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.

Photograph depicts the Upper Cheakamus Canyon, likely taken from above the railway grade at about "19 mile" looking north.

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 stagecoach road between Squamish (Newport) and Brackendale.

Photograph depicts a stagecoach road near Newport (Squamish).

Photograph depicts the Squamish dock in late afternoon sunshine.

Photograph depicts a road bridge at Squamish B.C., looking north onto the road leading into the village.

Photograph depicts a road bridge at Squamish B.C. from the north bank.

Photograph taken from the depot in Squamish that runs a half a mile spur down to a dumping site beside the Squamish River. Image displays the log dump looking towards the east with the depot in the background, towards the right.

Photograph depicts loading logs on the Pacific Great Eastern, north of Squamish.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train at the Squamish dock.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway train on the original dock at Squamish (Newport); the vessel in the distance behind the warehouse is quite likely the "MV Ballena", the subject of photograph 2020.08.01.

The equipment shown in this photograph is: Locomotive 51 or 52, built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1913; caboose C-1, built by National Steel Car, Hamilton, Ontario in 1914; baggage-mail car 51 or 52; passenger coach 2, 3 or 4; and an unknown flat car outfitted as a sightseeing car with canopy. The time-frame for the photograph is between June 8, 1915 (when baggage-mail cars 51 & 52 arrived at Newport Dock) and some time in 1918 (when caboose C-1 was re-numbered to 1801).

Additional information on baggage-mail cars 51 & 52 and coaches 2, 3 & 4:
Baggage and mail cars 51 and 52 were purchased from E.H. Wilson & Co. of Philadelphia at a total cost of $2806.74 each. They were received on line June 4, 1915 and were barged to Newport on June 8. These cars had a length of 64 ft. over buffers, an inside length of 60 ft. and an inside width of 9 ft. 2½ in. and rode on 6-wheel trucks. Although not confirmed, these cars are believed to be of Pennsylvania Railroad heritage with PRR Class MM baggage and mail cars being the most likely candidates. Certainly, all the other cars purchased from E.H. Wilson & Co. were ex-Pennsylvania and the gasoline lighting system with which these cars were delivered was used extensively by the PRR.

Coaches 2, 3, & 4 are former Pennsylvania Railroad Class “PK” closed vestibule coaches #s 3077, 3080, & 3092 which were received on June 10, 1914 after being purchased from E.H. Wilson & Co. for $3859.11, $3858.87 & $3858.87 respectively. They were built by the PRR in 1905, 3070 and 3088 at Altoona Car Shops and 3092 at the Wilmington, Delaware shops of subsidiary Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. All had been assigned to P.B. & W. service. The Official Railway Equipment Register lists these cars as 62 ft. long with a capacity of 60 passengers.

Image depicts numerous power lines and a road somewhere north of Squamish.

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.

Photograph depicts a view of Mt. Garibaldi, possibly from Brackendale.

Photograph depicts a mill and beehive burner.

Photograph depicts the Mamquam River near Squamish.

Photograph depicts the unloading of logs from rail cars into the Mamquam River Blind Channel in Squamish (then Newport). The valley bottom around Squamish was logged from Mamquam River north to across the Cheakamus River before the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

Photograph depicts three men sitting on large logs on a logging truck. The men are believed to be, from left to right: unknown, Al Lassmann, Jack Phelps.

Photograph depicts a logger's sports competition held in Squamish.

Photograph depicts a logger's sports competition held in Squamish.

Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.

Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.

Photograph depicts pole climbing in logger sports probably at Squamish, B.C.

Photograph depicts logger sports at Squamish, B.C.

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 hunters with their kill in front of the Cheakamus Road House. The man second from left is believed to be Dutch Charlie and the hunters believed to be mostly from Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a gaff rigged schooner. Its sails were apparently set to dry them. No one was aboard and the vessel was securely moored. Davies notes that it was an unusual sailing rig for the area.

Photograph depicts a former hotel, 300 yards from the former government wharf, in Squamish, B.C.

Photograph depicts Shannon Falls near Squamish, which was formerly named Fairy Falls.

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.

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 Cheakamus River at "18 mile", as seen from the railway grade.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon at 19 mile.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts a Pacific Great Eastern Railway wooden trestle in Cheakamus Canyon.

Photograph depicts what was believed to be locomotive #3 that was built by Jeffrey and was found on the main yard line.

Photograph depicts the waterfall Brandywine Falls.

Photograph depicts derelict bunk and cook cars of the former Pacific Great Eastern. Found on the siding of at the yards in Squamish. Car #990224 appears originally to have been an electric interurban car.

Photograph depicts work car #6406 in the Squamish yards.

Photograph depicts a BCR snow plow on a spur located opposite a former Squamish depot that was burned down. All the windows of the snow equipment in front of the plow were broken by vandals, so there was spare service for winter operations.

Photograph depicts ballast cars at Squamish, near government wharves and chemical plant. They were built by the Western Wheeled Scrapper Co. in Aurora, Illinois and do not have a date.

Photograph depicts an "A" frame over PGE tracks. Looking west.