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

          4832 results directly related Exclude narrower terms
          Climbing the Rockies
          2013.6.36.3.02.01 · Item · [before 1906?]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Postcard depicts Field station in the Rockies. Man standing on the left with a bowler hat was Chris McGregor, a professional (mining?) engineer. Earliest frank seen for the postcard was in July 1906.

          2013.6.36.3.01.13 · Item · [between 1910 and 1930]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Postcard taken at the Laggan Subdivision, the most famous photograph location on the CPR system due to its official photographer, Nicholas Morrant, 1910-1986. Possibly a 1920's view. From 1978, this location became known as 'Morant's Curve.' This view was a rarity in showing no train on the track.

          2013.6.36.3.01.07 · Item · [196-?]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Postcard depicts a CPR scenic dome streamliner "The Canadian" in the Canadian Rockies. Taken at Morant's Curve, east of Lake Louise and the B.C./Alberta border. Looking west towards Bow River. Morant's Curve caled so because it was the favorite spot of official CPR photographer, Nicholas Morant, 1910-1999.

          Postcards
          2013.6.36.3 · Subseries · 1900-2013
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Subseries consists of printed and photograph postcards depicting railways, buildings, ships, and other transportation in British Columbia.

          Separated Photographs
          2013.6.36.2 · Subseries · 1960-2013
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Subseries consists of prints and negatives depicting railways in British Columbia separated from the textual records of the David Davies Railway Collection.

          CPR Princeton spur line
          2013.6.36.1.155.05 · Item · [July 1988]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph depicts a CPR spur line (located on the right), running off from the 'main line' that went from Princeton to Penticton. The spur led to a sawmill.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.08 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.07 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.06 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.05 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.04 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.03 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.02 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.

          CPR Myra Canyon
          2013.6.36.1.154.01 · Item · [between 1993 and 1995]
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          Photograph taken at CPR Myra Canyon. On the 'Save the Trestles' expedition after a line closure at the location.