Photograph depicts Board Announcement gathering at Robertson Road December 1993.
File contains photographs featuring members of the Board of Directors of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd., which was formed on the 17th of May, 1951. Cassiar's forerunner was a company named Conwest, formed in 1534, a consolidation of two companies owned by Fred Martin Connell and his brother W. Harold Connell. The first board of directors included the Connell brothers, George Armstrong, John E. Kennedy, Charles & Arthur Mortimer, and Charles Rainforth Elliot (chartered accountant and secretary-treasurer of Conwest & Cassiar). Directors depicted in this file include F.M Connell, Harold Connell, Charles Elliot, John E. Kennedy, George Armstrong, Ken A. Creery, John Drybrough, Tam Zimmermann, George Washington Smith (president of Bell Asbestos Mines), Nick Gritzuk, Jack Christian (general manager, president, and CEO). Other individuals depicted include Fred Murry, Andre Beguin, Plato Malozemoff from Newmont Mining (co-founder of Cassiar with F.M. Connell), Alfred Lloyd Penhale (founder and CEO of Asbestos Corporation of Canada Ltd.), C.B. Brown, Pierre Marcotte, Francis Parker Smith (brother of George Smith), Bill Oughtred, Bill Johnson, and a Mr. Janitsch. File also includes a portrait of an unidentified director of Cassiar from Turner and Newall in England, taken at the corporate club in Toronto. Group portraits were taken at the Cassiar Valley, the office building, "House 130," fishing outings, and at formal events in unidentified locations.
Item is a photograph of the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Cellulose Company. Pictured from left are: Mr. Harvey of Plateau Mills, Ted Vezak of Ocean Falls Corporation, Ken McKenzie, Ray Williston, John Liersch, Jack Sigalet of Kootenay Forest Products, Ian Mahood, and Don Watson.
Item is a photograph of the BC Centennial Committee Board of Directors, wearing their centennial blazers, taken with Lieutenant-Governor Frank Ross in 1957. From left: Mr. Williston, Provincial Archivist Willard Ireland, Alderman Bill Orr of Vancouver, Mr. Ross, Deputy provincial secretary Laurie Wallace, Assistant to Mr. Wallace name unknown, Theodore Adams representing BC Municipalities, Minister of Mines Ken Kiernan and UBC Professor Dr. Malcolm McGregor.
Image depicts a boarded up building in Island Cache.
The photograph depicts three wooden buildings boarded up, Finmoore, B.C. The photograph was taken in autumn.
Image depicts a boarded up building in Stewart B.C. There is also a sign that reads: "No U Turns."
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Image depicts a boarded up church in Shelley, B.C.
Town on right, water on left, mountains in background. Boardwalk and forest trees in foreground.
Image depicts a boat launch with several people nearby; it is possibly at War Lake in Carp Lake Provincial Park.
Image depicts a boat launch; it is possibly at War Lake in Carp Lake Provincial Park.
Photograph depicts a small boat on a river at Laxgalts'ap, BC (Greenville, BC). Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Gas boat, Louisa C Greenville B.C. 19/27/25".
Photograph depicts boat on right, cannery on left, dock crossing midground in front of both. Shore in foreground, hills in background.
Image depicts a riverboat on the Fraser River, possibly in Longworth, B.C.
Photograph depicts two men pulling a boat through a shallow section of Crooked River in front of a forested landscape.
Photograph depicts a boat under construction.
Photograph depicts a man and a woman in a row boat on Alta Lake.
Photograph depicts a boathouse at an unknown location.
Image depicts a boat docked inside what appears to be a type of boathouse, possibly located in Metlakatla near Prince Rupert, B.C.
Photograph depicts a view from the water looking at a boat house. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Boat House, taken in a rain shower".
Photograph depicts a close up view of a wreckage of roof tops and timber frames, dense forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "At Naas Harbour wind effects/11/27".
Photograph depicts a wreckage of roof tops and timber frames on a shoreline with dense forest in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "wrecked boat houses".
Image depicts a group of people in boats on the Fraser River in the Grand Canyon, B.C.
Image depicts a group of people in boats, with Ray Mueller steering one of them, on the Fraser River in the Grand Canyon, B.C.
Image depicts several boats on what appears to be a river, and an old beehive burner in Penny, B.C.
Photograph depicts boats on river and shore. Riverbank in foreground, buildings and forest on opposite shore in background. Mountains can be seen in distance. Illegible handwritten annotation on verso of photograph. Poor image quality, left portion of image is not visible.
Photograph depicts the boats Chiquita and Fisher moored at dock during low tide. Below this photo is the following handwritten annotation: "1/8/32 Freak's".
Photograph depicts small boats tied at dock on lake with mountains visible in background.
Photograph depicts boats in the harbour at Gibson's Landing in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts Bob Affleck at "Words, Loves" conference.
Bob Baxter stands in snow beside younger sister Bea. Bob wears white shirt and dark pants, and Bea is dressed in formal outfit and necklace. Two buildings are semi-visible behind trees in background. See item 2009.5.4.31 for image of Violet Baxter and Bea in same location.
Photograph depicts two dark horses pulling a loaded sleigh on a snowy road, trees on either side. Bob stands behind them on sleigh. Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Dec. 1926 Bob with Munroe's team Mud River." Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Robbie & Munro's team B.C. Dec. 1926."
Photograph depicts man believed to be Bob Baxter on bulldozer in dirt area. Men on machinery in right foreground, trees and buildings in background.
Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "PRINCE GEORGE B.C. FARMERS TAKING DELIVERY OF CATERPILLAR TRACTORS." Bob sits on first tractor in line of three. Fifteen men stand in a line against street buildings. "THE SALVATION ARMY" building stands in background on right. This photograph was taken at the corner of 4th and George St.
Trees in background, shadow of unidentified person in foreground. See item 2009.5.4.28 for image of wife Violet seated on same car.
Bob stands wearing hat and gloves in snowy clearing. A small fence and what appears to be tree stumps can be seen in midground, trees in background.
Bob stands with one foot raised and resting on what appears to be a small toolbox that sits on the side step of car. Trees in background. Car has a soft top.
Photograph depicts Bob wearing a sweater and hat in forest clearing. Unidentified wood structure speculated to be a shelter stands behind him against trees. A ladder leans against the structure in background.
Left to right: Edna Woke (friend), Bob Baxter, Virginia (Violet's sister), young Edna Baxter (daughter of Bob and Violet). Tree and unidentified object visible in background.
Photograph depicts Bob holding a cat in doorway of unidentified wood building. A dog stands at his feet in walkway leading up to them in foreground. Wooden barrel and miscellaneous items stand against house in background.