Canadian Pacific Passenger Car Interior Circa 1900
Passenger car apparently on the tail end of a main line train
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Passenger Car Interior Circa 1900Entry/Object ID
2021.1225.01Description
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a Canadian Pacific passenger car circa 1900. The photograph shows approximately 11 passengers sitting on board the passenger car as well as one waiter/porter who is standing. This car would seem to have a combination of sleeping, buffet and observation services.An open observation platform is visible through the rear door of the car. Some of the passengers are eating and have small trays on the arms of their chairs to serve as tables. The two women in the photograph appear to be talking to each other. There is also a young boy sitting next to a woman with a large brimmed hat. The rest of the passengers are men. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, photograph of the interior of a passenger car circa 1900. The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian Pacific