Public Portfolios

Portfolios are collections of resources put together by our own users.

To create your own portfolio you must sign in or register.

	Dad
	Education A quick visual look at the history of education in Schoold District #5
	Fort Steele
	Trains
	Kimberley
	Boats
	Cranbrook
	South Country
	Elk Valley
	Fernie
	Rocky Mtn Trench
	Rocky Mountains
	Purcell Mountains
	Kaslo & Slocan Railway Reference photos of K&S Rwy and CPR\'s Nakusp & Slocan Rwy. 1891-1911.
	arches
	Cranbrok ariel
	Rail Station
	Bugle Band
	ICSP
	parade
	locomotive
	ariel2
	family pictures 2 photos of Rusty McColl
	Early Transportation Transportation has always been key to the development of the Columbia Basin. Nestled between high mountain ranges the valleys have traditionally been the easiest mode of movement, along with the rivers. This portfolio captures some of the images of pre-automobile mobility in the Columbia Basin.
	Later Auto Travel After the railways established transportation nodes at their expanding network of stations, motorized transportation began to connect the dots. Motor stage, busses and personal cars freed Columbia Basin residents and tourists to travel with a new ease.
	Early Automobile Travel The "flivver" or steamer or an increasing number of motorized vehicles became the "freedom machine" for a growing number of young men, commercial travellers and, fairly quickly, liberated women. People started to move around the Basin on a whim, reaching further and faster than the horse and buggy permitted. The network of roads pushed further in all directions.
	Gyro Pool The pool developed on Joseph's Creek by the Cranbrook Gyro Club was one of the most popular gifts ever given to the City of Cranbrook. Built in 1930 it continued in use until 1969.
	Tourist Attractions The tourism of the Columbia Basin was linked to transportation development. Perhaps the largest single act was the completion of the Banff-Windermere Highway, opening the southern National Parks to U.S. and European tourists.
	Tourist Lodgings Everyone has to sleep somewhere. The accommodation in the Columbia basin advanced from makeshift tent camp to road houses to hotels. Then came the Auto camps and tourist parks, followed by the motels.
	Kootenay River Images in our collection documenting the profile of the Kootenay River.
	Columbia River Columbia River images portraying the geography of the river at various points in time.
	World War I Items relating to Cranbrook's involvement in the first World WAr
	CPR
	Kamloops, British Columbia This portfolio highlights the best photos of Kamloops.
	Police Vehicles These photos all contain law enforcement vehicles.
	Canoe Hot Springs Photos from Canoe Hot Springs
	Saint Eugene Mission The Mission created by the Oblate Fathers on the banks of the St. Mary's River, about 6 miles north of Cranbrook. This is where the St. Eugene Hospital began
	Saint Eugene Hospital The Saint Eugene Hospital was created in an agreement between the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Oblate Fathers and the Sisters of Providence of Charity. It began on the banks of the St. Mary's River and then moved to Cranbrook in 1900.
	Saint Eugene School of Nursing The School of Nursing was attached to the St. Eugene Hospital and ran from 1911 to 1950. Starting in the hospital, in 1929 a specific building for the School of Nursing was opened.
	Cranbrook Elephant Hunt In 1926 several elephants escaped from the Sells-Floto circus
	Cranbrook Station Cranbrook Station
	Office Environments This is a collection of images showing the interior of offices.