The Douglas Trail was constructed in the fall of 1858. This was the first public works project on the mainland. It was initiated by Governor Douglas to ensure food and freight could be transported to the goldfields inland.
Home movies of Pemberton 1955-59 taken by Fred Thomson of Prince
George. Fred was a friend of Ed and Nancy Gilmore and worked as the
station manager for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway at Pemberton
in the 1950's. The video was filmed in 8mm and was converted to VHS
and then to digital. There is no audio.
The clips show Pemberton residents enjoying a parade and
sportsday, hiking, boating, playing baseball, swimming, and you can
see images of the train rolling through downtown. You can
view in our General Videos collection in the Video Gallery.
Or click here
Tags: 1955, 1959, Home movies, 8mm film, Pemberton Museum, Pemberton B.C.Dave Gilmore, Fred Thomson, Pacific Great Eastern Railway
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