Kamloops Museum explores area’s history through Geographical Survey photographs
KAMLOOPS — In 1871, Kamloops was just a pit stop on fur trading routes, a small fort at the confluence of two rivers.
It wasn’t yet a guarantee that 12 years later, it would become a stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Benjamin Baltzly was a photographer and part of the original geographical survey that helped map the route of the railway. Now, some of his photos are being showcased at the Kamloops Museum and Archives.
“Baltzly was a photographer from Montreal, and he took a bunch of photos of the BC Interior in 1871,” Museum Curator Matt Macintosh explains.