Labour

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  • Labour and union organizations
  • Professional associations with labour focus (eg. teachers, nurses)
  • Arbitration boards
  • Individuals
  • Events (eg. strikes)
  • Union-associated social groups

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          454 Archival description results for Labour

          2000.1.1.2.2.32 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts four construction workers in front of tall wood structure extending to top level of construction area. Building material and supplies cover the ground: lumber, saw horses etc. Barricades against loose rock enclose area in midground (see item 2000.1.1.2.352). Plastic-covered pile sits at top level in background.

          Mine (1952 to 1972)
          2000.1.1.3.15 · File · 1953 - 1970
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains photographs depicting machinery, individuals, buildings, and mining processes at the open mine on McDame Mountain, Cassiar, B.C. Some photos depict benches from open strip mining, and two images feature models of the mine (1955 and 1970). Machinery depicted includes shovels, bulldozers, tractors, ore haul trucks (Kenworth, International Harvester, and Wabco), air track drills, blasthole drills, and Ingersoll-Rand Drill. Identified individuals include Fred Murray, R.R. [Kiresan?], C.E. Bronson, Bill Giachino, and "Sam".

          Mine (1973 to 1991)
          2000.1.1.3.16 · File · 1973-1991
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          File contains photographs featuring:

          • the pit mine: fault line, geology, snowdrifts, plowed snow, blast patterns marked by orange cones, mist, and surrounding mountains.
          • Pit mine is depicted by aerial photographs and a profile diagram.
          • Several photographs also depict what is speculated to be the portal to the underground mine adit in the early phases of development.
          • One photograph depicts the shop building in the pit mine, used for maintenance of mining equipment and to house the primary crusher.
          • Several photographs show office interiors and personnel and it is speculated that these photographs were taken in the upper floor of the shop building.
          • Several photographs depict small sinkholes in the pit mine.
          • Mining equipment depicted includes pickup trucks, front end loaders (including a Cat 988), ore haulage trucks, scoop trams, D8 Caterpillar dozer, grader, mining drill rig, jumbo drill, rock hammer, P&H excavator, and wireline extensometer. Photolab envelopes accompanying these materials were annotated “R. Tyne” and “falling ground”. Slide sleeves were annotated “Mine Nov-Dec 1975”, “AERIAL SHOTS OF MINE 1976” and “Phase 8 Dec 1975”.
          • Photographs of a Gardner Denver blasting drill at the mine and other ground drills working
          • Photograph of proposed power line to #1 switchback in 1975,
          • Collection of photographs of a Wsbco truck with corresponding mechanical transfers of those photographs.
          • Also photographs a Gardner Denver drill and a Bucyrus Erie drill that was rented to Cassiar Mine in 1974. This collection includes a depiction of an accident with these drills.
          • An additional collection of photographs of #709 Drill that was involved in minor accident. A pipe was either damaged or was the cause of the accident.
          • Negative collection of photographs with corresponding notes of descriptions.
          • Photographs of G.D. 80 Drill - Blasthole drill at work in the open pit.
          • Photographs part of Month End Reports from January - June 1980
          • Photographs of portable toilets used on Mine site.
          • Photograph collection of mine garage January 21, 1988
          • Photograph collection of what is believed to be the inside of the mine garage and various storage units and equipment. Marked "Receiver File" in original enclosure.
          • Photos of Crane in 1984.
          • An Album of 192 photographs of machinery in March of 1976 working at the mine site. Some of the equipment from either the plantsite or the mill is also depicted.
          2000.1.1.2.2.43 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Moving the sides of Bin into place. Weight nine tons" (see also item 2000.1.1.2.365). The bin side is not in view, but cable lines of crane can be seen lowering bin into building. Steel framework and sheeting in background, snow in foreground.

          2000.1.1.2.06 · File · 1 August - 11 March 1971
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photographs depict construction of the new mill, each taken from approximately the same distance and featuring two different angles of the building. Construction work progresses from framework to sheeting and siding. Vehicles, piles of building supplies, and a construction trailer are often in foreground, mountains in background. It is believed that these photographs were taken during a labour dispute. Each photo has been annotated on recto with the date and time of day, and some document the number of workers on site. Annotations include: "2 days work", "work gets less & less", "not much for 4 men", "very little done - less than usual low performance", "0° - 20° weather must have thickened their blood".

          2006.20.12.21 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: “Officers' Quarters, Ft St John.” Photograph depicts two men standing in distance at doorway of officers' quarters, wood slat sidewalk in foreground. Fence and trees on horizon in background, dirt pile to right of building. The two men are believed to be Captain Read (2006.20.12.17) and the man in charge of general duties (item 2006.20.12.15).

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2000.1.1.3.14.02 · Item · 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts a pick hammer hanging from outcrop. Annotations on note glued to recto of photograph: "ASBESTOS"; "Outcrop of fibre bearing serpentine about centre of deposit and vertically over 300 adit on western slope." Areas of image have been labeled "A" and "B". Photo caption under printed copy of image in 1952 Annual Report: "A - indicates asbestos talus. B - indicates asbestos veinlets."

          Overturned Grader
          2000.1.1.2.2.22 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Damage to Cassiar Grader, result of hazardous access to site". Rocks and rubble in foreground, mountain in background. Grader appears to be sitting on edge of cliff.

          2011.13.53 · Item · 9 August 1911
          Part of Parker photograph collection

          Side perspective photograph of a Portland Canal Short Line engine being either loaded or unloaded by several men at the station in Stewart, BC. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Aug 9 1911 Stewart BC."

          Plantsite
          2000.1.1.3.18 · File · 1953 - 1989
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          This file contains operations at the plantsite:
          Below is synopsis of the item level descriptions (see each item for further description)

          • locations depicted at Plantsite: mill building, dry rock storage building, tailings pile, gravel pit, power house, and office.
          • delivery and installation of a Caterpillar engine, welding repairs underway on a Rustin Diesel Engine in the power house, staff portrait taken by the main office building, and fibre testing
            Not done to item level but integrated into subseries file:
          • Photographic negatives included depict milling and packaging machinery in the mill building.
          • 93 slides depicting various activities and equipment at the plantsite including: dry rock storage, screens, collectors, loading trucks, bagging, pallets, tailing pile, lab work by engineers, lab equipment, fibre testing, and fibre samples.
          • photographs of conveyor foundations, tailings equipment, Grizzly truck, containers from site mechanical inspection, and portable crushing plant in June 1991.
          • photos of fibre samples from lab - on display
          • collection of photos of 1970 Mill modification Program of April 1978
          • collection of photos from 1961 and 1962 of plantsite lab and asbestos samples. file labeled "Suter - Webb VU Graph Analysis" and "Suter - Webb and Turner Comb Analysis"
          • Pressure Packer modification photos done by Chapman Industries in 1986
          • Powerhouse equipment from 1979
          • additional 43 slides of inside the mill in June 1978. Slides were used at a board meeting.
          • negatives of inside of mill
          • A photo album of 162 photographs depicting various operations at the plantsite including: drill dust collector, outdoor surroundings, conveyors, and the mine site. (album was originally labelled "Cassiar Plantsite).
          2000.1.1.2.03.03 · Item · 4 July 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING FOOTING RETAINING WALL JULY 4/64." Photograph depicts construction workers manually pouring cement into forms laid against mountain wall on high elevation of construction site. Cement is being transported by wheelbarrow. A retaining structure made with wood planks and rebar separates mountainside dirt from cement forms. A bulldozer can be seen in background, as well as a front end loader and back hoe tractor. Building at crusher site also in background.

          Pouring Ribs at Crusher Site
          2000.1.1.2.03.02 · Item · 29 June 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "POURING RIBS JUNE 29/64." Photograph depicts construction workers on large wooden framework structure extending from base of crusher building. Ladders stand parallel to structure against mountainside. The boom of a crane is visible in foreground. Miscellaneous construction equipment and materials throughout.

          2011.3.3.10 · Item · January 1916
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Photograph depicts 6 Men on a fishing boat with water in the background. Equipment on the boat is covered with a very thick layer of ice. Printed annotation on recto reads: “Rupert Fishing Boat After Stormy Trip Jan 1916”. Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Rupert Fishing Boat , A Stormy Trip”.

          Prince Rupert wharf
          2011.3.3.108 · Item · [ca. 1909-1930]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Lofty view of the buildings along the Prince Rupert wharf with workers unloading a vessel. Water and mountains can be seen in the background. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Prince Rupert Wharf."

          2000.13.1.25 · Item · 1958
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of Princess Margaret on July 17, 1958 at an event staged in the Prince George railway yards. Alex Moffat dressed as a prospector demonstrates panning for previously salted gold nuggets, which were later given to the Princess.

          2000.1.1.2.2.52 · Item · 1963
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Conveyor sits on tall steel framework, encased in steel sheeting, and stands to right of snow-covered slope. Propane tank sits on log structure below conveyor. Snowy mountains in background. See also item 2000.1.1.2.373. Handwritten caption below this photo reads: "Project completed - at 52˚ temp."

          2011.3.3.98 · Item · [ca. 1909-1930]
          Part of North Coast & Central BC Postcard Collection

          Photograph of a line of rail cars along a track next to a blasted pile of rubble. Printed annotation on recto reads: "Photo by McRae Bros. Prince Rupert." Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Hello Charly. I have been dead for 2 month and just woke up tell the folks out home I am doing[??] fine. don't know when I will be down again Remember me to the good little woman, and weave[??] all Well. you're[??] friend Stan C." Postcard is addressed to: "Mr. Charles Chislett 96 Colonist Printing Co. Broad Street Victoria B.C." Verso is affixed with a one cent Canadian stamp. Postmark reads: "Prince Rupert B.C. [illegible date]."

          Ray Williston with loggers
          2000.13.1.122 · Item · [196-?].
          Part of Ray Williston fonds

          Item is a photograph of Mr. Williston with a group of men at a logging operation, exact location unknown. Mr. Williston is second from the right.

          2000.1.1.2.03.01 · Item · 29 June 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING RIBS JUNE 29/64". Photograph depicts construction workers on and near wooden framework structure extending from base of crusher building. Crane in background against mountainside. Miscellaneous construction equipment and materials throughout.

          2000.1.1.2.03.05 · Item · 9 July 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING WALL POUR JULY 9/64." Photograph depicts construction workers among machinery near retaining wall under conveyor of crusher building. Crane stands on left, front end loader and back hoe tractor in foreground on right. Mountainside in background.

          2000.1.1.2.03.07 · Item · 9 July 1964
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "RETAINING WALL POUR JULY 9/64." Photograph depicts two construction workers standing on retaining wall in foreground. Two other men stand near a crane operating in midground, with its load suspended above men on wall. Crane stands on road between a building and retaining wall, mountain range in background.

          2009.5.3.108 · Item · 1911
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts men on river scow, large rock island or peninsula protruding into river behind them. Trees on opposite shore in background, large rock in foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Grand Canyon. Fraser River. Big Rock.", on recto of copy print: "1911."

          Sawmill - Interior
          2012.13.1.122.24 · Item · June 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts logs being cut into planks in the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.

          Sawmill - People and Logs
          2012.13.1.122.22 · Item · June 1980
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts numerous stripped logs and several unidentified individuals in hard hats at a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.