City: Brilliant
Hadikin's Sawmill
Hadikin's sawmill on the Columbia River at Brilliant, near where the old Doukhobor jam factory was located.
| Internal ID: | 0490.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1985 |
Doukhobors Work for CPR
Newspaper blurb on Doukohobors and how they are providing extra help for CP Rail.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0055 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 6th 1927 |
Brillant Dam and Power Plant
Brillant Dam and Power Plant on the Kootenay River at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0504.0066 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Brillant Dam and Power Plant
Brillant Dam and Power Plant on the Kootenay River at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0504.0067 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Brillant Dam and Power Plant
Brillant Dam and Power Plant on the Kootenay River at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0504.0075 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
The Brilliant Bridge
The Brilliant bridge, built across the kootenay River near Castlegar, B.C. This bridge was constructed by the Doukhobor community to gain access to Nelson to the north as well as Robson to the south.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0118 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 0000 |
Verigin Farewell
A gathering of Doukhobors by the grain elevator and pole yard at Brilliant, B.C. Possibly funeral proceedings of Peter "Lordly" Verigin.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0279 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin Farewell
Farewell for Peter "Lordly" Verigin at Brilliant in 1924. Peter Verigin was killed in a train explosion at Farron, B.C. He was eventually laid to rest in a tomb above Brilliant, lookig out on the joining of the Kootenay and Columbia rivers and the incredibly fertile community that he had helped to foster at Brilliant (and at other sites in West Kootenay).
| Internal ID: | 0131.0281 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin Farewell
Part of the funeral procession at Brilliant after the death of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, spiritual leader of the Canadian Doukhobors.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0282 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Verigin's Tomb
Peter "Chistiakov"Verigin standing at the tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin after it had been vandalized, Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0286 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1949 |
Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. This photo is taken at the tomb of Peter Lordly, overlooking the large Doukhobor enterprise at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0287 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Verigin's Tomb
Peter Verigin's tomb vandalized by dynamite, Brilliant, B.C. The frequent acts of predation at the tomb were attributed to Sons of Freedom Doukhobors who objected to the material diefication of Doukhobor spiritual leaders and icons in general.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0288 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1949 |
Verigin's Tomb
Peter Verigin's tomb vandalized by dynamite, Brilliant, B.C. The frequent acts of predation at the tomb were attributed to Sons of Freedom Doukhobors who objected to the material diefication of Doukhobor spiritual leaders and icons in general.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0289 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1949 |
Verigin's Tomb
Peter Verigin's tomb vandalized by dynamite, Brilliant, B.C. The frequent acts of predation at the tomb were attributed to Sons of Freedom Doukhobors who objected to the material diefication of Doukhobor spiritual leaders and icons in general.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0290 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1949 |
Verigin's tomb vandalized
Verigin's tomb vandalized by dynamite, Brilliant, BC
| Internal ID: | 0131.0291 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1949 |
Peter Chistiakov Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. He, son of Peter Lordly Verigin, was to take over as spiritual leader of the Doukhobors in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0293 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Peter Chistiakov Verigin
Arrival of Peter II from Russia to Brilliant, B.C. The gathering took place at Verigin's Tomb, overlooking the prospering Doukhobor community of Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0294 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Jam makers working inside the jam factory at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0296 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Staff of the jam factory at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0297 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Youth
Group of young people, possibly workers at the Doukhobor Jam Factory, Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0298 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Doukhobor Jam Factory
Inside the Doukhobor jam factory, Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0299 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Group of young people
Group of young people, possibly Brilliant, BC
| Internal ID: | 0131.0300 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Factory Workers at the Brilliant Jam Factory
Factory workers at the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood jam factory at Brilliant, BC. This was a large and prosperous Doukhobor enterprise at this time - c. 1922.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0301 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1922 |
Factory workers at Brilliant, B.C., 1917
These Doukhobor workers at Brilliant are possibly employed in the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood's jam factory. The CCUB had extensive economic development at Brilliant during this period of time.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0302 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | July 14th 1917 |
Young Doukhobor Group, Probably at Brilliant, c. 1910
Group of Doukhobor young people, possibly Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0303 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Doukhobors Gathered at Meeting at Brilliant, BC
A very large gathering of Doukhobor people at Brilliant, BC, with Sons of Freedom slogans posted above the gathering. The building in the background is the KC Preservative Works - the "Jam Factory" from which the Doukhobor people produced fruit jams that they were known all over western Canada for.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0304 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Farewell to Peter Verigin at Brilliant, B.C. 1924
A gathering of Doukhobor people at Brilliant, B.C. to do with the death of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, spiritual leader of the Doukhobors. Peter Verigin died in a CPR train explosion at Farron, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0306 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1924 |
Abandoned Brilliant Building, c. 1965
Abandoned building at Brilliant, B.C., close to the CPR railway siding. This may have been a commercial building that later became a residence.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0307 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Abandoned Structure at Brilliant, B.C.
Abandoned structure by the railway tracks, Brilliant, B.C. area. This was possibly a store before it became a residence.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0308 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin at Brilliant, B.C.
The first tomb structure of Peter "Lordly" Verigin, before the bomb attacks which severely damaged the structure. This site is still present at Brilliant, and is well worth visiting.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0310 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Brilliant Jam Factory
An overview of Brilliant at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers. This view shows the large agricultural and commercial development created by the Doukhobor people near Castlegar. Most of this work was accomplished within the span of 20 years.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0313 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1918 |
Doukhobor Gathering
Brilliant, B.C., Doukhobor gathering with non-Doukhobor visitors. Occasion unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0314 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Arrival of Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin at Brilliant, B.C.
Arrival of Peter "Chistiakov" Verigin, Brilliant, BC. The gathering is at the tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin on the hillside immediately above Brilliant. This area is still a gathering place today.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0317 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1927 |
Peter "Lordly" Commemoration Service at Brilliant
Yearly commemoration service for Peter Lordly, recognizing his leadership and tragic death October, 29th, 1924.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0321 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1941 |
Railway Station at Brilliant, B.C., c. 1915
Brilliant, B.C. railroad station built principally to serve Doukhobor communities and industries.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0361 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Brilliant Bridge
Bridge at Brilliant, B.C. completed in 1913 by the Doukhobors. It spans the Kootenay River, giving road access to both Nelson and Robson.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0391 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Along the Columbia River
Possibly Brilliant BC. Walter Peachy added: this does strike me as Brilliant - maybe from Indian Flats. So this would be the Kootenay River.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0402 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1905 |
Visiting cemetery
Unknown persons visiting Verigin's tomb in Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0406 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Verigin's Tomb at Brilliant
Unknown persons visiting the tomb of Peter Verigin at Brilliant, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0407 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Doukhobor Village
A Doukhobor Village House, presumably in the Briliant area. Sadly weather and neglect are taking their toll on what was once a thriving communal property.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0545 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Brilliant CPR Station
Brilliant CPR railway station, built above the confluence of the Kootenaty and Columbia rivers.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0754 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Columbia River
River view, assumed to be the Columbia in the vicinity of Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0756 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Sons of Freedom
The minority sect Sons of Freedom gathering in Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0761 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Gathering
A ceremonial gathering of Doukhobors at Brilliant.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0768 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Doukhobor Village House
One communal home of a Doukhobor village with second home just visible in background, presumed to be in the Brilliant area. Decay and breakdown are evident in photo.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0790 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Verigin's Tomb
The tomb of Peter "Lordly" Verigin in Brilliant, B.C. Doukhobor suspension bridge in background with new bridge in forefront.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0815 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Communal Home
Old Doukhobor village home presumed to be in Brilliant,B.C. Normally there would be two similar structures connected by a u-shaped series of outbuildings.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0816 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Communal House
Presumed to be located in the Castlegar area, this old structure is part of the u-shaped outbuildings that connected two communal homes in a Doukhobor village. There were almost always two arches, one on either end of the l;ong side of the "u", providing access to the inner courtyard of the village.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0818 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Communal Home
Presumed to be located in the Castlegar area, this old structure is a part of the u-shaped outbuildings of a traditional Doukhobor village. The large communal houses on either end of the "u" are not visible.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0819 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Brilliant Office Building
Vandalized abandoned office and storefront, believed to have been the office for the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood in Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0824 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Brillian Office Building
Door of vandalized abandoned office building and store at Brilliant, B.C., formerly owned by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0825 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Doukhobor Office Building
Inside of abandoned building, thought to be the office of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0828 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Office Building
Exterior view of the office building and store built and operated by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (C.C.U.B.) at Brilliant, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0829 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Doukhobor Office Building
Vandalized abandoned storefront in Brilliant, B.C., fortmerly owned by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (C.C.U.B.), and more generically known as Doukhobors.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0830 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
The Brilliant Bridge
The Brilliant bridge, built across the kootenay River near Castlegar, B.C. This bridge was constructed by the Doukhobor community to gain access to Nelson to the north as well as Robson to the south.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0882 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 0000 |
