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Photograph depicts chute from distance. Annotation on verso of photograph: "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. MINE AND ORE CHUTE ON McDAMES MOUNTAIN".

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North and South peak featured in background, and West peak in left foreground. Pit is being developed between South peak and West peak. Old mine garage is visible in lower centre of image, and crushing plant in right foreground. Mountain range in distance.

Photograph depicts the inside of a mill.

Photograph depicts a work area in a mill.

Photograph depicts a work area in a mill with danger signs in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Photograph depicts the inside of a mill.

Photograph depicts the inside of a mill.

Photograph depicts the inside of a mill.

Photograph of the Mill Modification program in 1970. This photo is part of larger collection of 71 photographs of regarding the improvements to the mill as part of the plantsite and was compiled into a report in 1978.

Photograph of two workers in background working on the Mill Modification program in 1970. This photo is part of larger collection of 71 photographs of this program, compiled into a report in 1978.

Photograph depicts two men working with air track drill in mine area. Hose and dynamite box in foreground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Sept. 1954." This photograph was originally stored inside duotang labeled "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED PHOTOGRAPHS 1954"; photo caption beneath this image: "Starting New Bench at South end of Deposit."

Photograph depicts a Cassiar employee Melvin Taylor holding a hardhat on a desk.

Photograph depicts receptionist Melanie Molloy at a desk.

Photograph depicts McDame Mountain from view of the early construction campsite at Cassiar. Trees in foreground.

Photograph depicts McDame Creek road, snow-covered and taken from center of road, 1.5 miles from the early construction camp at Cassiar. Trees and mountains in background.

Side view of the wet end of mazza machine.

Photograph depicts man believed to be Matt Bell at recently excavated wall of serpentinite with cross fracturing filled with asbestos fibre. Photograph speculated to have been taken at Clinton Creek, Y.T.

Photograph depicts temporary payroll clerk Mary Comper.

Photograph depicts two men in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 3rd, 1952. 3. Quonset warehouse in background. Temporary set-up for circular saw in foreground."

Photograph depicts four unknown animals in distance on mountain slope, valley in background.

Photograph depicts a mill with scaffolding on the left side of the building. A second scaffolding structure is in the foreground with trees and mountains in background. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photographs: "View of mill building looking west."

Photograph depicts body of water in mountain valley, trees surrounding.

Photograph depicts water tower. Piles of building material in foreground, trees and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 17th, 1952: 12. Water tower nearly completed. Piping job underway. Looking northwest."

Photograph depicts tower, small building in base. Vehicle on left, trees and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 26th: (6) Water tank & tower."

Photograph depicts pipes laid in ground on wood structure, power house and men on scaffold in background. Building materials on left in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 20th: 7. Installing water pipes from water tank to Power House. Oil tanks on left. Looking southeast."

Photograph depicts dirt in washout on mountainside. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "5. Wash-out past 3rd switchback."

Photograph depicts washed-out areas on mountainside. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Wash-out above road just past 1st switchback. There was no indication of any water running here before."

Photograph depicts dirt area. Shrubs, snow-covered area, and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. Wash-out and rock slide in second gully containing snow."

Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "Warehouse in construction." Photograph depicts two men working in warehouse interior, and one man sitting on top of wall with sledge hammer raised. Miscellaneous building tools and supplies throughout.

Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "Foreground warehouse under construction and in the background lays asbestos." Photograph depicts two men walking towards warehouse building. Walls are erected though roof is not. Steel drums and equipment under tarp shelter in foreground, trees and mountaintops in background.

Photograph depicts crushed vehicle in wooded area, mountains in background.