Holberg, BC
Photographs


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  1. Land clearing for construction of new PMQ Apartments - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  2. Land clearing for construction of new PMQ Apartments - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  3. Land clearing for construction of new PMQ Apartments - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  4. Land clearing for construction of new PMQ Apartments - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  5. Land clearing for construction of new PMQ Apartments - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  6. Guard house, AFP vehicle and the Administration building in the background - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  7. Domestic site - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  8. Airman's barracks - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  9. Fire Hall on right with road leading up towards PMQ area - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  10. Jack Winger. Heating Plant Engineer - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  11. Tony Baginski, PPOp, in barracks - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  12. Children from Logging Camp crossing bridge construction on way to the school at the station - October 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  13. Ray Forrest (back row, 3rd left), Carl Reade (back row, 5th left) - September 1958
    Courtesy Carl Reade.

  14. Lake near the Transmitter site - August 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  15. Back road on vicinity of the station - August 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  16. Bears at the garbage dump - August 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  17. Main gate - July 1958.
    Courtesy Bob Agar.

  18. Air Vice Marshal Slemon inspects the troops - June 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  19. The troops march past the reviewing stand - June 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  20. Road approach to the main gate at the station - June 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  21. Trail bridge - June 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  22. Charlie Jenkins at a Trail Bridge - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  23. Telephone Company vehicle on road to the dock - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  24. Sign at the main gate to the station - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  25. Fuel storage tank in foreground with barracks in background - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  26. View of ball field, Rec. Centre, School and PMQs - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  27. PMQ area - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  28. ME Section parking lot - April 1958.
    Courtesy Charles Jenkins.

  29. Party time (L-R) Glen Ullyot, Lou Ullyot, Don Wilder, Helen Blair, Bernie "Butch" Blair and Cec Wilder - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  30. Bobby Fields (civilian CE employee), Bernie "Butch" Blair and Mike Pasternak (civilian CE employee) - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  31. Back row (L-R) Bernie "Butch" Blair, F/O Charles, Mervyn "Jack" Fairfield (deceased), unknown, John Schroder, unknown. Middle row (L-R) Helen Blair, (Simmie) Simpson, unknown, unknown. Front row (L-R) Marg Berg, Gil Berg, Mrs Charles, unknown - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  32. CE/ME/Supply baseball team - 1958.
    Back row (L-R) Jim Anderson (MSE), Bobby Fields (civilian), unknown, unknown, Mike Pasternak (civilian), unknown, Hank ?. Front row (L-R) Bernie "Butch" Blair (Supply), unknown, Bobby Blackstock (batboy), unknown, Cpl Monty Berger (MSE).
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  33. Burkes Hooligans baseball team - 1958.
    Back row (L-R) Jim Anderson (MSE), Bobbie Fields (civilian), unknown, unknown, Mike Pasternak (civilian), unknown, Hank ?. Front row (L-R) Bernie "Butch" Blair (Supply), unknown, Bobby Blackstock (batboy), unknown, Cpl Monty Berger (MSE).
    Courtesy Dave Tilbury.

  34. Fishing Derby. Steelhead Derby awards. (L-R) Unidentified officer, Bernie Blair, F/L Danny Porako (CAdO), Sgt. Burnside (Rec Spec) - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  35. Unidentified formal function - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  36. Bear feeding time - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  37. PMQ's - 1958.
    Courtesy Helen Blair.

  38. Coal Harbour whaling station - 1958.
    Courtesy Robert Stephenson.

  39. Hospital in the PMQ area - 1958.
    Courtesy Robert Stephenson.

  40. PMQ area - 1958.
    Courtesy Robert Stephenson.

  41. PMQ area and clearing for expansion with apartments - 1958.
    Courtesy Robert Stephenson.

  42. Fire truck in Fire Hall - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  43. Direction sign posts in bush - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  44. Motor Vessel Nimpkish at dock in Coal Harbour - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  45. Administration building in Domestic site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  46. Barracks in Domestic site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  47. Barracks in Domestic site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  48. Domestic site buildings - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  49. RCAF Canso aircraft at Sea Island airport en route to Holberg - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  50. Herman on road to Operations site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  51. Communications antennae at Operations site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  52. Ron Guy standing in front of communications antennae at Operations site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  53. Operations site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  54. Operations site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  55. Domestic site - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  56. RCAF PBY-5A Canso. This Canso blew an engine on takeoff from Holberg in 1958. An Alaska Pine Tug is towing it to Coal Harbour for repairs.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  57. RCAF Canso at Port Hardy - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  58. RCAF Canso at Port Hardy - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  59. Departure by boat from Holberg - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  60. Departure by boat from Holberg - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  61. Dock at Holberg with RCAF vehicles - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  62. MV 850 at dock in Holberg - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  63. Heavy equipment (truck and front end plow) - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  64. Large bus in front of ME Section - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  65. Larges buses at ME Section - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  66. Guard house at Main Gate - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  67. Taken from road in front of Combined Mess, barracks and Fire Hall - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  68. Administration building (foreground right), Recreation Centre (left) and PMQ's in background - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  69. Combines Mess in foreground, barracks in background - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  70. Barrack block on Domestic site - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  71. PMQ's used as Station Hospital - 1958.
    Courtesy Anonymous.

  72. Barracks on left and Combined Mess on right - 1958.
    Courtesy Merv Kreutz.

  73. Merv Kreutz, unknown and Padre Ritchie (Presbyterian Minister) - 1958.
    Courtesy Merv Kreutz.

  74. RCAF Operations 2 Baseball Team: Back Row, L to R - Dale Nelson, Ed Brown, Ron Guy, Dave Claxton, Eric Redmond, Herm Smith, Roger Allard, Bill Schoemacher.. Front Row, L to R - John Miller, Andy Hillier, Al Sterling, Bill (Boomer) Eckley, Merv Kreutz, Billy Walter, John Boyle - Bruce Harfield (batboy) - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.

  75. RCAF Holberg Operations 2 Champs 58 Crest - 1958.
    Courtesy Ron Guy.


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