Photograph depicts the waterfall Brandywine Falls.
Squamish, BC
14 Archival description results for Squamish, BC
Photograph depicts the Cheakamus River at "18 mile", as seen from the railway grade.
Caption provided on "real photo" postcard states: "Cheakamus River from bridge". However, this photograph may depict the Cheekye River, as seen from the railway bridge, looking southwest.
Photograph depicts the entrance to the Squamish River at Squamish, looking upstream. The pier on the left belongs to the original logging railway, circa 1909-1925.
Photograph depicts Shannon Falls near Squamish, which was formerly named Fairy Falls.
Image depicts a view of Howe Sound from the Stawamus Chief Nature Trail to the Stawamus Chief Mountain, which is often incorrectly referred to as "Squamish" Chief.
Photograph depicts the Mamquam River near Squamish.
Photograph depicts a view of Mt. Garibaldi, possibly from Brackendale.
Photograph depicts a view of Squamish, which was named Newport between 1911-1914. This photograph was taken from the Squamish Smoke Bluffs, looking south. Mamquam River blind channel visible in foreground.
Image depicts numerous power lines and a road somewhere north of Squamish.
This collection consists of photographs and "real photo" postcards that depict the construction and operation of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway line, communities nearby the railway line, and regional geography of areas adjacent to the PGE line.
Photograph depicts the Upper Canyon, Cheakamus River. The photograph was likely taken from the railway grade at approximately "20 mile", looking north.
Photograph depicts the Upper Cheakamus Canyon, likely taken from above the railway grade at about "19 mile" looking north.
Photograph depicts a view of St'a7mes village looking north, taken from the original Government Wharf in Squamish (Newport). This wharf was built in 1902 and was temporarily replaced by other docks to the west built by the PGE Railway in 1913-14. This photograph was taken after 1914, since the houses in the photo were built by the PGE Railway Company as part of the 1914 reserves sale deal.
Further details that date this photograph between late 1914 and 1920:
- the Merrill & Ring logging operation beach camp is not depicted (opened in 1926)
- the dock from which the photo is taken fell into disrepair after 1914 and was not rebuilt until 1929.