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Photograph taken on a 40 ft. high embankment. Looking towards Fraser River. Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd. in western direction. All trackage owned and built by the mill. Constructed in 1966.

Violet Baxter's older sister Ellen and younger sister Lucy are among other unknown individuals who stand and sit on a car in the road. Ellen stands second from left, and Lucy sits in back behind other girls. Forest and hillside can be seen in background.

Photograph of several vehicles parked along a road. A large crowd is visible gathering in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Elks Flag Day, McBride, B.C." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Jan. 5th 1945. Dear Dad, Am working in a lumber camp, advised by Prof. Johnson and Prof Casey. Altitude about 2,300. Think I will like it, if they don't make me work to[sic] heavy. the Climate and the grub is swell. Otherwise not so hot. Bye for now. Love Will." Postcard is addressed: "To: Mr. A.W. Hockin Big Valley, Alberta. From. W. Hockin c/o E.U. Lamming McBride, B.C."

Photograph depicts an Elk Falls Ltd. Train in Campbell River.

Photograph depicts an Elk Falls Ltd. locomotive in Campbell River.

Photograph depicts an Elk Falls Ltd. locomotive in Campbell River.

Photograph depicts Elk Falls Ltd. in Campbell River.

Photograph depicts an Elk Falls Co Ltd. And Crown Zellerbach Lima Shay locomotive in Campbell River. It is switching cars at a mill. It is steamed about once a week.

Photograph depicts a 2 truck 50 ton Shay locomotive owned by Elk Falls Ltd. It was built about 1925 and brought to Vancouver Iron and Engineering Works from somewhere on Vancouver Island and was refitted from June 25 to August 16, 1960. It received new tubes, odd repairs, cladding, painting, and a given number. It came to Elk Falls in Campbell River in August or September 1960.

Photograph depicts an Elk Falls Ltd. #1 Shay locomotive in Campbell River.

Elevated view of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert. Signs for "Chris Mill Bakery" and "Overwaitea" are visible on the left side of photograph. Printed annotation on recto reads: "3rd Ave Prince Rupert BC."

Photograph depicts the electricity station at Coghlan on the B.C. Electric Railway, which is 9 rail miles east of Langley in the Fraser Valley. The view is looking east.

Forest and hills on opposite shore in background.

Photograph depicts the CPR line at Eholt, located at mile 108.7 from Nelson on the Boundary Subdivision. It was a formerly bustling junction with the left-hand spur leading to Phoenix. Nor it only has 3 way freight trains a week from Nelson to Midway. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel.

Photograph depicts a motor inspection vehicles passing through the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel. Train passing through it.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel. Train passing through it.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel. The door was lifted vertically upwards. The ventilation system pushed air into the tunnel from a halfway vertical shaft, purging the bore of exhaust gases that came from the locomotives.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel. Construction for the tunnel began in 1984 and was completed on November 9, 1988.

Photograph depicts the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonald Tunnel. Visible are delegates from the annual conference of the CRHA.

Photograph depicts westbound freight entering the eastern portal of CPR Mount Macdonlad Tunnel.

Photograph depicts an eastbound VIA Rail train in Smithers, BC

Photo the head of an eastbound VIA Rail passenger train in Smithers. Built in 1989 by GMD. One of a batch/class of 59.

Photograph depicts an eastbound VIA Rail train that Davies travelled from Prince Rupert to Jasper.

Photograph depicts a VIA Rail train reaching the eastern terminal in Jasper. Davies travelled on it from Prince Rupert.

Photograph taken looking east from the Salmon Arm depot which still stood (as stores and offices) on its original site.

Photograph depicts the resurfacing of several blocks of East Georgia Street that caused old streetcar lines to be pulled up.

Photograph depicts an early type of truck that was on display during a May Day Parade. It was owned by a service station operator on the Island Highway.

Photograph depicts an early type of tractor manufactured by Titan Engine Manufacturing, Chicago. Made for and sold by Int. Harvester Co. Hamilton, Ontario.

Hills on opposite shore in background.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early steamship off mouth of Nass River".

Photograph depicts an early type of spool donkey circa 1890-1900, on display at Promised Land Park on the Olympia Peninsula in Washington state.

Photo of the Prince Rupert harbour. Many buildings are visible along the shoreline. Annotation on recto reads: "Harbour, Prince Rupert BC. 1658." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Early Prince Rupert. Good view of Metlakatla Passage in distance- showery[?] Wolf Island."

Photo of the Prince Rupert harbour. Many buildings are visible along the shoreline. Annotation on recto reads: "Harbour, Prince Rupert, BC. 1658."

Photograph depicts an early motor car/truck wheel found beside a private garage.

Photograph of early model airplane displaying logo: “Air Service U.S.A. World Flight”. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Amercian Aviators on World Trip arriving at Prince Rupert. BC April 6th, 24 McRae” Handwritten annotation on verso in pencil reads: “Air Service USA World Flight”

Early spring landscape with roadbed and track in foreground, river in midground, and hill in background.

Handwritten annotation on recto: “PRINCE GEORGE 4-20-13”.

Image depicts the site of Giscome's first quarry, with a train passing by and Eaglet Lake located in the foreground.

Photograph of a team of horses pulling a large load of logs. Several men are posed around the sleigh. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Eagle Lake Spruce Mills, Giscome, B.C." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "4/ This is them after loading. You will observes that this four horse team has two loads, each sleigh has 14 ft banks[??] and is loaded with about 5 thousand feet of logs. In one camp they have a cattepillar[sic] tractor that takes as high as eight sleighs from the bush to the loading [??]. Will try and get you a picture for you. Elizabeth has has very poor health since last March. May have to change residences befor[sic] long very poor doctor here."

Image depicts the train tracks at the old Dunster Station in Dunster, B.C.

Photograph depicts the Dunsmuir crossing on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. It is 15 miles north of Parksville.

Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin," as well as a saloon coach found at a BCER locomotive shed. It was emerging for a second trial run to Steveston. It just underwent a complete overhaul in 1966 after being being purchased by the provincial government of British Columbia.

Photograph depicts a British locomitive, the "Dunrobin," and saloon coach having just emerged from a BCER locomotive shed in New Westminster. Mr. Swanson, a B.C. chief mechanical engineer, is visibled leaning out of the coach's window.