Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track in Qualicum Beach.
Photograph taken on mile 105. Image captures people waiting for the daily passenger train. The location is between Qualicum Beach and Dunsmuir.
Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track in Qualicum Beach.
Photograph taken at the Qualicum Beach depot which was not in use at the time the photograph was captured. It was occupied by a retired CPR employee and his wife for rent free in exchange for protection of tele-communication equipment against vandalism. The depot used to be quite busy in the summers of the 1920's with tourists.
Photograph taken at the Qualicum Beach depot which was not in use at the time the photograph was captured. Twice a week freight passed between Parksville and Courtenay.
Photo is taken at the Shawnigan station on mile 27.8. Passenger trains run daily (about 2 or 3 Budd cars). Heading northbound at 9:08 a.m. and southbound at 16:48 p.m. There are also two freights as well. The rails are Algoma, weighing 80 Ibs. Dated 1914 and 1920.
Photograph depicts the South Wellington flagstop. South Wellington used to be a busy coalier village.
Photograph taken at about mile 53 between Chemainus and Ladysmith at Victoria Road (plantation). Image captured looking towards the south.
Photograph taken at about mile 53 between Chemainus and Ladysmith at Victoria Road (plantation). Image captured looking towards the north.
Photograph depicts rail lines of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. Location is not certain.
Photograph depicts the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on the south outskirts of Nanaimo by the former Chinatown. The view is looking north.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "In the foreground is the boiling tanks for the ooligans. A fire is lit in the tanks then big stones heated red hot. When the water becomes boiling hot then the ooligans are shoveled in & left over night. During the night, skin & bones settle to bottom & fat comes to the top. Then with a board the width of the tank, pails hung on a spout at the end of the tank, and fat is scraped into the pails and used for butter. In the background is the smokehouse."
Item is a photograph of Ben Ginter signing the agreement for Eurocan’s pulp mill license while Mr. Williston looks on.
Image depicts the Europe Hotel in Prince George prior to its demolition in the 1980s; however, the slide itself was only made in 1999 and the date of the photo is otherwise unknown, but most likely around 1979.
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel and the Shearer building on 3rd Avenue in Prince George. "For Rent" sign in one of the windows.
Photograph depicts the Europe Hotel on 3rd Avenue.
Photograph depicts the Europe Hotel on the South side of 3rd Avenue. Annotation on verso: "Europe Hotel".
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. Annotation states, "View of 3rd Avenue from rear of lot 2:15 p.m. Oct. 7, 1985."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. Annotation states, "View of 3rd Avenue east of site - 2:15 p.m. Oct. 7, 1985."
The item is two photographs attached by clear tape. The photograph depicts the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. The photograph is a view of 3rd Avenue from rear of lot. There is a small layer of snow on the ground. Annotation states, "Photos Taken in January 86."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. The photograph is a view of an adjacent building to the lot. Annotation states, "Photos Taken in March 86."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. The photograph is a view of 3rd Avenue looking east from the site. Annotation states, "Photos Taken in March 86."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. Annotation states, "View of 3rd Avenue west of site - 2:15 p.m. Oct. 7, 1985."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. The photograph is a view of an adjacent building to the lot. There is a yellow car parked on the lot. Annotation states, "Photos Taken in March 86."
The item is a photograph depicting the Europe Hotel site located at Lot 8, Block 133, Plan 1268, D.L. 343. The photograph is a view of an adjacent building to the lot. Three vehicles are parked in the lot. Annotation states, "Photos Taken in March 86."
Image depicts an atmometer. According to the slide, it is being used for measuring the rate of water evaporation "from carborundum stone." The location is uncertain.
Image depicts an evaporation pan for water evaporation measurements. The location is uncertain.
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Tillie November 12/77, accident day, Eve Rockett, Tillie Laplante, Juanita, Mike”.
Photograph depicts evergreen trees surrounding the base of a snow-covered mountain.
The item is a photograph depicting a painting of a brown house at 1624 7th Avenue, Prince George.
Photograph depicts an ex Canmore Mines Ltd. 0-6-0 locomotive located at Heritage Park in Calgary. Internally, the locomotive is gutted and is chain-driven on the rear axle by a caterpillar tractor engine mounted inside the boiler.
Photograph depicts the ex CPR Coquihalla Line of the Kettle Valley Railway. The view is looking northeast, between Iago and Romeo depots at about mile 29 from Brookmere. There was a rock fall at the west portal in 1971. The line closed abruptly on 23 November 1959, after a massive washout near Jessica. The grade at this point is 1 in 49.
Photograph depicts the ex CPR Glenwalker station on the Merritt Subdivision. It is located at mile 49.2 from Spences Bridge and used to consist of a passing loop, spur, and section house. The sign is located in the yard of a ranch belonging to the Glenwalker Cattle Co. Ltd.
Photograph depicts the ex C.P.R. "Moyie" sternwheeler, now a museum at Kaslo.
Photograph is one of five depicting EP 106.
Photograph is one of five depicting EP 106.
Image depicts a group of individuals who appear to be examining a rock. It is possibly part of an educational trip.
Image depicts three unidentified individuals examining rocks near a set of railway tracks at an uncertain location in the Peace River Region.
Photographer's photo number R881. Caption on back of photograph states: "Typical patch of reproduction left uninjured by logging. 2 [chains] NE of plot 15."
Photograph depicts the excavation area in forest where dragline cranes had been operating.
Photograph depicts an excavator fitted with magnets that lift rails to the track side. It also put ties and fish plate as well as bolts in a heap, visible on the right.
Photograph depicts an excavator fitted with magnets that lift rails to the track side.
Caption describing photograph: "Excellent form. Note columnar bole, only slight taper, no butt swell."
Photograph depicts the ex CPR Coquihalla Line, looking northeast between Iago and Romeo depots, at about mile 29 from Brookmere. The tunnel was built of concrete and the west end was blocked by a rock fall in 1971. The grade is now used by auto traffic, which is about 20-50 cars per day in summer weekends. The grade at this point is 1 in 49.
Photograph depicts the ex CPR Coquihalla Line of the Kettle Valley Railway. This is one of the several tunnels on the line. The short tunnel is about 50 yards. The entrance on this side was faced in concrete in 1944. Inside the raw rock is supported by steel or wooden beams and the north portal is faced with timbers. It is now used by cars. It is about 1 mile north of Iago Depot. The view is looking north at about mile 28.5 from Brookmere, BC.
Image depicts the Exhibition Sports Centre, which used to be a drill hall army base, on Keller Street in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the Exhibition Sports Centre, which used to be a drill hall army base, on Keller Street in Prince George, B.C.