Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Hudson Type Steam Engine #2811 on the Turntable at Smiths Falls, ON, 1958Entry/Object ID
2021.1646.01Tags
Canadian Pacific, Locomotives, PostcardDescription
Canadian Pacific postcard showing Hudson Type Steam Engine #2811 on the Turntable at Smith Falls Ontario in 1958. The front image shows the front and left side of the engine, so the engine and tender are both visible as it sits on the turn table, waiting to go into its stall.
The caption on the reverse side reads:
"Canadian Pacific 2811
Hudson type locomotive on the turntable at Smith Falls, Ontario on an early September 1958 morning."
The postcard is blank
Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and left side of the engine, so the engine and tender are both visible as it sits on the turn table, waiting to go into its stall.Context
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
Canadian Pacific HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireAcquisition
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
Don WoodPlace Published
Town
Smith Falls, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1958ISBN
n/aNotes
Materials: card stock, inkInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
CaptionLocation
Back of the postcardTranscription
"Canadian Pacific 2811
Hudson type locomotive on the turntable at Smith Falls, Ontario on an early September 1958 morning."Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkEthnography
Cultural Region
Town
Smith Falls, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
33189Parts
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, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
March 10, 2022Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Mar 15, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireMaterials
paper, inkProvenance
Provenance Detail
Canadian PacificOwner/Agent
Canadian PacificRole
Owner/Subject/DonorPlace
City
Calgary, AlbertaState/Province
AlbertaCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 21, 2022