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2013.6.36.3.08.26 · Item · [before 1949]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Postcard depicts a "massive 4-4-0 wood burning locomotive ready to enter the turn table from the round house. These CPR locomotives were in common use from 1886 until 1915, running from the Kootenays through the Fraser Canyon."

SteamEXPO album
2013.6.33.08 · File · 1986
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of a scrapbook created by David Davies based on his May 31st, 1986 visit to the EXPO 86 SteamEXPO event, which ran from May 23 to June 1, 1986. Includes clippings from the guide to the exhibit, photographs taken by Davies, and clippings from periodicals.

2004.2.1.137 · Item · 1907
Part of Reverend R.W. Large fonds

Item is a photo postcard of a painting by C.R. Patterson. This painting can be seen on p. 361 in an article titled "The Quest for the Cetacean" written by C. R. Patterson and published in The Pacific Monthly: A Magazine of Education and Progress (Vol. XX, July-Dec. 1908).

2013.6.36.1.014.29 · Item · [May 1966]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts steam tugs "Master" and "Prestige" at N.H.B. #4 Elevator in Vancouver Harbour. The "Prestige" has not been fired or looked after for at least 2- 3 years and had been moved to this position the previous day after being tied up elsewhere in the harbour in one position for over 12 months.

Steam tug, "Naramata"
2013.6.36.1.066.10 · Item · Mar. 1978
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a former sternwheeler building and repair slipway as well as a steam tug called the "Naramata." Steamer passengers ceased at the location in 1935 and rail service to the "Landing" in 1940.

Steam tug, "Naramata"
2013.6.36.1.066.09 · Item · [21 July 1968]
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a slipway in the foreground that displays one of five cradles and ways for hauling steamwheelers sideways out of water. The steam tug called the "Naramata" is visible in the background.

2013.6.36.1.014.27 · Item · Apr. 1966
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the steam tug "Seaswell" on the Pitts River, between a railway and road bridge. It was formerly owned by Vancouver Tug and used for towing log booms in open sea. It was last used by them in 1960/1961. The towing gear was recently removed but the steam reciprocating engines are still intact.

2013.6.32.02 · File · 1981-2013
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of material regarding the BC Rail operated steam tourist trains with the Royal Hudson Locomotive 2860 and its alternate locomotive #3716. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, pamphlets, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "Steam is Alive and Well and Living in British Columbia" by McGarry; "Resurrection of a Royal Hudson" by Brown; "The Story of Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson No. 2860"; and "End of the Line for BC Rail Steam".

2013.6.10.1.02 · File · 2002-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding the transition period from steam locomotives to diesel locomotives, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on the last steam locomotives in British Columbia and the dieselization of the railways. Also includes the following articles: "How three BCER electric freight locomotives were cornered near Vancouver's downtown" by Davies and "Steam Out--Diesel In" by Perry and Smaill.

Steam Shovel
2012.13.1.69.22 · Item · [1981?]
Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

Image depicts a woman standing next to a steam shovel, located in Quesnelle Forks.

2002.1.9.4.009 · Item · [ca. 1925]
Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

typed annotation on verso of photograph reads: "One of two steam-powered "McGiffert Log Loaders", loading timber bound for Eagle Lake Spruce Mills Giscome. Circa 1925. this machine was used by several logging railways in western North America from about 1915 to 1950. It was designed to pull empty flat cars underneath itself from behind and position them for loading, an earlier version from California lacked its own wheels and was therefore much less versatile than the cranes used at Giscome. From Northwood Pulp & Timber Ltd. Archives"

Steam Plant Pipe Line
2000.1.1.2.14 · File · Nov. 1969
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

This collection is of the pipe line for the New Steam Plant contracted out to Humphrey Construction. The photographs depict the outdoor work of laying the pipe in dug in ground. The file that these photographs were found in contains a contract with Humphrey Construction, specifications for construction and correspondence.

Steam Locomotives
2013.6.10.1 · Subseries · 1969-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Subseries consists of research material relating to steam locomotives that were used on British Columbia railways. Includes information about steam locomotive types, manufacturers, mechanical details, and the steam to diesel transition period. Also includes details about specific steam locomotives owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, the Great Northern Railway, and the White Pass & Yukon Route.

Steam locomotives
2013.6.10.1.01 · File · 2002-2012
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding steam locomotives in general, which predominantly consist of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes information on locomotive function, design, types, performance, manufacture, mechanical details, fitments, train whistles, tenders, fuel, and servicing. Also includes the following articles: "Canadian Steam Locomotives: The Top Twenty" by Blevins; "Angus Shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway" by Elson; "The Duplex Stoker" by Cole; "Locomotive Cabs" by Fischer; "From Coal to Oil" by Hedley; "Locomotive Builder's Plates" by Mentzer; "The Non-Automatic Stoker" by du Fresne; and "Valve Gear" by Kouhoupt.

Steam Locomotive, No. 859
2002.1.9.1.040 · Item · [between 1920 and 1961]
Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

Photograph depicts Grand Trunk Pacific steam locomotive, number 859 stopped in front of an unidentified brick building. Part of a set of 41 original black & white photographs [1908-1933-?]) of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line in BC depicting surveying crews, town sites (Prince Rupert and its port, Hazelton and Fort George), and First Nations Peoples.