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Photograph depicts the rear view of Ridgewood Studio, Ltd., furnishers and furniture renovators. The wood shed was used for repair and repolishing of furniture.

Photograph depicts the Fraser St. road bridge over the north section of the north arm of the Fraser River (ie. between Vancouver and Mitchell Island). Shot is looking northeast.

Photograph depicts the Fraser St. road bridge over the north section of the north arm of the Fraser River, looking north from Mitchell Island to Vancouver, BC

Photograph depicts a freight shed at the Nelson CPR depot. There is a terminal spur on the south side of the shed and road trucks on the north side. The road side of the main depot building can be seen in the left rear of the photo. The view is facing east.

Photograph depicts a freight shed located on the north side of the rail line and some 200 yards west of the Mission City CPR depot.

Photograph depicts a freight train at the Pacific Great Eastern yards in Brackendale, as it is about to cross the highway. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a westbound freight train near Moyie on the CPR line. This is at about mile 13 on the Nelson Subdivision, which spans 137.8 miles from Cranbrook to Nelson. The line here is adjacent to the Moyie Lake Provincial Campsite. The train is about to enter the portal of a small tunnel that bores through the rocky headland of the lake.

Photograph depicts a Princeton bound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at 30 miles south of Merritt. The freight is passing the summit between Spences Bridge and Princeton. It consisted of 4 locomotives and 38 cars (mainly chip cars). At one time Brookmere was a thriving substation divisional point in the middle of nowhere. Now it is a passing loop to hold 64 cars.

Photograph depicts a southbound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at mile 108.7 on and from the Princeton Subdivision. The freight passed at about 20 mph, after a long grind uphill from Merritt. It consisted of 4 locomotives, 38 cars, and a caboose. Regular freights only pass twice a week, one each on Tuesday and Thursday. It is passing the derelict water tank at the north end of the yards, which are at the summit of this subdivision.

Photograph depicts a freight wagon that stood beside a deserted farm house.

Photograph depicts a freshly painted Canadian National Railway (CN) caboose at Kamloops Junction depot.

Photograph depicts a Gaar Scott traction engine in working order, steamed twice a year at least. It was built by the M. Rumely Co. in Richmond, Indiana, U.S. The engine is a #16541, has 25 horse power, and 2 cylinders. It was photographed at Texaco Station in Nanton, Alberta. It was owned by Jack burrows of Nanton.

Photograph depicts the rear view of the Gaar Scott traction engine parked at Texcoc Station in Nanton, Alberta. The rear wheels have a 2'9" tread. It was used on farms for haulage, threshing, chaff cutting etc., but not plowing.

Photograph depicts a gaff rigged schooner. Its sails were apparently set to dry them. No one was aboard and the vessel was securely moored. Davies notes that it was an unusual sailing rig for the area.

Photograph depicts a garbage burner in the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway yards in Victoira. This photograph is taken just south of Victoria West Park.

Photograph depicts gas pumps that were adjacent to the Acton Kilby General Store that was operated by Mr. Acton Kilby, aged 81. He is visible in the shadows towards the left of the photograph and the left pump. Mr. Kilby's father acquired the store in 1902. The store was near historical Harrison Mills.

Photograph depicts gas pumps and buckboard at Kingsbaker Creek, at the southeast end of Mara Lake on Highway 97A, about 10 miles south of Sicamous.

Photograph depicts details of agas tank and carrying handles.

Photograph taken at the Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd, Prince George. Visible is a General Motors switcher, built in 1959. Aqcuired in 1981. On private Northwood trackage with the mill in the background.

Photograph depicts a switcher running towards a CN interchange. Just left the Fraser River bridge. All private and owned by Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.

Photograph depicts a general store owned by Acton Kilby that was still operated by him at age 81. His family had moved from New Westminster in 1902 to run the store. The CPR depot originally connected direcly to the second floor of the building. Harrison Mills lay at the junction of the Harrison and Fraser Rivers and was an important site during steamboat days. Now it was a backwater of 3 dwellings beside the railway.

Photograph depicts a general view of switch detail at the C.P.R. False Creek yards in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the general view of the waterfront buildings between Burrard and Thurlow St., in Vancouver Harbour looking northwest from Burrard St. The Immigration Building is on the left and the "Princess of Vancouver" (C.P.R.) is in the middle distance.

Photograph depicts a general view, looking north, of Westview Harbour with the Powell River paper plant smoking in the background.

Photograph depicts the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver. Image taken 5 days after its closure on June 28, 1971.

Photograph depicts a wooden arch supporting the sagging Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver, BCThe road in the foreground is Taylor Way.

Photograph depicts an existing girder bridge, in use since 1962. A new concrete bridge was being built on the left.

Photograph depicts an old girder bridge.

Photograph depicts a covered wooden grider bridge of the former Great Northern Railway spur that ran from north Washington state into B.C. at Keremeos, then west to Princeton. It was now only operating as far north as Keremeos.

Photograph depicts a covered grider bridge of a former railway (subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway, built in 1907-14) that formerly ran between Keremeos and Princeton, but had long since been lifted. The bridge was now used by vehicles going to a nearby ranch.

Photograph depicts a girls' school, Strathcona Lodge, at Shawnigan Lake.

Photograph depicts Glenwalker Ranch. Visible are details of the log construction of a barn that was built between 1890 and 1910.

Photograph depicts the GNR (later became BN) branch from Kettle Falls to Grand Forks.

Photograph depicts a bridge over the Similkameen River. When track ran to Hedley, there were 3 of these bridges. All stood still at the time the photograph was captured. The other were on the lifted Keremeos to Hedley section.

Photograph depicts a rail bridge over the Similkameen River.

Photograph depicts a bridge over the Similkameen River. The branch was still in use with very little traffic. One padlocked door on each side of the bridge allows examination of trusses.

Photograph taken at the Great Northern Railway connection from its terminal yards to its wharf on Vancouver Harbour or the connection with CPR. Image captured crossing Powell Street, looking southward, north of Glen Drive, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway station on Main Street, Vancouver being demolished.

Photograph depicts a Goodyear airship travelling over Spanish Banks, Vancouver. It took part in the Abbotsford Air Show of 1971.

Photograph depicts a Goodyear Blimp cruising over the Centennial Museum near Sunest Beach, False Creek, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a goodyear Blimp cruising over the Centennial Museum near Sunest Beach, False Creek, Vancouver. It came for the 1973 Abbotsford Air Show.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. grade crossing warning device at Haney.

Photograph depicts a recently constructed grade that ran parallel to the BC Hydro Railway and led to a new super post. A CPR ballast train is visble on the track. Ownership of the line was vested in the BC government.

Photograph depicts the grade of a former railway between Kaslo and New Denver, just on the east side of the summit at Retallack.

Photograph depicts a grader at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum

Photograph depicts a grader that was working on removing a sharp bend and widening Galena Bay Road.

Photograph depicts the a grain elevator at Wynndel, located at mile 73.8 on the CPR line on the Nelson Subdivision. It is between Creston at mile 67.2 and Kootenay Landing at mile 83.1. Grain elevators are rare in BC and this one belongs to the United Grain Growers. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts grain thresher for barley. It was driven by a case traction engine.

Photograph depicts the Grand Central Hotel at the intersection of Marpole Ave and Hudson St. in south Vancouver. The hotel was built in 1912 by J.J. Graver and run from 1913-1915. It re-opened in 1920 as a home for incurables (veterans). In 1937 it became the provincial infirmary and closed in May 1965.

Photograph depicts the Grand Forks CPR depot, located at mile 94.8 on the Boundary Subdivision, which runs from Nelson to Midway (127 miles). It was originally built by the Columbia & Western Railway in 1899. IT has not seen a passenger train in years but it is still in use for administrative purposes.