Sproat's Landing was one of the transshipment points for steamers ferrying goods up and down the Columbia River. You can see the dramatic Lion's Head rock formation in the background.

Several paddlewheelers are moored at Robson Landing, an important transshipment point for getting goods from the railhead across the Columbia River. These steamers would be relied upon for getting goods and people across the river until the CPR bridge was built to Castlegar in 1902.

Two paddlewheelers, the Illecillewaet (foreground), and the Lytton (distance) are puffing away on an ice-choked Columbia River. The The Illecillewaet is working as an icebreaker, while the Lytton is pushing a barge across the river.

A crowd of people have gathered at Brilliant's train station, perhaps to welcome a notable guest.

A photo taken from a bridge over the Kootenay River, showing Brilliant. The large building at centre is the jam factory, and behind it the grain elevator. To the right you can see the train station with the word BRILLIANT emblazoned on the side.

A wisp of smoke curls up from a smokestack at Brilliant's jam factory, in this photograph that sets the community in the picturesque valley, amidst mountains and orchards.

A view of the prosperous community of Brilliant showing the jam factory (far right), the train station (bottom right corner) orchards, and the sawmill (at far left on the opposite side of the river).

Thousands of Doukhobors from across Canada have gathered at Brilliant for the funeral of Peter Verigin, after his mysterious death in a train explosion. People are lining the route of the funeral procession that began by the jam factory and wound up the road to his final resting place.

A huge funeral procession of Doukhobors carrying banners, walk up the road to Peter Verigin's tomb to lay the great figure to rest.

The community-owned grain elevator at Brilliant, where the Doukhobors would store grain before export.

A Doukhobor work crew, including men, women, and children, take a rest from farming on Brilliant's meadow.

Castlegar's Theatre, which opened in 1947.

A woman pushes a stroller across Columbia Avenue, in this view of Castlegar's main street shortly after the Second World War. The building at left has survived, albeit in a heavily renovated fashion.

A car drives on to the Brilliant Suspension Bridge. Built in 1913 by the Doukhobor community, it was designated a National Historic Site in 1995.