The rather rickety looking first bridge over the Tulameen in wintertime. It was a crucial connection for Princeton in those days, leading to the Old Hedley Road, the Princeton-Summerland Road, and of course up the Tulameen towards Granite Creek and beyond. It was destroyed by pack ice during winter-breakup and had to be replaced soon after. The second bridge was also destroyed, and now we're on the third bridge.

An early shot of downtown Princeton, showing few buildings.

A shot of Princeton in its early days before many buildings have been built. In the central distance you can see the old courthouse on Vermillion under construction. Notice how low the ground is with the Tulameen River, a time before dykes were constructed, meaning that flooding could be an occasional occurrence.

A view of downtown Princeton from the bluffs overlooking the town to the south.

A man walks across Bridge Street, in this shot taken right near the intersection with Vermillion. In those days there was such little vehicle traffic that one didn't have to think twice about jaywalking. The Similkameen Star offices are at right.

A photo of the Cenotaph showing the old Legion building in the background, and behind it the belltower of the fire hall that would summon volunteer firefighters in the event of an emergency. You can tell this photo was taken between the two wars since there is only one plaque on the cenotaph. Sadly, a second would have to be added to honour those who fell in another world war.

People boarding a train at Princeton Station.

A view of homes in Princeton, looking across the Similkameen towards the north.