Person: Galbraith, John
1883 Joseph Prairie, now Cranbrook
Perhaps the earliest known image of what was to become Cranbrook, this photograph of Joseph Prairie shows the structures developed by John Galbraith on land he pre-empted prior to the sale of this property to Colonel James Baker in 1885. At this time there was a sawmill, residence and store on the property, as well as farm outbuildings. Dan Melody added: I've stared at this amazing photo for hours and always thought it was taken West of the creek near the NE end of the old swimming pool, looking East and up towards the Baker House. Now I am thinking it could be taken from above the Baker House, just below where the old ball diamond was, looking NW and down towards the creek with the Baker House to the right.
| Internal ID: | 0003.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1883 |
John Galbraith, Man of Vision
This 1928 'Cranbrook Courier'portrait shows John Galbraith, founder of Galbraith's Ferry and first pre-emptor of land on the Cranbrook townsite. Realizing there was more gold in miners' pockets than in the hills, he established a ferry across the Kootenay River in 1865, then claimed the land above it as the townsite of what became Fort Steele. In 1885 he moved to Victoria, dying two years later.
| Internal ID: | 0003.0031 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1928 |
Cranbrook Land Title, John Galbraith
Reproduction of one of the first applications to purchase land in Cranbrook, BC
| Internal ID: | 0003.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1884 |
Baker Hill
Wild Horse pioneer comes to Cranbrook and remembers when Baker hill had only one log hut, instead of the many fine residences it has now.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0430 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 30th 1901 |
Early Supply Routes
Early days of Wild Horse of 1865 talked about in a story published in the Spokesman-Review, detailing the pack trains routes through the area.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0887 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 24th 1930 |
John Galbraith
A pioneer of Windermere and East Kootenay asks that a memorial be erected in Cranbrook to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Galbraith, one of the first locators and settlers in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0952 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 5th 1930 |
