Subject: Moyie
Pierre Cronin and Andrew Paul, Ktunaxa
Pierre Cronin, discoverer of the St. Eugene Mine at Moyie,BC and Andrew Paul, Ktunaxa East Kootenay residents
| Internal ID: | 0002.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Day Shift at St. Eugene Mine, Moyie BC 1908
Image from newsprint showing the day shift mining crew at the St. Eugene Mines in Moyie, BC 1908
| Internal ID: | 0002.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1908 |
Dan McDonald holding rudder from steamboat Echo
Dan McDonald holding the rudder from steamboat Echo at Moyie. The rudder was recovered from Moyie Lake and placed at Fort Steele Heritage Town
| Internal ID: | 0002.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
Bull wheel on top of St. Eugene Mine head frame
Bull Wheel placed on top of a head frame at the St. Eugene Mine, Moyie, BC
| Internal ID: | 0002.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 30th 1964 |
Tramway and Shaft House at Moyie, BC
Image of the Tramway and Shafthouse in Moyie, BC
| Internal ID: | 0002.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Moyie, BC and Moyie Lake
Overall view of the town of Moyie with Moyie Lake and Lakeshore Mine in background.
| Internal ID: | 0002.0013 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Moyie City as seen from Moyie Lake
Moyie City in East Kootenay as seen from Moyie Lake.
| Internal ID: | 0002.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
View of Moyie from St. Eugene Concentrator
View from the St. Eugene concentrator, looking north at Moyie and staff houses.
| Internal ID: | 0002.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Moyie Fire Hall and R.A. Smith's Shoe Shop
Image of the Moyie Fire Hall and R.A. (Bobby) Smith's shoe shop taken in the 1960's at Moyie, BC
| Internal ID: | 0002.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
Moyie Fire Hall and Fire Equipment
View of the inside of the Moyie Fire Hall showing hose reels and fire buckets
| Internal ID: | 0002.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | August 30th 1964 |
Moyie from top of Mine Headframe
Image of Moyie BC taken in the 1960's from atop of the mine headframe.
| Internal ID: | 0002.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1965 |
St. Eugene School of Nursing Class of 1922
The 1922 Cranbrook graduating class of the St. Eugene School of Nursing, from left: Rita A. Guindon (Moyie), Florence Edna Harrison (Fernie), Annie Murray (Lundbreck AB), Mary Bell King (Ainsworth) and Lily A. McIntyre.
| Internal ID: | 0004.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1922 |
Moyie and Moyie Lake
A long view of Moyie and Moyie Lake, looking south.
| Internal ID: | 0018.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1910 |
Serious Accident at Moyie Concentrator
Serious Accident at Moyie Concentrator; September 2nd, 1926
| Internal ID: | 0042.0150 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 2nd 1926 |
Moyie Supports "The Red Window"
Moyie Theatre are all ready and excited for "The Red Window"
| Internal ID: | 0042.0296 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 3rd 1927 |
Italian Violence
Newspaper article urge for stricter gun control and more searches on Italians for concealed weaponsas another murderer is awaiting trial in Nelson jail .
| Internal ID: | 0050.0084 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 24th 1898 |
Railway Violence
Newspaper article trial of man accused of murdering his friend and fellow countryman could not be decided by jury.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0087 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 28th 1898 |
Pieper
Mr. Pieper returned to Moyie City to complete unfinished work painting and paperhanging, after which he will return to Cranbrook and enter business.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0203 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 12th 1898 |
Moyie City Notes
Newspaper exerpt Moyie Leader - comings and goings of Moyie residents and visitors.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0307 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 18th 1898 |
Halifax Disaster Funds
Acknowledging donations to Halifax Disaster Fund.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0428 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 27th 1917 |
Cranbrook Autoists
Comings and goings of East Kootenay residents in automobiles, including witnessing boulders smashing into car after rolling down a hill near Moyie.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0516 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 24th 1931 |
Chinese Exclusion
Newspaper excerpt Moyie Leader - Moyie is a clean, pretty and prosperous town, but as they have only one mine the married men are reluctant to move their families there.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0553 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 1st 1905 |
East Kootenay Survey
Correspondent makes a trip through the East Kootenay and tells the story of the future that awaits the people who will devote their energies and talents to gathering the bountiful harvest of wealth that nature has in waiting for them in that valley.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0560 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 5th 1897 |
W.J. Langley Dies
Former Fort Steele and Moyie miner dies of heart failure in California.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0735 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 23rd 1930 |
Crowe Book
Former Moyie boy now an author of a well written book on mining laws.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0748 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 30th 1930 |
Dr. Green
Dr. Green comes up from Moyie.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0847 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 11th 1900 |
St. Eugene Hospital
Moyie resident visits brother confined at Mission hospital due to illness.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0854 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | October 25th 1900 |
St. Eugene Hospital
Moyie resident recovering rapidly and will soon leave the hospital.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0860 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 1st 1900 |
St. Eugene Hospital
Moyie resident returned from hospital after being confined by fever.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0861 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 1st 1900 |
St. Eugene Hospital
Moyie resident returned home from hospital nearly recovered.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0868 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 15th 1900 |
Eagles
3 Moyie residents in Cranbrook for gathering of Eagles aerie.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0955 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 9th 1905 |
A.E. Watts
Early pioneer who took the Crow's Nest Pass trail to Cranbrook two years before the railway tells of the growth along the railway line from prior to now.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0987 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 19th 1908 |
Federal Election Results
Printing the results of election, with Windermere candidate receiving no votes from own home town.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0128 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 16th 1926 |
Moyie Autoists
Commenting on motorists to and from Moyie area.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0154 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 12th 1924 |
Cranbrook & Bull River Contest
The results of lawn bowling match between Cranbrook and Bull River. Cranbrook wins and is now being challenged by Moyie.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0209 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 20th 1929 |
Government Offices
Article reporting that the government should move the government offices to towns that have grown up beside railways. Fort Steele, the existing holder of the offices, is protesting this move.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0302 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 21st 1899 |
Politics
Reporting on the forming of a Central Liberal Organization for the Cranbrook district.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0331 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 8th 1902 |
St. Eugene Mine
Newspaper excerpt from the Phoenix Pioneer - telling of the purchase of St. Eugene mine for $7000 and in six years third interest in mine is valued at $3 million.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0420 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | November 1st 1900 |
Chinese Racism
Article reporting on ongoing fight against the Chinamen of Moyie by the Miners' Union.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0449 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 10th 1901 |
Hockey
Reporting on the upcoming hockey game between Moyie and Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0503 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 31st 1901 |
Fort Steele Mining Division
The mining district of East Kootenay is now sub-divided into a Northern District and a Southern District, with Cranbrook being the headquarters for the south much to the ire of Fort Steele residents.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0549 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 29th 1897 |
St. Eugene Mine
Newspaper excerpt from Mail & Empire in Toronto - reporting on a letter sent to a friend from a priest in East Kootenay speaking in glowing terms of the mining outlook in that district.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0576 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 5th 1897 |
Cranbrook Recalled
Early events of Cranbrook history read at literary meeting, including a time when there were only 5 women in the area.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0742 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 4th 1935 |
EK Voter List
Revised voters list shows increase in voters in Kootenay East.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0764 |
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| Medium: | Manuscript |
| Date: | August 22nd 1935 |
Moyie Mining Claims
Spokane native in Cranbrook to check out some mining claims south of Moyie.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0825 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | December 11th 1930 |
Mill Sold To Beaver Lumber
Newspaper excerpt Moyie Leader - mills of Porto Rico Lumber company at Nelson, Ymir, Moyie and Moose Jaw were absorbed by the Beaver Lumber company from Winnipeg.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0121 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 3rd 1907 |
In Moyie
MacSwain returns to Moyie to continue his educational work.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0181 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | June 27th 1907 |
Collector of Votes
List of residents gazetted as collector of votes in Cranbrook electoral district.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0478 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 1st 1912 |
Porto Rico Property
Forty acres of land 1 1/2 miles from Moyie for sale at $500 cash or $15 per acre.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0495 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 18th 1912 |
Cranbrook Cemetery
Mr. Mills, proprietor of Kings Hotel in Fernie, visits Cranbrook to erect a monument to the memory of his brother who was killed in St. Eugene mine.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0568 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 21st 1922 |
Moyie Autoists
Comings and goings of Moyie residents and their visitors.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0591 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 18th 1922 |
Porto Rico Sawmill
Rumour that eastern syndicate will erect a large sawmill at Porto Rico near Moyie.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0607 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 15th 1922 |
Yahk Autoists
Comings and goings of Yahk residents and their guests.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0781 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | January 23rd 1930 |
Cranbrook Rotary
dvertising upcoming Louisiana Minstrel Shows and Matinees being put on by Cranbrook Rotarian Club.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0829 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 27th 1930 |
Moyie Autoists
Comings and goings of Moyie residents and visitors by automobile and train.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0833 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 27th 1930 |
Canadian Forestry Movies
Canadian Forestry Association "Save The Forest" car and representative visit Cranbrook for few hours on way to Northern Columbia district with new reels and movie lectures on forest protection.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0987 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | July 10th 1930 |
Cranbrook Liberals
Newspaper article reporting on a British Columbia Liberal gathering at Nelson on Thursday and Friday of this week.
| Internal ID: | 0053.0028 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 29th 1922 |
Town Populations
Census figures for East Kootenay towns.
| Internal ID: | 0054.0255 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | February 15th 1902 |
CPR Rail Line, Moyie Lake, B.C.
CPR rail line running close to the bluff at Moyie Lake, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0180.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Jerome Tunnel
South entrance to Jerome tunnel, Moyie Lake, B.C. on CPR line. A man is seen standing near a building in this image.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Moyie Train Wreck
Moyie Lake, B.C. - Spokane freight train plunged into Moyie Lake Nov. 1925 killing Fireman, R. Eley. Photo shows equipment pulling the parts of the train out.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1921 |
Moyie Train Wreck
Photo taken of a train wreck in Moyie, B.C. 1925. Photo shows the work crew that extracted the locomotive from Moyie Lake and worked to clean up the mess.
| Internal ID: | 0182.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1925 |
Albin Johnson Family c.1925
Picnic at Moyie, BC. Young boy standing on the car is Art Johnson. The four young girls are Edna, Annie, Lilian and the baby being held by Gerda Johnson is Mildred. Albin Johnson is the man standing to the right of Gerda. Presumed to be family from Kimberley. The other two men are unidentified.
| Internal ID: | 0196.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Chris Foote of Kimberley, BC c.1911
Personalities of Kimberley, B.C.- Chris Foote after a duck hunt at Moyie, BC c.1911
| Internal ID: | 0196.0193 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1911 |
Moyie Tunnel
Image from "Picturesque Cranbrook" of the Moyie Tunnel (Jerome Tunnel) on the Crows Nest Pass Railway.
| Internal ID: | 0209.0006 |
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| Medium: | Ephemera |
| Date: | 1930 |
Moyie, BC
View of Moyie, BC from across the lake.
| Internal ID: | 0240.0068 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1898 |
Train Accident
Locomotive #524 derailed by a large boulder on the C.P.R. line along Moyie Lake, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Train Accident
Train locomotive #524 derailed by large boulder on the C.P.R. track along Moyie Lake, B.C. Photo shows the large boulder in the middle of the track.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Train Accident
Train derailment on the C.P.R. track along Moyie Lake, B.C. Photo shows the train tipped over while two men walk along the track.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Train Accident
C.P.R. train derailment on the tracks along Moyie Lake, B.C. Damage to tracks in foreground is shown.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0006 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Train Accident
Train derailment on the C.P.R. track along Moyie Lake, B.C., showing boxcar over the bank.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0007 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Train Accident
Train derailment on the C.P.R. track along Moyie Lake, B.C., showing boxcar over the bank, and other boxcars tipped over.
| Internal ID: | 0274.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
