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2000.1.1.3.19.124 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts long building with blue siding. Security was located at corner of building in centre foreground, behind stop sign. Single red door on left was main entrance into mine dry, where individuals were checked through security. Two larger windows on left indicate the location of the mine store where work apparel could be purchased. Building also housed change house (see item 2000.1.1.3.19.121) and offices of the mine department supervisory staff. Employee parking lot located out of frame to right. Mill building stands in background, tramline dump station on left. Ore car visible, about to enter dump station. Unidentified man and child can be seen in foreground.

2000.1.1.3.19.123 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unidentified young man at clothes dryers. Wall of cubby compartments in background; washing machines and piles of laundry in foreground. Clothes in pile appear to be all coveralls or denim, possibly work clothes.

Community Album - Fire Hall
2000.1.1.3.19.120 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts two fire trucks semi-visible in garage with the sign "FIRE HALL". House and snowmobile can be seen in left midground, truck and power pole in right foreground. Mountains in background. Warning visible on front of trucks: "KEEP BACK 500m".

2013.6.36.1.053.37 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts 40 miles of trackage, of which 90% was located underground. It was owned by the Cominco Mine Railway of the private Sullivan Mine. The surface main line ran from the portal of the mine to a concentrator.

2013.6.36.1.053.38 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the surface main line of the Cominco Mine Railway of the private Sullivan Mine. The line ran from the mine's portal to a concentrator. Visible locomotives dated from 1923 to 1952.

2013.6.36.1.053.36 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts stationed gauge trackage that was owned privately and laid near a concentrator that connected the CPR Kimberley branch. Visible are various spurs to wharehouses and sheds.

2013.6.36.1.053.35 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Cominco Mine Railway and the private Sullivan Mine. This section was near a concentrator as well as Chapman Camp. Davies suggested that it could a stationed gauge connector between the CPR Kimberley branch line and the concentrator that was used for incoming supplies and machinery.

2013.6.36.1.010.50 · Item · Oct. 1965
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Cominco Ltd. In Kimberley, near Cranbrook. There is a 3' gauge overhead electric railway serving the underground workings of Sullivan mine. The view shows the C.P.R. access in the valley and the old mine portal, still used for in-going materials and supplies, at the right center of the photo.

2011.3.3.89 · Item · [ca. 1909-1930]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Photograph of a bridge along a rocky shoreline. Printed annotation reads: "Colloway Rapids Bridge Prince Rupert Highway W.W.W." Handwritten annotation on verso is heavily obscured by residual album paper and reads: "PO Box 777 Prince Rupert BC. [Illegible] Lal. This[??] is a piece of our new bridge which [obscured] neats our Island with the mainland. We have had picnics on the other side & [illegible] is open for [illegible] to [illegible]ve ours this side of the [obscured] our stuff to the little [obscured] patronize[??]. Mrs. [illegible] are back again in Rupert [obscured] Kamloops office closed down [obscured] was no chance of transfer. Have not."

2009.7.1.019 · Item · [ca. 1930]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Group can be seen in distance by canoe close to trees and cliff on opposite shore. Rocky shore of river in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: " 'The Place of Echoes' The Big Creek at Kincolith. Dad, Jack, Joyce & Bob Stewart". Believed to be present in image are the son, grandson, and granddaughter of Archdeacon W.H. Collison, respectively: Rev. W.E. Collison, John (Jack) Macdonald and Joyce Collison.

2013.6.36.1.117.05 · Item · [26 Aug. 1995]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a collision between two freights (visible is the head of one and the tail of the other) at this switch. The signal was knocked down, but a replacement was erected. It was being tested while the photograph was being taken. Switch blade movements were remotely controlled.

2013.6.10.1.12 · Item · [197-?]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of a folder containing information sheets regarding Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives. The sheets consists of Selkirk type 2-10-4, Hudson Type 4-6-4, Standard Type 4-4-0, Atlantic Type 4-4-2, Ten Wheeler type 4-6-0, Mallet Type 0-6-6-0, Jubilee Type 4-4-4, Switcher Type 0-6-0, Switcher type B-B, Shay geared type 3 truck,# Road unit type A1A-A1A, Consolidation 2-8-0, Santa Fe Type 2-10-2, Mikado Type 2-8-2, Baltic tank type 4-6-4T, Road Switcher B-B, Northern Type 4-8-4, Camelback type 4-6-0,#19 Mogul type 2-6-0, Road Freight type B-B,1 Pacific Type 4-6-2, Mountain type 4-8-2, gas-mechanical rail cars, Gas-mechanical rail cars, Decapod type 2-10-0, Switcher 0-8-0, and wheel arrangements.

2013.6.36.3.05.06 · Item · [after 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts the collapse of the bridge in Surprise Creek, BC1929. Showing locomotive 5767. Both crewmen killed. This locomotive was coupled to locomotive 5779 and as pusher engines were returning light to Beavermouth, when approaching, span collapsed. Sister locomotive escaped.

Collage of Five Images
2011.3.3.1 · Item · [ca. 1930]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Captions below images on recto read: “H.M.C.S. Thiepval. Capt Beech.; In surf Recks and Fog. Wikelski Island; The Aeroplane; Major Stuart MacLaren, and party, at Prince Rupert. B.C.; British Around –the –World, Wrecked Aeroplane”.

2011.3.3.3 · Item · [ca. 1910]
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Printed captions below images on recto read: “Souvenir of Prince Rupert BC; Prince Rupert June 1st, 1909; Prince Rupert Sept 1st, 1913; Public School; Water Front; City Hall; Haye Cove; Margaeto Fleet; Harbour Scene; SS Prince Marquitta at Prince Georg; Sunrise Prince Rupert Harbour; General Hospital; Gold Storage Place; Prince Rupert from Summit”.

Coffer dam
2000.13.1.67 · Item · [between 1962 and 1967].
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of the coffer dam built to isolate the construction site for the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.

Coastguard launch, Tofino
2013.6.36.1.062.07 · Item · [20 June 1972]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Coastguard launch #105, found beside an old life boat station. Tofino and Bamfield were the only two lifeboat stations in B.C. They were manned by oared boats and then converted to the present style in 1950.

Coal wharves, Union Bay
2013.6.36.1.053.34 · Item · [June 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts coal wharves at the seaward end of the railway that connected with coal mines at Cumberland and Union Bay. Image captured looking northwest with coke ovens located on the right and covered by brush.

Coal wharves, Union Bay
2013.6.36.1.053.33 · Item · [June 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts coal wharves of a defunct railway that ran bewteen coallieries at Cumberland and Union Bay. The ground on the left appeared to be filled, recently dumped and bulldozed flat.

Coal Harbour in Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.014.38 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Coal Harbour in Vancouver. The view is looking east at the Bayshore Hotel and facing the Harbour Park Development site, newly filled with rock.

CNR Youbou
2013.6.36.1.044.47 · Item · Aug. 1985
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts details of a switch stand built by Canadian Ramaco Iron Works, Niagara Falls patented 1933. Found adjacent to the BC Forest Products Mill.

CNR Youbou
2013.6.36.1.044.33 · Item · 26 Aug. 1985
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken 200 yards west of the Youbou depot which can be seen through the trees at the top right. The spur lead to the BC Forest Products Mill.

CNR Youbou
2013.6.36.1.044.34 · Item · 26 Aug. 1985
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the end of the CNR track on Vancouver Island. The track was built in 1928 and it went to the end of Cowichan lake at Kissinger, but it was cut back in 1936 to Hawes on mile 90.6. The track was reduced by 8 miles to this point prior to 1972.

CNR Youbou
2013.6.36.1.044.35 · Item · 26 Aug. 1985
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the end of the branch line from Cowichan Bay to the BC Forest Products Mill in Youbou.The spur on the right was the second of 2 rail entrances to the mill and was the one that was most often used.

CNR Youbou
2013.6.36.1.044.36 · Item · 26 Aug. 1985
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a switch found in the immediate foreground that lead to a totally overground "Y" on the right.

CNR Wire Cache
2013.6.36.1.038.05 · Item · [30 June 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a setak decked, flat car with old style springs carring a modern bunk car. It was part of a 5 car work train containing a gondola, tool, generator, above car, and a depressed flat car to carry a bulldozer.

CNR Wire Cache
2013.6.36.1.038.04 · Item · [30 June 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a tool generator car. Image captures part of a five car work train containing: a gondola, tool car, box car, bunk, as well as a depressed flat car to carry a bulldozer.

CNR Wire Cache
2013.6.36.1.038.25 · Item · [30 June 1980]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts work cars found in the background. Siding here could hold 54 cars. Davies notes that Wire Cache was named so because an overland telegraph company dumped a telegraph wire by the a stern wheeler.