Keyword: Tunnel

Truss Bridge on Quintet Tunnel Model

Truss bridge on Quintet Tunnel model built by Cranbrook Railway Club.

Internal ID:	0286.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Governor General's Visit

Newspaper - Governor General's visit to Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC. - See text for name list.

Internal ID:	0237.0002
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	May 6th 1948

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

Picturesque Cranbrook - Image Collage - 6 Images

This is a collage of six images from "Picturesque Cranbrook." From the top, left to right are: Wild Horse Creek at Fort Steele, Lundbreck Falls Hills on the Old Man River, the East Loop of the Crows Nest Pass Railway. The three on the bottom are: The Cave - main source of the Old Man River, Goat River Canyon, and the Moyie Tunnel.

Internal ID:	0209.0005
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1930

Moyie Tunnel

Image from "Picturesque Cranbrook" of the Moyie Tunnel (Jerome Tunnel) on the Crows Nest Pass Railway.

Internal ID:	0209.0006
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1930

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
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

CNR Railroad Tunnel

Canadian National Railroad tunnel, Fraser River.

Internal ID:	0115.0016
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

End of Shift

Man-cars and workers coming out of tunnel at the 3900 foot level, Sullivan Mines, Kimberley, BC

Internal ID:	0237.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1924

Tunnel Surface Buildings

Sullivan mine - tunnel surface buildings at the 3900 foot level, including power house, Kimberley, BC

Internal ID:	0237.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Sullivan Mine 3900 Foot Level

Sullivan Mine, tunnel, Kimberley, BC, showing all the outside development at the 3900 foot level.

Internal ID:	0237.0021
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Twells and Dahlgren

Harry Twells and Geo Dahlgren posed at tunnel, (where unknown) Kimberley, BC

Internal ID:	0196.0022
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1909

Aerial view of Mine

Sullivan mine, aerial view of mine site and tunnel, Kimberley, BC, with a good view of all development in the Mark Creek valley at the mine site.

Internal ID:	0237.0022
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1944

CN Railway Skoonka Tunnels

Skoonka Tunnels, Canadian National Main Line.

Internal ID:	0115.0024
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

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
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Yale Tunnel

Yale Tunnel, Canadian National Railway

Internal ID:	0115.0028
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Lower Tunnel

Sullivan mine - lower tunnel, Kimberley, BC

Internal ID:	0237.0029
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1915

Junction Point Underground

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - junction point in underground railway system on 3900 (main) level.

Internal ID:	0237.0031
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Soft Hats and Candles

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - unknown names for miners in soft hats and candles. Pray that the roof holds.

Internal ID:	0237.0032
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1914

Diamond Drilling

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - diamond drilling.

Internal ID:	0237.0035
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1944

Miners Transported

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - miners in covered train entering 3900 foot portal with machine shop in background.

Internal ID:	0237.0050
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1935

Entry to Tunnel

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - 1915 portal, 3900 foot level, miners on train heading into tunnel to start shift.

Internal ID:	0237.0064
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Underground Mining

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - underground mining, at turn of the century with a bar and arm set-up. Note the soft hats and carbide lamps.

Internal ID:	0237.0081
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Group of Miners

Sullivan mine - A group of men, 3 miles underground, tunnel construction, Kimberley, BC. Note soft hats and carbide lamps.

Internal ID:	0237.0106
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1925

1915 Portal

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - tunnel portal 1915, 3900 level.

Internal ID:	0237.0112
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

1915 Portal

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - tunnel portal 1915, 3900 level.

Internal ID:	0237.0113
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1920

Flume Tunnel at Lumberton, B.C.

This is the flume exit from the tunnel constructed through the mountainside at Lumberton on the B.C. Spruce Mills timber limits, c. 1930. The sign says "Private Property / Keep Off / No Trespassing."

Internal ID:	2516.0117
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Son Charles Publishes History

Former Cranbrook boy, who through complications from measles is blind, is now a college professor at University of Bristol, has published a book "In The Shadows Of The Rockies".

Internal ID:	0053.0124
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 11th 1930

Conveyor Belt

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - underground conveyor belt for moving ore.

Internal ID:	0237.0125
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Underground Tunnel

Underground tunnel at Sullivan Mines, Kimberley, BC.

Internal ID:	0237.0127
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1935

Sorting Ore

Sullivan mine, Kimberley, BC - men hand sorting the ore and loading it into a car.

Internal ID:	0237.0129
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Tunnel at Lempriere, B.C.

Tunnel, possibly an old mining shaft, at Lempriere, B.C., 1925. Ken Deckert added: This was the CN mainline tunnel. It was unstable and collapsed internally. The railway moved around the outside of the hill and is the mainline to this day - 40 kms North of Blue River, B.C.

Internal ID:	0119.0136
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1925

The Tunnel

The tunnel, Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC. A view of the outside structures at the 3900 foot portal, with the Rockhouse centre foreground.

Internal ID:	0237.0159
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

The Tunnel

The tunnel, Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC. A view of the outside structures at the 3900 foot portal, with the Rockhouse centre foreground.

Internal ID:	0237.0160
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Mine Site

The tunnel, Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC. The tramway can be seen going up the mountain to the left, and the Rockhouse is the large structure lower right.

Internal ID:	0237.0173
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Mine Site

The tunnel, Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC. The tramway can be seen going up the mountain to the left, and the Rockhouse is the large structure lower right.

Internal ID:	0237.0174
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Babylon Mine

While tunneling for ore body at Babylon Mine, an unexpected vein was uncovered which looks to yield substantial values in gold and silver.

Internal ID:	0050.0190
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 12th 1898

Sullivan Mine Site

The Sullivan tunnel, Kimberley, BC. View at the 3900 foot portal.

Internal ID:	0237.0193
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1925

Sullivan Mine Site

The Sullivan tunnel, Kimberley, BC. View at the 3900 foot portal.

Internal ID:	0237.0194
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1925

Hamilton, John & W.J.

Newspaper article two successful prospectors state that Southeast Kootenay is one of the most fruitful fields for industrious prospectors to be found in the world.

Internal ID:	0050.0200
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 12th 1898

Phosphate Beds

Newspaper article with excerpt from Fernie Free Press - reporting on work starting on the mining for Calcium Phosphate.

Internal ID:	0051.0204
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 6th 1929

Wardner Gypsum Mine

Article detailing short tunnel being made to ascertain the extent of mineral body in Wardner.

Internal ID:	0051.0282
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 24th 1926

New Tunnel

Sullivan Mine, Kimberley, BC - new tunnel, maybe 4600 foot level??

Internal ID:	0237.0361
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1909

Mining Notes

Article reporting on the ongoing boom of mining in the Kootenays.

Internal ID:	0051.0464
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 31st 1901

Windermere Mines

Article reporting on the ongoing good reports coming from the mines in Windermere district.

Internal ID:	0051.0472
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 31st 1901

Duncan Dam

Logs on Duncan Lake, diversion tunnels for river at lower left. Power barge and boom boat used to keep tunnel entrance clear of logs (the dam was completed 1967).

Internal ID:	0131.0501
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1965

Highway 5 construction

Highway 5 construction, Valemount to Tete Jaune Cache, BC. Traffic as normal during construction

Internal ID:	0127.0527
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1969

Highway 5 construction

Highway 5 construction, Valemount to Tete Jaune Cache, BC. Trucks lining side of highway before tunnel.

Internal ID:	0127.0537
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1969

Railway Construction

Ongoing constuction of railway to and around Cranbrook. The Canadian-Alien law is being strictly enforced, and no workmen but Canadians will be employed.