The road north to Salmon River is visible in the upper right corner.
In 1936 a flood covered CN tracks in the Prince George area.
Man in suit and hat is believed to be R.A. Harlow
Location of this photo is believed to be between Kitwanga and Kwinitsa. Handwritten annotation on verso: "One of the bad spots."
Location of this photo is believed to be between Kitwanga and Kwinitsa. Handwritten annotation on verso: "One of the bad spots."
Flood waters rise in foreground, buildings, train cars and water tower visible in background against a forested mountainside.
Photo taken from top of railcar and features submerged train tracks and partially submerged buildings effected by the high waters of the Skeena River.
Photo taken in the late spring of 1936 at the west end of the CNR bridge when flood waters had covered up what was then known as the "tourist camp".
The Nechako Bridge is also known as the Cameron Street Bridge
Handwritten annotation on verso: "Hundreds of places look just like this between Kitwanga and Kwinitsa - Fred Walton, Ben Valde, Burbank, and another - after trekking thru." Burbank is actuall M.A. "Major" Burbank, Chief Engineer.
Location of this photo is believed to be between Kitwanga and Kwinitsa. Handwritten annotation on verso: "One of the bad spots."
Close up of a section of the CNR line that is disappearing along the Skeena River in the foreground; and men unloading supplies from a canoe pulled up onto the rivershore in the midground. Location of this photo is believed to be between Kitwanga and Kwinitsa.
Photo taken from top of railcar featuring submerged train tracks and partially submerged buildings effected by the high waters of the Skeena River.
Fully submerged Pumpman's (?) house at Pacific Station before the flood took it down the river.
Consists of a set of 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.
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.
Photograph depicts Canfor steam locomotive # 113 used for logging at Woss Camp, Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts a steam locomotive used for logging at Eagle Lake Sawmill.
Photograph depicts a winter landscape with Mt. Park visible.
Photograph depicts a winter landscape with Mt. Park and the Tipple visible.
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
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"
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway train derailment.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway train derailment. Location is unknown.
Photograph depicts Canadian National Railway steam cranes at work. Three railwaymen are in the foreground.
Photograph depicts Grand Trunk Pacific locomotive 624 and equipment at a railyard.
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway train derailment on a bridge. Location is unknown.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway train derailment. Location is unknown.
typed annotation on verso of photograph reads: "Heisler locomotive pulling CNR log cars to Eagle Lake Spruce Mills, Giscome, Circa 1925. Track ran from Giscome to Willow River area. This was the only standard gauge log railway to operate in the Prince George Area."
Photograph depicts Red Mountain Lumber Company mill owned by Roy Spurr in Penny, BC in 1929. Scattered all around the mill are the remnants of the previous coniferous forest that was destroyed in the Penny Fire that occurred 2 years earlier.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway train derailment. Location is unknown.
Photograph depicts a Canadian National Railway rail yard at Prince Rupert, BC.
Photograph depicts the Dorreen railway station on the Canadian National Railway main line, located on the west bank of the Skeena River between Cedarvale and Terrace, British Columbia. CN boxcars visible on the siding.