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Owing to the conditions under which the snowplow operated, many of the photographs connected with it represent important events such as heavy snowfalls and derailments.2
1903 Russel Wooden Snow Plow1908
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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This snowplow was built in 1903 by the Russell Snowplow Company and was the first artifact obtained by the Railway and Forestry Museum, Prince George & Region. The snowplow operated throughout Alberta and British Columbia before arriving in Prince George in the late 1950's4
Derailed Snow Plow and Steam Engine1950
Northern British Columbia, Canada
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After an especially heavy snowfall, this wooden snowplow became derailed during a snow removal operation.6
Snowplow operating1950
Northern British Columbia, Canada
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Because Snowplows operated under extreme winter conditions, the operation of the plow became an event in itself.8
1937 Nechako River flooded the CN Rail yards1997
Canadian National Railway (CNR) yard
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When the Nechako River flooded the CN Railway Yards in Prince George in 1937 it was an event worth capturing on film.10
Steam Crane1913
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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Built in 1913 by Industrial Works, in Bay City, Michigan, this crane operated until 1985 and was recertified for steam operation in 1990.12
Hook of the Steam Crane1984
Railway and Forestry Museum , Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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When the Railway and Forestry Museum, Prince George & Region, was setting up exhibits in the 1980's, this member marked the occassion by having his picture taken in the hook of the steam crane.14
Steam Crane at work site1940
Between Vancouver and Squamish, British Columbia
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