Transportation and Utilities

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  • Act of means of transporting from one place to another
  • Act of means of providing water, power, sewage, etc. to communities
  • Facilities and infrastructures (eg. harbours, highways, airports, hydroelectric projects)
  • Vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, equipment, ships and boats, ferries
  • Accidents (eg. highway crashes, derailments, air crashes, ship wrecks)
  • Rescue services (eg. towing, coast guard)
  • Businesses and corporations (eg. motor associations)
  • Professional organizations and unions
  • SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Industries; Military

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          4832 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

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          Union material
          2002.1.6.05 · Subseries · 1914-1982
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains publications and charters developed by various unions representing Canadian and American railway workers. Includes union newspapers, pamphlets, constitutions, medical and dental plan information, and union ephemera.

          Unidentified Man Reclining
          2005.3.22 · Item · [ca. 1945]
          Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts unidentified man with glasses reclining on blanket, coats hanging behind him. Some type of shelving or roofing can be seen in background. Man is wearing pants, belt, and striped shirt with a pencil in the pocket. It is speculated that this man may be Bert Youngstrom, (see items 2005.3.4 & 2005.3.59).

          2007.17.2.3 · Item · [ca. 1964]
          Part of James Joseph Claxton Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two unidentified, young First Nations girls standing hand in hand on a rocky beach. Rail tracks extending from the water to the shore are visible in the lower right corner and in the background. Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “Kingcome Reserve”

          2009.5.2.141 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two women (one sitting on chair) on bow of small steamboat. Men can be seen standing on stern and on second boat in background. One man stands in canoe floating alongside boat. Hills on opposite shore visible in distance.

          Two Vans
          2012.13.1.65.30 · Item · May 1975
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the hiking group packing their gear into two vans.

          2009.5.1.80 · Item · [ca. 1910]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Team on left pulls wagon with the sign "RUDDY & MACKAY. BAGGAGE. STAGE & TRANSFER." Driver believed to be same man featured in items 2009.5.1.79 & 2009.5.1.81. A second man sits in wagon on luggage. Team on right pulls a man driving a buggy. A large three story building with detailed porch stands in background behind teams in street.

          Two Men with Horse
          2009.5.3.111 · Item · [ca. 1910?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two men believed to be North-West Mounted Police officers standing on either side of white packhorse. Forest and mountains in background. Photograph may have been taken in Vanderhoof, B.C.

          Two Men in Railway Camp
          2009.5.3.95 · Item · [1914?]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two men standing in snow-cleared area next to firewood pile. Two tent buildings stand behind them, forest trees visible in background. Photograph taken at what is believed to have been a railway construction camp.

          Two Men Cutting Fire Wood
          2005.3.7 · Item · [ca. 1945]
          Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

          Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Cutting Fire Wood". Photograph depicts two men on either side of large log using chain saw in wood clearing. A small snow-covered building can be seen in background.

          Two Men Cutting Fire Wood
          2005.3.8 · Item · [ca. 1945]
          Part of John Hart Highway Photograph Collection

          Handwritten caption above this photo reads: "Cutting Fire Wood". Photograph depicts two men on either side of large log using chain saw in wood clearing. A third man is watching them from behind the saw. A wood pile and small snow-covered building can be seen in background, as well as what is believed to be a caterpillar bulldozer.

          2013.6.36.1.028.09 · Item · Aug. 1983
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts two grain elevators at Creston, BC. The Creston CPR yard lies behind the camera. The line is on a downgrade away from the camera, starting its descent to the valley bottom for Kootenay Lake. The grain elevators are a rare sight in BC.

          Two Dozers on Cliff
          2000.1.1.3.15.12 · Item · [ca. 1958]
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts unknown men driving bulldozers on edge of mine area at high elevation. Dozers are Internationals, model TD24 (manufactured between 1947 and 1955). Mountain range in background.

          Two Campers
          2012.13.1.65.81 · Item · May 1984
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two campers at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere near Meldrum Creek, B.C.

          Two Campers
          2012.13.1.65.82 · Item · May 1984
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts two campers at an uncertain location, possibly somewhere near Meldrum Creek, B.C.

          2013.6.36.1.010.77 · Item · Apr. 1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts two 3-truck Shay locomotives, #114 and behind her #115, belonging to the Railway Appliance Company at the Vancouver Wharves Ltd. in North Vancouver. They are in daily or weekly use. Both were built by Lima Locomotive Works Inc. Locomotive #114 was built in July 1928 as #3320 and #115 was built in October 1929 as #3344.

          2013.6.36.1.010.76 · Item · Apr. 1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts two 3-truck Shay locomotives, #114 and behind her #115, belonging to the Railway Appliance Company at the Vancouver Wharves Ltd. in North Vancouver. They are in daily or weekly use. Both were built by Lima Locomotive Works Inc. Locomotive #114 was built in July 1928 as #3320 and #115 was built in October 1929 as #3344.

          Twin Bridges
          2013.6.36.3.08.19 · Item · [after 1949]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Postcard depicts "Twin Bridges in the Fraser Canyon." The CPR and CNR changes sides at this point just a few miles south of Lytton below the Siska Market. One can see this spectacular view where trains change from oe side to another. During construction one briodge was for easier grading. In later year when the second railway was constructed, it [had] become a must to reverse the side of [the] river at this point."

          Turntable in Kamloops
          2013.6.36.1.095.02 · Item · Oct. 1995
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a turntable located at the CN Junction in Kamloops. It was strpped of rails and decking prior to being lifted out of the well.