01-01.
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1955
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building in foreground on right, mill on left behind tailings pile, and dryer building in centre behind conveyor belt connecting mill to dry rock storage. A cloud can be seen rising from plantsite. Trees and Troutline Creek cross foreground, mine valley and mountains visible in background. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "ANSCO PRINTON Munshaw Colour Service Ltd. MAR 10 1955".
Letter from Geo. R. Hargraft & Co. Insurance
File contents relate to: Accounting / Payroll. Document type(s) include: letter.
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1954
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building in foreground on left, mill in background, dryer building in right midground. Miscellaneous supplies in far right foreground, mountains visible in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Sept 1954". This photograph was originally stored inside duotang labeled "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED PHOTOGRAPHS 1954"; photo caption beneath this image: "40,000 Ton Dry Storage Building / Mill / Dryer Building".
Photograph depicts unidentified individual and cars on street in foreground, snow banks, trees, and power poles on either side. Buildings can be seen on far right, mountains visible in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "townsite Looking East".
Collecting, Cyclone Collectors, Sheldon 96"
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints. Notes: File#206-01-01.
Cafeteria Equipment Steam Tables
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprint.
Photograph depicts snow-plowed road lined with trees, valley and mountain in background. Believed to have been taken from vehicle. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Approach to Quartz Rock Creek".
View facing West from Cassiar Townsite
Photograph depicts snow-plowed road in foreground, Cassiar mountians in background. Road is lined with trees and power poles, and vehicle is visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Looking west from townsite".
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: correspondence.
Collecting Cyclone Collectors, Sheldon 66"
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints. Notes: File#206-01-01.
Reports-Various Pit Operations Berkely Open Pit & Alaska Platinum
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: magazine. Notes: Dredging.
Cafeteria Equipment Tables & Chairs
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: correspondence.
Cafeteria Services Refrigeration
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprints.
Transition Piece to Mill Building
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: blueprint. Notes: several copies.
Cafeteria Equipment Miscellaneous
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: report, brochures.
Canopy Over Fibre Storage Building Loading Door
File contents relate to: Engineering, Asbestos. Document type(s) include: blueprint.
Cafeteria Structural Alterations (Butcher Shop)
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: proposal.
Cafeteria Structural Staff Dining Room
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: proposal.
Cafeteria Equipment Sterilizer
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: correspondence.
The Asbestos Sheet 23 Apr. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
The Asbestos Sheet 22 Aug. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
The Asbestos Sheet 8 Sept. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
The Asbestos Sheet 24 Nov. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
The Asbestos Sheet 8 Dec. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
Drilling CIR Rock Types - Cassiar Pit 2
Photograph of Ingersoll-Rand machinery drilling in the early days of the Cassiar Pit. Various workers depicted.
Office Staff at Main Office, 1958
Photograph depicts group of 12 men standing on steps at back of main office. Front row: Jack Berry, Mickey Dopson, Andre Beguin, Fred Murray. 2nd row: Dick Stevens, Rene Pasiaud. Third row: Craigie Hood, Alex Powell. Back row: Dr. Charles Cobb MD, Peter Davies, Chuck Caron (holding paper), Bill Johnston. Berry and Dopson are wearing hard hats. Windows and doors of office building in background. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "Munshaw Colour Service Ltd. OCT 24 1958".
This file contains photographs of the construction of the dry rock storage building in 1953. The two photographs included in this collection depict the trusses of the building during construction.
Bunkhouses-Frame 25X60 Structural Estimate
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: correspondence.
File contents relate to: Engineering. Document type(s) include: catalog.
The Asbestos Sheet 7 Apr. 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.
The Asbestos Sheet 23 June 1958
"The Asbestos Sheet" is a newspaper that documents the community and work life of the residents of Cassiar BC. Content includes text and photographs, as well as jokes, comics, and games.