Source: Cranbrook History Centre Archives

Col. Baker Home Restoration Project

Cranbrook, B.C. Col. Baker Home restoration project Nov. 1982 to May 1983 - portion of porch & gazebo suspended.

Internal ID:	0343.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1983

Col. Baker Home Restoration Project

Col. Baker Home restoration project-basement work; Nov. 1982-May 1983 - new supports,

Internal ID:	0345.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1983

The Cave at Crownsnest Lake

Labelled the "Crows Nest Pass Railway", the view is of the main source of the Old Man River -- The Cave, situated near the railway and Crowsnest Lake.

Internal ID:	0366.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

CPR Steamship

Canadian Pacific Ocean Services steamship near Japan. c. 1910

Internal ID:	0374.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Imperial Bank Building

The Cranbrook Imperial Bank building built in 1909. In 1961 the Imperial Bank of Canada combined with the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and in 1973 they moved to the southwest corner of Baker Street and Norbury Avenue, leaving the building for the Chamber of Commerce to occupy for a time. The current owners, Cranbrook Photo Limited purchased the building in 1975.

Internal ID:	0400.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1980

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

Old Vancouver Street Cars form cottages for fishermen. Photographed by A.C. Kalmbach

Internal ID:	0413.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Cranbrook, B.C. - Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information building at the north end of Cranbrook Street; Ca. 1970s

Internal ID:	0414.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1975

Elko CPR Station Move

Cranbrook, B.C. - Elko C.P.R. Station move; 1987 station at Elko, B.C. being lifted, on blocking from west

Internal ID:	0416.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C.

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C.; 1987 starting to move station from Elko, B.C. site photo by Ralph A. Roberts,

Internal ID:	0417.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Royal Canadian Legion Building

Cranbrook, B.C. Royal Canadian Legion building on Baker Street, ca. 1935.

Internal ID:	0419.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1935

Cranbrook, B.C. Elko Station interior restoration; 1988 looking through wall to stairs & balustrade on...

Cranbrook, B.C. Elko Station interior restoration; 1988 looking through wall to stairs & balustrade on 2nd floor

Internal ID:	0423.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

C.P.R. Locomotive #8000 at Parksville, B.C.; July 1972, photo by Grant B. Will

Internal ID:	0426.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Elko Train Station

Restoration of Elko train station after the move to Cranbrook. View to Library from northeast, 1987-88.

Internal ID:	0429.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway, north shore of Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada. "Jackfish curve looking west".

Internal ID:	0432.0011
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Nelson, B.C.

ALBUM Nelson, B.C. and the Kootenay River (looking north). REFERENCED WITH #0433.0001

Internal ID:	0433.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C.

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C. - 1913.

Internal ID:	0436.0011
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1913

Rail car Rutherglen restoration project; 1984 Sleeper Drawing Room wall detail

Internal ID:	0439.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Rail coach interior detail, location unknown; 1987

Internal ID:	0445.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

R. (Dutch) Harris

Cranbrook Gyro Club member, R. (Dutch) Harris. Photo by Nelson Studio. REFERENCE WITH #0451.0005

Internal ID:	0451.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1929

Tenth Avenue South ( Norbury )

Tenth Avenue South (Norbury Avenue), Cranbrook, B.C. in the 1960s.

Internal ID:	0136.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1960

Radio Equipment

Airport - Dept. of Transport instruments (radio equipment) installed at Cranbrook, B.C. ca. 1938

Internal ID:	0138.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1938

The Anglican Church in Cranbrook, BC c.1910

The Anglican Church in Cranbrook, BC c.1910. The Cranbrook Anglican Church on 1st St. South (Louis) and 13th Avenue South (Burwell). It is the oldest church building in Cranbrook, built in 1898, only a few months after the railway arrived.

Internal ID:	0140.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cranbrook Architecture - The CPR-YMCA

The old CPR-YMCA, built in 1910, stood at the far west end of Baker Street across Van Horne Street, near the railway tracks. It later became the Boys Club before being demolished in 1974.

Internal ID:	0141.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

Imperial Bank of Canada, Cranbrook, B.C.

The Imperial Bank of Canada building, constructed on the original townsite office lot on Baker Street in Cranbrook. The Imperial Bank opened in Cranbrook December 2, 1902 and this building was completed in 1909. The Imperial Bank of Canada eventually joined with the Canadian Bank of Commerce to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Internal ID:	0149.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1915

C.H. Prest home

The C.H. Prest home, 11th Avenue South (aka Fenwick Avenue) Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0151.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

CPR Coach "Argyle"

Working on interior - centre to dining end of the "Argyle", in 1977 at the Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmarks Foundation in Cranbrook, BC

Internal ID:	0183.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1977

CPR Locomotive #2855

The "Royal Hudson" - CPR locomotive #2855.

Internal ID:	0204.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	October 1st 1976

Clements & Son, General Merchants

Letterhead for Clements & Son, Vegreville, AB. General Merchants, ca. 1901.

Internal ID:	0212.0012
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1901

Wardner C.P.R. Bridge

Charles R. Ward standing beside one of the concrete piers of the C.P.R. railway bridge across the Kootenay River at Wardner, B.C.

Internal ID:	0226.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1900

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Interior of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building on Baker St., Cranbrook, B.C., 1950s.

Internal ID:	0271.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1955

S.S. Nasookin

The C.P.R. sternwheeler, S.S. Nasookin, tied up at Kootenay Landing, with passengers' leather valises on the dock.

Internal ID:	0306.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook, B.C. Train Accident

Cranbrook, B.C., rail crane maneuvering wrecked locomotive in Cranbrook rail yard.

Internal ID:	0310.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook Railway Museum

Cranbrook Railway Museum, Official Grand Opening July 1978. Garry Anderson speaking to public at the Official Opening.

Internal ID:	0311.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	July 1st 1978

Warehouse, Stores Dept., C.P.R.

Cranbrook, B.C. Warehouse, Stores Dept., C.P.R. - .REFFERENCE TO #0321.0001

Internal ID:	0321.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1900

The Cave at Crownsnest Lake

Labelled the "Crows Nest Pass Railway", the view is of the main source of the Old Man River -- The Cave, situated near the railway and Crowsnest Lake.

Internal ID:	0366.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The "Royal Hudson"

Steam Locomotive #3716, the "Royal Hudson", in the Cranbrook railway yards.

Internal ID:	0400.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

This beautiful lake is in the midst of some of North America's most rugged mountains. Photographed by A.C. Kalmbach

Internal ID:	0413.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Cranbrook, B.C. - Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information building at the north end of Cranbrook Street; Ca. 1970s

Internal ID:	0414.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1975

Elko Station Move

Cranbrook, B.C. - Elko C.P.R. Station move; 1987 Elko, B.C. station at Elko, B.C., lifted on blocks from north across tracks

Internal ID:	0416.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C. Moving along secondary road

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C.; 1987 moving along secondary road leading to highway,

Internal ID:	0417.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Cranbrook, B.C. Cranbrook Street, looking east; Ca. 1935-REFERRENCE WITH 0419.0001

Internal ID:	0419.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook, B.C. Elko Station interior restoration; 1988 looking from archives to hall

Internal ID:	0423.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

C.P.R. Locomotive #8000 at Nanaimo, B.C.; July 1972, photo by Grant B. Will

Internal ID:	0426.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Elko Train Station

Restoration of Elko train station after the move to Cranbrook. View to northeast in Archives room, 1987-88.

Internal ID:	0429.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway, north shore of Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada. "Jackfish curve looking west".

Internal ID:	0432.0012
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Nelson from the Hall Mine Smelter

Nelson, B.C.

Internal ID:	0433.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C.

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C. - 1913.

Internal ID:	0436.0012
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1913

Rail car Rutherglen restoration project; 1984 Sleeper section steelwork showing alterations

Internal ID:	0439.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Rail coach interior detail, location unknown; 1987

Internal ID:	0445.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

E.D. (Eddie) Taylor

Cranbrook Gyro Club member, E.D. (Eddie) Taylor. Photo by Nelson Studio. REFERENCE WITH #0451.0005

Internal ID:	0451.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1929

Knights of Pythias Hall

Pythian Castle Hall on Norbury Avenue, Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0136.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Aerial View of Cranbrook Airport Runway

Aerial view - Airport runway and area at Cranbrook, B.C. ca 1938

Internal ID:	0138.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1938

Cranbrook Residence of Mr. W.H. Wilson c.1910

Mr. W.H. Wilson residence at 221-11th Avenue South (Fenwick Avenue) in Cranbrook, BC. Built for Mr. W.H. Wilson (jeweler) and later owned by Mr. G. Robertson and Dr. Sellars.

Internal ID:	0140.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cranbrook Architecture - Nurse's School/Residence

Built in the late 1920s the Nurses School and Residence was located right behind and to the left of the St. Eugene Hospital. The building later became a fine-dining restaurant, cabaret, lounge and Hotel called The Coach Room on Briar Avenue West.

Internal ID:	0141.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

The Canadian Bank of Commerce Building, Cranbrook, B.C.

The Canadian Bank of Commerce building and Wentworth Hotel. The Canadian Bank of Commerce came to Cranbrook August 8, 1898, within a month of the arrival of the railway. Built at a cost of $15,000 it was one of Cranbrook's first imposing commercial structures. By 1967 the building no longer adequately accommodated bank business. The new (and present) Royal Bank building opened August 17th, 1968. The Wentworth Hotel can be seen behind the bank building.

Internal ID:	0149.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Cranbrook home

Residence at 10th Avenue South (aka Norbury Avenue) and 3rd Street South (aka Kains Street)Cranbrook, B.C

Internal ID:	0151.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1976

CPR Coach "Argyle"

Working on interior - centre to dining end of the CPR coach "Argyle", 1977.

Internal ID:	0183.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1977

CPR Locomotive #1277

CPR locomotive #1277 pulling into the Lethbridge station from Medicine Hat - 1957.

Internal ID:	0204.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1957

P. Burns & Company

Letterhead of P. Burns & Company, Calgary, AB, ca. 1912.

Internal ID:	0212.0013
Medium:	Ephemera
Date:	1912

CPR Surveyors at Cranbrook

CPR surveyors in a Cranbrook office, ca. 1900. Charles R,. Ward was part of this crew, presumably the young man with the cigar in his mouth.

Internal ID:	0226.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1900

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Interior of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building on Baker St., Cranbrook, B.C., 1950s.

Internal ID:	0271.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1955

S.S. Nasookin

The C.P.R. stern wheeler, S.S. Nasookin and passengers on Kootenay Lake. Does anybody have a date for this?

Internal ID:	0306.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook Golden Jubilee, High Mass 1948

Cranbrook, B.C. 50th Anniversary of the Laying of Steel Solemn High Mass, L-R: Rev. Gerald Kelly, OMI, St. Eugene Mission, Very Rev. W.J. Harrison, Nelson, B.C. & Rev. Thomas P. Freney, St. Eugene Hospital ; 1948

Internal ID:	0307.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Cranbrook, B.C. Train Accident

Cranbrook rail crane maneuvering wrecked locomotive onto flat car in the Cranbrook rail yard.

Internal ID:	0310.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Cranbrook Railway Museum

Cranbrook Railway Museum, Official Grand Opening July 1978. H. Johnson presenting Heritage Award. with Garry anderson and Hon. Grace McCarthy in background, along with Sam Steele Sweethearts.

Internal ID:	0311.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	July 1st 1978

Cranbrook Lumber Company

Cranbrook Lumber Company's saw and planing mills at Cranbrook, B.C. REFERENCE TO #0321.0001

Internal ID:	0321.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Cranbrook Album

A commercial album produced for Beattie & Atchison, titled "Cranbrook" and featuring images of Cranbrook, B.C. Cover and inside cover, linked with 0368.0002-0368.0014.

Internal ID:	0366.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

Near Nelson, a rotary snowplow awaits the winter. Photographed by A.C. Kalmbach

Internal ID:	0413.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Cranbrook, B.C. - Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information building at the north end of Cranbrook Street; Ca. 1970s

Internal ID:	0414.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1975

Elko CPR Station Move

Cranbrook, B.C. - Elko C.P.R. Station move; 1987 station at Elko, B.C., lifted & moved away from old rear addition

Internal ID:	0416.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C.; 1987 moving along secondary road leading to highway photo by Ralph A. Roberts

Internal ID:	0417.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1987

Cranbrook, B.C. Swimming Pool (14th Avenue S.); Ca. 1935-REFERRENCE WITH 0419.0001

Internal ID:	0419.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

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Source: Cranbrook History Centre Archives

Col. Baker Home Restoration Project

Col. Baker Home Restoration Project

The Cave at Crownsnest Lake

CPR Steamship

Imperial Bank Building

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Elko CPR Station Move

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C.

Royal Canadian Legion Building

Cranbrook, B.C. Elko Station interior restoration; 1988 looking through wall to stairs & balustrade on...

C.P.R. Locomotive #8000 at Parksville, B.C.; July 1972, photo by Grant B. Will

Elko Train Station

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Nelson, B.C.

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C.

Rail car Rutherglen restoration project; 1984 Sleeper Drawing Room wall detail

Rail coach interior detail, location unknown; 1987

R. (Dutch) Harris

Tenth Avenue South ( Norbury )

Radio Equipment

The Anglican Church in Cranbrook, BC c.1910

Cranbrook Architecture - The CPR-YMCA

Imperial Bank of Canada, Cranbrook, B.C.

C.H. Prest home

CPR Coach "Argyle"

CPR Locomotive #2855

Clements & Son, General Merchants

Wardner C.P.R. Bridge

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

S.S. Nasookin

Cranbrook, B.C. Train Accident

Cranbrook Railway Museum

Warehouse, Stores Dept., C.P.R.

The Cave at Crownsnest Lake

The "Royal Hudson"

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Elko Station Move

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook, B.C. Moving along secondary road

Cranbrook, B.C. Cranbrook Street, looking east; Ca. 1935-REFERRENCE WITH 0419.0001

Cranbrook, B.C. Elko Station interior restoration; 1988 looking from archives to hall

C.P.R. Locomotive #8000 at Nanaimo, B.C.; July 1972, photo by Grant B. Will

Elko Train Station

Enroute on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Nelson from the Hall Mine Smelter

St. Mary River near Fort Steele, B.C.

Rail car Rutherglen restoration project; 1984 Sleeper section steelwork showing alterations

Rail coach interior detail, location unknown; 1987

E.D. (Eddie) Taylor

Knights of Pythias Hall

Aerial View of Cranbrook Airport Runway

Cranbrook Residence of Mr. W.H. Wilson c.1910

Cranbrook Architecture - Nurse's School/Residence

The Canadian Bank of Commerce Building, Cranbrook, B.C.

Cranbrook home

CPR Coach "Argyle"

CPR Locomotive #1277

P. Burns & Company

CPR Surveyors at Cranbrook

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

S.S. Nasookin

Cranbrook Golden Jubilee, High Mass 1948

Cranbrook, B.C. Train Accident

Cranbrook Railway Museum

Cranbrook Lumber Company

Cranbrook Album

Kettle Valley Railway 1951

Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Building

Elko CPR Station Move

Elko C.P.R. Station move to Cranbrook

Cranbrook, B.C. Swimming Pool (14th Avenue S.); Ca. 1935-REFERRENCE WITH 0419.0001

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