Keyword: railway
Building Railway Trestle - Valemount Area
Building railway trestle in the Valemount area.
| Internal ID: | 0083.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Lucerne Shop
Lucerne shop 1921.
| Internal ID: | 0096.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1921 |
Railway Worker
Unknown man standing on railway tracks, presumed near Kimberley, BC. It has been reported that the tracks to the concentrator were not standard gauge, and that this photo may be the overpass over Highway 95A? Does anyone have information on either of these points?
| Internal ID: | 0236.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Railway Golden Jubilee Celebrations
Golden Jubilee of the coming of the railway to Cranbrook, 1948, with Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band entertaining at train station area.
| Internal ID: | 0261.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
Rock on CNR Track Mt. Robson, 1950
Huge boulder on CNR track near Mt. Robson. Lionel Deforge on left, Road Master Peterson in coveralls.
| Internal ID: | 0083.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Woman and child
A coloured photo composition of a woman holding a young child in her arms while standing on railway tracks beside a river.
| Internal ID: | 0103.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1938 |
Mile 53
Mile 53, Tete Jaune Cache, BC. People walking on railroad tracks, steamer on water behind the upright poles.
| Internal ID: | 0125.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
CPR Locomotive
CPR steam locomotive on tracks, presumed Kimberley, BC area.
| Internal ID: | 0236.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Rock on CNR Track Mt. Robson, 1950
Rock on CNR track near Mt. Robson - boulder broken into big pieces.
| Internal ID: | 0083.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
Valemount Museum Move
Valemount museum before renovations, when it was still a railway station. The last passenger train went through in 1980. In this photo the freight shed has already been detached for moving.
| Internal ID: | 0116.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1990 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator Ore Cars
Sullivan Mine Concentrator - train car on tracks, 40 ton cars, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1954 |
Rock slide CNR track Mt. Robson
Preparing blast material for boulder on CNR track Mt.Robson
| Internal ID: | 0083.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 7th 1950 |
CPR Locomotive
Steam engine on tracks, near Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0236.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Canadian National Railway, Mt.Robson
CNR track and train near Mt.Robson 1920/21.
| Internal ID: | 0096.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1921 |
Railway Construction
Railway construction site and equipment (steam shovel).
| Internal ID: | 0115.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan mine concentrator - ore train from mine via 3700 level, 102 Locomtive, Kimberley, BC
| Internal ID: | 0203.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1954 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator - ore train from mine via 3700 level and locomotive 103, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0006 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1954 |
Canoe River Rail Bridge
The new rail bridge across the Canoe River. The photo shows road bridge underneath. 1920/21
| Internal ID: | 0096.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1921 |
Royalty visit May 1939
BC Provincial Police on duty for visit to Mt. Robson, Canada, by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
| Internal ID: | 0107.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | May 1st 1939 |
Sawmill Site along Railway
Old sawmill site along railway, showing factory chimney stacks.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan mine concentrator - float pile and train, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 1st 1963 |
Steam Engine At Siding
Train on tracks, snow piles and boxcars at sides, at water tower near Kimberley, BC
| Internal ID: | 0236.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Portrait
Two unidentified women by railroad tracks, presumably in the Valemount area.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Steam Shovel and Construction Locomotives
Railway construction - Steam shovel and small construction locomotives.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Railway Construction
Laying rail on Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad bed opposite Mt. Robson. Photo shows the track layer putting down rails with a crew of men working around the machine. L.J. Cole, Res. Engineer for construction.
| Internal ID: | 0122.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan mine concentrator - float train and rotary dump with ore train at side, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 1st 1963 |
Steam Shovel
Steam shovel on railway construction site.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Grand Trunk Pacific Near Croydon
Grand Truck Pacific Railroad after construction, vicinity of Croydon, B.C. Original photo by L.J. Cole Res. Engineer for construction. The sawman in the photo is H.A. Cole, his son. A GTP boxcar on a siding with men working at something.
| Internal ID: | 0122.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator - float pile and locomotive 102.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 1st 1963 |
Railway Construction
Railway construction, town site, locomotive and steam shovel.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Engine in Yard
CPR rail lines, train on tracks near town presumed to be Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0236.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
CPR Locomotive
CPR engine on tracks near townsite, presumed Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0236.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Old Wagon used on CPR construction
Image of an old wagon that was used on construction of CPR west of Cranbrook. Image taken Sept, 4 1964
| Internal ID: | 0002.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | September 4th 1964 |
Hell's Gate on the Thompson River
Canadian National Railroad tunnel at Hell's Gate on the Thompson River. Sandy Czorny added: Canadian Northern Pacific Railway trestle and tunnel just east of Messiter, B.C. at Little Hell's Gate. K.Deckert added: This tunnel was located at Mile 12 Clearwater subdivision south of Blue River, BC. Due to the material it was unstable and water flowed and froze in it in the winter becoming a hazard. It was removed and the materiel used to fill in the trestle in the foreground. Possibly in the late 1950's early 60's
| Internal ID: | 0115.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Moyie Townsite from the South
Moyie as seen from the south, looking up the railway tracks with a train in the foreground. Caption reads: "Moyie, B.C. on Crows Nest Pass." There is a small insignia "105668 J.V. in a circle."
| Internal ID: | 2491.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Railway Station at Valemount, Jan 1935
Railway station at Valemount, Jan 1935. Section foreman, Sam Fucile ( Italian), on the corner with hills in background.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Soldier in Uniform
Man in soldier's uniform. Presumed to be Valemount, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0126.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Crows Nest Pass Railway
Map of the Crows Nest Pass and Kootenay Central Railways, showing the route and stops to be made.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0015 |
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| Medium: | Map |
| Date: | 1920 |
CNR Railroad Tunnel
Canadian National Railroad tunnel, Fraser River.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Canadian Pacific Railway
Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway routes and stops throughout the Columbia Basin.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0016 |
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| Medium: | Map |
| Date: | 1920 |
Looking East at Mile 53
Looking east along the railway tracks towards the Engineer's Camp at Mile 53. A paddle wheeler is on the river. Possibly Tete Jaune or Edgewood.
| Internal ID: | 0112.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Railroad Bridge
Railroad bridge at Black Canyon on the Fraser River.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Mrs. Dowker and Unidentified Women
Mrs Dowker and group of women by railway tracks.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Railway Section Crew
Railway section crew and railway speeder.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Buildings near station, Jan 1935
Buildings near station Jan 1935 Mrs. Cox's Post Office and store is at the back of furthest shed. Mr. Dahlberg's store is in front of it on this side of tracks. Tracks run right in front of these sheds between the front fence.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
C.N. Railway Bridge at Kamloops, B.C.
C.N. Railway bridge over Thompson River at Kamloops, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
C.N. Railway Bridge at Kamloops, B.C.
C.N. Railway bridge over the Thompson River at Kamloops, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator - loading sheds and stock piles at Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0021 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1950 |
Cranbrook.Overview shot from Moir Park area, showing railway operation and good view of Baker Street.
Cranbrook. Overview shot from Moir Park area, showing railway operation and good view of Baker Street.
| Internal ID: | 0018.0025 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Crows Nest Pass Railway
An early view of the Crows Nest Pass Railway line and bridge across the Kootenay River at Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0025 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
Messiter Tunnel
Sandy Czorny added: Canadian Northern Pacific Railway passenger train exiting the east end of the tunnel at Messiter, B.C. K.Deckert added: This tunnel is still in use at Mile 12.5 On the Clearwater subdivision 12.5 miles south of Blue River British Columbia. and less than a mile upstream from Little Hells Gate. North Thompson river in the fore ground.The trestle that is visible has long ago been filled in.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0027 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Pacific Enron Inc. at Grand Forks
Behind the Pacific Enron Inc. insulation plant in Grand Forks, BC, showing the railway spur. This plant converted old slag from the Granby smelter into insulation. Slag sales contributed to the Grand Forks Heritage Fund.
| Internal ID: | 0143.0027 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1980 |
Yale Tunnel
Yale Tunnel, Canadian National Railway
| Internal ID: | 0115.0028 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Cranbrook Railroad Station
Dark profile view of the Cranbrook CPR station with part of the yard.
| Internal ID: | 0156.0028 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Moyie Autoists
Newspaper article reporting an automobile accident west of Moyie. Also reporting the opening of a new Catholic Church in Kimberley.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0029 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 29th 1922 |
Railway to Somewhere
Landscape view of a railway line through flat open country.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0029 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Aerial view of Cranbrook, B.C.
Aerial view of Cranbrook, B.C. airport, highway and railroad, ca. 1938
| Internal ID: | 0138.0029 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1938 |
Aerial View of Lakit and Teepee Mountain
Aerial view of Cranbrook, B.C. airport, highway and railroad, ca. 1938; looking east with Lakit Mountain, Teepee Mountain and Wildhorse valley in distance. The Brewery on 6th street and I'm guessing the Airport building across the tracks and slightly North. It also shows the railway and road heading towards Kimberly, running parallel NW
| Internal ID: | 0138.0030 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1938 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator - buildings, assay, carpenter shops and offices with North Star Mtn in background, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0032 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1955 |
Mt. Robson Railway Station
Mt. Robson Railway Station with pasengers disembarked for viewing.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator - ore from the Sullivan Mine being dumped by the rotary car dumps, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1958 |
Grant Brook Station
Grant Brook B.C., railway station.
| Internal ID: | 0115.0040 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Railway Museum, Cranbrook
Railway Museum, Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 2290.0041 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Railway and Store
Railway, water tower and stores, possibly early Valemount. Sandy Czorny added: Red Pass Junction, B.C., with the railway water tank ahead and the General Store on the right.
| Internal ID: | 0102.0043 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1930 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
Sullivan Mine concentrator looking through the rotary dumper area, Kimberley BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0044 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 1st 1963 |
Sullivan Mine Concentrator
3750 level haulage way between Sullivan Mine portal and concentrator, Kimberley, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0203.0045 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1958 |
Landes, France
Pontenz-les-Forges ( Landes ) La Gare - English: Pontenz-the-Forging mills Moors The Station
| Internal ID: | 0131.0048 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1894 |
Sullivan Mine Underground 1929 - Train Exit
Sullivan Mine Underground 1929 - exit on train, 1929
| Internal ID: | 0239.0059 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1929 |
Castlegar C.P.R. Station
An early view looking toward what would become downtown Castlegar. The Castlegar CPR station is seen to the left with the Castlegar Hotel to the right.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0061 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1905 |
Local Colour
Newspaper article in form of a letter telling friend of chinese cigars clearing evils out of body and how Italians named Kalama.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0062 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 2nd 1898 |
Moyie, BC c.1899
Town of Moyie, BC over looking the Moyie Lake c.1899
| Internal ID: | 2255.0066 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1899 |
Chapman Camp
Spur line construction at Chapman Camp near Kimberley, BC
| Internal ID: | 0205.0071 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 1st 1922 |
