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Photograph depicts men working on truck dump construction, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts men working on truck dump construction, mountains in background.

Photograph depicts buildings in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 12. Mill, Power House & Water Tank."

Photograph depicts building materials and men working in construction area on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (2) Walls for power house poured. Oil tank foundations in foreground and mill in background. Looking south."

Photograph depicts two men standing on concrete foundation poured into wood frame in dirt area. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "2. Crib and gravel foundations for oil tanks."

Photograph depicts building materials and men working in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 5th, 1952. 9. Power house. On the right is location for sub-station. Truck dump in foreground. Looking north."

Photograph depicts power house under construction. Temporary camp, service garage, and mountains in background. It is believed that this photograph was taken from top of the plant water tower.

Photograph depicts power house under construction. Temporary camp, service garage, and mountains in background. It is believed that this photograph was taken from top of the plant water tower.

Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 4. Putting on roof of Power House in foreground. Temporary Camp & Service garage in background. Taken from top of water tower and looking east."

Photograph depicts a small building and large water tank at end of road in flat, wooded area at Watson Lake Airport. Truck to left, power poles barely visible in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. Pump house and water tank. Contains both electric and diesel driven pumps all in excellent condition. Building locked."

Photograph depicts building in wooded area, dirt road and building supplies in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Service garage. Tarpaper siding."

Photograph depicts mountain side mostly covered in snow. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Snow on mountain slope above road between where mountain road starts and the first switchback. This snow will melt and the water must still pass over or along road."

Photograph depicts mountain side, semi-covered in snow. Snowbank in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "8. Shows snow conditions in gully just north of talus deposit on south slope. Note considerable snow still above road. Estimated depth of snow here to be from 10 to 20 feet [see also item 2000.1.1.2.229]."

Photograph depicts man standing on dirt road. Snowbank to right of man is almost shoulder-height and disappears as road continues. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "12. Indicates snow along the mountain road."

Photograph depicts high snow bank on right, side of tractor plow on left. Mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Plowing snow on road to mine. This location is just past the Upper Camp. Our TD-14 tractor to left."

Photograph depicts man operating snow plow in dirt area. Trees and mountain peaks visible in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "2. Tractor plowing snow off power house site."

Photograph depicts a long two-story building in airport yard at Watson Lake. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Steel Building which was used as a recreation hall, size 120' x 40' In good condition."

Photograph depicts snowy, cleared area bordered by dirt piles. Stakes visible in mid ground, trees and mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Survey stakes on power house site. Snow piles in background."

Photograph depicts men on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (9) Truck dump with concrete poured in foreground. Power house in background. Looking north from mill."

Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (5) Drilling big boulders in truck dump excavation. Looking north."

Photograph depicts a long one-story building in airport yard at Watson Lake. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "1. Warehouse, containing refrigerator in the far end and heating plant in the near end. Locked and in good condition."

Photograph depicts water tower framework. Building materials, truck, and oil tanks in foreground; mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 28th, 1952: (8) Water tower erection. Looking northwest."

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of manual maintenance of way vehicles in British Columbia.

Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

Film begins with short introduction of girl pointing to a map and drawing a line to where the men will be hunting.

Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

Map depicts rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including BC Hydro Railway, Burlington Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced Pacific Great Eastern Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the B.C. area. Also includes technical drawings of Pacific Great Eastern Railway structures.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the BC area. Also includes technical drawings of Grand Trunk Railway structures.

Subseries contains maps and plans depicting railway sites in British Columbia and the Yukon.

Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Canadian National Railways. Predominantly consists of record plans of the B.C. Mountain Region. Also includes technical drawings of CN railway equipment.

File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Marcus Smith. Marcus Smith was a railway surveyor and in 1872 he was appointed as deputy to the Engineer-in-Chief of the Canadian Pacific Railway and took charge of British Columbia surveys between 1876-78. He worked as a surveyor for the CPR until 1886.