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File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Kettle Valley Railway" by Joe Smuin.

File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Rossland Subdivision" by W.G. Kennedy.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a public passenger trip on the Canfor Logging Railway in Woss, BC on Vancouver Island.

File consists of notes and clippings relating to the Cariboo Road. The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1860 by the Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas. The road stretched from Fort Yale to Barkerville, B.C. through hazardous canyon territory in the Interior of British Columbia.

File consists of information on Charles William Digby. Clifford was an Irish-born miner, trader, hotel owner and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1898 to 1903 and Skeena from 1903 to 1907 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Clifford also a partner in one of the Kitselas mines. Material includes reproductions of articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and "Northern B.C. In Retrospect Who's Who" article written by Audrey L'Heureux.

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd opened a second mine in 1967 at what became the one-industry town of Clinton Creek, Y.T. File contains photographs depicting progressive construction of buildings at the Clinton Creek mine, plant, townsite and powerhouse. Mine photos depict the crusher site and tramline station. Plant photos depict the dryer, fibre storage, mill, service, vault, and office buildings, as well as the dry rock storage tunnel, reclaim tunnel, and loading dock. Construction living quarters are depicted as well as the construction of residences at the townsite. The power house was built south of the town and plant, on the shore of the 40 Mile River. Some annotations describe the type of material being used for construction.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN in Boston Bar, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN branch on Lulu Island, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN derailment at Brocklehurst in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN bridge over the Fraser River in Prince George, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN Rail around Kamloops in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN "Rocky Mountaineer" in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Rocky Mountaineer in downtown Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rocky Mountaineer train entering Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a Rocky Mountaineer near Walhachin, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN roundhouse at the Kamloops Junction in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN spurs at the Kamloops Indian Reserve in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN track maintenance and patrol trollies in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN turntable removal in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN branch from Vernon to Lumby, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the wreck auxiliary at the CN junction in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN wrecking crane in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Canadian National Railway branch in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN branch of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a caboose ride on the CN Clearwater Subdivision in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the main CNR line in Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the main CN line in Kamloops to its border in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN main line from Port Mann to Kamloops, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CNR Northern Line from Prince Rupert to Jasper, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CNR Okanagan branch line through Vernon and Kelowna, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rupert line, depicting the border to Smithers.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rupert line in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rupert line from Smithers to the coast of British Columbia.

File consists of collected research materials regarding Perry McDonough Collins and the Collins Overland Telegraph. Collins was the visionary behind the Russian-American Telegraph of 1865-1867. The failed venture aimed to connect America to Europe by telegraph via the Bering Strait. Materials include newspaper clippings, a book, as well as reproductions of articles, correspondence, and archival material. Highlights include:

• D.A. McGregor, "Through B.C. to Bering Sea-A Dream that Failed" from The Province, 1953 (article reproduction)
• John B. Daniell, "The Collins Overland Telegraph" from the Northwest Digest, 1960 (article reproduction)
• Illustration from Provincial Archives of British Columbia, "Williams Creek from the canyon To middle town (Barkerville)" from a painting by Frederick Whymper, [186?] (print photograph reproduction)
• Reproduction of Corday MacKay, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)
• Hon. Homer D. Angell, "Congressional Record: Proceeding and Debates of the 78th Congress, First Session", 1943 (reproduction)
• Article entitled "Collin's Overland Telegraph" by Kathleen Fitzgerald in "The History of the Canadian West" collector's no. 1, 1982 (magazine issue)
• Willard E. Ireland, "The Collins Overland Telegraph", 1866 (article reproduction)

This file consists of 32 photographs pertaining to the Yukon steamship Tutshi, ca. 1936 and J.J. Claxton’s time aboard the Columbia Cost Mission Ship M.S. Columbia III, ca. 1960. General subject areas identified in these photographs include: individuals and communities visited by the Columbia III; families involved in receipt of pastoral services such as marriages and baptisms; as well as medical care.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of artifacts of the Comox Logging Railway in Ladysmith, British Columbia.

File contains photographs documenting the construction of Cassiar's new mill building. Photos depict early excavation, foundations, framework, construction of all seven stories, sheeting, siding, and roof tarring. Also included are photos depicting the large model of the mill, as well as construction work done on the tramline. Photos taken inside the mill depict flooring work, and milling machinery including feed chutes, screens, fans, wheelabrators, control panels, electrical panels, conveyor systems, vacuum systems, and the fan-driven air system that transported the fiber. Many photos depict construction workers, building supplies, worksites, and equipment including cranes, bulldozers, tractors, hauling trucks and trailer flatbeds. Some photos depict aerial views from the new mill and feature the plantsite, tramline, mine road, mountains, and valley.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR Huntingdon branch in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR branch from Merritt/Nicola in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR Osoyoos branch in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR branch from Sicamous to Vernon in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway-Coquihalla branch in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway from Merritt to Princeton in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Kettle Valley Railway from Penticton to McCulloch in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR Kettle Valley Railway line from Princeton to Penticton in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Main Line in all areas, except Vancouver, in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CP Main Line in Vancouver, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Procter-Harrop area of the CPR Nelson Subdivision in British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR line in Castlegar, British Columbia.

File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR branch in the Kootenays of British Columbia.