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

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          Cenial Crew of "32"
          2006.20.12.2 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts three men (two in uniform) in front of a military plane with the number "7632" on its side. Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "OUR CENIAL CREW OF "32". It is believed this photograph was taken at the military base in Whitehorse, YT.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          Cassiar - Stewart Highway
          2006.20.9.25 · Item · [ca. 1897 - 1960]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          View of snow capped mountains in the distance, vast rolling treed hills in mid ground and a gravel road in the foreground. Road sign indicating severe curve in road situated at the right of the gravel road. Handwritten annotation on verso in pen reads: “Cassiar – Stewart highway”

          2009.7.3 · Series · 1878-1929
          Part of Archdeacon W. H. Collison fonds

          Maps within this series document the placer streams, islands and harbours of the Queen Charlotte Islands; as well as the mining properties located within the vicinity of Stewart, BC.

          2011.12.03 · Item · ca. 1950
          Part of Giscome, BC Historical Photograph collection

          Photo depicts a street perspective cars lining Third Avenue, in Prince George, BC, ca. 1950. Annotation recto reads: "3rd Ave Prince George BC Photo J. Wrathall." Handwritten annotation in pen on verso of postcard reads: “This is the equivalent of our Granville Street. Both theatres are located here as well as Hudson Bay Co., banks, library & stores.”

          Carriage
          2012.13.1.66.13 · Item · June 1987
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts a red carriage labelled in yellow "B.C. Express Co. No. 20." It is possibly located in Kamloops, B.C.

          Carmi CPR depot
          2013.6.36.1.027.21 · Item · [23 June 1979]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the Carmi Depot located at mile 46.6 on the CPR line in the Carmi Subdivision. This is the only surviving building at the depot. The layout here consisted of 4 passing/storage tracks and 1 short siding. The view is looking north and upgrade.

          2006.20.9.6 · Item · 19 October 1911
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts two, four-horse stagecoaches laden with passengers parked outside the Hotel Northern in South Fort George. A group comprised of primarily men watch the stagecoaches from the veranda of the hotel. Handwritten annotation in bottom right corner of photograph reads: "Cariboo Stage at South Ft. George, BC. Oct 19-1911."

          2009.5.2.31 · Item · [ca. 1900]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Early Days on the Cariboo Road. No. 8." Photograph depicts man driving two covered wagons pulled by team of six horses on gravel road. Valley crosses midground, hills in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "H. F. Glassey Esq. P.O Box 950 Prince Rupert B.C. Dear Bert: We have been kept very busy have been on committee work all through the convention but it was wonderful will write you a long letter from Vancouver. Mrs Earley wants me to stay until Monday morning train. Met Mr. [Colley?] everything going fine here. I am sure you are busy [...?] Love from Sadie. Mr & Mrs. [Graif?] are living here."

          Cariboo Road
          2012.13.2.15.11 · File · 2006
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          File consists of notes and clippings relating to the Cariboo Road. The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1860 by the Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas. The road stretched from Fort Yale to Barkerville, B.C. through hazardous canyon territory in the Interior of British Columbia.

          Cariboo Road
          2012.13.1.6.031 · Item · June 1974
          Part of J. Kent Sedgwick fonds

          Image depicts the Cariboo Road at Hat Creek Ranch, near Highway 99 on the way to Lillooet.

          "Cariboo Prospector"
          2013.6.36.1.126.03 · Item · 15 Oct. 2002
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a train called the "Cariboo Prospector." It was supposed to arrive to the station earlier, but a freight locomotive failed north of Williams Lake and blocked the line.