Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.
Postcard depicts Kicking Horse Canyon.
Photograph depicts a view of Indian Arm, looking south from Granite Falls.
Photograph depicts an Indian Roman Catholic church at the mouth of Anderson Lake. No services were held anymore. It was externally restored in 1968 by the white people of the village, while the Natives did the interior. Unfortunatley, there was no work done on the interior as of the date the photograph was captured.
Photograph depicts an industrial item atop logs and tracks.
Subseries consists of material regarding industrial railway lines in British Columbia. Includes information about colliery railways, the Northwood Pulp & Timber private industrial railway, the Hedley Gold Mine railway, the Sullivan lead-zinc mine railway, and the Britannia Copper Mine railway.
Subseries consists of material regarding locomotives that were used on industrial railways in British Columbia. Includes information about manufacturers of industrial locomotives, geared industrial locomotives (Shay, Climax, and Heisler), Porter locomotives, and compressed air locomotives.
File consists of a publication by Mervyn T. 'Mike' Green entitled "Industrial Locomotives: A Catalogue of Industrial Locomotives and Short Lines of British Columbia and Yukon Territory (An All-Time Listing, Including Museums)". This publication is B.C. Rail Guide No. 11.
File consists of general material regarding steam and diesel industrial railway locomotives. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information about various industrial locomotives, such as those manufactured by Plymouth, General Electric, Davenport, Whitcomb, Vulcan Iron Works, Baldwin, Trackmobile, Dominion, and others. Also includes the following works: "Mining and Tunnelling Locomotives in British Columbia Today" by Mervyn T. Green; "Industrial Strength Railfanning" by Fred Clark; "Non-Steam Industrial Locomotives of B.C.: Part 1 and Introduction" by Jeremy Lambert; "Fort George Railway"; "Gen-set Units Make the Scene on Vancouver Waterfront"; and "List (Incomplete) of Narrow Gauge Locomotives Used by Contractors Building Railways in BC in period 1905-1925" compiled by Davies.
Series consists of research material regarding industrial railways in British Columbia. Includes information about industrial locomotives, logging railroads, mining railways, and other industrial railway lines. Also includes monographs and periodicals about the history of various industrial railways.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of industrial railways in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of industrial railways, specifically the Britannia Copper Mine, in British Columbia.
File consists of material regarding standard and narrow gauge industrial railways in British Columbia. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
Photograph depicts the inner harbour at Victoria and the C.P. ship the "Princess Patricia."
Photograph depicts the inner harbour at Victoria and the C.P. ship the "Princess Patricia" putting to sea.
Photograph depicts an inscription cut into a rock face found in Bedwell Harbour. The HMS Segeria, dated 1873-1911, was the only warship in Esquimalt at Queen Victoria's death responsible for firing the death salute of 81 guns, the Queen's age. The ship also served in the Pacific as a survey vessel rom 1897-1910. After, it was sold as a Boys Naval Brigade ship in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts an interchange freight train making for the Pacific Great Eastern yards. It is just off the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.
File consists of research material regarding container cars and intermodal service. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals.
Photograph depicts the intersection at Cordero and Barclay St. in the west end of Vancouver. The view is looking north along Cordero St.
Photograph taken at the intersection of Cardero and Barclay Streets, looking northeast. Captured at 925 Cardero, the Buckingham Apartments.
Photograph depicts the intersection at Cordero and Nelson St. in the west end of Vancouver. The view is looking north along Cordero St.
Photograph taken at the intersection of Nelson and Denman Streets. Three quarters of the blook had just been cleared for a new high rise and shopping complex.
Photograph depicts a privately owned tug of the Interior Lake Services called "Iris G." It was used to haul rail barge #6 between Slocan and Rosebury on Lake Slocan. It was in 1956 in New Westminster.
Photograph depicts an iron cannon found outside the BC Regiment Armoury in Vancouver.
File consists of material regarding the movie, "Iron Road", which was a Chinese-Canadian co-production filmed in the Kamloops area in June 2007. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, news releases, and clippings from periodicals. Includes an article by Davies entitled "A Movie Called Iron Road: A Construction Saga of 1880s in BC" and an article by Meridew entitled "2141 Puts on Disguise for TV Movie Role".
Photograph depicts the "Island Chief" tug of the Island Tug and Barge Company, off pier A3 (CPR) in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts an island tug in Vancouver harbour.
Photograph depicts "Island Tug #125," on the north arm of the Fraser River. Travelling downstrean from Patulla Bridge, New Westminster, and the CNR Lulu Island rail bridge.
File consists of a publication by Michael P. Malone entitled "James J. Hill: Empire Builder of the Northwest".
Photograph depicts a steam floating derrick (owned by Mckenzie Barge and Derrick Co. Ltd.) loading contariners from a scow into the hold of "Japan Line." Use of the crane on the non-deck side of a ship was unusual and the use a steam crane was quite exceptional, Davies notes.
Photograph depicts containers being hoisted onto "Japan Line" by means of a steam derrick (owned by Mckenzie Barge and Derrick Co. Ltd.) tied alongside scow holding containers. Davies notes that this was an unusual sight.
Photograph depicts a Japanese cadet sailing ship called "Kaiuo Maru" at Centennial Pier, Vancouver. Its visit was part of 1966 Vancouver Sea Festival and the ship was open to the public for inspection.
Photograph depicts a Japanese cade training ship called "Kaiuo Maru" at Centennial Pier, Vancouver. Its visit was part of 1966 Vancouver Sea Festival and the ship was open to the public for inspection.
Photograph depicts a Japanese cadet sailing ship called "Kaiuo Maru" at Centennial Pier, Vancouver. Its visit was part of 1966 Vancouver Sea Festival and the ship was open to the public for inspection. Note the radar apparatus on the foremast.
Photograph depicts a Japanese sailing ship, "Kaiuo Maru" at Centennial Pier, Vancouver. Captures the stern view at sunset.
Photograph depicts what was believed to be the engine house of a private spur belong to the former Jingle Pot Coal Mine. The turning wye was retained by the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway and was lcoated behind the photograph at another 150 yards of track.
Photograph depicts what was believed to be a commencement of the private line to the Jingle Pot Coal Mine that had long since been closed. At the point where the cars disappear, line diverges into a wye which meets the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway tracks at the Wellington depot.
Photograph depicts a two road engine house, located about 300 yards west of the Wellington flag stop on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. Visible is a house that was believed to be a part of a private railway operated by the Jingle Pot Colliery.
Photograph depicts the interior of an engine house which may have been the property of Jingle Pot Colliery. It was located 300 yards west of the Wellington flag stop of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway.
Photograph depicts existing CPR trackage as well as private trackage believed to be owned by Jingle Pot Colliery.
File consists of research material regarding railway job categories and job titles, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on conductors, dispatchers, builders, section men, call boys, brakemen, foremen, baggagemen, and others.
Photograph depicts part of the Vernon yards just south of the principal round crossing. A box car without wheels on a sunken warehouse spur is visible.
Photograph depicts a daily freight car and a few CPR locomotive switching cars.
Photograph depicts the joint CPR and CN depot at Vernon. The depot office had three employees working inside. Vernon is at mile 46.2 from Sicamous, on the Okanagan Subdivision of the CPR. It has daily way freight.
Photograph depicts the joint CPR and CN depot at Vernon. It shows a general view of the trackage, opposite the former depot, which is now attractively used for other purposes. The caboose on the left is CP # 437369, built in July 1949, and fairly recently painted.
Photograph depicts the joint Car and Cn depot at Vernon. The photo shows CPR caboose #437369, which was built in July 1949. It is used on a regular basis for local freights.
Postcard depicts the junction of Fraser River and Thompson River, near Lytton, BC
Photograph depicts the junction of Robson and Cordero St. in west end Vancouver, B.C. The photo is looking northwest on the newly demolished block, except for some houses at far end. View is looking down Robson St., with Cordero St. intersecting the photo.
Photograph depicts a junction with the Coquihalla main line that had been so until 1959.
Photograph taken at the station in Jura. Depicts a waiting shack that used to be around the bend on the left side of mile 60.1. Until the 1970s, there were three tracks at the location. Track on the left side was the running line. Middle trackage was passing siding, while track on the right (lifted at the time the photograph was taken) was a spur/siding that held 33 cars. The helper locomotives were from Princeton, but were being disengaged in Jura.