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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          4835 Archival description results for Transportation and Utilities

          4835 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          2000.1.1.2.1.202 · Item · 11 June 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts building materials and men working in construction area on plant site. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (2) Walls for power house poured. Oil tank foundations in foreground and mill in background. Looking south."

          2000.1.1.2.1.238 · Item · June 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts a small building and large water tank at end of road in flat, wooded area at Watson Lake Airport. Truck to left, power poles barely visible in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. Pump house and water tank. Contains both electric and diesel driven pumps all in excellent condition. Building locked."

          2000.1.1.2.1.228 · Item · 7 June 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts mountain side, semi-covered in snow. Snowbank in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "8. Shows snow conditions in gully just north of talus deposit on south slope. Note considerable snow still above road. Estimated depth of snow here to be from 10 to 20 feet [see also item 2000.1.1.2.229]."

          2000.1.1.2.1.259 · Item · April 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts high snow bank on right, side of tractor plow on left. Mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Plowing snow on road to mine. This location is just past the Upper Camp. Our TD-14 tractor to left."

          2000.1.1.2.1.203 · Item · 11 June 1952
          Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

          Photograph depicts men building truck dump in foreground, building believed to be power house in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken June 11th: (3) Framing water tank tower. Water well in foreground and tower timbers and oil tanks in background. Looking east." [Note believed to be incorrect.]

          2006.25.1.74 · Item · Oct. 1964
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

          Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

          The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

          2006.25.1.75 · Item · Apr. 1966
          Part of Al Elsey Moving Images Collection

          Film begins with short introduction of girl pointing to a map and drawing a line to where the men will be hunting.

          Footage from a small plane overlooking the landscape of what is believed to be either the Bella Coola Valley, Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Rainbow Mountains, or Chilcotin area.

          Footage of hunting party setting up camp in the high country of the mountains. There is a herd of caribou and footage of caribou trophy kill. There is filming of two marmots and additional recordings of camp cooking and socializing.

          The film ends with the hunters entering the plane again and returning to their original camp, believed to be Nimpo lake.

          2013.6.35.16 · Item · Mar. 1971
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Map depicts rail lines in the BC lower mainland, including BC Hydro Railway, Burlington Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian National Railway, and the Pacific Great Eastern Railway.

          Maps and plans
          2002.1.3.5 · Subseries · 1912-1977
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced Pacific Great Eastern Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the B.C. area. Also includes technical drawings of Pacific Great Eastern Railway structures.

          Maps and plans
          2002.1.2.4 · Subseries · 1908-1932
          Part of Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum Collection

          Subseries contains maps and technical drawings produced by Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific Railways. Predominantly consists of plans of the rail line in the BC area. Also includes technical drawings of Grand Trunk Railway structures.

          Marcus Smith
          2012.13.2.15.13 · File · 2003-2005
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and reproductions relating to Marcus Smith. Marcus Smith was a railway surveyor and in 1872 he was appointed as deputy to the Engineer-in-Chief of the Canadian Pacific Railway and took charge of British Columbia surveys between 1876-78. He worked as a surveyor for the CPR until 1886.

          Margaret Hope
          2013.6.36.1.122.03 · Item · [1 July 2002]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts Margaret Hope, organizer of a 3 week tour. She was standing beside her husband's deluxe machine that was built from scratch. Taken on the CNR Okanagan line.

          2009.7.1.073 · Item · [ca 1876 - ca. 1890]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Handwritten annotations read: "At rest, after a rough passage of two days and a night from Massett, Queen Charlotte's Islands by canoe - W.H. Collison and Mrs. Collison with Indians from Masset"; "Archdeacon Collison Indian Canoe & Crew. Return from Queen Charlotte's Islands, Haida & Tsimshian Crew [...?]" Archdeacon and Mrs. Collison sit in centre of canoe.

          2009.7.1.003 · Item · [between 1873 and 1919]
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Group of five unidentified men stand on shore to right of large dugout canoe, handling their rifles. Forest and snow-capped mountains stand on opposite shore in background.

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Mrs Collison (wife of Arch. Collison in Canoe en route to Hazelton B.C."