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Log boom
2013.6.36.1.004.01 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.

Lumber yard in Sechelt, B.C.
2013.6.36.1.004.44 · Item · Apr. 1966
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a lumber yard on the north side of Porpoise Bay in Sechelt on the Sechelt Peninsula. The tank in the photograph is about 8 to 10 feet in diameter.

Moyie Lake, BC
2013.6.36.1.005.11 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Moyie Lake, 15 miles south of Cranbrook, and Moyie Station. The tailings are from a lead and zinc mine directly to the right of the photograph on the hillside. The view is looking north.

Newsprint plant in Powell River, B.C.
2013.6.36.1.003.098 · Item · Apr. 1966
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the newsprint plant of MacMillan, Bloedell, and Powell River Ltd. In Powell River, B.C. The view is looking northwards and shows that the plant is working on Easter Day/

Log boom
2013.6.36.1.004.02 · Item · [1964?]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a log boom probably in the Lower Mainland or on Vancouver Island.

Oxen powered log carrier
2013.6.36.1.004.41 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an oxen powered log carrier with wheels that are approximately 10 feet in diameter. It is at Pioneer Park and Museum near Totem Lake, 3 miles north of Yahk and 30 miles east of Creston.

Small coal drift mine
2013.6.36.1.005.01 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a small coal drift mine which worked perhaps 6 months prior to the picture being taken. Timber lands # 8, Cranberry, about 17 miles south of Nanaimo.

Mine car at Moyie Mine
2013.6.36.1.005.12 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a mine car at Moyie mine, at Moyie, 20 miles south of Cranbrook. The mine produced silver, zinc, and lead, and worked principally from 1900-1910. It is now disused.

Steam crane at former quarry at Granite Falls
2013.6.36.1.005.25 · Item · [May 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a recently used steam crane, but driven by compressed air, at a former quarry at Granite Falls on the northeast end of the Indian Arm. The timbers on of the cabin were thick to withstand the blasting rock falls.

Abandoned coal mine east of Fernie, BC
2013.6.36.1.005.33 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an abandoned coal mine in Coal Creek, 5 miles east of Fernie, BCThe entrance to the mine is unusual and is 2/3rds up the mountainside. The mine was closed in 1959. Flat ground in foreground is littered with at least 100 mine tubs of approximately 3'0' gauge.

Mine buildings of mine at Coal Creek
2013.6.36.1.005.36 · Item · Oct. 1965
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the mine buildings of the mine at Coal Creek that closed in 1959. The newer buildings date to circa 1930. Much of the standard gauge trackage of Morrissey, Fernie, and Michel railway (subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway) in mine area remains. The track between Coal Creek and Fernie has not been lifted.

Coal miners near Buckley Bay
2013.6.36.1.003.047 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts coal miners near Buckley Bay. The afternoon shift (3 p.m.) is going down the Tsable drift mine, which is the only working coal pit on Vancouver Island in 1964 and has a total of 70 employees. It is run by the Comox Colliery Co. and has a daily production of 200-300 tons.

Vancouver Iron Works built steam donkey
2013.6.36.1.004.19 · Item · Aug. 1964
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Vancouver Iron Works built steam donkey in use until the early 1950s. It was purchased for $800 by an enthusiast in 1963 , set up beside home and roadside at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.

Shingle mill in North Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.004.35 · Item · [May 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an abandoned brick burner now used to take excess steam blowing off from the wood fired double boiler. The burner is at the Horne Bros. Ltd. Shingle mill on #305 West Esplanade Rd. in North Vancouver.

Shingle mill in North Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.004.36 · Item · [May 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an unused brick burner, surrounded at high tide by sea water. The burner is at the Horne Bros Ltd. Shingle mill on #305 West Esplanade Rd. in North Vancouver.

Steam crane in yard of Lions Gate Lumber Co.
2013.6.36.1.004.38 · Item · [July 1965]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. It is used to load scows from stacks shown to left and right of track. Thick baulks of timber on edges of pier are part of a safety device. Crane has transverse underframe which just clears these baulks normally. Under a heavy load and extended jib the underframe rests on the baulks.