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Burn's Meat Market & Thompson Restaurant in Rossland, BC c.1900

Burn's Meat Market & Thompson Restaurant in Rossland, BC. East side of Spokane Street & the corner of 1st Ave. (Sour Dough Alley)

Internal ID: 2348.0029
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1900

Medical Associates Building in Rossland BC c.1985

Medical Associates building on Columbia Avenue form the back. Formerly Pat Burn's Butcher Shop, c. 1985

Internal ID: 2283.0018
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Hunt's Ice Cream Parlour in Rossland, BC

Interior of Hunt's Ice Cream Parlour in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0054
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

R.E. Beattie Interview

Cranbrooks first and present postmaster and owner of Beattie & Atcheson drug store.

Internal ID: 0050.0967
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 6th 1905

Columbia Avenue in Rossland, BC 1962

View of Columbia Avenue looking west in Rossland, BC 1962

Internal ID: 2315.0113
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1962

Drugstore & M.E. Dempster Mine Stock Store on Rossland, BC

Drugstore & M.E. Dempster Mine Stock Store located on Columbia Ave in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0052
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

The Brackman-ker Milling Company Ltd c.1900

The Brackman-ker Milling Co. Ltd warehouse c.1900, situated on the north side of Columbia Ave, between Earl & Davis Street, opposite the Miners Union Hall and next door to St. Charles Hotel. Left to Right: Robert Anderson (accountant) & F.D. Fortin ( Manager)

Internal ID: 2282.0025
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1900

Interior of the Brackman-ker Milling Company Ltd 1904

Interior of the Brackman-ker Milling Company Ltd office at their warehouse, about 1904

Internal ID: 2282.0026
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1904

Rossland Gas Station 1932

Rossland Gas Station 1932

Internal ID: 2282.0015
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1932

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society c.1937

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society's fleet of Automobiles, c.1937

Internal ID: 2318.0050
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1937

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society Bus Fleet, 1955

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society Bus Fleet, 1955

Internal ID: 2318.0052
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1955

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society's fleet of Automobiles, c.1938

Rossland Co-operative Transportation Society's fleet of Automobiles, c.1938

Internal ID: 2318.0054
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1938

Inside Hunter Brothers Store in Rossland, BC

Interior of Hunter Brothers Store showing hardware department.

Internal ID: 2282.0022
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Wise Hardware Store, Rossland, B.C. c. 1985

Wise's Hardware Store on the east side of Washington St. Rossland, B.C. Originally was the Hoffman House, c. 1985

Internal ID: 2283.0028
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Shoe Store Ad

McNeill's shoe store in Rossland.

Internal ID: 0054.0491
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 11th 1896

Liquor Law

Three Rossland men fined $50 for accepting an invitation from a guest at a hotel and partaking of drinks in his room.

Internal ID: 0050.0650
Medium:Newspaper
Date: November 27th 1930

Hotel Allan Ad

Advertisement for Hotel Allan in Rossland.

Internal ID: 0054.0311
Medium:Newspaper
Date: February 1st 1896

Ina Irvin on Spokane Street in Rossland, BC, c.1928

Ina Irvin taken in front of Irvin Hotel; showing Spokane Street looking north-west in Rossland, BC, c.1928

Internal ID: 2369.0116
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1928

Waterloo Notes

Newspaper excerpt Waterloo Growler.

Internal ID: 0054.0494
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 11th 1896

Rossland BC looking west c.1897

View of Rossland looking west. Montreal Hotel is on North-West Corner of St. Paul Street & Columbia Ave. Large building on the right is the Lancaster Hotel circa 1897

Internal ID: 2313.0003
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1897

Rossland Court House

Rossland Court House. Notice Landcaster Rooming House (white) in the background

Internal ID: 2276.0011
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Orwell Hotel in Rossland, BC 1985

The Orwell Hotel on the north-east corner of Washington St. & 2nd Avenue in Rossland, BC 1985

Internal ID: 2282.0095
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Columbia Avenue, in Rossland, BC c.1897

Columbia Avenue, in Rossland c.1897, showing The Clifton Hotel on left at the corner of Washington Street & Columbia Avenue

Internal ID: 2315.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1897

Clifton Hotel in Rossland, BC 1898

Clifton Hotel in Rossland, BC 1898

Internal ID: 2282.0094
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1898

Columbia Avenue in Rossland, BC

Columbia Avenue in the winter (1931-1932). Allan Hotel is featured on the left.

Internal ID: 2315.0090
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1932

Hotel Allan in Rossland, BC

Hotel Allan was located on the southwest corner of Washington St. and Columbia Ave

Internal ID: 2282.0068
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1909

The Allen Hotel, situated on the southwest corner of Washington St. facing Columbia Avenue c.1909.

Internal ID: 2282.0071
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1909

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1909

The Allen Hotel, situated on the southwest corner of Washington St. and Columbia Ave c.1909

Internal ID: 2282.0072
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1909

The Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC 1963

The Allan Hotel lobby sign & Tourist Information, Rossland Chamber of Commerce sign 1963

Internal ID: 2282.0083
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1963

Allan Hotel Construction in Rossland, BC c.1900

Laying the corner stone of Allan Hotel c.1900 Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0088
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1900

Hotel Allan & P. Burns Building in Rossland, BC 1906

Hotel Allan & P. Burns Building in Rossland, BC 1906

Internal ID: 2282.0089
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1906

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1905

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1905

Internal ID: 2282.0090
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1905

Allan Hotel Bar in Rossland, BC

Inside the Allan Hotel bar in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0091
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Allan Hotel after fire in 1978

Allan Hotel after fire in 1978

Internal ID: 2282.0099
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1978

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1910

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1910

Internal ID: 2282.0100
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1910

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0102
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Allan Hotel in Rossland, BC 1978

Allan Hotel after the 1978 fire in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0104
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1978

Hoffman House Bar in Rossland, BC c.1900

Hoffman House Bar, located on the east side of Washington St. c.1900 The owner is standing behind bar on right

Internal ID: 2282.0064
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1900

Hoffman House Cafe in Rossland, BC c.1900

Interior of Hoffman House Cafe in Rossland, BC c.1900 George Green (holding his daughter), Eddy Green, Mrs. Geo. Green, & Louise Green. The Greens owned the Hoffman House.

Internal ID: 2282.0079
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1900

Hoffman House in Rossland, BC

Hoffman House in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0081
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Hoffman House Advertisement near Rossland, BC

Hoffman House advertisement on rock on C.P Rail line near Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0084
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Hoffman House in Rossland, BC

Hoffman House in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0097
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Munns Store in Rossland, BC

Munns Store on the corner of Washington and 2nd Ave. showing western Hotel in background

Internal ID: 2282.0050
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Irvin Hotel in Rossland, BC 1930

Irvin Hotel in Rossland, BC 1930

Internal ID: 2282.0067
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1930

Windsor Hotel in Rossland, BC 1897

Windsor Hotel in 1897. The Windsor Hotel was located on the south side of Columbia Ave, between Spokane St. & Washington St. The hotel is decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, May 24th, 1897. On the left the Leland House, later known as the Revere House. On the right, the Turf & Change Saloon, later known as the Hub Hotel, at one time the home of C.O. Lalonde Shoe Store.

Internal ID: 2282.0070
Medium:Photograph
Date: May 24th 1897

The Mather Ladies of Fort Steele

Formal portrait of Pearl, Hazel and Jane Mather of Fort Steele

Internal ID: 2515.0112
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1905

Windsor Hotel, Fort Steele, B.C.

People on the front balcony of the Windsor Hotel in Fort Steele, B.C., c. 1910.

Internal ID: 2501.0041
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1910

Riverside Avenue, Fort Steele, Looking South c. 1898

Fort Steele's Riverside Avenue looking south c. 1898. On the extreme left the Windsor Hotel (formerly Dalgardno House). On the extreme right the Titus Block containing the Townsite Office and a mining broker's office (also used as an opera house and later the Star Theatre).

Internal ID: 2506.0076
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1898

St.Charles Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1897

Thought to be the interior of the St.Charles Hotel in Rossland. The hotel was located on the north side of Columbia Avenue (Note the gas fixtures) c.1897

Internal ID: 2282.0077
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1897

St. Charles Hotel in Rossland, BC c.1897

Front of St. Charles Hotel located on the north side of Columbia Avenue in Rossland, BC c.1897

Internal ID: 2282.0078
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1897

War Eagle Hotel in Rossland, BC 1902

A group of patrons of the War Eagle Hotel, Rossland BC, September 27 1902.

Internal ID: 2282.0085
Medium:Photograph
Date: September 27th 1902

The War of Eagle Hotel in Rossland, BC 1905

The War Eagle Hotel in Rossland, BC, after the explosion of the Center Star Mine power magazine, December 27 1905.

Internal ID: 2282.0086
Medium:Photograph
Date: December 27th 1905

Dominion Hotel in Rossland, BC 1896

Dominion Hotel in Rossland, BC 1896

Internal ID: 2282.0087
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1896

Watson Hotel in Rossland, BC

Watson Hotel in Rossland, BC

Internal ID: 2282.0092
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Uplander Hotel in Rossland, BC 1980

Uplander Hotel in Rossland, BC 1980

Internal ID: 2282.0098
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1980

Sunshine Cafe & Delich Jewellery, Law Office & Shaw Cable, Rossland, B.C. c.1985

Sunshine Cafe & Delich Jewellery, Law Office & Shaw Cable on the north side of Columbia Ave. between Queen St. and Paul St. Rossland, B.C. c.1985

Internal ID: 2283.0024
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Delich Jewellery & Sunshine Cafe, Rossland, B.C. c.1985

Rear view of Delich Jewellery & Sunshine Cafe, Rossland, B.C. c.1985

Internal ID: 2283.0025
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Trail Businesses

Both Trail and Rossland expanding rapidly, many businesses.

Internal ID: 0054.0438
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 9th 1896

Livery Stables in Rossland c.1903

Livery Stables in Rossland c.1903

Internal ID: 2315.0031
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1903

Livery in Rossland c.1903

Livery in Rossland c.1903 Located on 1st Avenue & Spokane Street

Internal ID: 2282.0058
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1903

Livery in Rossland, BC c.1903

Horses & Wagons in front of Livery in Rossland c.1903 The Livery was located on 1st Ave & Spokane Street.

Internal ID: 2282.0060
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1903

Reddin Ad

Mining broker and real estate offices in Trail and Rossland.

Internal ID: 0054.0343
Medium:Newspaper
Date: February 22nd 1896

Bealey Ad

R. J. Bealey has real estate and mining brokerage offices in Trail and Rossland.

Internal ID: 0054.0476
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 4th 1896

Mining Notes

Comings and goings in the mining sector along with business developments.

Internal ID: 0054.0448
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 23rd 1896

Rossland Notes

Rossland has forty newsboys and along with Nelson is now customs port.

Internal ID: 0050.0239
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 19th 1898

Rossland Times

Newspaper article slamming new editor of Rossland Times for making statements that the people no longer need to be burdened with the twaddle newspapers in B.C. have been feeding them.

Internal ID: 0050.0274
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 4th 1898

Rossland Record

Article with editor sarcastically telling of Rossland Record employee being "punished" by going to the Philippines.

Internal ID: 0051.0492
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 31st 1901

Youngquist Ad

Trail & Rossland interior decorator

Internal ID: 0054.0335
Medium:Newspaper
Date: February 1st 1896

Personal Notes

Development in both Rossland and Trail.

Internal ID: 0054.0432
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 9th 1896

CPR Ry Ad

Focuses on the Soo-Pacific route.

Internal ID: 0054.0480
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 4th 1896

Rossland Pizza Shop c.1985

Rossland Pizza Shop on west side of Washington St. between 1st and 2nd Avenues, c.1985

Internal ID: 2283.0036
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Treva's Fashions and the Colonial Flower Shop, Rossland B.C. c.1985

Treva's Fashions & the Colonial Flower Shop after the face-lift. Originally the Jordan Block in 1898. c. 1985

Internal ID: 2283.0021
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985