INNOVATION Centennial Collectors Edition January-February 2020

1931 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Canadian Pacific Railway provided a physical link across Canada, and played a played a major role in BC’s economic development, migration, immigration, and tourism. Its design and construction is believed to be one of Canada’s greatest engineering accomplishments. This photo, taken in 1931, shows the construction of a tunnel as part of the railway’s ongoing development. V ancouver P ublic L ibrary S pecial C ollections , 12416. P hoto : F rank L eonard

CIRCA 1938 FIRST NARROWS BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, the Lions Gate Bridge was first approved for construction in 1933, and opened in 1938. At the time, it was hoped that bridge construction would help alleviate the effects of the Great Depression by providing work to thousands of labourers. V ancouver P ublic L ibrary S pecial C ollections , 39753. P hoto : P rovince N ewspaper

1951 PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP GREET A BC ENGINEER

With the King of England’s health declining, then-Princess Elizabeth, the King’s daughter and heir to the throne, and her husband, stood in for the King on a 1951 tour of Canada. Here, she greets engineer John Oliver, P.Eng., in council chambers of the City of Vancouver. Elizabeth would become Queen about four months later. V ancouver P ublic L ibrary S pecial C ollections , 69729B. P hoto : C huck J ones , P rovince N ewspaper

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