Connaught Hill Park, Prince George
Connaught Hill Park, Prince George
Connaught Hill Park, Prince George
Photograph depicts the western portal of the 1916 Connaught Tunnel. Glacier station was located behind the camera.
Photograph depicts the Connaught Tunnel. Traffic was normally eastbound through it, while westbound traffic went through the new Mt. Macdonald Tunnel.
Photograph depicts the western portal of the 1916 Connaught Tunnel. The tunnel used to be double tracked, but was singled in the 1960s in orde to take piggy-back/container traffic. Curiously, the switch to the single was inside the tunnel.
Postcara depoiocts Connaught Tunnel in the Canadian Rockies.
Man in military uniform, woman, and young boy stand on grass in front of flowering trees. Woman holds infant, bassinet stands on far right. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "The Connell family, Halifax, July 1942. Joan - age 3 months."
Photograph depicts mill foreman Conrad Altendorfer.
Photograph depicts Bob Niven, Ken Dewar,and Henry Giegerich standing in their Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Ltd. (CMS) camp at Sand Bay near Thutade Lake. Food cache visible at centre.
Photo depicts workers at construction site of Cassiar's new mill building.
Image depicts a construction area somewhere in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Photograph depicts construction of a possible steamboat at Soda Creek.
Photograph depicts a man building the wooden frame of the Queen Charlotte Islands museum at Skidegate.
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "5. Commencement of 2-storey building on Block 154 Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts cleared section of land in foreground and a group of men working amongst piles of lumber in the background. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Photograph depicts a large construction in Victoria BC, possibly be related to the construction of the Johnson Street Bridge or the construction of a large building near the shoreline.
Photograph depicts a steam grab belonging to the Vancouver Pile Driving & Contracting Co. Ltd, mounted on a scow and transferring gravel from another scow on the seaward side and rear of the wall. The portion in the foreground will become solid ground but it is now exposed to tides. The construction of the new pier is to the west of the Centennial Pier on the site of the original Hastings Mill.
Photograph depicts the construction of a wood planked flume 8ft wide around the side of a mountain.
Photograph depicts the construction of a wood planked flume 8ft wide around the side of a mountain.
Photograph depicts the construction of a wood planked flume 8ft wide around the side of a mountain.
Item is a photograph of the construction of a temporary river bed to divert the Peace River during construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.
Street view of 5th St. in Prince Rupert BC. The dirt road is flanked by two partially demolished rock faces. Printed annotation on recto reads: "5th St Prince Rupert, B.C."
Photograph depicts unfinished building in construction area. Long structure speculated to be a sluicing trough in foreground, forest in background.
Photograph depicts the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridge under construction on the original route at Lillooet, which was active 1915 to 1931. Including its approach spans, the bridge was 2,630 ft. long, almost exactly half a mile. The mileage on the PGE's original mileage system was 120.6.
Photograph depicts pier under construction, workers, buildings smokestacks and river with chunks of ice. Handwritten annotation in pencil on recto reads: “S. FT. GEORGE G.T.P. BRIDGE”.
Photograph depicts the construction of the Queen Charlotte Islands museum at Skidegate by a residence.
Photograph depicts the construction of the Queen Charlotte Islands museum at Skidegate by a residence.
Wharf perspective
Videotape contains footage of: 3-Nov-05 - Construction of Teaching and Learning Centre / 4-Nov-05 - Oil and Gas video retakes of voiceovers - Rob
Photo of 2 men working with hand tools. Printed captions on verso read: "S.P.G. Missionary Post Card - No. 14.", "ERECTING A TENT CHURCH IN CALEDONIA.", "THE S.P.G. supports work in many of the dioceses of N.-W. Canada. The diocese of Caladonia was formed in 1879". Handwritten annotations in pencil on recto read: “PRINCE RUPERT AREA B.C.”, “The Rev S.B. Priston, Farm Cottage Farm lane, Fulham. Thankyou so very much for all you did last night. I am so sorry I did not see you after it was all over to thank you. R.A.[?] You never came to eat the [?] there are heaps.” Half pence postage stamp on recto is canceled with ink stamp reading "DE 7 04".
The item is a photograph depicting construction of the Cameron Street bridge in 1916. The photograph is a reproduction of a photograph taken in 1916. The picture depicts the wooden structure of the bridge being built across the Nechako River. Two workshops surrounded by lumber and a large tent are depicted on the side of the river. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "138%"
The item is a photograph depicting construction of the Cameron Street bridge in 1916. The photograph is a reproduction of a photograph taken in 1916. The picture depicts a boat with wooden construction materials on the Nechako River. A workshop and a log building are depicted on the side of the river. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "138%"
The item is a photograph depicting the Cameron Street bridge. The photograph is a reproduction of a photograph taken between 1917 to 1931. The picture depicts an ice jam with snow and ice along the Nechako River reaching the height of the base of the bridge. Annotations on the reverse side of the photograph state, "138% P986.9.9 Ex Pl. = 1922
The item is a photograph depicting the Cameron Street bridge. The photograph is a reproduction of a photograph taken between 1917 to 1931. The picture depicts an ice jam with snow and ice along the Nechako River reaching the height of the base of the bridge. Annotation on the reverse side of the photograph states, "10 x 6.1"
The item is a photograph depicting construction of the Cameron Street bridge. The photograph is a reproduction of a photograph taken in 1916. Two buildings are depicted on the side of the river surrounded by lumber. There is a large tent in the area. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "10 x 5.4"
Photograph depicts the construction of the Chemistry Building at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "B.C. University".
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam spillway.
Postcard depicts where steam and muscle were combined in the "blue" cut above the Patricia siding to help punch through the spiral tunnels to reduce an "impossible" 4.5% greade to a reasonable 2.4% in the Rogers Pass.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the WAC Bennett Dam.
Item is a photograph of the construction of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Slightly elevated street view of buildings and sidewalks being constructed in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Photo by McRae Bros. Third Ave Prince Rupert, BC." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Dear Florence you better [illegible] will try and answer it in a few day I am well I will try and send you some cards I will stay here till in Dec Write[??] me and send me some cards I am 15 mile in the mountains Write your Bro LS Bill." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss Florence Wilson P.O. Box 1178 Worcester Mass U.S.A." A 2 cent Canadian stamp is affixed on verso. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert BC Jul 1 10."
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "FORMING & STEEL WORK AUG 19/64." Photograph depicts construction workers among machinery on high elevation of crusher site. It is believed that a front end loader and concrete mixer stand in this area. Forms for cement made of wood and rebar can be seen in foreground on left, retaining wall on right. Building top and mountain range visible in background.
This reproduction of a BC Provincial Archives photograph is captioned: "Construction work - GTP railway bridge into Prince George. Townsite conditions harsh. Floating ice piling up a danger. Winter 1913-1914."
Man in hard hat and overalls bent over wood structure in front of a wood box. Crusher building foundation, mountainside, and power lines in background.
Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "View of Crusher Base." Wood and metal framework throughout, lumber and scaffolding in foreground. View facing into mountainside.