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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 […]

Drawings from Begbie View Elementary students, 2016

Students from a Grade 3 and 4 class at Begbie View Elementary in Revelstoke visited Revelstoke Museum and Archives in 2016 and learned that the flats that they […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Negotiations

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the negotiation process with BC Hydro. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo is an image of four waves turning […]

Bruce Tillen Interview – Clearing the Land

Bruce Tillen, former Arrowhead resident, discusses the process of BC Hydro clearing the land for the Hugh Keenleyside Dam. Title Screen: Circular logo on a black backdrop. Logo […]

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 […]

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.

Beaton Homes, 1966

Houses at Beaton, B.C., summer of 1966.

Earl Moffat and Jack Grusen, 1966

BC Hydro reservoir land manager Earl Moffat (left) kneeling next to Jack Grusen, a long-time farmer in the Big Eddy district of Revelstoke, during preparations for land purchases […]

Farewell Minto, 1954

The dredge on the Arrow Lakes decorated to salute the SS Minto on its final voyage, April 24, 1954. The banner reads: ‘Farewell “MINTO”. Well done old girl!!!’”