2014.003.1040 SS Illecillewaet in the ice at Robson in the foreground; The SS Lytton with locomotive on barge in the background

Accession Num: 2014.003.1040

Negative Code: B7-2

Extent:

Document Date: 1899-- - --

Donors: Arrow Lakes Historical Society

Creators: Edward Riley Redpath

Keywords: 1890s, barge, Canadian Pacific Railway, Columbia & Kootenay Railway, Columbia & Western Railway, Columbia River, icebreaking, Robson East wharf (original), Robson West wharf, SS Illecillewaet, SS Trail, and sternwheelers

Locations: Robson

Physical Description:
1 b/w negative (35 mm)

Notes:
SS Illecillewaet (foreground) breaking ice at Canadian Pacific Railway transfer slip, Robson East, Columbia River, ca. 1899. SS Trail (misidentified in photo title as SS Lytton) pushing locomotive on barge at back past Robson West wharf.

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