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Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway station in main street Vancouver. Image captured looking west with the CNR trackage to the left. Lifted track in the foreground used to be depot track. Visible are switchers and a sand car found behind them.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway interchange curve to CPR tracks near Raymur Avenue/ Powell Street, Vancouver. Visible is a part of an export train, consisting of 11 (dead) General Motor locomotives hauled by a GNR switcher towards the Centennial Dock area. The process of destruction was to take place in Pusan by Korean National Railways.

Photograph depicts Raymur Avenue/Powell Street grade crossing. Image captured looking south at Burlington-Northern (former Great Northern Railway) trackage. Visible are the last 4 locomotives of an 11 locomotive (all dead) train hauled by a GN switcher. Export ship was to travel to Korean National Railways, Pusan, Korea.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway depot at Keremeos and the terminus of the line from Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.A. The line stops about 1/3 mile beyond this point. At one time it ran on to Hedley mine and possibly Princeton.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway former station at Cascade, just north of the Canada-U.S. border and 15 miles east of Grand Forks. The line connects Kettle Falls and Grand Forks, but the station is now disused but in good repair. The view is looking south towards Washington State.

Photograph depicts a Great Northern Railway freight train travelling south over trestle at the south end of a New Westminster rail bridge, at the point where the Great Northern Railway tracks swings westward.

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway line in northeastern Washington State in the Columbia River valley. The photo depicts Great Northern Railway (GNR)locomotive #684 with 23 empty ore cars and caboose stopped and deserted at grade crossing, about 8 miles south of Northport, south of Trail. Presumably this line is a spur to a quarry or mine in the hills.

Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Bought in Picture Prince George". Photograph depicts a grizzly bear walking on all fours in forest area, slash debris in background.

Ground level view of the Prince Rupert dry dock during what appears to be construction. Printed annotation on recto reads: "The Dry Dock of Prince Rupert."

Ground level view of the dry dock in Prince Rupert, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Dry Dock Prince Rupert BC McRae Bros."

Image depicts a group of individuals and a bus with words that read: "Prince George Limousine & Charter." The river in the background is possibly the Peace River, and the location is possibly somewhere near Fort St. John, B.C.

Photograph depicts a group of men working with tools around thick logs, piles of firewood behind them. They are in a snowy area with trees in background.

Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Making Fire Wood." Photograph depicts a group of men working with tools around thick logs, piles of firewood behind them. They are in a snowy area with trees in background.

Photograph is a printed postcard depicting a team of horses harnessed to a buckboard; a group of people standing on a platform outside a building near Stewart B.C. There are mountains in the background.

Photograph depicts a set of 4 scale testing cars, consisting of 2 sealed tank cars and 2 special purpose-made cars, one of which was 4-wheeled. Found at the CPR Kamloops yard.

Photograph depicts one of the 4 cars in a scale testing group found at the Kamloops CPR yard.

Photograph depicts a part of a group of 4 scaling testing cars found in the Kamloops CPR yard.

Photograph depicts 2 cars of the group of 4 car 'Scale Test Unit" at the CPR Kamloops yards.

Photograph depicts a group of people standing on the boat "Columbia" with a forested environment visible in the background. Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Christening at Dedricksons Camp. Drury Inlet”; “Three babies baptized this time”

Photograph depicts a Gruman Goose at the Seal Cove Seaplane Base. Several of these planes were in use at this location. At least 6 in total.

Photograph depicts a Gruman Goose of the Trans Provincial Airpline that had just landed on on floats and was emerging on wheels to climb a ramp to the seaplane base.

Photograph depicts a Gruman Goose of the Trans Provincial Airpline discharging passengers, having just landed on floats and then taxied on wheels up a ramp.

Image depicts the Grand Trunk Pacific railway roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the Grand Trunk Pacific railway roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the Grand Trunk Pacific railway roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the interior of the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the interior of the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the interior of the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts the interior of the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts machinery in the GTP roundhouse in Prince George, B.C.

Photograph depicts the steamship Prince George docked on the water with buildings in the background. Annotation on recto of photograph states: "G.T.P. S.S. "Prince George"

Photograph of a partially sunken sailboat near a harbour. Individuals on debris and in a rowboat are surveying the damage. Annotation on recto reads: "GTP. SS Prince Rupert Sept 28th 1920 McRae." Handwritten annotation on verso reads "CTP "Prince Rupert" Sunk at Prince Rupert BC 1920."

Photograph depicts the stern view of "Gulf Grenadier," a Canadian easr coast fishing dragger. It had not been in use for about a year.

Photograph depicts a 9 car barge called the "Gulf Railroader" and owned by the Gulf of Georgia Towing Company Ltd. It was tied to a CNR slip on Lulu Island, Richmond and was used on the northern arm of the Fraser River shuttle service. The middle car is a flat car filled with high stanchions.

Photograph depicts a 9 car barge called the "Gulf Railroader." It was used on the shuttle service on the northern arm of the Fraser River between the plywod mills in Vancouver and Brunaby as well as the CNR slip on Lulu Island, Richmond.

Image depicts a bridge in Hagwilget, B.C.

Close view of bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from one side of canyon, near bridge. Opposite canyon wall in background. Typed annotation glued to verso of photograph: "HAGWILGET - 'the gentle or quiet people'."

Photograph depicts two men and a horse on a bridge built with wooden planks, poles, and wires, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859. Photograph was taken from a distance. Rocky riverbank in foreground, opposite shore in background behind bridge. Typed annotation in red ink on verso of photograph: "INDIAN BRIDGE, NEAR HAZELTON, B.C."

Photograph depicts bridge built with wooden planks and poles, braced from below, with triangles built into its frame. The bridge crosses Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkley River, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. This is one of the many bridge structures that have crossed this location since at least 1859.

Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "old bridge at the Bulkley River."

Photograph depicts an unidentified individual leaning against a large overturned dugout canoe; barrel, bucket, and wood planks in foreground. Houses and other buildings can be seen on shore above beach, and two unidentified individuals stand in distance on far right.

Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Haida canoe on beach at Masset / ? 1898”; “No. 4 Page 5. Haida Canoe ready for steaming to [widen?] out and finish.”

An original negative of this photograph is held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, no. 26664.

Photograph depicts the "Haida Chieftain" tug of the Kingcome Navagation Ltd. at their wharf in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts Hamilton St. in Vancouver. The photo was taken at the back of 1250 Homer St, but is actually on Hamilton St., looking east. The left-hand line is in regular use, but the siding on the right hand side is not.

Photograph depicts the Hanceville Bridge that went over the Chilcotin River.

Photograph depicts a hand car at the Fort Steele Railway Museum. Built by Fairmont of Canada.

Photograph depicts a hand car owned by the Kettle Valley Steam Railway. Behind it was a Woodings inspection car.

Photograph depicts the hand truck and track material at Tilbury, Delta in the Fraser Valley. It belongs to the Canadian National Railway (CN)

Image depicts the Hansard railroad bridge looking west. Map coordinates 54°04'37.9"N 121°50'46.3"W