Photograph depicts the Provincial Government Mine Rescue Station established in 1913 in Nanaimo, B.C. It is in the south side of the city.
Photograph depicts a derelict building in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island built approximately between 1900 and 1905.
Photograph depicts a home on 390 Franklin St., Nanaimo, B.C. on Vancouver Island.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. depot at Spences Bridge. The view is looking south and shows a northbound freight train moving along the track.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at Spences Bridge. The view is looking south at a departing freight train.
Photograph depicts a view of former C.P.R. steam locomotive sheds at North Bend, B.C. in the Fraser Canyon.
Photograph depicts a C.P.R. way-freight at the disused Wellington Depot on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, 4 miles north of Nanaimo.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. station at North Bend, B.C., from a view looking north.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. wharf-scow approach ramp at Kelowna, looking east. Okanagan Lake is behind the camera.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Savona Depot looking east.
Photograph depicts a disused water tower 50 yards from the C.P.R. Shuswap Depot, looking west towards Kamloops.
Photograph depicts the water tower at the C.P.R. Savona Depot. The view is looking east towards Kamloops.
Photograph depicts the C.P.R. Shuswap Depot east of Kamloops.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of miscellaneous bridges in British Columbia.
Phoyo depicts a CPR swing bridge in Sicamous.
Photograph depicts a swing bridge in Harrison Mills. It was rarely used, but all its controls were modern and maintained.
Photograph depicts a CPR swing bridge in Harrison Mills. Taken on the downstream side of Harrison River.
Photograph depicts a CPR swing bridge in Harrison Mills. Looking west, on the upstream side of the Harrison River.
Photograph depicts a fuel storage shed in Harrison Mills.
Photograph depicts a CNR lifting bridge in Vancouver.
Photograph depicts a CPR swing bridge in Harrison Mills. Looking east, towards Kilby Store. Swing section in the foreground. It was rarely used.
Photograph depicts railway track previously owned by BCER. It led onto the east end of Lulu Island and then to Annacis Island. Looking from the Naew West River Walk to the Queensborough bridge that was protected by signals and had a high chain link fence to deter pedestrians. It was likely that the rail was only used at night. Originally built by Canadian Northern Railway to reach Steveston, circa 1917.
Photograph depicts the Pitt River swing bridge in an open position. Apparently, it opened up to half a dozen times a day to allow large pleasure crafts to go through. Photograph taken at high tide when little clearance occurred.
Photograph depicts a CNR bascule bridge across the upper waters of Victoria Harbour. The rest of the trackage had been removed, except for the bridge itself.
Photograph depicts the CPR Pitt River swing bridge in an open position.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of railway maintenance of way buildings in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts typical 'set on' rails for speeders that were often made of wood.
Photograph depicts a former gang car 'garage' in a station building.
Photograph depicts an abandoned section in Wasa, on the CPR Windermere Subdivision. Built in 1914-20. Very rare at this date. The only known of the same type was in Brookmere (private and lived in).
Photograph depicts a tool house on a CNR curve in Armstrong. Not in frequent use.
Photograph depicts a disused tool house in Wasa, at the CPR Windermere Subdivision. Davies notes the structure was rarely seen at the time the photograph was taken.
Photograph depicts the side view of an abandoned section house in Wasa, on the CPR Windermere Subdivision.
Photograph depicts a tool house in Wasa, at the CPR Windermere Subdivision. Before 1970, the station had siding for 37 cars. Now it had two sidings for a total of 150 cars. Note the old box car with old lettering that was presumably on non-reserve service.
Photograph depicts a CPR section bunk house in Midway. On the left was a living room with two windows, stove, and sink. Bedroom with one window and two beds located on the right.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a grain elevator in Wynndel, British Columbia.
Photograph taken looking north, with a spur in the foreground. It was used by ore mixed freight daily. It was believed that at the bottom of the grade was a junction with a GNR branch that ran from the US border south of Creston to Kootenay Lake (built in 1904, then was hardly used, finally ceased in 1910).
Photograph depicts the rear view of an elevator showing its name. Track was on the far side.
Photograph depicts a grain elevator which Wynndel was famous for.
Photograph depicts a grain elevator that had a 7 car spur to service it. Davies doubted if grain traffic ever moved by rail near Wynndel. Two flat cars appeared to have used the platform to overload machinery and vehicles.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of bridge replacements in Campbell Creek, Kamloops, British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a new CN overpass in Campbell Creek. The grade crossing at the newly created service/business road was built on the south side of a road/rail complex.
Photograph depicts a new CN overpass in Campbell Creek. The new part of the Trans-Canada Highway beneath it had yet to be paved.
Photograph depicts a new bridge on the CNR Okanagan Branch. The old steel bridge on the right had been dismantled.
Photograph depicts a new concrete bridge being constructed. The old one is one the right.
Photograph depicts a new CN overpass in Campbell Creek. Looking at new eastbound lane of the Trans Canada Highway. It was all paid for by the Provincial Department of Highways in order to convert the 2 lanes into 4 in order to improve visibility and stretch the highway.
Photograph depicts an old girder bridge.
Photograph depicts an existing girder bridge, in use since 1962. A new concrete bridge was being built on the left.
Photograph depicts a replacement rail bridge. Forms sat on a temporary pile of dirt, which in turns sat on a road bed of a new highway that had just been cut.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of agricultural buildings in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a log cabin with a sod roof that was used as a cow shelter on Dot Ranch. The ranch was probably built by pioneers pior to 1900.