Squamish History Archives

1300-year-old Douglas fir on Waterloo Mountain

CA SQPL STA-1950-1957.10.xx.001
October 1957

1300-year-old Douglas Fir on Waterloo Mountain, Shawnigan Logging Division. The photo is by Irving Strickland of the Victoria Times. There is also a MacMillan & Bloedel stamp on the back of the photo.

Victoria Daily Times

1st PGE Train Schedule for Squamish Area

CA SQPL 17-002
November 1, 1913

Part of Ed Aldridge Photograph Collection

Photoraph of the 1st PGE Train Schedule for Squamish Area on November 1, 1913.

3000 feet north of what is now Valleycliffe, 1927

CA SQPL 17-036

Part of Ed Aldridge Photograph Collection

Man on water tank: Jae Basset, Donkey Fireman.
Donkey: 13x15 Williamette Yarder-Loader unit. Weights over 100 tons fully equipped with lines etc.
Spar tree: Merrill & Ring first wetting. Tree topped at 190 feet. Bottom of the tree jumped about 15 feet on skid pads (ends of small logs visible directly under bottom of spar) while top guys hold top of tree in place. Elsie Lund (nee Wilkinson) whose father owned the Squamish Hotel went up this spar in the riggers chair with her Head Digger husband Al to the pass block (top) before the tree was jumped. Account by Ed Aldridge.
Photo by: Bun Yarwood.

About to climb tree in contest [?]

CA SQPL STA-1950-1959.xx.xx.202
1959

Part of Squamish Times Archive

Aerial photo displaying proposed site of pulp and paper mill

CA SQPL 20-073
September 3, 1964

Part of Squamish Times Photograph Collection

Aerial photo displaying the proposed site of a pulp and paper mill. Was to be a joint venture of united Pulp Co. and Price Brothers Co. Ltd.

Photo by: George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd, September 3, 1964.

Aerial view of construction

CA SQPL STA-1960-1960.xx.xx.258
1960

Part of Squamish Times Archive

Aerial view of industry

CA SQPL STA-1960-1960.xx.xx.257
1960

Part of Squamish Times Archive

Alec Munro's horses

CA SQPL 04-010

Part of Lynette Halvorson Photograph Collection

Alec Munro's horse team packing pipe to Utopia Dam, Britannia.

Alice Lake after logging, 1935

CA SQPL 30-004
1935

Part of Anne Moore Photograph Collection

Alta Lamport and Mary Munro

CA SQPL 01-012

Part of Orval Van Horlick Photograph Collection

Left to right: Alta Lamport (Mrs Ed Aldridge) and Mary Munro (Mrs Stan Goad).

Angus McCrae, locomotive engineer

CA SQPL 06-057

Part of Scott and Mildred MacDonald Photograph Collection

Angus McRae, a locomotive engineer standing on his locomotive (Engine No. 59) with two engines pushing behind clearing the track. Picture taken about 4 miles above Swift Creek.

At camp

CA SQPL ST_RTP-Unknown-19xx.xx.xx.396

Part of Rose Tatlow Photos from the Squamish Times Archive

At station (Scouts)

CA SQPL ST_RTP-Unknown-19xx.xx.xx.340

Part of Rose Tatlow Photos from the Squamish Times Archive

Austin Harry sawing a log

CA SQPL 12-002

Part of Ernie Harry Photograph Collection

Austin Harry (XwaXwalkn), of Squamish Nation, lived in Sta-a-mis in the early 1900's.

B.C. Tel. Porpoise

CA SQPL STA-1960-1967.xx.xx.040
1967

Part of Squamish Times Archive

A screen behind the men in the photo says, "Bring your to the B.C. Tel. Porpoise Po."

Big pipes [?]

CA SQPL STA-1950-1959.xx.xx.268
1959

Part of Squamish Times Archive

Bill Huston and Bill Touton

CA SQPL 01-033

Part of Orval Van Horlick Photograph Collection

Left to right: Bill Huston and Bill Touton (first mailmain) in 1926 sawing logs.

Bill Turcotte

CA SQPL 01-013
1928

Part of Orval Van Horlick Photograph Collection

Bill Turcotte in 1928 in tree climbing gear.

Bob Bruce

CA SQPL 06-030

Part of Scott and Mildred MacDonald Photograph Collection

Bob Bruce came from Nova Scotia to Brackendale in 1912 to work in logging.

Booming logs in Newport, 1904

CA SQPL 16-005
1904

Part of R.A. Barbour Photograph Collection

Booming logs in Newport, BC (Squamish, 1904).

Squamish's name was changed to Newport in 1911 by the H.S. and P.V.N. Railway and was changed back on September 14, 1914 as the result of a contest for school children. The name had to be changed since there was another town in BC named Newport. The twelve final names considered in the contest were: Newport, Strathacona, Prince Arthur, Kingsport, Great Haven, Columbia, Imperial, Squamish, Pacificgate, Bonaventure, and Viveleroi. Squamish is named for the Indian word "Squohomish" (various spellings) meaning "strong wind".