Valemount Historical Society: 0076
Red Pass Junction Railway Work
Digging heaves on CN rail, 1934. Clipping from a newspaper of section men digging out heaves on CN rail a mile west of Red Pass junction. See also resource no. 0070-0101 and 0070.0856. Sandy Czorny added: Mike Churney should be spelled Mike Czorny.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0001 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | 1934 |
Group of Rail Gang Workers
Group of gang workers in front of train: Bottom row L to R - unknown, Robert Pooli, Lionel Deforge, Pipe Berardi, Bill Eliuk, Back row: second from right in plaid shirt is Chiaverina, rest unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1971 |
Heavy Work Digging Heaves
Digging heaves, section men digging out heaves a mile west of Red Pass junction on CN rail 1934. Sandy Czorny added: Mike Czorny is in the bottom right.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1934 |
CN Train at Morey, BC
CN train under steam at Morey, BC, 1960. Engine number 5050.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
After rock was blown Apri 7th 1950 at Mt.Robson - Lionel Deforge in front, roadmaster Peterson on top of rock - men amongst rock.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Lionel Deforge
Lionel Deforge at age 82, in front of Bill Laurie's home at Lucerne, BC, April 1995.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0006 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1995 |
Railway Workers On Strike
Deforge( second from left, top row with axe ) and men posed on trolley car in front of train. Notes: on strike 1936.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Train Derailment
A group of eight men working on train derailment - unknown names.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Going to Town
At Geikie, 1936. Lionel Deforge second from right - going to town. Mike Czorny on right??? Others unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Group of Rail Gang Workers
Group of gang workers in front of train: Bottom row L to R - unknown, Robert Pooli, Lionel Deforge, Pipe Berardi, Bill Eliuk, Back row: second from right in plaid shirt is Chiaverina, rest unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1971 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown Friday April 7. 1950 at Mt.Robson. Lionel Deforge on left with Roadmaster Peterson, top of rock, before it was broken.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Men on rock slide at Mt. Robson. This rock was blown April 7, 1950. Lionel Deforge (left) on top of rock at Mt. Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Men on rock slide at Mt. Robson. This rock was blown April 7, 1950. Lionel Deforge (left) on top of rock at Mt. Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0013 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Men on top of slide. Rock was blown April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson. Man with white shirt, tie and coveralls is Roadmaster Peterson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Men on top of slide. Rock was blown April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson. Man with white shirt, tie and coveralls is Roadmaster Peterson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown Friday April 7, 1950 at Mt.Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Cooks On Train
Cooks on train: left at top Percy C. Deforge, father of Lionel Deforge, who cooked on gangs and later became bean robber ie: Boarding Car Inspector. Rest of crew unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Cooks On Train
Cooks on train: left at top Percy C. Deforge, father of Lionel Deforge, who cooked on gangs and later became bean robber ie: Boarding Car Inspector. Rest of crew unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Norah Meyer
Norah Meyer at Lucerne Camp grounds Aug 2003
| Internal ID: | 0076.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 1st 2003 |
Railway Workers
Four men on track with station in background. SAndy Czorny added: This was taken at Thunder River, B.C., on the Albreda Sub. On the left is my fatrher Mike Czorny and on the right is John Czorny, my grandfather. Taken in 1940 on the C.N.R.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson. The men are working to uncover and free the railroad right-of-way.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0021 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mike Czorny and Dan Polipiak
Mike Czorny and Dan Polipiak and dog, 1936 on railway speeder at rock cut at mile 15.7
| Internal ID: | 0076.0022 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Rail Workers
Workers in front of CN train ( unknown names ).
| Internal ID: | 0076.0023 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Jasper Station
Jasper, Alberta railway station in 1950.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0024 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Jasper Railway Station
Railway station at Jasper, Alberta, in 1950.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0025 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Jasper Railway Station
Railway station at Jasper, Alberta. Car and person unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0026 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Jim and Rich Meyer
Jim and Rich Meyer at Lucerne campgrounds, Aug 2003.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0027 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 1st 2003 |
Joe Sivicki
Joe Sivicki - newspaper clipping about speeding.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0028 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | 0000 |
Mt.Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson. Just one big rock - 40 tons. Men around and on top of rock.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0029 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Rail Workers
Lionel Deforge on right at Mt. Robson with other men, all working at clearing railway line.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0030 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Rail Workers
Lionel Deforge on right, with four other men, all CN workers at Mt. Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0031 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Lionel Deforge
Lionel Deforge April 1995, st 82 years of age, in front of old CN bunkhouse in Lucerne.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0032 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1995 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown Friday April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson. Clearing rails from snow and rock - Lionel Deforge on top of rock with Road Master Peterson, wearing coveralls.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0033 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Canoe River Rail Bridge
Lionel Deforge, in middle wearing cap, Mike Czorny with hammer, three other men working on the Canoe River Rail Bridge.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock bluff at Mt. Robson before rock was blown on Friday April 7, 1950.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0035 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Lionel Deforge and Ernest Williams
Left person unknown, middle is Lionel Deforge, right is Ernest Williams ( Norah Meyer's granddad / Lionel's father-in-law ).
| Internal ID: | 0076.0036 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Note of Declaration
Note of declaration - Norah Meyer's address, notes: nee Deforge, daughter of Lionel Deforge.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0037 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | 1978 |
Norah Meyer, Joe and Rena Sawatski
Norah Meyer, Joe and Rena Sawatski at Lucerne campgrounds, Aug 2003.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0038 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 1st 2003 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Blast - There she blows. Bringing down a rock overhang at Mt Robson, Apr 7th 1950.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0039 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Red Pass School Class Photo
1938 Red Pass school class picture, with names of children.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0040 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1938 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown Friday April 7, 1950 at Mt.Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0041 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Red Pass Station
Red Pass CN Station, winter of 1951.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0042 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1951 |
CN Rail Crew
Lionel Deforge, on right front with shovel on shoulder, and rail crew of four men.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0043 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1953 |
Mt. Robson rock slide
Rock was blown Friday Apri 7, 1950 at Mt.Robson. Road Master Peterson on right top of rock before it was blasted.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0044 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock before it was blown on April 7, 1950, at Mt.Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0045 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Railway Section Gang
Railway section men, at Canoe River, 1950. Confirmed by Sandy Czorny.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0046 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Rock was blown Friday April 7. 1950 at Mt.Robson. Lionel Deforge on left with Roadmaster Peterson, top of rock, before it was broken.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0047 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Railroad Rock Slide
Locomotive blocked by slide, possibly near Albreda.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0048 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Mt. Robson Rock Slide
Before the rock came down at Mt. Robson with the blast on April 7, 1950.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0049 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Rail Section Crew
Rail crew working on rail bridge, 1935. Sandy Czorny added: At Geikie, AB.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0050 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Rail Section Crew
Lionel Deforge and crew working on CN rail bridge.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0051 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Water boys
Water barrels for the gang or passengers, at Valemount.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0052 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sandy on Christmas Eve
Sandy on Christmas Eve.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0053 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | December 24th 1955 |
Going to Town
At Geikie, 1936 going to town. Mike Czorny on right??? Others unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0054 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Lady on Caboose
Lady on wooden caboose.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0055 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Section Crew
Section Crew men in front of speeder, possibly at Canoe River.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0056 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Mt.Robson Rock Slide
Lionel Deforge on right, preparing four cases of dynamite for blast on Friday April 7, 1950 at Mt. Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0057 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
My Job
My Job - a verse someone thought fit the job.
| Internal ID: | 0076.0058 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | 0000 |
