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Photograph depicts a derelict copper smelter at Princeton, BC. The ore comes from Copper Mountain.

The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.

Image depicts a sawmill in the Danson Industrial Park in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a the Danson Industrial Park in Prince George, B.C.

Image depicts a man attaching a logging trailer to a crane on a wooden structure to stack the trailer on the truck. A Crestbrook Forest Industries sawmill is located in the background.

Image depicts a logging truck with its trailer being attached on top of it. A Crestbrook Forest Industries sawmill is located in the background.

Image depicts what appears to be a small mill in the community of Crescent Spur, B.C.

Image depicts what appears to be a small mill in the community of Crescent Spur, B.C.

Photograph depicts crane to right of railway tracks, flatbed and large metal structure in background.

Photograph depicts crane on left of two boat hull portions being positioned together. resting on trailer flatbed pulled by truck. Men and bulldozer in foreground, body of water and hills in background.

Photograph depicts partially-assembled boat hull resting on supports in construction area near body of water, hills visible in background. Truck & crane on right.

Photograph depicts lumber and brush piles, forest in background. Crane semi-visible on left, small boat semi-visible on right.

Photograph depicts hull being transported by crane on left and flatbed pulled by bulldozer on right. Men in construction area in foreground, body of water and hills in background.

Photograph depicts hull being transported by crane on left, flatbed visible on right. Men in construction area in foreground, body of water and hills in background.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. wrecking train unit at Vancouver station.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. lumber train at Cowichan Lake to go to Crofton Mill on Vancouver Island.

Man and woman sit on large barrels in dark area. Dog stands on right. Illegible annotation on recto of photograph: "Mr. Lev and self at Brew and [Chaisr?] Winery [Lakevill?] Cal. Sitting on '[puncheon?]' '[...?]' in the background."

Photograph depicts Cornel Neronovitch standing by a 'Maple Leaf' Chevrolet truck near the Peden Hill sawmill. Raw logs are stacked and chained on the truck.

Photograph depicts Cornel Neronovitch at a Peden Hill sawmill. Caption on back of photograph states: "Cornel Neronovitch".

Photograph depicts yellow conveyor belt in foreground over gravel pit, dump truck behind in midground. Mountains visible in background. Photo speculated to have been taken at the plant or near the Cassiar airstrip. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "JUN. 1987".

Photograph depicts unfinished building in construction area. Long structure speculated to be a sluicing trough in foreground, forest in background.

Photograph depicts Zora Ivanovska in safety gear, vaccuming asbestos dust from "hall screen" in mill (slanted vibrating tables with varying mesh sizes, used to separate different lengths of fibre). Mill General Foreman Tony Pinto is visible on far right, with unidentified man.

Photograph depicts part of the vacuum dust control and removal system in the Cassiar mill building. Unidentified man can be seen at rotary air-lock, in which heavy blown dust would collect before dropping to plenum conveyor resting just above floor. From here, the dust would eventually be expelled at the tailings pile outside of the mill. Second unidentified man can be seen climbing steps in background. This section of the mill was located above the lab.

Photograph depicts wheel bulldozer in snowy unknown area of mine.

Photograph depicts three women wearing white aprons while conducting tests on asbestos fibre in lab area, miscellaneous equipment throughout room.

Photograph depicts woman standing to right of bookshelf. Chair in foreground, door and bookshelves in background.

Photograph depicts man looking at coats in what appears to be the clothing section of a store.

Photograph depicts ore cars on cables running between tramline towers. Flowers in foreground, mine valley and McDame mountain in background. Tramline ran through mine valley, between loading station (2000.1.13.19.197) in mine and dump station at mill on plantsite (2000.1.1.3.19.124)

Photograph depicts Sue and David Pewsey to right of unidentified man in food line. Dishes in foreground, group in background.

Photograph depicts mine area. Switchback road and higher benches in background. Blasthole drills, track shovels, and ore haulage trucks can be seen on level in foreground and higher bench in background. Mountains visible in distance. Benches in background speculated to be located on the mine's West Peak.

Photograph depicts machinery in snowy area of mine. Euclid ore haulage truck in foreground, cassiar pickup truck visible in lower area in midground. Blasthole drill in front of track shovel in left background, Wabco ore haulage truck visible behind other machinery in right background.

Photograph depicts shovel in excavation area of mine, loading ore haulage truck believed to be a Wabco "haul pak".

Photograph depicts unidentified youth seated at library tables. Group of smaller children can be seen sitting between bookshelves in background. Two adults visible on far right; chalk boards and posters on wall in background.

Photograph depicts group of men, women, and children exiting main entrance of building believed to be the school at Cassiar, B.C. Trees and bicycles in foreground.

Photograph depicts unidentified man descending front steps of red building with the sign "ROYAL BANK". Snow in foreground.

Photograph depicts unidentified men and women at counter in Royal Bank at Cassiar, B.C. Two employees stand behind counter.

Photograph depicts unidentified men and women in front of yellow building with the signs "POST OFFCE / BUREAU DE POST / CASSIAR, B.C.", "NO PARKING". Three cars (one with siren on top) can be seen in foreground; forest in background.

Photograph depicts two unidentified policemen standing in front of RCMP vehicle in snowy area. Trees, power lines and unidentified building visible in background.

Photograph depicts passengers exiting CP Air plane on runway. Unknown man and air traffic controller in foreground.

Photograph depicts palletizer machinery, where bags of asbestos fibre were shrink-wrapped and made ready for shipping pallets. Palletizer was located near shipping (believed to be in mill building). Unidentified man visible in machinery on far left.

Photograph depicts two unidentified men playing tennis in foreground. Buildings stand in midground, including what appears to be the All Saints Anglican Community Church. Forest and mountain in background.

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.

Photograph depicts group of unidentified men seated in bus seats, wearing work clothes and hard hats. Believed to be taken on mine bus which ran between the plant and mine (see also item 2000.1.1.3.19.70).

Photograph depicts two-story main office building in right midground behind sign reading "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION Ltd / CASSIAR MINE / MAIN OFFICE". Building believed to be warehouse can be seen behind raised Canadian flag on pole in left midground. New mill building and tailings pile visible behind warehouse and office, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts the new mine garage behind machinery, mountains in background. Mobile blast hole drill can be seen in left foreground (manufactured by Robbins with Caterpillar undercarriage). Two 50-tonne Wabco "haul paks" in right foreground (ore haulage trucks).

Photograph depicts unidentified man at orange lockers in the new Mine Dry change house. This building also housed a security office, and mine store where work apparel could be purchased (see item 2000.1.1.3.19.124).

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.

Photograph depicts row of houses on either side of street in midground. Forest trees in foreground, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts residences and fenced front yards to left of street, trash cans in front. Small tricycle, camping trailer, power poles, and trees also visible.

Photograph depicts four unidentified individuals walking in front of Cassiar Private Hospital. Sign in foreground reads "VISITING HOURS EVERY DAY / 2 PM - 4 PM / 7 PM - 8 PM".