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Photograph collection of early mill construction. Various annotations note retaining ribs, pouring ribs, pouring retaining walls, the west wall, steel work, transformer house, and furnace pad.

File contains 20 slides date stamped between July and August 1976 and annotated “TRAILER SERVICE SUMMER 1976", depicting the construction and renovation of a mobile home, excavations, and structures believed to be wells or water boxes. File also contains 9 additional slides with no annotations, depicting mobile home and houses in winter. These 9 images are associated with materials dated Nov. – Dec. 1976 and it is likely that these photographs were taken in the winter of 1975-1976.

Photographs depict aerial views of the Cassiar townsite, plantsite, tailings pile, mine road, bench and pit mine, mine buildings (tramline loading station, crusher, shop, and garage), and surrounding mountain range. Here "aerial" refers to photos depicting a large area and taken from the air or from a high point of elevation.

File contains photographs featuring the tramline at Cassiar which ran from the crushing plant at the mountain mine to the plantsite in the valley (a drop of 427 meters). The first ore was originally transported by truck to the plant until the gravity chute was built in 1953. This chute was replaced with the first aerial tramline model in 1956, which was succeeded by the second model in 1975. This file also includes one photo of the original gravity chute, and one photo depicting a tramline worker.

Additionally there is a collection of eighteen photographs of tramline cars that were being surveyed for damage and condition, and another collection of six photographs of tramline study. The results of this study determined that there was variances in load sizes of the buckets caused by extra material falling off the panfeeder.

This file contains operations at the plantsite:
Below is synopsis of the item level descriptions (see each item for further description)

• locations depicted at Plantsite: mill building, dry rock storage building, tailings pile, gravel pit, power house, and office.
• delivery and installation of a Caterpillar engine, welding repairs underway on a Rustin Diesel Engine in the power house, staff portrait taken by the main office building, and fibre testing
  Not done to item level but integrated into subseries file:
• Photographic negatives included depict milling and packaging machinery in the mill building.
• 93 slides depicting various activities and equipment at the plantsite including: dry rock storage, screens, collectors, loading trucks, bagging, pallets, tailing pile, lab work by engineers, lab equipment, fibre testing, and fibre samples.
• photographs of conveyor foundations, tailings equipment, Grizzly truck, containers from site mechanical inspection, and portable crushing plant in June 1991.
• photos of fibre samples from lab - on display
• collection of photos of 1970 Mill modification Program of April 1978
• collection of photos from 1961 and 1962 of plantsite lab and asbestos samples. file labeled "Suter - Webb VU Graph Analysis" and "Suter - Webb and Turner Comb Analysis"
• Pressure Packer modification photos done by Chapman Industries in 1986
• Powerhouse equipment from 1979
• additional 43 slides of inside the mill in June 1978. Slides were used at a board meeting.
• negatives of inside of mill
• A photo album of 162 photographs depicting various operations at the plantsite including: drill dust collector, outdoor surroundings, conveyors, and the mine site. (album was originally labelled "Cassiar Plantsite).

File contains photographs depicting four different tours that took place at the mine, plant, and towns owned by Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. Tours include Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's visit to Clinton Creek in 1968 and Member of Parliament Iona Campagnolo's visit to Cassiar in 1978. Photographs also depict a party of ambassadors touring Cassiar in 1970, and the dedication of a building in the Cassiar plant in the late 1970s.

These blueprints show the proposed layouts and profiles of the tramway to be constructed in Cassiar. Detailed plans for the bucket design as well as the transfer station and operations of the monocable are included.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of various houses in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of agricultural buildings in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of bridge replacements in Campbell Creek, Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a grain elevator in Wynndel, British Columbia.

File contains postcard photographs portraying life in various Northern BC Communities. Images depict buildings and streets, church structures, harbours and docks, and views of the shore from the water to name a few.

File contains postcards portraying life in Prince George, B.C. Images depict street scenes (George Street, Central Avenue, and Hamilton Avenue), government buildings, Hotels, a theatre, a baseball game, and construction of a pier.

File consists of photographs depicting Soda Creek Cemetery and presumably the general Soda Creek area. Also includes photographs of a personal residence and Kent Sedgwick with a dog.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of miscellaneous bridges in British Columbia.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Civic Centre and Coliseum in Prince George. Includes various clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper and "Prince George Coliseum Assessment Study" photocopy of a typescript document (8 Apr. 1989). Also includes a photograph depicting the Prince George Coliseum (Jan 1989).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Ritts-Kiffer Hall on George Street in Prince George. Includes "..Dance.". program pamphlet (17 Mar. 1915) and various clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper.

File consists of architectural drawings done by J.F. Watson and W. Ralph Brownlee for Prince George buildings. Includes: "Addition to Goglin building 4th Ave" architectural drawing by J.F. Watson (Oct. 1952); "Floor and roof plans" architectural drawing by W. Ralph Brownlee depicting proposed floor extensions for Walter Blaufuss (May 1953); and "Found plan & sects". architectural drawing done by W. Ralph Brownlee depicting proposed store extensions for Walter Blaufuss (Apr.-May 1953).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to churches in Prince George. Includes photographs depicting paintings of churches in Prince George and area. Also includes a 2005 DVD entitled "Rose Prince".

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Gorse Street, Prince George. Includes: "RE: Gorse pic" printed email from Brian Fawcett to Kent Sedgwick (2 June 2008) and "Heritage Site Inventory 1420 Gorse" typescript document (2009). Also includes a photograph depicting a house at the address 1420 Gorse Street, Prince George (2009).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a heritage house at at 1111 Connaught Drive, Prince George, which was the residence of Dr. John McArthur. Dr. John McArthur was a general practitioner in Prince George, who was involved with community life, including coaching of the local PG Senior Hockey Team.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the St. Pius X Catholic Church at Lheidli T'enneh Indian Reserve No.2 in Shelley. Includes: "Historic Church" pamphlet prepared for the BC Historical Federation conference (May 2003); "B.C. Heritage Conference '85" poster (1985); and "Special Request" letter from Ellen Edwards to Prince George City Hall (17 Jan. 1995). Also includes photographs depicting the church at the Shelley reserve and its stained-glass windows.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Ben Ginter's house. Ben Ginter was a Polish immigrant who grew up in rural Manitoba. He had owned a construction company and later bought the failing Cariboo Brewing. He opened Tartan Brewing in 1962. Ginter began innovating the brewing industry in British Columbia before dying of a heart attack in 1981. He was a controversial figure in Prince George. His house, which was where the now Ginter Park is, was the site of many legendary parties. File primarily consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions discussing the City of Prince George's decision to demolish the building and the controversy surrounding this decision. File also includes photographs depicting the interior and exterior of Ben Ginter's house prior to it being torn down (1997).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge over the Fraser River in Prince George, built in 1914 and designed by Joseph Legrand. Includes: "Canadian Rail: The Magazine of Canada's Railway History" No. 476 (May-June 2000) and a "CNR Bridge - Prince George" handwritten letter from David L. Davies to Kent Sedgwick (April 2000).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Prince George Secondary School (formerly Baron Byng High School and Prince George High School).

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the house of Harry G. Perry, a politician and founding community member of Prince George. Includes: "Heritage site inventory" typescript document (1988); "Heritage advisory committee minutes" reproduction of a typescript document (13 Nov. 1980); "Application to rezone lots" typescript document from the City of Prince George (3 Mar. 1982); "By-law No. 3631" typescript document from the City of Prince George (24 Nov. 1980); "Minutes" typescript document from the Prince George and Fraser-Fort George Regional District Heritage Advisory Committee (13 Nov. 1980); "The Carter House" typescript letter from the Heritage Advisory Committee to the City of Prince George (21 Sept. 1979); and "RE: Status Report" typescript document from the City of Prince George to the Joint Heritage Committee (9 Sept. 1980). Also includes architectural drawings depicting plans for building the Carter house at 1850 Tenth Ave, Prince George (1979).

File consists of notes, letters, clippings, and reproductions relating to a heritage house at 1589 Seventh Avenue in Prince George, which had been previously owned by Dr. Edward James Lyon, a medical doctor who began practicing medicine in Fort George in 1916. Includes: "RE: Heritage House" fax message from Kent Sedgwick to Kirk Gable (23 May 2001); "House at 1589 - 7th Ave". typescript letter to Public Hearing RE: by-law 4913 from the Heritage Advisory Committee (8 Apr. 1987); and "Ingenika Tribal Administration" typescript letter from Lorna Wandio to the Mayor and City Council of Prince George (19 Sept. 1998). Also includes photographs depicting a house at the address 1589 7th Avenue, Prince George (8 Apr. 1987).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Alexander Mackenzie monument in Prince George. Includes a photograph depicting Judge Howay at the unveiling of the original National Historic Monument to Alexander Mackenzie in Prince George on 13 June 1925 (reproduced 2009).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the Cameron Street Bridge in Prince George. Includes: "Oral History Consent Form" document signed by Kent Sedgwick and researcher Angela Quibell (8 Aug. 2007); "What Price Heritage? The Case of the Cameron Street Bridge in Prince George, British Columbia" typed document by Angela Quibell (2007); "Interview with Kent Sedgwick" typed transcript of an oral interview with Kent Sedgwick and Angela Quibell (8 Aug. 2007); and "Nechako Crossing" typed document by Kent Sedgwick (Nov. 2005). Also includes photographs depicting the Nechako bridge model (2008), the plaque describing the history of the 3rd Cameron Street Bridge built in 2009, and the 1st Cameron Street Bridge built in 1916 (photographic reproduction ca. 2008).

File contains images of mine operations and construction, as well as a variety of other subjects.

• Elements of the underground mine are depicted, including miners working, the marked rock face, yellow ducting and ventilation fan, the portal, mesh rockbolted onto adit walls, shotcrete being applied, and stacked mining construction materials.
• Mining equipment depicted in this file includes underground ore haulage truck, Wabco ore haulage truck, jackleg drill, stoper drill, scoop tram, jumbo drill, conveyor, pickup trucks, unidentified mixing or grinding machine, a cable wagon and half constructed ore haulage truck in the shop, and a continuous miner (also known as alpine miner or roadheader).
• A set of images show a dozer and a lowbed truck transporting a temporary building down the pit mine access road.
• Several images depict drill core fragments, asbestos ore, and geological features of the mine.
• Mining related process are depicted, including a young man sluicing and panning, a mine building under construction, and an unidentified steel frame structure with a hydraulic device suspended on a rail.
• A set of images shows a railway or highway construction project, including stockpile of construction materials, rail cars, caboose, locomotive, front end loader, dump truck, concrete mixing trucks, semi-trucks, and a rail car with large steel drums which are speculated to be specialized for tunnel construction.
• Further images show what is speculated to be tunnel construction.
• A set of images at a high ceiling underground mine which is not Cassiar depicts a man in a suite by a underground ore haulage truck, and other mining vehicles including a crane.
• A set of images depict an ungulate herd, possibly bighorn sheep, on a mountain side.
• The file includes several images which depict personal life, presumably from a family vacation, and access to these images may be restricted. These images depict man with children on a fishing trip, adults and children around a pool, a woman on a motorcycle, and a house and kitchen. Several groups of images are contained in envelopes annotated with dates and “K. Minty”.

Images contain technical engineering drawings from the Asbestos Mining Corp. Drawings are primarily of plant buildings and mining and milling equipment, but also include drafts of town site and utilities, (extensive images of water and sewer pipes and septic systems). Microfiche slides are 4.6cm x 3.5cm mounted on 8.3 x 18.2 cm paper cards with systematic puncture marks, presumed to be an antiquated form of computer memory. Slides are numbered ranging from 1001 to 1549 and a drawing number ranging from 1006 to 8008, generally in the format “2017/02/02”. Microfiche are dated 1950- 1976, several are dated “OLD”, and several are undated. All microfilm reels are annotated “CASSIAR ENGINEERING DRAWINGS”.

File contains photographs pertaining to the transportation of asbestos fibre.

• These include portraits of Clinton trailer trucks, trucks from the Cassiar Transport Division at Mile 860 on the Alaskan Highway, the assembly of large freight trucks, an unidentified bridge, and ships and buildings at the Cassiar Shipping Facilities at Pier 94 on the Asbestos Warf in North Vancouver, B.C.
• Twenty-three photographs dated 1982 depict asbestos fiber bales on pallets and inside shipping containers, with accompanying annotations commenting on the quality of the packing. Several images show fibre bales broken during shipment. An accompanying note reads: "SMD - please ensure this cannot reoccur.", and a photo caption reads: "pierced bags are resulting as an environmental problem as fibre is beginning to build up in certain containers." One of the photographs depicting the Cassiar Transport Division was used for promotional posters with the following commentary: "The Cassiar Transport Division operates out of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and is responsible for delivering the asbestos to the White Pass and Yukon Route terminal in Whitehorse. Fuel oil and supplies are backhauled to the mines. By the end of 1967, the fleet will consist of 65 tractor-trailer units, each of which will carry 23 tons of asbestos. The distance from Whitehorse to Cassiar is 357 miles and Clinton is 403 miles. During the past year, the Division's trucks traveled 2,213,534 miles and handled 75,100 tons, and the mileage to 3.5 million miles. This is a year-round operation and convoys arrive at the mine daily in spite of the long difficult haul. The Division currently employs 43 drivers and 35 mechanics and operates its own maintenance and rebuild facilities in Whitehorse. Over the years these men have established and enviable record of safety, cost and performance."
• Additional photographs that have been integrated depict the Asbestos wharf and its condition, 31 slides of wharf, maps of shipping routes, storage, forklifts, shipping trucks, and packaged asbestos.
• Also included in this file are two copies of a "Photo Survey - Cassiar Ton Units - "Amstelveld & Trojoland" on arrival to Brisbane & Sidney - August 1967." This collection of photographs is a part of an assessment of the efficiency of shipping and transport to Australia from Cassiar. Pictures include: loading, forklifts, storage, ripped bags, broken straps, wharfs, trucks, slings. There are accompanied annotations with each of the photos explaining the safety hazards or inefficiency of the situation. This report was found inside a box linked to James Hardie Industries Ltd. This company is not mentioned in the photograph annotations, but could be related to the report since James Hardie Industries Ltd. was a key player in asbestos mining and manufacturing in Australia.
• Collection of photos of roadside spill of Asbestos, depicting a man with shovel cleaning up on 5 June 1985
• Photos from Eternit Societe Anonyme (a European company that Cassiar shipped to) of packaged Asbestos in storage in 1967
• Collection of photos of James Hardie Coy. Pty. Ltd. shipment of asbestos that was not stored or transported effectively. Many photos depict broken bags as a result of inadequate storage and forklift punctures.
• Collection of photos of Cassiar/Stewart Road Proposal. Photos depict tests of the various stages of shipping and transportation process including forklift tests, Marineo Sling tests, stacking tests, durability tests, container loading tests, problems with current units etc. Also included is a marketing drawing if proposed shipping plan - drawn by "Stewart 1977."
• Photos of shipping process of Turners Asbestos Fibres Lmt. Photos depict lowering asbestos pallets onto barge with swing, and storage on barge.
• Collection of photos of a shipment of asbestos, but the bags of fibre are not identified as a Cassiar shipment therefore the location is unknown.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of public railways, mainly belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia.

File consists of notes relating to the Millar Addition Elementary School.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the King George V Elementary School in Prince George. Includes: "RE: Heritage Designation of KGV School" typed letter from George Paul, City Manager to Secretary of the Heritage Commission (21 Apr. 1997). File also includes photographs depicting the exterior of the King George V school prior to its demolition (2005).

File consists of a clipping and a note relating to the Connaught Jr. Secondary School.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Woodpecker Elementary School. Also includes photographs depicting the Woodpecker School, weathered with the roof beginning to cave in (2001).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to rural schools in the Prince George region. Includes photographs depicting the first and second school buildings for the North Nechako school; one was sold and the other has been closed (2005).

File consists of notes and typescript documents relating to a heritage house owned by Dr. Carl Ewart and Hubert King. Includes: "Rosel's Restaurant" typescript document (1992) and "The Hub King Residence" typescript document (1992). Also includes photographs depicting a painting of 1624 Seventh Avenue in Prince George (Aug. 1992).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Third Avenue in Prince George. Includes: "Pioneer background profile" typescript document (2002) and "Permit to Erect, Alter, Add to, Repair, or Move a Building or to Install Plumbing" application to the Province of British Columbia (1950-1952). Also includes photographs depicting Third Avenue in Prince George (2002).

File consists of photographs depicting various buildings in downtown Prince George and the Fraser River taken by Trelle Morrow.

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to the new Alexander Mackenzie monument in Fort George Park (renamed Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park). Includes: "British Columbia Heritage Brigade Journey" pamphlet from Parks Canada and Canoe Sport B.C. (1985); "Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association" newsletter No. 9 (1987); "Alexander Mackenzie Voyageur Association" newsletter No. 36 (1994); and correspondence letters between John D. Adams, Supervisor of Interpretation and Heritage Site operations for the Province of British Columbia and Kent Sedgwick (Apr.- May 1986). Also includes photographs depicting the new Alexander Mackenzie monument and people at the unveiling (1985).

File consists of photographs depicting the North Thompson region. Includes photographs of a CN locomotive, an old barn, and Blue River Store. Also includes photographs of Trelle Morrow and Jim Rankin at the Soda Creek Cemetery in 2010.

File consists of photographs depicting Sinclair Mills and Quesnelle Forks, among other possibly locations. Photographs were likely taken by Kent Sedgwick while he was on personal trips.

File consists of clippings, notes, and reproductions relating to the Bank of Montreal in Prince George. Includes photographs depicting the Caine building and the Bank of Montreal in Prince George (2007-2009).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to federal government buildings in Prince George. Includes: "Fw: Info - Prince George Former Post Office - 1294 3rd Avenue" printed email from Trelle Morrow to Kent Sedgwick (27 May 2011); "City of Prince George" typescript letter to Noel O'Beirne from Kent Sedgwick (13 Nov. 1991); "Possible users for federal government building 3rd Avenue/Quebec Street" typescript letter to Alderman Becott from Kent Sedgwick (10 Oct. 1989); "City of Prince George" typescript letter to Dr. Colin Campbell, Director of Heritage Conservation Branch from Kent Sedgwick (5 May 1989); "RE: Municipal Heritage Designation of Federal Government Building" typed letter from Ian Whitbread to Kent Sedgwick (28 Mar. 1991); "Bylaw No. 5538" typescript document from the City of Prince George (3 Apr. 1991); "Public Notice 'Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 5538, 1990'" typescript document from B.C. Williams, City Clerk (1990); "Intersect" typed letter to Kent Sedgwick from Kathy Antonyk (14 Mar. 1994); and "Heritage Conservation in your community..". pamphlet from the Heritage Advisory Committee (1994). Also includes a photograph depicting the old Post Office in Prince George (1990).

File consists of a spiral bound book titled "Hotels, Hoteliers and Liquor Stores: The Story Behind a Prince George Heritage Building" by Kent Sedgwick published by CNC Press (2011). Also includes a typed letter to Allan Wilson, Ramona Rose, and Bob Campbell from Kathy Plett (27 June 2011).

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to the Ukrainian and Greek Orthodox churches in Prince George, includes material on St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church at 2414 Vanier Drive in Prince George; St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church at 2793 Range Road in Prince George; and Greek Orthodox Catholic Church at 1423 Seventh Avenue in Prince George. Includes: "St. Georges Ukrainian Catholic Church" postcard (2005) and "St. Georges Ukrainian Catholic Church" Christmas card (2005).

File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to 3067 Queensway, Prince George. The Queensway home was built in 1910 by Harry Close and Charlie Brown who operated a general store in South Fort George. It was purchased by a man named McLaughlin who was a wealthy lumberman, and later sold to Bert Roddis a government agent. The house had many occupants, but was next passed to Pat Moran in 1965 who continued to occupy the house into the late 1970s. Pat Moran owned Moran's Trailers in Prince George. Includes: "Queensway home built in 1910 by bachelors" clipped article from the Prince George Citizen (8 Dec. 1977); Also includes a photograph depicting a house on Queensway, Prince George and printed photographs depicting the house after a fire in 1998.