sign up
for free
Support the history of the Columbia Basin

search & browse
over 20,000 items
order prints
of any photo

Featured
New

St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook

St. Eugene Hospital in Cranbrook
A view of the St. Eugene Hospital, looking NW with King Street passing to the left side of photo. The back inscription indicates "nearly 200 people" ...

Fernie Hotel in Fernie, B.C.

Fernie Hotel in Fernie, B.C.
A frontal view of the Fernie Hotel in 1914....

Bailey and Battensby Sawmill

Bailey and Battensby Sawmill
The Murdoch Bailey and Battensby sawmill situated at the Fisher place at Albreda, where the Lenko house is now. Crew of men pictured are Jules Frye, M...

Castlegar Street View - 1929

Castlegar Street View - 1929
Eremenko's comments on Castlegar, BC. Written on back of photo - "Looking down the road from RR bridge to the ferry crossing about one half mile away...

Dance Pavilion on Eremenko Property

Dance Pavilion on Eremenko Property
Eremenko's comments on Castlegar, BC. "Dance Pavilion. Ladies posed in gateway."...

Retirement Party for Jack McKim November 19th, 1955

Retirement Party for Jack McKim November 19th, 1955
Retirement Party for Jack McKim November 19th, 1955. Front Row L-R: Joe Harris, Jack McKim, Harry Stone, Bill Redford, Harold Bidder, Ed Benson, Scot...

Sullivan Concentrator Construction Crew c.1923

Sullivan Concentrator Construction Crew c.1923
Sullivan Concentrator Construction Crew Kimberley, BC c.1923 Standing L-R: Frank Gratto, Frank Avalado, Maneas, Albert, Pighin, Gildo Travisan, Antoni...

Sullivan Mine Underground Crew in Kimberley, BC

Sullivan Mine Underground Crew in Kimberley, BC
Sullivan Mine Underground Crew exiting the "Cage" that is used to lower the miners into the mine, Kimberley, BC. Rusty Glen is one of the miners. Do ...

Cominco 40 Year Service Medal Awards c.1965

Cominco 40 Year Service Medal Awards c.1965
Cominco Personnel - 40 year Medal Awardc.1965 Top Row are Trail, BC personnel the names are unknown. Bottom Row Kimberley personnel, L-R: Percy Blo...

Cominco 40 Year Service Medal 1969

Cominco 40 Year Service Medal 1969
Cominco Personnel - Rod Douglas presenting Jay Colthorpe with his 40 year Service Gold Medal. Jay Colthorpe worked many years in various supervisory p...

About Us Staff Privacy Policy
Partnerships Links Contact Us
How to Contact Us

Telephone:

Manual Telephone : Antique telephone Castlegar, B.C., part of the early Castlegar museum collection - Written on back o

Toll Free: 1-844-550-9150

Local: 250-489-9150

Email:

info@basininstitute.org

Social Media:

Visit our Facebook page

Mailing Address:

Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History
Suite #105
105 - 9th Ave S.
Cranbrook, B.C.
V1C 2M1