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2013.6.36.1.118.01 · Item · [3 July 1994]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

2009.7.1.067 · Item · [ca. 1873 - ca. 1920]
Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

Photograph depicts town buildings on opposite shore. Beach and dock can be seen in foreground.

Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Chapter XXII, No 1. Eastern Section of Port Simpson as christianized."

Echo Cove
2009.10.2.035 · Item · Oct. 1925
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts a few scattered buildings, shoreline in the foreground and forest behind. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Echo Cove, 1925 Oct.".

Echo Cove Cascade Cannery
2009.10.2.054 · Item · [between 1923 and 1925]
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts several small buildings at Echo Cove, possibly remains of the Cascade Cannery. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Echo Cove, Cascade Cannery, Naas River".

Echo Cove houses
2009.10.1.78 · Item · Mar. 1928
Part of Fred Jeffery Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts two homes with a view of the water, deep snow in the foreground, a snowy, treed mountainside in the background. Handwritten annotation below photograph reads, "Old houses at Echo Cove, 3/28".

2013.6.36.1.028.11 · Item · 17 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.

2022.03.1.17 · Item · Aug. 1973
Part of Stowell Forestry Collection

The photograph depicts Ejrind Hansen-Woods standing in front of the construction of the Parsnip River Bridge in Anzac, BC. The supports for the bridge are the only things constructed in the photograph. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Parsnip River Bridge Aug '73 Ejrind Hansen-Woods Operations Mgr."

Elementary Class
2000.13.1.94 · Item · [192-].
Part of Ray Williston fonds

Item is a photograph of a class of elementary school children from the Craigflower School in Victoria. Ray began attending there in 1922.

2011.3.3.65 · Item · 11 June 1915
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Elevated photograph of Prince Rupert taken from a hill. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert BC McRae Bros." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "11/June c/o PG Prince Rupert, B.C. Dear Rae[??], How about a letter. Love for all, Frank." Postcard is addressed to: "Miss R Boew. Bernie PG [illegible]." Postmark on verso reads: "Prince Rupert BC Jun 11 1 PM 1915."

2013.6.36.1.010.20 · Item · Aug. 1964
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

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.