Photographs: The ground breaking ceremony for the Central Union Station, October 26, 1907

Photograph

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photographs: The ground breaking ceremony for the Central Union Station, October 26, 1907

Entry/Object ID

P619 a-c

Description

[a]: One black and white photograph depicting a large crowd of men in dark coats and hats. There are horses and carriages in foreground and low warehouse buildings and trains in background. In the center of the photograph is a flag-covered camopy over chairs in centre of square, many officials are standing in front of the canopy. The photograph is displayed in a plain balck wooden frame with a light grey mat. [b]: One black and white photograph depicting Mayor Scott delivering his address at the ground breaking ceremony for the Union Station. There is a flag-covered camopy over chairs in centre of square, many officials are standing in front of the canopy. In the center is the Mayor wearing the Mayoral Chain of Office and holding a gleaming shovel, a nickle plated replica of the type of shovel used by the Sappers when building the Rideau Canal. [c]: One black and white photograph depicting the mayor breaking the ground in the foreground. There is a flag-covered camopy over chairs in centre of square, many officials are standing in front of the canopy. In the center is the Mayor wearing the Mayoral Chain of Office and using a gleaming shovel to offically break the ground. The shovel is a nickle plated replica of the type of shovel used by the Sappers when building the Rideau Canal. The photograph is displayed in a plain balck wooden frame with a light grey mat.

Made/Created

Notes

Photographic, Paper, Cardboard, Glass, Wood, Paint, Metal, Ink, PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

�The gathering of the breaking ground ceremony for the Central Union Station // presented by R. R. Brown, Lachine, P. Q.".

Notes

[a]: Written in black ink on the mat below the photograph.

Transcription

"Breaking ground for the Central Union Station - Mayor D' Arcy Scott delivering the address // presented by R. R. Brown, Lachine, P. Q. ".

Notes

[b]: Written in black ink on the mat below the photograph.

Transcription

"Sat. Oct. 26 2PM // Breaking ground for // Station Ottawa // illegible".

Notes

[b]: Written on the back of the photograph.

Transcription

"Breaking ground for the Central Union Station by is Worship Mayor D'Arcy Scott October 28th 1907 // presented by R. R. Brown, Lachine, P. Q. ".

Notes

[c]: Written in black ink on the mat below the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPH, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Dimensions

Height

26.6 cm

Width

31 cm