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Item is a photo postcard of a painting by C.R. Patterson. This painting can be seen on p. 361 in an article titled "The Quest for the Cetacean" written by C. R. Patterson and published in The Pacific Monthly: A Magazine of Education and Progress (Vol. XX, July-Dec. 1908).

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Photo by James Heay”

Stern wheeler in river. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Steamer B.X. Monarch of New B.C. Soda Creek, Quesnel and Fort George”

Photograph depicts a woman standing among men aboard a sternwheeler with the word "HAZELTON" above its deck. A man speculated to be the captain stands on deck to the left. Tree branches in foreground, opposite shore and mountains in background.

Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "75. Steamboat on the Nechac[k]o River." Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.

Photograph depicts steam tugs "Master" and "Prestige" at N.H.B. #4 Elevator in Vancouver Harbour. The "Prestige" has not been fired or looked after for at least 2- 3 years and had been moved to this position the previous day after being tied up elsewhere in the harbour in one position for over 12 months.

Photograph depicts a steam tug called "R.F.M". It was believed to not be in steaming condition.

Photograph depicts a steam tug called "R.F.M". It was believed to not be in steaming condition.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913, retired to standby in 1967, and then sold in 1970.

Photograph depicts a CPR tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913 and sold out of service in 1970.

Photograph depicts a former sternwheeler building and repair slipway as well as a steam tug called the "Naramata." Steamer passengers ceased at the location in 1935 and rail service to the "Landing" in 1940.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was a standby tug that was last used in 1967.

Photograph depicts a CPR steam tug called the "Naramata." It was built in 1913 by Western Dry Dock Company, Port Arthur.

Photograph depicts a CPR tug called the "Naramata." It was used as a standby as it was last steamed in 1967.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Seaswell" on the Pitts River, between a railway and road bridge. It was formerly owned by Vancouver Tug and used for towing log booms in open sea. It was last used by them in 1960/1961. The towing gear was recently removed but the steam reciprocating engines are still intact.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Seaswell" on the Pitts River, close to a road bridge. It has not been in used since about 1960/1961.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Prestige" in Vancouver Harbour. It is disused and passively preserved.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Prestige" at Vancouver Ocean Terminal on the south side of Vancouver Harbour. The disused Indian Arm ferry is alongside.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" on a Sunday outing near the C.P.R. rail pier at the entrance to Coal Harbour, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" tied up to N.H.B. elevator #4 on the southeast side of Vancouver Harbour.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" with the steam up at Kingcome Navigation Dock in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" with steam up at Kingcome Navigation Dock in Vancouver. The C.N.R. wharf/terminal is at left.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Master" in English Bay, Vancouver during the maritime festival.

Image depicts a woman standing next to a steam shovel, located in Quesnelle Forks.

Image depicts a steam shovel, located in Quesnelle Forks.

Photograph depicts a steam roller on display in front of the Provincial Court House. Manufactured by "Waterous," Brantford, Canada (Waterous Engine Works Company). Similar, if not identical machine was used by the city of North Vancouver for road paving in 1912.

typed annotation on verso of photograph reads: "One of two steam-powered "McGiffert Log Loaders", loading timber bound for Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Giscome. Circa 1925. this machine was used by several logging railways in western North America from about 1915 to 1950. It was designed to pull empty flat cars underneath itself from behind and position them for loading, an earlier version from California lacked its own wheels and was therefore much less versatile than the cranes used at Giscome. From Northwood Pulp & Timber Ltd. Archives"

Photograph depicts a steam or motor hauled road lumber wagon. It was found near the beach in Kelowna, BC

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive on rail tracks in an unknown location

Photograph depicts Grand Trunk Pacific steam locomotive, number 859 stopped in front of an unidentified brick building. Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive 2706 in an unknown location. Surrounding area has low rolling hills.

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts a steam locomotive in action in an unknown part of BC. There are snowy fields in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive 5141 on the tracks. Crew members appear to be filling the water tank.

Photograph depicts steam locomotive # 163

Photograph depicts a steam grab working on the new dock to the west of Centennial Pier, on the site of a former Hastings mill in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking north and the foreground depicts tidal water.

Photograph depicts a steam donkey beside a mill pond of a shingle mill at Sappho or Tyee, on the Olympic Peninsula. It is steam fed from the main plant boiler.

Photograph depicts a steam donkey located in the Crown Zellerbach Museum at Ladysmith on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a steam crane, lettered "Osborn Bay Wharf Ltd." Davies suggests that it may have been on the Victoria-Pacific tourist line on the outskirts of Victoria.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. The crane was made by the Brown Hoisting Machinery Co. in Cleveland, Ohio and is undated. It has a 20 ton capacity, is well maintained, and freshly painted.

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.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. on the foot of Lloyd St. in the North Vancouver. It has been freshly painted with a yellow exterior, white interior, and black boiler.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in a lumber yard on the north side of Porpoise Bay in Sechelt on the Sechelt Peninsula. The steam crane has been converted to diesel and was made by the Brown Hoisting Co. from Cleveland, Ohio. It lifts 21 tons at a 12ft radius and 5 tons at 35ft radius, and is in daily use. The 200 yards of rail track form a "Y" with the bottom piece onto the wharf.

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.