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2013.6.36.1.028.28 · Item · 18 Sept. 1970
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a freight shed at the Nelson CPR depot. There is a terminal spur on the south side of the shed and road trucks on the north side. The road side of the main depot building can be seen in the left rear of the photo. The view is facing east.

2013.6.36.1.028.32 · Item · Aug. 1983
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a westbound freight train near Moyie on the CPR line. This is at about mile 13 on the Nelson Subdivision, which spans 137.8 miles from Cranbrook to Nelson. The line here is adjacent to the Moyie Lake Provincial Campsite. The train is about to enter the portal of a small tunnel that bores through the rocky headland of the lake.

2013.6.36.1.021.07 · Item · [24 May 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a Princeton bound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at 30 miles south of Merritt. The freight is passing the summit between Spences Bridge and Princeton. It consisted of 4 locomotives and 38 cars (mainly chip cars). At one time Brookmere was a thriving substation divisional point in the middle of nowhere. Now it is a passing loop to hold 64 cars.

2013.6.36.1.021.06 · Item · [24 May 1973]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a southbound freight train passing the old CPR station at Brookmere, located at mile 108.7 on and from the Princeton Subdivision. The freight passed at about 20 mph, after a long grind uphill from Merritt. It consisted of 4 locomotives, 38 cars, and a caboose. Regular freights only pass twice a week, one each on Tuesday and Thursday. It is passing the derelict water tank at the north end of the yards, which are at the summit of this subdivision.

From Cutbanks
2012.13.1.3.005 · Item · Apr. 1972
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts the Fraser River from the vantage point of the cutbanks in Prince George, B.C.

From Raven Peak
2012.13.1.79.05 · Item · June 1977
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a view of the Sugarbowl Grizzly Den Protected Area from Raven Peak. The slide itself is labelled "towards cabin."

From Summit Lake
2014.10.1.121 · Item · 1910
Part of Arthur Holland Land Surveying Collection

Photograph depicts two men preparing to load a canoe on a wagon. Two blanketed horses stand nearby with one person attending. There is a lake in the background, wild grasses and brush in the foreground.

Front Street, Quesnel, BC
2011.3.1.17 · Item · ca. 1930
Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

Street view photograph taken at the intersection of Front Street and Carson Avenue. Several men are gathered at Cowan's Hardware store on the corner. Also visible in this photograph is the Cariboo Hotel (visible furthest to the left), and the British American Hotel which is partially visible behind the J.A. Fraser store. Printed annotation on recto reads: "On Front Street, Quesnel, B.C."

Fruit Trees
2009.5.2.174 · Item · [ca. 1935?]
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts young fruit trees planted in fenced area with small wind mill, hills in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "This is part of the fruit trees if you place it along side of the other one you can see the location the farm buildings are on the other side I didn't get one of them."