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Photograph depicts blasthole drill on left, bulldozer in centre, and shovel loading ore haulage truck in background. Second haul truck is semi-visible on far right. Hose equipment can be seen in foreground.

Photograph depicts a shovel loading what appears to be a Euclid ore haulage truck in excavation area of mine.

Photograph depicts a Euclid ore haulage truck dumping material on pile in left foreground.

Photograph depicts crusher buildings in left foreground, located west of mine on McDame Mountain. Southeast mountain range in background.

Photograph depicts what appears to be a Euclid ore haulage truck at entrance of building speculated to be the truck dumping station at crusher plant in mine.

Photograph depicts ore cars on cables running between tramline towers on left. Road in right foreground, building and McDame mountain in background. Tramline ran through mine valley, between loading station in mine and dump station at mill on plantsite.

Plant buildings stand in midground. Conveyor believed to be leading to tailings pile can be seen in foreground. Valley and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts pallets of fibre bags in shipping area (believed to be in mill building).

Photograph depicts unidentified man operating forklift. Pallets of asbestos fibre sit on trailer in background. Believed to have been taken in shipping area of mill building.

Photograph depicts large trailer truck parked at what is believed to be the loading station on the Cassiar plant (possibly in mill building).

Photograph depicts two large tanks with Cassiar logo on front, labeled "1" and "2". Road in foreground, garage in background. Mountain base also visible in background.

Photograph depicts group of seven men in the Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Photo believed to have been taken during the weekly meeting in which strategies were discussed for open pit operations (blasting, haulroad, ore and waste zones). See item 2000.1.1.3.19.217 for similar photo with individuals identified.

Photograph depicts dining tables and chairs lining large room. Unidentified individual can be seen in background.

Photograph depicts a building with a truck parked in front on the corner of Connell Drive and Creery Street.

Photograph of man, believed to Bill Pratt, with a fox on top of a mountain.

Photo of the Cassiar "Insurance Team" that was to be put in a Courier issue.

Slide depicts a hockey game in what is believed to be the Cassiar Arena.

A black and white photographic print of Iona Campagnolo in the Cassiar mill wearing a ‘VISITOR’ hard hat and overalls. Two unidentified workers provide a tour of the mill and show sample of the asbestos fibres.

Photograph of Prime Minster Pierre Trudeau standing with two other men at the Cassiar Mine.

Photograph depicts Trudeau shaking hands with an unknown RCMP constable wearing a red serge.

Photograph depicts an unknown woman kissing Trudeau on the cheek in a crowd of people.

Photograph depicts Trudeau walking outside with a group of men and women on his tour of the Cassiar operation.

Photograph depicts Alice Gritzuk and two unknown men at a building dedicated by Mrs. Gritzuk.

Photograph depicts a group of people wandering inside the building dedicated by Alice Gritzuk.

Photograph depicts group of eight men standing in line in the Cassiar valley. Left to right: Charles Rainforth Elliot, John Drybrough, John E. Kennedy, Fred Martin Connell, W. Harold Connell, Ken A. Creery, George Washington Smith, Tam Zimmermann. Power lines and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts group of eight men standing on lawn in front of building known as "House 130" or "Director's Lodge". Left to right: Nick Gritzuk, Charles Rainforth Elliot, W. Harold Connell, Jack Christian, Fred Martin Connell, Ken A. Creery, Plato Malezemoff (from Newmont Mining), Tam Zimmermann. Gritzuk appears to be pointing at photographer. Trees and mountains in background. Most men featured in photo are believed to be members of Cassiar's Board of Directors.

Photograph depicts three men fishing from shore. Water and trees in background. Left to right: Jack Christian, Plato Malezemoff, Tam Zimmermann.

Overview of a snow covered mountain tops of the Cassiar Mountains. Handwritten annotation on verso in pen reads: “Cassiar mtns.”

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo serving a young girl at a pancake breakfast at the Cassiar curling rink while Martha Wallenborn works the grill. Photograph was taken as part of Campagnolo's Skeena Riding tour.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo speaking at a podium for the Cassiar High School graduation while the school principal sits nearby. Taken during Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo cutting the ribbon at the ceremony for the grand opeining of the Cassiar threatre while two unknown men sit nearby. Taken during Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo on stage receiving flowers from a boy at the grand opening of the Cassiar threatre. Taken during Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo holding a plaque and standing beside Brian Pewsey, General Manager of the Cassiar operation, at the grand opening of the Cassiar theatre.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo with Brian Pewsey, General Manager of the Cassiar operation, in front of a Trans North Plane in Cassiar

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo talking with an unidentified man at the Cassiar Centennial Arena. Campagnolo is wearing a Tahltan coat made in Good Hope lake. Two unidentified women are in the foreground, and a crowd sitting on bleachers is in the background. Likely taken during or prior to the Northern BC Winter Games of 1978.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo performing exercises onstage with three unidentified men. Several more unidentified people are in the background. Capagnolo is wearing a Tahltan coat made in Good Hope Lake. Likely taken during or prior to the Northern BC Winter Games in 1978.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo sitting onstage next to an unidentified speaker, watching a group of unidentified adults and Jan Kapicky of Cassiar, second from the right, stand in a line. Likely taken during or prior to the 1978 Northern BC Winter Games.

Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo leaning over a shuffleboard table, having just released a puck. Mirrors and lamps light the table. An unidentified man is in the shadows in the background. Likely taken during during Capagnolo's visit to Cassiar during or prior to the 1978 Northern BC Olympics.

Photograph depicts large square model of the new mill building that was built at the Cassiar plant site in 1970. Model is displayed outdoors on a platform that stands on four saw horses. Machinery modeled inside the structure is colour-coded. Plant buildings and mountains in background.

Photograph depicts large square model of the new mill building that was built at the Cassiar plant site in 1970. Model is displayed on platform draped with green material. Machinery modeled inside the structure is colour-coded.

File depicts a Caterpillar front end loader. Images show dozens of angles and a number of components including the shovel, the engine, the cab, and the tires. Machine seems to be located in some kind of junkyard. Notes on original photo envelope: "Photos taken by Finning during final inspection."

Photograph depicts the Cassiar townsite behind shadow in foreground. Plantsite can be seen including the mill, dry rock storage building, tailings pile, and many other buildings. Mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto: "<- 13 1/2" ->". (This photograph was made into a promotional poster.)

Photograph depicts the North peak of McDame mountain after extensive strip mining, South peak unmined in background. Old mine garage visible on right of West peak in foreground. Crusher plant partially visible on far right. Photograph believed to have been taken just prior to the development of the pit mine between the North and West peak.

Photograph depicts a portion of the pit in foreground at the Cassiar mine. Crushing plant visible in centre below base of West peak. Footwall road in midground, mine valley in background. Building near trucks at top of pit was called the "shifter shack," where crews were relieved or dropped off for work.

Photograph depicts a portion of the Cassiar pit in right foreground. Crushing plant visible to left of pit, West peak visible in right background. Mountain range can be seen in distance.

Photograph depicts exposed asbestos fibre in talus.

Image of man seated with shovel in mountainous area, loose asbestos fibre in background. This photograph is believed to be either a double exposure of two images, or a print made from two negatives at once. Photo depicts an unidentified man sitting on the south ridge of the Cassiar ore body, where the crusher and rock reject plant would eventually sit. Valley in background appears to depict the "Footwall Road," which was cut into the mountain from the pit to the crusher plant and became the mine's main haul road.

Photograph depicts buildings near West Peak of Cassiar mine. Haul trucks parked near old mine garage in background, new mine garage and unknown buildings in foreground. Mine valley crosses midground, expansive western mountain range in background.

Photograph depicts unknown men driving bulldozers on edge of mine area at high elevation. Dozers are Internationals, model TD24 (manufactured between 1947 and 1955). Valley and mountain range in background.

Photograph depicts unknown man driving bulldozer on edge of mine area at high elevation. Mine road can be seen below leading to Cassiar plant in background on left, townsite visible on right. South mountain range in distance. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".