2014.018.1318 Construction of the Slocan-Silverton highway in 1928

Accession Num: 2014.018.1318

Negative Code: S020-7

Extent:

Document Date: 1928-- - --

Donors: Denis Stanley

Keywords: 1920s, Cape Horn (Slocan Lake), Highway 6, road construction, rock outcrop, and Slocan Lake

Locations: Slocan City

Physical Description:
1 b/w negative (14.5 cm x 11.4 cm)

Notes:
Cape Horn Bluffs above Slocan Lake (future Highway 6), 1928. Caption from Arrow Lakes News, 7 September 1977: 'Construction of the Slocan-Silverton highway in 1928. This photo shows some of the rugged rock which had to be penetrated along Slocan Lake. The water depth at this point was 540 feet.'