Photograph depicts three small camp structures in dirt landscape: one trailer, one wooden building and one tent building. Logs and wood pile in foreground, forest and snow-capped mountain in background.
Photograph depicts snow-covered Asbestos Valley, slightly north of asbestos deposit.
Photograph depicts five trucks and Eimco loader in snow-covered campsite. Photo taken facing south, forest and snow-covered mountains in background.
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.
Photograph depicts snow-covered Asbestos Valley from a low altitude point on the mountain road leading to the mine.
Photograph depicts first bunkhouse with lumber piles and power pole in foreground, trees and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts tent structures in the early construction camp at Cassiar. Snow-covered area in foreground, trees in background.
Photograph depicts range of hills. Trees in valley, clouds in background.
Photograph depicts range of hills, trees in valleys.
Photograph depicts Bill Plumb at recently excavated wall of serpentinite with cross fracturing filled with asbestos fibre. Handwritten annotation on note attached to photo: "Chief Geologist Wilfred M Plub at Discovery at Clinton Creek 1963 + or -."
Photograph depicts a geologist's hammer, believed to belong to Cassiar's Chief Geologist Bill Plumb. The hammer provides a scale for the exposed asbestos, indicating the percent of fibre in the rock as well as the expectation of grade.
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine valley in north mountain range. Plant and tailings pile can be seen in right foreground, and the east end of the town is visible in left foreground. Photograph speculated to have been taken during the plane ride of an outside exploration trip.
Photograph depicts a tent camp with lumber and steel drums nearby. A mountain is in the background.
Photograph depicts a ridge showing asbestos fibers.
Photograph depicts foundation of building in Cassiar plant site. Dump truck on left, steel framed building on right, crane in background.
Photograph depicts steel materials for framework of dry rock storage building, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts numerous illegible sign posts on dirt road.
Photograph depicts power poles along dirt road, truck in distance, trees on either side. Building on right of road speculated to be bunkhouse. Mountain slope in background.
Photograph depicts a tarp-covered truck, man climbing on front. Dump truck and mountain in background.
Photograph depicts a man in long coat and hat on bridge over water, trees in background. Believed to be same bridge shown in item 2000.1.1.2.17.
Photograph depicts ore gravity chute on McDame Mountain, view facing up mountain.
Photograph depicts four large trucks hauling miscellaneous material on road. Mountain in background, believed to be Cassiar area.
Photographs depict electrical room.
Photograph depicts tanker truck overturned in snow, trees in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "March 29th: 1. Jack Ward's tanker over the bank at Centreville."
Photograph depicts bunkhouse under construction in wooded area, men barely visible, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "April 7th: 6. Erecting the walls for # 1 Bunkhouse. Looking east."
Photograph depicts dirt road in snow, trees on either side, mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "April 7th: 8. Street running east and west closest to creek. Looking west."
Photograph depicts digging area in front of large building. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "April 7th: 12. Excavation for Symons crusher foundation."
Photograph depicts man in snow-covered area, trees and mountain in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Feb. 27th: 11. Clearing site for bunkhouses. Picture shows that some trees being left. Looking N.E."
Photograph depicts two men at bottom of steep mountain slope, second mountain in background.
Photograph depicts close perspective of equipment believed to be in concentrator, dryer, or mill building. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "View of fan at right which provides vacuum for screen hoods and at left, collector which removes fibre from the air stream and drives it to the fans below for further processing."
Photograph depicts equipment believed to be in the concentrator, dryer, or mill building. Typed annotation taped to verso of page stapled to photograph: "Close-up of vacuum hood which sucks fibre away from the rock."
Photographic negative depicts power house on left, water and diesel storage tanks on right. Rocks in foreground, trees and mountains in background.
Photographic negative depicts ore gravity chute. Portion of switchback mountain road in foreground, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts mill under shadow of mountain. Three white piles in foreground. Power poles, one white pile, and mountains in background. Speculated corresponding annotation on verso of page stapled to photograph: "Cassiar Mill".
Photograph depicts overturned tanker in snow bank, man on left, mountainside in background. Speculated corresponding annotation on verso of page stapled to photograph: "Overturned Tanker (Glacier 1 mile north of Joe Reed's)".
Photograph depicts mill building. Rocks in foreground, mountains in background.
Photograph depicts mill, scaffolding on left side of building. Second scaffolding structure in foreground, trees and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts building under construction on snow-covered mountainside. Men on roof, building materials on ground. Dirt road and unknown object [part of vehicle?] in foreground.
Photograph depicts mountains and valley believed to be at Cassiar. Unidentified structure foregrounded in distance, speculated to be power poles or ore gravity chute.
Photograph depicts sub-station building built on tall wood poles adjacent to power house, roof under construction. View north west, building materials in foreground, mountain in background.
Photograph depicts power house and sub-station building. Power pole in foreground, mountains in background. Construction framework in foreground, speculated to be shop building.
Photograph depicts construction work in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "August 2nd: 1. Shop foundations in foreground. Mill in background."
Photograph depicts man in hat and tie, standing on cement and dirt floor in building under construction. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 26th: (5) Main floor of mill & Craigie Hood."
Photograph depicts man and woman in dirt area, hill and chute in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 29th: (8) Chute for loading Athey wagons & trucks on crest of mountain. Mrs. Tigert & Gordon Little".
Photograph depicts dump truck with sign on passenger door: "CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED 1". Taken in plant site, mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 29th: (9) New L-204 truck. Garage in background."
Photograph depicts asbestos spread flat on sheet supported by logs, two men and mountains in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "July 29th: (10) Drying crude asbestos in the sun on steel plates. Steamer in background."
Photograph depicts dirt in washout on mountainside. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "5. Wash-out past 3rd switchback."
Photograph depicts ore gravity chute, taken from switchback mountain road. View facing down chute, valley in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "7. Installing chute. Picture taken from lower road across talus."
Photograph depicts bags on mountainside, shadow and empty bags in foreground, snow covered areas in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "9. Sluff of talus across lower talus road. Men in picture are picking crude asbestos." [Men mentioned in note are not clearly visible in photograph.]
Photograph depicts road on mountainside, men in background installing equipment. Ore chute, crib and triangular structure in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Installing upper chute and crib support which is to load into athey wagon."