Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Railway Postcard showing the Yards and Station in Sudbury ONEntry/Object ID
2021.1633.01Description
Canadian Pacific postcard showing the yards and station in Sudbury. The postcard shows an image of the yards which are full of both freight and passenger trains and cars.
The postcard is blank
Distinguishing Features: Front image feature a passenger train in the Sudbury YardsContext
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 ArchiveAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
unknownNotes
Date Acquired: unknown
Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLegacy Lexicon
Class
CommemorativeCategory
Primary SourcePublication Details
Author
Sudbury News Service ltdPlace Published
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: card stock, ink
Date: 1960s (?)Inscription/Signature/Marks
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
33176Parts
Count
16Parts
16 total postcardsLocation
Location
Box
Canadian Pacific Box #1Room
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 21, 2022