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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          2013.6.36.1.054.24 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a concentrator mill. The mine was closed for good on November 1, 1974. An auction of all residual equipment took place in August 1975. B.C. Museum of Mining is located mid-right of the photo.

          Bridges
          2013.6.36.1.001 · File · 1964-1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          File consists of documentary photographs taken by David Davies of bridges in British Columbia.

          2013.6.36.1.001.84 · Item · Oct. 1965
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the bridge over the north Thompson River at Barriere, 40 miles north of Kamloops. View is looking towards the east bank. A new bridge is being built half a mile upstream and just awaiting decking.

          2013.6.36.1.001.90 · Item · [May 1966]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the bridge over the south Thompson River at Squilax where the road connects Squilax Village with a First Nations reservation on the north bank (photo background). The overhead truss in the center span was created to give clearance to paddle sternwheelers.

          Bridge over Powell Lake
          2013.6.36.1.001.86 · Item · Apr. 1966
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a bridge over Powell Lake, directly behind Powell River town. The bridge is in poor condition and being replaced by steel bridge at right (just off the picture).

          Bridge over Portage River
          2013.6.36.1.069.09 · Item · Aug. 1969
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a bridge near the beginning of the Seton Portage to D'Arcy dirt road over the Portage River. The road was a one and half of a mile connection between the Anderson (upper) and Seton (lower) lakes.

          Bridge over Lardeau River
          2013.6.36.1.069.14 · Item · 10 Sept. 1970
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a bridge over Lardeau River. Survey stakes at the point where the photograph was taken suggested that a new bridge would be built within the next 2 or 3 years.

          Bridge over Dog Creek
          2006.20.11.5 · Item · June 1923
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts a short wooden bridge spanning Dog Creek mid-ground and a stand of trees in the background. There are many Dog Creeks within British Columbia, it is believed this Dog Creek is located just south of Fort St. James, BC. Handwritten photo caption below photograph reads: "Dog Creek".

          2013.6.36.1.027.02 · Item · [23 June 1979]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts bridge #504 crossing Wilkinson Creek at the top end of the Sawyer loop. This is at about mile 50.75 on the CPR line in the Carmi Subdivision. The elevation here is 2973 ft. and the line is climbing at an even ascent. The view is looking northeast.

          Bridge Crossing River Canyon
          2009.5.1.72 · Item · [ca. 1900]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts bridge built with wooden planks and poles, with triangles built into its frame. Water rapids in foreground, opposite shore in background behind bridge. This is speculated to be one of the bridges that crossed the Hagwilget Canyon on the Bulkey River since 1859, five kilometres from its confluence with the Skeena River. See items 2009.5.1.69 - 2009.5.1.71.

          2013.07.009 · Item · [1942?]
          Part of Alaska Highway Construction Album

          Photograph depicts a bridge construction site, including a truck, a dirt pile, stacks of cut logs, and people, two of whom are on the top of a tall tower anchored by many wires. An engine is behind the truck. The truck has a flat deck with wood slat sides. A machine is visible on the far right of the photo with the numbers 261 written on one part and obscured numbers are on another part. The river valley is treed, and construction is visible on both banks. The location is believed to be in Northern British Columbia or Yukon Territory, between Fort St. John and Whitehorse.

          2013.6.36.1.069.18 · Item · [9 July 1980]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken on Highway 16, between Vanderhoof and Burns Lake. This road and bridge was to be passed by a new section of the highway. To the date the photograph was taken, all traffic between Prince George and Prince Rupert had used the bridge.

          2013.6.36.1.069.24 · Item · [July 1973]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photo depiicts a bridge over the Fraser River, south of Williams Lake. It was in poor condition, but was being prepared by the Department of Highways. The bridge was taken on the Gang Ranch public road, and led to the ranch and its uninhabited hinterland.

          Bourchier Supply Camp
          2009.5.3.35 · Item · [ca. 1913]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts men standing on shore in front of tents, forest trees in background. Photograph was taken from a boat; portion of boat and oar are visible in foreground. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "View of all four tents."

          2009.5.3.43 · Item · [ca. 1913]
          Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

          Photograph depicts group of men seated on scow carrying unidentified material. One man stands on rocky shore in left foreground, leaning on plank attached to scow. A second scow can be seen behind men. Tree-covered hills on opposite shore in background.

          2013.6.36.1.001.94 · Item · [May 1966]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the North Bend Ferry (Aerial Cage) at Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon. The capacity of the aerial cage is 1 car or truck, or 40 passengers. Vehicle height clearance: 12 feet. Load-limit: 3 tons gross. Schedule: On call 24 hours. Rates: Car with driver, 25 cents; truck with driver, 50 cents; passenger, 5 cents.

          2013.6.36.1.099.06 · Item · Aug.1997
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts the border crossing point, 12 miles east of Grand Forks. Taken on the Canadian side. Visible grain car lettered "BN." This branch line fromed a bi "U" with the bottom of it running for 15 miles in Canada, in the Grand Forks area. The line began east of Kettle Falls (hence Spokane) and concluded in the west at Republic.