The 1960s Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Cattle at Hall’s Landing, 1967

One of the last photographs of the meadows and land at Hall’s Landing, taken by Barbara Hall in June of 1967. On the land that had already been […]

Stanley Hall and Jack Hall Piling Stumps to Burn, 1961

Piling dried stumps from clearing land on the Hall Bros. ranch, 1961.

Columbia News Letter, Issue no. 4, December 1, 1964

Between August 28, 1964, and June 2, 1969, BC Hydro published 30 Columbia News Letters distributed to people living in the areas to be affected by the construction […]

Opposite Akolkolex Creek, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph on November 20, 1967. She wrote, “This is on the road opposite Akolkolex (Isaac) Creek. There are miles and miles of stumps like […]

24 Mile Ferry, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph of the 24 Mile Ferry at Sidmouth on November 20, 1967. She noted that the house visible in the photograph was the only […]

Buildings at Arrowhead, 1967

Estelle Dickey took this photograph of Main Street, Arrowhead, on November 20, 1967. Two days later, the building on the right was burned down. Farther down the street […]

Demolition of Domke house, 1971

Former home of Art Domke & Kay Domke being burned by BC Parks to clear the site for the new Blanket Creek Provincial Park south of the former […]

W.A.C. Bennett, at the Opening of Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 1969

Premier W.A.C. Bennett speaking on stage at the opening ceremony of BC Hydro’s Hugh Keenleyside Dam on the Columbia River near Castlegar, B.C., June 9, 1969.

People at the Opening of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam, 1969

Attendees arriving for the opening ceremony of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam just north of Castlegar on June 9, 1969.

Construction of Hugh Keenleyside Dam Nears Completion, 1968

Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction on the Columbia River near Castlegar, May 1, 1968.

Hugh Keenleyside Dam Under Construction, 1967

Aerial view of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction, December 11, 1967.

Hugh Keenleyside Dam During Construction, July 1966

Hugh Keenleyside Dam under construction, July 1966.