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Photograph depicts a spur that terminated close to Red Bridge on the north side of Thompson River. This end section of 200 yards had not been in use for at least 15 years. For 2-3 months near the date the photograph was taken, it was used to load scrap metal.

Photograph depicts Wilkinson Steel Ltd. The spur was serviced by CN. Visible is an empty bulkhead car that had recently been brought in for its steel.

Photograph depicts a spur located next to Pounder Emulsions Ltd. Electric capstan (Jeffrey Electric Co, Montreal) used to move full and empty tank cars of bitumen (for blacktops). Did not appear to be used.

The building of this spur in 1977 was a late and short lived attempt to move yearling cattle to Ontario for fattening by rail. The Last stock train ran in 1985. The CN rail track was still in use in August 1998. This photograph shows the spur running east and down grade to a stockyard owned by BC Interior Cattlemen's Association. Additional information is available in article, "Moving Livestock by Rail: An inquiry into an extinct traffic" in The Sandhouse journal, Issue 121, Spring 2006.

Photograph depicts a spur leading off the Canadian National Railway (CN) spur to the Lafarge Cement Plant on the south bank and east side of Lulu Island. This spur used to be the original line and led to a peat plant, just seen at left on the horizon. The second car is pushed onto unused and overgrown track, which is dated 1909 Algoma Steel. This siding much used.

Photograph depicts the laying of an extra spur for passenger car storage of Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours at the CN Downtown Depot in Kamloops.

Photograph depicts the laying of an extra spur for passenger car storage of Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours at the CN Downtown Depot in Kamloops.

Image depicts a Lakewood view of Spruceland in Prince George, B.C.

Item is a copyprint reproduced from the British Columbia Forest Service photographic records held at BC Archives.

Photograph shows an aerial view of Aleza Lake Research Forest in spring season.

Item is a copyprint reproduced from the British Columbia Forest Service photographic records held at BC Archives.

Item is a copyprint reproduced from the British Columbia Forest Service photographic records held at BC Archives.

Item is a photograph of a copy print that has been reproduced as a slide, resulting in low photographic quality. Location of original photograph unknown.

"Another expression of the high morale which prevailed was a joint project which we pursued after hours, on our own time. Out of one huge spruce log we made a set of furniture using an axe and a crosscut saw. We made chairs, a table and a sofa." -- quote from Cedric W. Walker (1907-2003) in "An Early History of the Research Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range" (p. 48)

Spruce.

Photograph depicts three men standing behind salmon hung to dry on a wooden deck. Annotation on recto of photograph states: ""Spring Salmon" Rivers Inlet, B.C"

Image depicts an old building at an uncertain location. The slide is simply labelled "Spring house."

Photograph depicts large stream of water spraying from pipe in mining area, steep cliffs in background.

Photograph depicts man standing in front of large streams of water spraying from pipe into mining area, hills in background.

Photograph depicts a miner spraying enclosed area of river bed with water at high velocity. Cliffs in background.

Photograph depicts water being sprayed from a pipe at high velocity over edge in mining area. Man's leg in foreground, cliffs in background.

Photograph depicts water being sprayed from pipes at high velocity in mining area. Unidentified man in midground, cliffs in background.

Image depicts a rural setting, most likely near the airport in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a few houses, most likely near the airport in Prince George, B.C.

Photograph depicts a sports field in Friedrichshafen, Germany with a soccer nets and an unknown man on the running track. This photograph was talken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.

Photograph depicts sports field with soccer nets and running track in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This photograph was talken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.

Photograph depicts the front of a sports building in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.

Photograph depicts the rear view of a sports centre building in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's European sports tour.

Photograph depicts an early spool donkey at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum

Image depicts a fishing boat on the water somewhere near Prince Rupert, B.C. Only half of its name is visible: "spirit."

Item is a photograph of the concrete spillway.

Image depicts a spiky rock formation at an uncertain location.

Image depicts a man, most likely Kent Sedgwick, using what appears to be some type of a spigot on a tree.

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail testing car in the CPR yard in downtown Kamloops. These cars must have been between 60 and 70 years old, but they were kept in excellent condition. Car #127 was built in 1926 and modernized in 1989.

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail Service inspection car that had broken down in the CPR Kamloops yard. Car #127 was built in 1927 as a gas electric car for Boston and Maine R.R. It was modernized in 1989.

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is for detecting faulty or broken rails and visits the area once a year. It is moving off to start work at mile 34 west of Penticton.

Photograph depicts a Sperry Rail service car #136 at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. Note the larger bogie on the right hand bogie which accommodates detection gear. It is being serviced before moving to an area west of Penticton.

Photograph depicts the Sperry Rail service car at the C.P.R. Penticton depot, just moving off to the west.

Photograph depicts the Sperry Rail service car #136 for detection of faulty rails at the Penticton C.P.R. depot. It is used mainly to cover rail manufactured prior to 1932.

Photograph depicts Spences Bridge on the Thompson River and the only surviving pier of the earlier Spences' Bridge. View looking at east bank.

Photograph depicts a speeder at the edge of the East Fork Canyon Bridge over Klo Creek. This is located at mile 86.5 on the CPR Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a speeder meet along the Okanagan line. As trips started and finished in places that had no washrooms, this mobile porto-potty came along and met definite needs.