Keyword: Construction

Building Railway Trestle - Valemount Area

Building railway trestle in the Valemount area.

Internal ID:	0083.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Tete Jaune??

Log buildings under construction with mountains behind possibly in Tete Jaune or Edgewood BC area.

Internal ID:	0112.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1915

Railway Construction

Crew working on railway construction - bridge building.

Internal ID:	0115.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Railway Construction Camp

A tent camp in front of Mt. Robson. Summer camp during construction of Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, L.J. Cole, Res. Engineer.

Internal ID:	0122.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1914

Tourist Info Centre

Valemount, BC - Tourist Info Centre, outside log construction.

Internal ID:	0127.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1981

Tourist Info Centre

Valemount, BC - Tourist Info Centre, working on outside of building installing soffits.

Internal ID:	0127.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1981

C.P.R. Tunnel Portal Under Construction

C.P.R. tunnel portal under construction on the Crowsnest pass line. Photo by W.O. Barclay, Lacombe, Alberta.

Internal ID:	0305.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1898

Wartime Housing in Rossland, B.C. c.1946

Wartime housing project on Thompson Ave in Rossland, B.C c.1946

Internal ID:	2311.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1946

Railway Construction

Railway construction site and workers cutting grade for a new line.

Internal ID:	0115.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Rainbow Camp

Rainbow Camp, where Japanese evacuees were interned. The right-of-way for the road is seen looking west with camp buildings on either side. Area located in Mt. Robson Provincial Park near Moose Lake.

Internal ID:	0123.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Tourist Info Centre

Valemount, BC - Tourist Info Centre, working on building's front porch.

Internal ID:	0127.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1981

Kootenay Club

Members of the Kootenay Club at Fort Steele advocating for erection of a new club building.

Internal ID:	0053.0004
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 13th 1900

Railway Construction Site

Construction site and equipment (steam shovel)on new rail line.

Internal ID:	0115.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Tourist Info Centre

Valemount, BC - Tourist Info Centre, working on outside of building.

Internal ID:	0127.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1981

Early construction of McDougall Townsite, Kimberley, BC.

Early construction of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting (C.M.S. - better known today as Cominco) housing on Second Avenue in McDougall Townsite, Kimberley, BC. Completed buildings include company homes, bunk houses, and cookhouse.

Internal ID:	2298.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Railway Construction

Railway construction site and equipment (steam shovel).

Internal ID:	0115.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Clearing Snowslide

Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad equipment on construction opposite Mt. Robson. L.J. Cole, Res. Engineer for construction. It appears that a steam shovel is being used to clear snow debris from the track in front of Mt. Robson.

Internal ID:	0122.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1914

Construction of Rocky Mountain Lodge

Construction of Rocky Mountain Lodge, 1982.

Internal ID:	2290.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1982

Athabasca Valley

Athabasca Valley and G.T.P. Engineer's Camp Fitzhugh. Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad construction days. L.J. Cole, Res. Engineer for construction.

Internal ID:	0122.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1914

Tourist Info Centre

Valemount, BC - Tourist Info Centre, outside log construction.

Internal ID:	0127.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1981

A worker for Kootenay, 1983.

A worker for Kootenay, 1983. Re-elected to the B.C. Legislature Construction of the Elk Valley Road Cut-off and five bridges that span the road system. Total cost of $7.2 million.

Internal ID:	2290.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1983

Log Construction Crew

Men constructing a log building.

Internal ID:	0112.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1915

Construction of the Sparwood weigh scales, 1984

A worker for Kootenay, 1984. Construction of the Sparwood weigh scales.

Internal ID:	2290.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1984

Steam Shovel and Construction Locomotives

Railway construction - Steam shovel and small construction locomotives.

Internal ID:	0115.0008
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
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1914

Waneta Dam Construction Site on the Pend d'Oreille River 1952

Construction Photos Waneta Dam Site. View of Pend Oreille River rapids and construction buildings on south US side of river, just upstream of Great Northern RR/car bridge 1952

Internal ID:	2360.0008
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1952

Paving the Cranbrook North Interchange, Highway 3, and Van Horne Ave.

A worker for Kootenay, 1985. Paving of the Cranbrook North Interchange and Highway 3 and Van Horne Ave.

Internal ID:	2290.0008
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1985

Steam Shovel

Steam shovel on railway construction site.

Internal ID:	0115.0009
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Image shows bottom or keel of the boat. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area.

Internal ID:	0155.0009
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Japanese Internment Camp

Japanese Internment Camp - Lempriere 1942. A group of workers posed by a building under construction.

Internal ID:	0073.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Truck with auger in yard, unknown usage.

Internal ID:	0155.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Railway Construction

Railway construction, town site, locomotive and steam shovel.

Internal ID:	0115.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. The bottom of the boat is the height of a man.

Internal ID:	0155.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Cranbrook Agencies Float Construction, Sam Steele

Cranbrook Agencies Float Construction, Sam Steele, 1985

Internal ID:	2371.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	February 27th 2025

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Putting up the beams for the top half of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Waneta Dam Construction Site on the Pend d'Oreille River 1952

Construction Photos Waneta Dam Site on Pend d'Oreille River in the fore ground and construction buildings on North side of river 1952. Photo taken from RR/car bridge.

Internal ID:	2360.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1952

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson for the Cranbrook area tourist trade. Truck with hoist is being used to install the boat's engine.

Internal ID:	0155.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Crows Nest Pass Railway

Construction of C.P.R. rail line in the Crows Nest Pass of the Canadian Rockies.

Internal ID:	0156.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1897

Waneta Dam Construction Site on the Pend d'Oreille River 1952

Construction Photos Waneta Dam Site looking upstream on the Pend d'Oreille River 1952. Falls & Rapids visible in the distance. Photo taken from the RR/car bridge.

Internal ID:	2360.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1952

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
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	September 4th 1964

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson for the Cranbrook area tourist trade. Truck with hoist is being used to install the boat's engine.

Internal ID:	0155.0014
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Crows Nest Pass Railway

Construction of C.P.R. rail line in the Crows Nest Pass region of the Canadian Rockies.

Internal ID:	0156.0014
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1897

McDougall Memorial Hospital, Kimberley

McDougall Memorial Hospital, mid section under construction. Kimberley, BC.

Internal ID:	0186.0014
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1944

Armond Theatre Under Construction c.1951

Photo of the sign posted on the Armond Theatre while under construction. Credits to the people and businesses that were a part of the construction, circa 1951

Internal ID:	2255.0014
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1951

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson for the Cranbrook area tourist trade. Truck with hoist is being used to install the boat's engine.

Internal ID:	0155.0015
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

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
Medium:	Map
Date:	1920

McDougall Memorial Hospital, Kimberley

McDougall Memorial Hospital, Kimberley, BC.

Internal ID:	0186.0015
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1944

Armond Theatre Construction June 1951

Stamp from the Marwell Construction Co. LTD, Trail B.C. June 21, 1951.Construction company that built the Armond Theatre.

Internal ID:	2255.0015
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	June 21st 1951

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Putting up frame work for the walls of the upper deck of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0016
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Canadian Pacific Railway

Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway routes and stops throughout the Columbia Basin.

Internal ID:	0156.0016
Medium:	Map
Date:	1920

Development at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre

Construction of a new entrance road into the Doukhobor Discovery Centre and the Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science.

Internal ID:	0133.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1975

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Putting up frame work for the walls of the top half of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Putting up frame work for the walls of the top half of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0018
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Japanese Internment Camp

Japanese Internment Camp Eleven of the interned men posed in front of building under construction.

Internal ID:	0072.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Museum Construction

Front-end loader landscaping around Castlegar Museum. Museum located by Doukhobor Museum along Columbia River by Airport.

Internal ID:	0133.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1975

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Finished framing of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Kimberley Scout Hall

Construction of new addition to the Kimberley Scout Hall.

Internal ID:	0162.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1939

Mark Creek flood. Kimberley, BC, 1948.

Mark Creek flood. Kimberley, BC, 1948. Northern Construction crane and crew working on flood damage at Kimberley Avenue & Ross Street. Small crowd gathering.

Internal ID:	2298.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

City Works Garage

Newspaper article two Cranbrook landmarks demolished in preparation of the Cranbrook Mall.

Internal ID:	0050.0020
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 27th 1966

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Putting in the paddle wheels in the rear of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Kimberley Scout Hall

Construction of new addition to the Kimberley Scout Hall.

Internal ID:	0162.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1939

Construction of the Water Treatment Plant in Marysville, BC

Construction of the Water Treatment Plant water reservoirs Marysville, BC

Internal ID:	0199.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Bonnington Falls Dam Construction 1906

Bonnington Falls powerhouse construction 1906: The Crew!! The men that made it all possible, 1906

Internal ID:	2025.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1906

Fort Steele Autoists

Newspaper article reporting on the repairs taking place on the roads through Westport and Steele, also reporting that the work on the Wild Horse Creek Bar for the C.P.R. is progressing rapidly.

Internal ID:	0053.0021
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 12th 1922

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Storm coming, covering the paddle wheel with a tarp.

Internal ID:	0155.0021
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Construction of the Water Treatment Plant in Marysville, BC

Construction of the Water Treatment Plant head-frame over thickener/clarifier Marysville, BC

Internal ID:	0199.0021
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Mount Robson Center

Construction of the new Information Centre at Mt. Robson Park, near Valemount, BC.

Internal ID:	0127.0022
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1985

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Spectators gathering, working on the paddle wheel section of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0022
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Working on the paddle wheel section of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0023
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Working on the paddle wheel section of the boat.

Internal ID:	0155.0024
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1964

Sternwheeler S.W. Kootenay

Construction of S.W. Kootenay sternwheeler by W.A. Anderson. Built for the tourist trade in the Cranbrook area. Finishing of the boat and closing in of the paddle wheel.