King George and Queen Elizabeth on the Royal Tour of 1939 at their Stop in Capreol
Name/Title
King George and Queen Elizabeth on the Royal Tour of 1939 at their Stop in CapreolEntry/Object ID
2021.1180.01Description
Black and white photograph showing King George and Queen Elizabeth I during the Royal Tour of Canada during 1939. They are stopped in Capreol so that their train may re-coal. The photograph is in a card stock frame. The King and Queen are centered in the photograph and standing in front of their passenger car. There are three man standing behind them as they are speaking to an elderly man who appears to be a Veteran of the First World War. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
The photograph was taken while the Royals were visiting Capreol during the Royal Tour of Canada in 1939. The Royals rode the rails across Canada, traveling by Canadian National. The stop in Capreol was not a formal stop, however they still made an appearance. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National, Royal Tour of Canada, Capreol History