City: Wardner
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company Engine #2
Engine #2 of the Crows Nest pass Lumber Company at Wardner, B.C. The CNPL Co. did both railway and river logging.
| Internal ID: | 0160.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1882 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Pond
Logging pond of the Crows Nest pass Lumber Company mill at Wardner, with loaded rail cars, c. 1925.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Otto Becker & Co. Newspaper Ad
Otto Becker & Co., Wardner, B.C. The image advertises a free sample tin of their coffee claiming it is "The best on the market".
| Internal ID: | 0185.0004 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | April 26th 1913 |
CPR Derailment Near Wardner
Canadian Pacific Railway - CPR rail line near Wardner BC, Steam Locomotive and tender #2380. Workers can be seen near the rear of the tender. A derailment Item Date: ca 1952
| Internal ID: | 1263.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1952 |
Wardner Sawmill Office c. 1918
Office of the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Company in Wardner, B.C. c.1918. Npte picket fence and mansard roof.
| Internal ID: | 2520.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1918 |
Kootenay River Bridge at Wardner B.C.
Bridge across the Kootenay River at Wardner B.C.
| Internal ID: | 2078.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Peter Lund Residence
This house, built by Peter Lund, was situated on the way to Mayook.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0023 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
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 |
Wardner, B.C. May 3, 1897
Wardner pioneers establishing the Wardner, B.C. townsite on May 3, 1897.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0025 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | May 3rd 1897 |
The Wardner Hotel
The later Wardner Hotel, Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0037 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
The Wardner Sawmill at Wardner
Image of the Wardner Sawmill in Wardner, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0008.0045 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Feeding the Sawmill
Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Company men working on the log pond with pike poles, feeding the logs into the jack ladder for transport into the mill and saws.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0047 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Sawmill
The jack ladder feed into Wardner's Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company sawmill,, 1910.
| Internal ID: | 2660.0049 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner Ball Park c.1981
Wardner Ball Park in Wardner, BC c.1981
| Internal ID: | 2290.0050 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1981 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Sawmill
The Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company sawmill at Wardner. The company sold a large volume of wood to the prairies as that area developed.
| Internal ID: | 2660.0050 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner Ball Park c.1981
Wardner Ball Park in Wardner, BC c.1981
| Internal ID: | 2290.0051 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1981 |
Wardner Ball Park c.1981
Wardner Ball Park in Wardner, BC c.1981
| Internal ID: | 2290.0052 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1981 |
Kootenay River & the Rockies from Wardner, B.C
Beautiful postcard view of the Kootenay River & Rockies from Wardner, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0457.0056.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0055 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Kootenay River & the Rockies from Wardner, B.C
Beautiful postcard view of the Kootenay River & Rockies from Wardner, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0457.0056.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0056 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Wardner Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Mill
Workers at the Wardner Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. sawmill , c. 1926. From 'Reflections On the Kootenay': Note the size of the timbers in the foreground. Some of the workers in the picture are:. Back tow L to R: ? , Rudoli Olin, Herb Headdon (hatless man), Ben Hargreaves, ? , ? , ? . George Sinclair, ? , Clark McKenzie, ? , ? , Murray Sinclair, ? < a Thompson, Frank Fitzsimmons, ? . Front row L to R: ? ? , ? , Theodore Thompson, Tony Thompson, Harry Thompson, Elmer Thompson, Ben Embree. Other names remembered are Neil Brown, Gus Daye, Ed Renstrom, Ed Chickee, Charlie Howard, Johnny Tuck, Bill Holton, Jack Little, Gus Carlson & son.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0062 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner's Brass Band
The Wardner Band set up in the Wardner Hall, 1912. The sawdust on the floor made for easier dancing.
| Internal ID: | 2453.0063 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1912 |
Wardner, B.C. 1898
Wardner, B.C. from the south, August 20, 1898. The Clementine Hotel is to the extreme left.
| Internal ID: | 2507.0082 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 20th 1898 |
Town-site of Wardner, B.C. c.1898
Town-site of Wardner, B.C. c.1898
| Internal ID: | 2078.0087 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1898 |
David Logan, KIA
Former Wardner constable killed in action.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0090 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 18th 1915 |
Kootenay River & Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.
Kootenay River and the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s log pond at Wardner, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0017.00114.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0113 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1909 |
Kootenay River & Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.
Kootenay River and the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s log pond at Wardner, B.C. Postcard front, linked to 0017.00114.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0114 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1909 |
Crow's Ness Pass Lumber Co., Wardner, B.C.
A panoramic view of the Crow's Ness Pass Lumber Co., Wardner, B.C. Triple gatefold postcard front, linked to 0017.0116.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0115 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co., Wardner, B.C.
A panoramic view of the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co., Wardner, B.C. Triple gatefold postcard front, linked to 0017.0116.
| Internal ID: | 0017.0116 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Wardner Sawmill
The large Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Company sawmill on the Kootenay River at Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 2552.0122 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Wardner Fox Farm
Advertisement on the new industry of Fox Farming.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0125 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 9th 1926 |
Camp 8, Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co. Wardner, B.C.
Camp 8, Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co. Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0127 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Camp 8, Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co. Wardner, B.C.
Camp 8, Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co. Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0457.0128 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Accident Report
Reporting on railway accident near Wardner which injured the Engineer and Conductor but killed the Brakeman.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0148 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Description of Train Wreck
Detailed description of collision between two trains near Wardner, resulting in one fatality.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0158 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1907 |
Courier Want Ads
The fox-raising industry wants you!
| Internal ID: | 0042.0165 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 9th 1926 |
Wardner, BC and Kootenay River, c. 1908
Used B&W printed postcard of long view of Wardner, BC and Kootenay River. Addressed to Paris, France. Paris circle date postal receiving stamp April, 1909.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0195 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1908 |
Wardner, BC and Kootenay River, c. 1908
Used B&W printed postcard of long view of Wardner, BC and Kootenay River. Addressed to Paris, France. Paris circle date postal receiving stamp April, 1909.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0196 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1908 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Store, Wardner, BC, c. 1910
Used B&W real photo postcard of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company store at Wardner, BC with single horse buggy parked in front and Purity Flour advertising sign posted on building. Wardner duplex postal stamp cancel.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0199 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Store, Wardner, BC, c. 1910
Used B&W real photo postcard of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company store at Wardner, BC with single horse buggy parked in front and Purity Flour advertising sign posted on building. Wardner duplex postal stamp cancel.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0200 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s Flume and Splash Dam near Wardner, BC
Unused B&W real photo postcard of Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s flume and splash dam near Wardner, BC. Handwritten note on back identifying photo. AZO stampbox in use 1904-1918.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0205 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s Flume and Splash Dam near Wardner, BC
Unused B&W real photo postcard of Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s flume and splash dam near Wardner, BC. Handwritten note on back identifying photo. AZO stampbox in use 1904-1918.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0206 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Long view of Wardner, BC c. 1915
Used sepia real photo postcard of long view of Wardner, BC in wintertime with Kootenay River in foreground. Vancouver circle date postal stamp cancel Jan. 29, 1917.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0207 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Long view of Wardner, BC c. 1915
Used sepia real photo postcard of long view of Wardner, BC in wintertime with Kootenay River in foreground. Vancouver circle date postal stamp cancel Jan. 29, 1917.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0208 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
A String of the 'Big' Ones, Wardner, BC
Unused colour printed postcard of The Steeples Range near Wardner, BC with a horse barn or ckicken coop in foreground.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0213 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
A String of the 'Big' Ones, Wardner, BC
Unused colour printed postcard of The Steeples Range near Wardner, BC with a horse barn or ckicken coop in foreground.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0214 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Bull River Falls, Wardner, BC
Unused colour printed postcard of Bull River Falls at Bull River, near Wardner BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0215 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Bull River Falls, Wardner, BC
Unused colour printed postcard of Bull River Falls at Bull River, near Wardner BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0216 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Wardner Gypsum Mine
Article detailing short tunnel being made to ascertain the extent of mineral body in Wardner.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0282 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 24th 1926 |
Wardner School in Wardner, B.C. 1933
Wardner School in Wardner, B.C. 1933
| Internal ID: | 0199.0284 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1933 |
Dog Fight Entertainment
Newspaper exerpt Wardner International - two men from Sand Creek brought their dog to Wardner and beat all their dogs, but when it arrived in Cranbrook was beaten by Mr. McMullins dog.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0295 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 11th 1898 |
Wardner Notes
Comings and goings of residents and visitors of Wardner, as well as another commission of inquiry over two deaths by diptheria with allegations of neglect and inhuman treatment.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0297 |
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| Medium: | Manuscript |
| Date: | August 11th 1898 |
Annie Egan
9 year old daughter of railway contractor died after falling off her horse and being dragged when her foot got caught in the stirrup.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0302 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 11th 1898 |
Olaf Hellman Obituary
Former East Kootenay resident dies in New Westminster.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0353 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 18th 1973 |
Autumn Scene along Highway near Wardner, B.C.
Autumn Scene along Highway near Wardner, B.C. Bull Mountain background
| Internal ID: | 0457.0383 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Autumn Scene along Highway near Wardner, B.C.
Autumn Scene along Highway near Wardner, B.C. Bull Mountain background
| Internal ID: | 0457.0384 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
A.B. Fenwick
Newspaper excerpt from the Nelson Tribune - reporting on another railroad suit against BC Southern and Crows Nest roads for compensation of 8 town lots in Wardner.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0438 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 20th 1900 |
James F. Wardner
Article reporting on the death by pneumonia of the wife of James Wardner, the veteran western miner.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0451 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 17th 1901 |
Wardner, B.C. 1992 remains of Crowsnest Lumber Co. sawmill
Remains of Crowsnest Lumber Co. sawmill in Wardner B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0199.0452 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1992 |
Wardner, B.C.
Kootenay River and the Rockies from Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0475 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | March 7th 1909 |
Wardner, B.C.
Kootenay River and the Rockies from Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0476 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | March 7th 1909 |
Wardner, B.C.
Kootenay River and Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s log pond at Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0477 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner, B.C.
Kootenay River and Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s log pond at Wardner, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0478 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Kootenay River
Kootenay River at Wardner, B.C., c. 1915.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0479 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Kootenay River
Kootenay River at Wardner, B.C., c. 1915.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0480 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Track Meet in Wardner B.C.
Lunch time at the Wardner Track Meet 1947
| Internal ID: | 2029.0480 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1947 |
Wardner, B.C.
Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s mill and yard at Wardner near Cranbrook, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0481 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner, B.C.
Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s mill and yard at Wardner near Cranbrook, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0482 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Wardner Postal Cover
Wardner postal cancel CDS Oct.12, 1943 Registered cover to Cranbrook Ration Board, envelope front.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0487 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 12th 1943 |
Wardner Postal Cover
Wardner postal cancel CDS Oct.12, 1943 Registered cover to Cranbrook Ration Board, envelope front.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0488 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 12th 1943 |
Railway Construction
Ongoing construction on railway, with 10 mile prohibition belt to be enforced. Meaning any town closer than 10 miles can not sell any alcohol during construction in their area.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0596 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 2nd 1897 |
Log Drives
Predicting high water on Kootenay river due to large amount of snow in mountains, thousands of feet of logs awaiting.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0635 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 16th 1907 |
Wardner, B.C.
An overview of Wardner, B.C. and Kootenay River, with the Crow's Nest Pass Lumber Company alongside the town.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0700 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1900 |
