Photograph depicts a window display at Roderick Jewelers with military badges and medals on display in the case. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Roderick Jewellers 1951 Nov 11th window. Part of JJC’s badge collection.”
Photograph depicts James Joseph Claxton is leaning on the on the store counter with his framed badge collection is visible on the wall behind him. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Part of JJC’s badge collection. Roderick Jewelers N. West 1954.”
Photograph depicts James Joseph Claxton’s framed badge collection visible on the wall behind the store counter. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Part of JJC’s Collection of badges 1954 Rodericks’ Jeweler’s New West.”
Photograph depicts four frames of James Joseph Claxton's military badge collection in a window display with ceramics, magnifying glasses, and military hats included in the window case. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Nov 11th Window 1951 Roderick Jewellers Part of JJC’s badge collection.”
Photograph depicts the rail connections below the north bank of the Patullo Bridge in New Westminster. The track in the foreground belongs to C.N. and the flyover foreground rail bridge belongs to the B.C. Electric Railway. The flyover background rail bridge is shared by the Great Northern Rail and C.N. Rail.
Photograph depicts the railway bridge at New Westminster, looking towards the south bank. The bridge is used by C.N., BCHydro, and the Great Northern Railway.
Photograph depicts the Patullo Bridge in New Westminster, looking east with the rail bridge in the background.
Photograph depicts the road and rail bridges at New Westminster, BCView is from the north and facing upstream.
Photograph depicts a C.N.R. swing bridge over the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking north.
Photograph depicts a trestle on the south bank of the north arm of the Fraser River leading from the C.N.R. swing bridge, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking south.
Photograph depicts a C.N.R. swing bridge over the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking northeast.
Photograph depicts the C.N.R. rail swing bridge on the north arm of the Fraser River, approximately 5 miles southeast of New Westminster, looking north.
Photograph depicts a trestle of the Great Northern Railway, main line to Blaine, curving towards the southwest from the south end of the New Westminster rail bridge.
Collection consists of 140 photographs pertaining to the life and pursuits of James Joseph Claxton over the course of sixty years. Subject areas identified within this collection include: quartz and placer mining in the Cariboo; Kingcome Village; the Royal Irish Contabulary; Roderick's Jewelers, New Westminster; the "M.S. Columbia III"; Kwakiutl petrographs in Fort Rupert; totem poles at Alert Bay; and the Salmon Arm Boy Scouts of Canada group.
Claxton, James JosephMap depicts the proposed electoral districts of British Columbia, including: Burnaby, Capilano, Cariboo-Chilcotin, Comox-Powell River, Cowichan-Malahat-The Islands, Esquimalt-Saanich, Fort Nelson-Peace River, Fraser Valley East, Fraser Valley West, Kamloops-Shuswap, Kootenay East, Kootenay West, Mission-Port Moody, Nanaimo-Alberni, New Westminster-Coquitlam, North Vancouver-Burnaby, Okanagan North, Okanagan-Similkameen, Prince George-Bulkley Valley, Richmond-South Delta, Skeena, Surrey-White Rock-North Delta, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver East, Vancouver Kingsway, Vancouver Quadra, Vancouver South, and Victoria.
Photograph depicts the West Coast Railway Association special on the Canadian National Railway (CN) trestle, immediately south of the Fraser River bridge at New Westminster, travelling east.
Photograph depicts the split of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) (shown) and the Canadian National Railway (CN) tracks, immediately south of the Fraser crossing at New Westminster.
Photograph depicts a former car barn of the B.C. Electric Railway at New Westminster. Newly aligned track to doors (from left) #3 and #5.
Photograph depicts mixed freight with 5 ballast cars at the rear, running east through the former New Westminster depot, which is just to the left of the photo. The view is looking southwest.
Photograph depicts a ballast wagon awaiting demolition at repair shed of the B.C. Electric Railway in New Westminster. The car was built in 1948.
Photograph depicts three B.C. Electric Railway locomotives on running line to the west of car barn at New Westminster.
Photograph depicts B.C. Electric Railway trackage being removed to approaches of locomotive house in New Westminster. The view is looking northeast, probably up 14th St.
Photograph depicts the city hall at New Westminster on Victoria Day. The anvil battery firing round #3 of 21 gun salute.
Photograph depicts the city hall at New Westminster on Victoria Day. The anvil battery is about to fire a 21 gun salute.
Photograph depicts a small tugboat rescuing a motor cruiser that had been swept downstream in the Annacis Channel against a bridge, about 1.5 miles southwest of the Patullo Bridge, New Westminster.
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 Federal Railway Bridge in New Westminster. Its span had been knocked down by an unmanned scow. New span was to be floated in on by April 22, 1976.
Photograph depicts the Federal Railway Bridge in New Westminster. It had been knocked down by a runaway scow. The new span was to be built and installed by April 22, 1976.
Photograph taken on the north arm of the Fraser River. Looking southeast from Queensborough Bridge to the north end of Wood Street.
Photograph depicts a boom tug called "Atlas Captain" that was brought in for refitting, adjacent to a smalll boat repair yard. It was loaded on a CN gondola car and then removed by a derrick crane.
Photograph depicts RCN "Restigouche," a destroyer escort that was fitted to eliminate submarines. It towed a 7 ton sonar pod and had 8 torpedoes that were launched by rockets. It was first initiated in 1954. Canada, at the time, had 4 ships of this class.
File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of the railway preservation of the "Dunrobin" locomotive in British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin," as well as a saloon coach found at a BCER locomotive shed. It was emerging for a second trial run to Steveston. It just underwent a complete overhaul in 1966 after being being purchased by the provincial government of British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin" and saloon coach that had just been given the clearance for the run to Marpole and then to Steveston. Visible is BCER track in New Westminster beside the Rayonier lumber mill that was since destroyed by fire in 1966.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach beginning a test run on BCER track between New West Minster and Marpole.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach on BCER track in New Westminster. It was on its second steaming trial since the 1940's after it had underwent a complete overhaul at the BCER locomotive shed in New Westmintster in 1966. "Dunbrobin" en route to Steveston via Marpole.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach beginning a test run on BCER track between New West Minster and Marpole.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach beginning a test run on BCER track between New West Minster and Marpole.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach on BCER track in New West Minster, facing Marpole. The locomotive had stopped and was waiting for the loop switch to be turned.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach on a test run between New Westminster and Steveston on BCER track beside the Rayonier lumber mill (which was consumed by fire in 1966).
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin, " and a saloon coach on BCER track in New Westminster. It was on its second steaming trial since the 1940's.
Photograph depicts a British locomitive, the "Dunrobin," and saloon coach having just emerged from a BCER locomotive shed in New Westminster. Mr. Swanson, a B.C. chief mechanical engineer, is visibled leaning out of the coach's window.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin" and a saloon coach on a test run at the BCER track between New Westminster and Marpole. The train was forced to stop because of working going on along the line 200 yards behind the camera.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin," and a saloon coach. The locomotive was on a test run between New Westminster and Steveston on BCER track beside the Rayonier lumber mill that had since been consumed by a fire. As part of its recent overhaul, automatic couplings were fitted in the front of the locomotive and at the rear of the coach. A bell was also placed under the main frame and lamps as well as a generator were added.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin" and a saloon coach on a test run at the BCER track between New Westminster and Steveston. It had just underwent an overhaul. Rear view of the coach is on BCER track between New Westminster and Marpole.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin," and a saloon coach. The locomotive was about to start a roundtrip to Steveston via Marpole on the BCER track in order to test steaming, bearings, running time, and water consumption. It was its second steaming as it had underwent an overhaul in 1966 not since done until 1940's in the U.K.
Photograph depicts a British locomotive, the "Dunrobin," as well as a saloon coach found at a BCER locomotive shed. It was emerging for a second trial run to Steveston. It just underwent a complete overhaul in 1966 after being being purchased by the provincial government of British Columbia.
Photograph depicts a steam crane with a jib in a gondola car. It is en route to an iron works in Burnaby.
Photograph depicts a fitter examing the condition and safety of an old steam crane en route to an iron works in Burnaby, possibly Coast Steel Fabricator Ltd.
Photograph depicts Great Northern Railway freight heading south having just come off of the New Westminster government rail bridge.