Item #4026 [Fraser Canyon] 1900's Photo of Hand-Drilling Monster Boulder & Steam Shovel at Keefer, BC. Unknown Photographer.

[Fraser Canyon] 1900's Photo of Hand-Drilling Monster Boulder & Steam Shovel at Keefer, BC

n.p., c. 1910. Loose Photograph. Historical photograph showing a crew of men working to clear the tracks of a huge boulder with hand drills and a 60 ton railway Marion steam shovel at Keefer, B.C., circa early 1900's. Sepia toned gelatin silver print, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches wide, caption at top edge in period ink "60 Ton Marion S. Shovel Keefer B.C." Near Fine. Item #4026

"Keefers [Fraser Canyon] Post Office was opened 1-8-1895 and closed 10-6-1965." wiki. There was also a train station at Keefer, B.C., see Archives of Alberta : whyte-301 [c. 1890] - Keefer Station, or McCord MP-0000.600.39, MP-0000.600.40 or MP-0000.600.38 all c. 1890.

Price: $150.00 CAD  other currencies

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