A.D. Turnbull personal papers and as MLA and cabinet minister
Files as M.L.A. and Minister of Health and Welfare, and personal papers that reflect his association with various professional, national and community organizations. Photographs have been transferred to Visual Records. Alexander Douglas Turnbull...
Turnbull, Alexander Douglas, 1903-
Action on the Columbia
Industrial film. Construction of the Mica, Duncan and Arrow Dams in the Columbia River basin. Some of the communities in the project area are shown and the problems and benefits are discussed. Footage of Revelstoke, Trail-Kaslo area, flooding of t...
B.C. today
Promotional film. Another revised/updated version of BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY (1976). Includes footage of Hat Creek, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, Kootenay Canal, and the Mica and Seven Mile projects.
British Columbia sketches : [reel 8]
Amateur film. The town of Ymir and the nearby Yankee Girl gold mine. Mining concentrator building (with aerial tramway) beside the Salmo River. Mine site, high on mountainside; buildings; small electric train of ore cars; dumping tailings on hil...
British Columbia today
Promotional film. This film follows a group of American investors as they take a brief trip around B.C. to examine the province's economic opportunities and potential, its resources and markets. The province's major industries (forest p...
Columbia '65
Industrial film. Dr. Hugh Keenleyside introduces this film showing progress on the construction of the Mica, Arrow and Duncan dams to the end of 1965. Includes footage of construction, area communities, and the dedication of Duncan Dam by W.A.C. ...
Columbia adventure
Travelogue. A family enjoys an automobile trip through the Columbia watershed, following the Columbia River from its mouth on the Pacific coast to its source in southeastern British Columbia. En route, there are views of the Valley of the Ten Peak...
Control of the Columbia River
Documentary. The dams of the Columbia River basin and their vital role in flood control. Includes brief shots in BC near the source of the Columbia, and at the Mica, Arrow and Duncan dams.
Decision on the Columbia
Documentary. Events leading to the signing of the Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the U.S.A. in 1961. BC content discusses the costs and benefits of the treaty for Canadians. Footage of Canal Flats, Dutch Creek, Takakkaw Falls, Emerald ...
Diaries and other material
Diaries kept by Black during an expedition along the Finlay River from the Peace River country, 1823-1825; typescript of a journal of "A Voyage of Discovery from Rocky Mountain Portage on Peace River to the Source of Finlays Branch and North-...
Fifty million horses
Educational. An analysis of the Columbia River system in both Canada and the USA, with emphasis on hydro-electric power development and the reclamation of arid land in the Columbia Basin. Includes a mini-educational segment on forest fires and wat...
Forde, George Burnet, 1900 or 1901-1972. Nelson, Victoria; Accountant.
"Down the Columbia river by canoe"; account of a trip made in September and October 1915 with his father, a civil engineer with the C.P.R., who was examining the possibilities of navigation on the Columbia. The party travelled from Robs...
Forde, George Burnet, 1900 or 1901-1972. Nelson, Victoria; Accountant
Great river
Promotional film. A revised, updated version of a 1963 film which examines the Columbia River and its watershed, profiles the dams along the American section of the river, and discusses the importance of dams for power production, flood control an...
Hydro in action
Promotional film. An overview of BC Hydro efforts to meet the growing demand for electrical power. Includes footage of: construction at the Peace River project and Mica dam powerhouse; public beaches on Arrow reservoir; ecological projects such as...
Kootenay east
Travelogue. From Revelstoke to Golden over the Big Bend Highway, and south to the U.S. border and Creston, with views of Kootenay and Yoho National Parks and southeastern BC. Footage of interest includes: Revelstoke station and rail yards with lo...
Kootenay east
Travelogue. From Revelstoke to Golden over the Big Bend Highway, and south to the U.S. border and Creston, with views of Kootenay and Yoho National Parks and southeastern BC. Footage of interest includes: Revelstoke station and rail yards with lo...
Kootenay west
Travelogue. From Osoyoos to Trail and Nelson by the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway. Footage includes: Cominco smelter; the sternwheeler "Minto" on the Arrow Lakes and at Castlegar; Kootenay River power station; lumbering scenes; car f...
Kootenay west
Travelogue. From Osoyoos to Trail and Nelson by the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway. Footage includes: Cominco smelter; the sternwheeler "Minto" on the Arrow Lakes and at Castlegar; Kootenay River power station; lumbering scenes; car ...
Lloyd's agent certificates
The file consists of two certificates issued by Lloyd's insurance brokers. The first is dated February 16, 1853 and appoints Peter Skeen (sic) Ogden as an agent at Columbia River and for the coast from Cape Orford to Cape Flattery. The secon...
North of the border
Travelogue. A film on the attractions of vacationing in British Columbia, intended for American audiences. Footage includes: Peace Arch Park; Vancouver (skyline, city hall, waterfront, activities in Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge); Capilano Golf...
Plaint and procedure books
Plaint and procedure books with a few entries from County Court at Donald and one entry from 1888 at Golden.
British Columbia. County Court (East Crossing of the Columbia River)
Power and people
Promotional film. An overview of BC Hydro projects, activities and plans to meet the province's energy needs -- past, present and future. Sequences include: historical footage from 1950s of power plants in the Lower Mainland and the Bridge R...
