[Fraser Canyon] 1890 Glass Plate Negative Of Keefers Railway Station, Bc Macmunn, Charles British Columbia/ N&W America,Film & Photography

An original, circa 1890 glass plate negative (measuring 6.5 x 8.5 inches wide) by Charles MacMunn, who produced an album titled "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" which included this view of Keefers, B.C., in the Fraser Canyon. George Alexander Keefer - the stations namesake, was the surveyor and construction engineer who was in charge of building the Canadian Pacific Railway between North Bend and Lytton. During this period, he resided with his wife and children at his headquarters, namely the future Keefers. Plate with some scratches and stains, but still produces an impressive and historical image. The now Ghost Town of Keefers ". is a railway point in the lower Fraser Canyon area of southwestern British Columbia. The ghost town is on the west shore of the Fraser River and north of the mouth of the Nahatlatch River. The locality is by rail about 82 kilometers (50.8 mi.) north of Hope and 26 kilometers (15.9 mi.) south of Lytton." wiki.