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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.

Photograph depicts a courthouse on Howe St. in Vancouver, B.C. There are paintings on the fence surrounding the forecourt.

Photograph depicts the First Narrows looking east from the base of Point Atkinson lighthouse.

Photograph depicts a dredge working on the shoreline of a new apartment site on the south side of Coal Harbour, Vancouver, B.C. Photograph taken from Stanley Park, looking east. The Bayshore Inn Hotel is shown in the rear center.

Photograph depicts a carving at the entrance to Little Qualicum Falls Park on the Alberni Highway. On the left side is the face of a white settler.

Photograph depicts a baby seal at C.N. log drop at Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a house fire on 1000 Beach Block and Thurlow St. on December 18, 1964. A wrecking gang accidently set fire to the house and it took one hour to get the fire under control.

Photograph depicts a float plane landing at Gold River on west Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave., looking northeast.

Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave., looking northeast. House #1053 on the left has been demolished at this point and then set on fire one night by kids.

Photograph depicts homes on 1000 Beach Ave. in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the inside of the suite at 925 Cadero St. in the west end of Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the dogwood tree in winter at the former site of 1057 Beach Ave. in Vancouver. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts telephone fittings on Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts coal miners near Buckley Bay. The afternoon shift (3 p.m.) is going down the Tsable drift mine, which is the only working coal pit on Vancouver Island in 1964 and has a total of 70 employees. It is run by the Comox Colliery Co. and has a daily production of 200-300 tons.

Photograph depicts a the shoreline of Vancouver Harbour, looking east from the property line of the Burrard Grain Elevator, 375 Low Level Rd, North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a general view of the upper and south shore section of Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a general view of the last 300 yards of the upper neck of Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking west and taken from the south side.

Photograph depicts the west end of Coal Harbour looking south to West Georgia St. and Chilco-Gilford block beyond. The old pilings exposed at low tide.

Photograph depicts a steam grab working on the new dock to the west of Centennial Pier, on the site of a former Hastings mill in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking north and the foreground depicts tidal water.

Photograph depicts the construction of a new deep sea wharf on the site of an old Hastings mill, at the foot of Dunlevey St., in Vancouver, B.C. The forepart is to be dirt filled. The view is looking northeast.

Photograph depicts a steam grab belonging to the Vancouver Pile Driving & Contracting Co. Ltd, mounted on a scow and transferring gravel from another scow on the seaward side and rear of the wall. The portion in the foreground will become solid ground but it is now exposed to tides. The construction of the new pier is to the west of the Centennial Pier on the site of the original Hastings Mill.

Photograph depicts a 1953 Vauxhall Velox parked at 925 Cadero St. in Vancouver, B.C. It is a blue, 6 cylinder, and has had three owners to date.

Photograph depicts Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. The view is looking northeast towards the northwest corner of the Academic Quadrangle.

Photograph depicts Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. The view is looking northwest from the science complex towards the gymnasium.

Photograph depicts the intersection at Cordero and Barclay St. in the west end of Vancouver. The view is looking north along Cordero St.

Photograph depicts a notice posted in Stanley Park at the head of Coal Harbour, Vancouver, B.C. Notice is for summer visitors only.

Photograph depicts Nelson St., facing west between Bidwell and Denman St. Photo, and was taken during snowfalls between 23 December 1965 and 5 January 1966. During this period 40 inches of snow fell on the west end. The lampstands are typical of this area and are about to be replaced by February 1966 by a newer type.

Photograph depicts a swimming pool at Second Beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C. The snow in the foreground is 16 inches deep and there is a gathering snowstorm in the background coming in from the west.

Photograph depicts a view of the Fraser River from the Albion Ferry from Haney to Fort Langley. The ferry is approaching the south bank of Fort Langley. Gulls sat on logs floating downstream; too heavy to rise after eating candlefish.

Photograph depicts a lumber mill probably in the Lower Mainland.

Photograph depicts a lumber mill probably in the Lower Mainland.

Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.

Photograph depicts a tractor owned by G. Wellburn at the Duncan Forest Museum.

Photograph depicts a Vancouver Iron Works built steam donkey in use until the early 1950s. It was purchased for $800 by an enthusiast in 1963 , set up beside home and roadside at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts the reverse view of a steam donkey at Sayward near Kelsey Bay on North Vancouver Island.

Photograph depicts a floating log saw cutter moored in the north arm of the Fraser River on the Lulu Island side near the #8 road.

Photograph depicts the bull chain skid at the Horne Bros. Ltd. Shingle mill on #305 West Esplanade St. in North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts an abandoned brick burner now used to take excess steam blowing off from the wood fired double boiler. The burner is at the Horne Bros. Ltd. Shingle mill on #305 West Esplanade Rd. in North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts an unused brick burner, surrounded at high tide by sea water. The burner is at the Horne Bros Ltd. Shingle mill on #305 West Esplanade Rd. in North Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a steam crane in the yard of the Lions Gate Lumber Co. at the foot of Lloyd St. in North Vancouver. It is used to load scows from stacks shown to left and right of track. Thick baulks of timber on edges of pier are part of a safety device. Crane has transverse underframe which just clears these baulks normally. Under a heavy load and extended jib the underframe rests on the baulks.

Photograph depicts a once used booming boat made of log sections at a log dump on seashore about 5 miles north of Powell River, and opposite Harwood Island. Stern at left with prop guard.

Photograph depicts a log dump on seashore about 5 miles north of Powell River and opposite Hardwood Island. The view is looking north.

Photograph depicts a logging bridge over Lois River between Saltery Bay and Lang bay, south of Powell River.

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

Photograph depicts a mine ore car exhibited on the site of the Granby Mine at the ghost town of Phoenix, near Grand Forks.

Photograph depicts the coking ovens at Union Bay on Vancouver Island. They belong to the Canadian Collieries Ltd. and the date last used is unknown.

Photograph depicts the coaling wharf at Union Bay on Vancouver Island. It is the property of the Canadian Colliery Resources Ltd. It was last used on August 15, 1960. Thereafter, all equipment and railways were dismantled but the water tank is still standing.

Photograph depicts an old steam boiler in the garden of a house at Fort Steele, near Cranbrook. It was last used in a pumping house half a mile away, which pumped water from a deep well to residents of the village. The pump house is still standing.

Photograph depicts a 1912 steam shovel owned by, and in the gardens of, Neill Brady-Browne. Found on Discovery Rd., Campbell River on Vancouver Island.