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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.

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!!!’”

Levelling Nakusp Waterfront, 1967

The Nakusp waterfront on Upper Arrow Lake being cleared and levelled in advance of flooding from Hugh Keenleyside Dam, ca. August 1967. Canadian Pacific Railway works building at […]

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955. The barn in the photograph was burned down to clear the land for the Arrow Lakes reservoir.

Dennis (Danny) Gawiuk on the Family Farm, 1932

Dennis Paul (Danny) Gawiuk was born at Mount Cartier on November 1, 1930. He grew up on the farm and farmed the land himself until it was purchased […]

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 […]