Object Archives | Stories Beneath the Surface

Snowslide at Greenslide, 1936

Greenslide, about 16 km south of Revelstoke, was identified as an avalanche path in the 1890s when the Canadian Pacific Railway was building a branch line from Revelstoke […]

Flossie, Elsie, and Violet on ‘Cheslatta’ Boat, circa 1915

Flossie (Florence) Hall, wife of Noah Hall, Elsie Hall, wife of William Hall, and Violet Hall, on the boat Cheslatta at Hall’s Landing, circa 1915. The life preserver […]

Burning the Notice of Extinction, 2022

Shelly Boyd, Sinixt/Arrow Lakes Facilitator for Colville Confederated Tribes, is seen here at Nelson, B.C., June 10, 2022, throwing a rolled document into a specially built fire barrel. […]

Stanley Hall and Jack Hall Piling Stumps to Burn, 1961

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

Twelve Mile Ferry site, 1967

Site of the Twelve Mile Ferry, November 20, 1967. On the back of the photograph, Estelle Dickey, the photographer, wrote: “12 mile ferry – between the clearing and […]

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 […]

SS Minto at Galena Bay Wharf, May 25, 1958

John Nelson, second from left, stands on the deck of the old SS Minto on May 25, 1958. Nelson purchased the boat from the village of Nakusp and […]

Barge and Cargo, Beaton, 1953

The SS Beaton is shown here at the Beaton dock with a barge holding several cars in 1953.

Logging Truck at Beaton, and Henry Gunterman House, 1953

A logging truck is passing by the home of Henry Gunterman in Beaton, 1953. Henry was born in the United States and walked from Washington state to Beaton […]

Log train, Galena Bay, circa 1910

Logging was a big part of the economy in the valley south of Revelstoke. This log train at Galena Bay was in operation circa 1910.

Ice-cream parlour, Arrowhead, circa 1910

Ice-cream parlour at Arrowhead, circa 1910.