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Metadata
Catalog Number |
A2020.000 |
Object Name |
Collection |
Tagline |
Large format maps and drawings from 1890s to the 1990s. The Collection contains the following themes Mining, Surveys, Rossland City Maps, Rossland Railways, Fire Insurence, Miners' Union Hall, Building Plans, and Provincial/National Maps. |
Collection |
MS 84 - Map & Plan Collection |
Scope & Content |
Large format maps and drawings from 1890s to the 1990s. The Collection contains the following themes Mining, Surveys, Rossland City Maps, Rossland Railways, Fire Insurence, Miners' Union Hall, Building Plans, and Provincial/National Maps. |
Admin/Biographical History |
The Map & Plans Collection is composed primarily of mining maps and schematics, railway maps, geological surveys, city/regional/provincial maps, and building plans |
System of arrangement |
The collection consists of approximately 700 maps. The collection is organized in the following series and sub-series: - Series 1: Mining Maps (1890s – 1960s) - Series 1.1: Rossland Mines - Series 1.2: Josie Mine - Series 1.3: Velvet Mine - Series 1.4: Kootenay Columbia Mine - Series 1.5: Jumbo Mine - Series 1.6: Crown Point Group - Series 1.7: Gopher and Homestake Mines - Series 1.8: IXL and OK Mines - Series 1.9: Falaise Lakes Mine - Series 1.10: British Columbia Smelting & Refining Co - Series 1.11: Regional Mines - Series 2: Geological Surveys - Series 3: Rossland City Maps - Series 3.1: Subdivisions and Additions - Series 3.2: Natural Sites & Cemeteries - Series 3.3: Utilities - Series 3.4: Roads & Highways - Series 4: Rossland Railway Maps - Series 4.1: Red Mountain Railway (Great Northern Railway) - Series 4.2: Columbia & Western Railway - Series 4.3: Canadian Pacific Railway - Series 5: Insurance Maps (1897 – 1924) - Series 6: Miners’ Union Hall - Series 7: Building Plans - Series 7.1: Businesses - Series 7.2: Museums - Series 7.3: Arenas - Series 7.4: Residences - Series 8: Provincial/National Maps |
Extent of Description |
Approximately 700 maps, technical drawings, and site plans |
Search Terms |
Homestake Mine I.X.L. Mine Jumbo Mine Josie Velvet Mine Red Mountain Railway Columbia & Kootenay Mine Columbia & Western Railway Crown Point Mining Claim Falaise Lake Mine British Columbia Smelting & Refining Company Centre Star Mine Canadian Pacific Railway Miners' Union Hall |
Subjects |
Maps Plans Drawings Architectural Drawings Claims Map Mining Mineral Claim Railway Transportation City Planning Geological Surveys |