File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway between Victoria and Nanaimo.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in Southern British Columbia: The Boundary Subdivision" by W.G. Kennedy.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of horse drawn vehicles in British Columbia.
File consists of documents pertaining to the life of Rusty Campbell who was a surveyor in B.C. after the first World War; in later years, Campbell was a forestry lecturer. Also includes interviews with Rusty Campbell's brother, Forin "Doc" Campbell. Also contains documents on Campbell's life provided by Mrs. Forin Campbell and transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux, as well as reproductions of surveyor reports, articles, a greeting card, a transcribed interview, correspondence, and a newspaper. Highlights include:
- Mrs. Forin Campbell, "Rusty Campbell", 1977 (biography transcribed by Audrey L'Heureux)
- Reproduction of R. N. Campbell, "Edward 'Red' Tait", [196-??] (magazine article)
- Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell, [197-??] (interview transcription)
- Interview of Forin "Doc" Campbell in Prince George, 14 Nov. 1977 (interview transcription)
- Fraser Fort George Museum Society, "Museum Mirror" Vol.2 No.2, Feb 1985 (newsletter issue)
File includes calendars depicting historical Prince George that were published by the Fort George Museum. Includes the following calendars published by the Fraser-Fort George Museum: "1985 Calendar" (1985); "The arrival of the steel" (1983); "Transportation" (Jan 1986-June 1987); and "Prince George: old & new" (1980).
File consists of a "BC Rail" special edition of the Prince George Citizen newspaper celebrating 75 years of railway (21 May 1987).
File consists of notes and reproductions relating to a brochure about the Fort George Railway and the "Little Prince" 24? gauge steam engine. Includes: "Fort George Railway" brochure prepared by Kent Sedgwick (May 1988); "Fort George Railway Society" typescript letter to George Finsterle from Kent Sedgwick (1 May 1989); and "Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum" brochure (1988).
File consists of collected material regarding CN Rail. Includes a Via Rail timetable (1 June 1978) for the Western Transcontinental Services as well as newspaper clippings.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CPR coal train wreck near Lafarge in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to sternwheelers. Includes material regarding Pacific Great Eastern sternwheelers on the Fraser River; the B.X. sternwheeler; Trelle Morrow's book "Sternwheelers on the Upper Fraser" published in 2009; and sternwheeler travel on the Fraser River. Includes: "The Pirates of South Fort George" clipped article from Today's Consumer magazine (April 1989).
File consists of reproductions and typescript documents relating to the "From Trail to Rail" book written by Audrey L'Heureux and promotion of the book at the Alexander Mackenzie Trail Association annual meeting in 1989.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in the Okanagan and Kootenay Valleys of British Columbia: The Last Days of Steam" by Jim Hope.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a caboose ride on the CN Clearwater Subdivision in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the KVR in Princeton, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Kettle Valley Railway line from Merritt to Midway, British Columbia.
File contains images relating to Incident & Accident Investigations and Occurrences. The photographs are grouped into sets relating to separate incidents.
File contains photographs related primarily to the following subject areas: personnel vehicle accidents, mine vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, fires, and rock falls in the pit mine.
Identified objects include Euclid ore hauling trucks, Wabco ore haulage trucks, drill rigs, derailed train car, Clark forklift, dump trucks, twisted steel girder, and cat machine.
Locations identified include the townsite, mill building, pit mine, tramline, railroad, the powerhouse, the plantsite, and the underground mine.
The following is abbreviated description of the incidents documented in this file:
- Photos and negatives of a rock slide in the pit mine, a flooding creek, a house severely damaged by fire, a parking lot in Cassiar, and what are speculated to be oil drums.
- Various of Finning Tractor and equipment damage incidents, one occurred on 2 July 1981 because of HOS blade, another in Nov, 1987, and another in Oct. 1986. Also Euclid accidents, of which one occurred 29 May 1987
- Photos of split fibre bags in snow, a damaged brown car in Cassiar parking lot, various Blast Hole Drill accidents, of which one occurred in pit in September 1985, and another planned blast that failed to detonate - powergel 'A' slurry failure on 10 June 1985.
- a derailed train, and a young woman measuring damaged steel trellis.
- Photos of Drill #707 fallen over in bank, a broken haulage truck, a fire damaged truck, and of Drill and Wzbco accident, #650 Haulage Truck accident on Oct. 24, 1990, and another accident near gas pump area involving truck on 5 Feb. 1987.
- Photos of damaged tramline after avalanche with annotated envelope "Bill Zemenchick", a set of photos showing tramline trackrope incident in 1986, and a derailed tramline carts in discharge area on 6 October 1986.
- Photos of Pressure Packer Accumulator Failure from the Plantsite in 1986, incident neraby Fibre Storage building involving #872 Forklift during 80s, another incident involving the #489 Hydraulic Shovel in the Mine during 80s.
- Photos of broken windshield and overloaded bucket on 30 April 1985, a screw gun malfunction caused by outlet having 600v power source in 1985, incident caused injury.
- Photos of "G" conveyor accident in April 1988, equipment damage in Underground mine in 1990, damaged screens in Mill, malfunctioning blade incident 11 Jan. 1992.
- Photos of Cat Engine cracking, damaged garbage truck, Haulage Truck engine failure on 27 Oct. 1986, Truck #84 backed into trench on 17 Oct. 1990, a loader that caught fire 21 June 1989, a grader accident on 21 Nov. 1985, and Haul track #59 broken tie rod that caused significant equipment damage.
- Photos of a fuel oil spill on 11 June 1990 in the Cassiar valley around plantsite.
- Photos of ground failure in Cassiar open pit 22 June 1988, 5 May 1987, and 2 Sept. 1987.
- Photos of damaged tires and damaged cart, a panfeeder accident in trench, shovel accidents on 6 March 1986 and 15 November 1986, Cylinder rod accident on 7 March 1986, manhole incident 9 April 1984, snow damage to building 29 March 1982, another loader engine fire on 3 Sept. 1987, and a broken tail light on 6 April 1988.
- Photos of accident in Underground mine when drilling piece of shotcrete fell on 20 June 1991, incident of disconnecting sling from chute causing damage on 4 July 1990, and accident in open pit of machinery going off road on 14 January 1988.
- Photos of Mine Garage Parts-room fire collection; 18 January 1986, also included are two photographs of a Euclid truck - kept with collection of context. Truck could have been used to transport debris.
- Important collection of three photographs of scoop tram sabotage incident - "foul play" on 15 June 1990. The Scoop tram was used in the underground mine.
Some of the above accidents involved personnel and therefore access is restricted - See Archivist for accessibility.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN derailment at Brocklehurst in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the construction of the Sky Train in Surrey, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Nelson Machinery yard in Savona, British Columbia.
File consists of calendars, article clippings, and newspapers clippings that relate to the history of automobiles in Canada.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the dismantling of the KVR line from Princeton to Jura, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN yards in Kelowna, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a public passenger trip on the Canfor Logging Railway in Woss, BC on Vancouver Island.
File consists of research material regarding Jean Jacques Caux, known as "Cataline", who was a famous mule packer for the Hudson Bay Company. Materials include a newspaper clipping, notes, and reproductions. Includes Imbert Orchard's 1971 oral history work, "People in Landscape: Track 1 - Stories about the legendary packer Jean Caux (Cataline)".
File consists of "Canadian Pacific in the Selkirks (Volume Two)" by Roger Steed.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Rocky Mountaineer in downtown Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of theCPR Glacier Depot and Connaught Tunnel near Glacier, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Mount Macdonald Tunnel in British Columbia Rockies.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN roundhouse at the Kamloops Junction in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of two CN derailments in Savona, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR Myra Canyon 'Save the Trestles' expedition in British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN wrecking crane in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a CN turntable removal in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of a Rocky Mountaineer near Walhachin, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CPR scale test cars in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Railway Museum in Prince George, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN "Rocky Mountaineer" in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Northwood Pump Mill Railway in Prince George, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the BC Rail yards in Prince George, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR line in Castlegar, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the Procter-Harrop area of the CPR Nelson Subdivision in British Columbia.
File consists of "Canadian Pacific's Kettle Valley Railway" by Joe Smuin.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the wreck auxiliary at the CN junction in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CPR President's Train in Nelson, British Columbia.
File consists of newspaper clippings and reproductions regarding airplanes, airports, and aviation in the northern and central B.C region. Highlights include:
- Vivienne Clarke, "BXO", WestWorld Magazine, 1882
- John Lindeberg, "The Mad Trapper of Rat River", Alaska Sportsman Magazine, 1964
- Frank Russ Baker Memorial, [ca. 198-?] (postcard)
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the CN Rocky Mountaineer train entering Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN track maintenance and patrol trollies in Kamloops, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CNR changes in 1998 in Kelowna, British Columbia.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of CN in Boston Bar, British Columbia.
File consists of postcards collected by David Davies of Rogers Pass and Glacier, BC.