Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Hudson Type Steam Engine #2811 on the Turntable at Smiths Falls, ON, 1958

Name/Title

Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Hudson Type Steam Engine #2811 on the Turntable at Smiths Falls, ON, 1958

Entry/Object ID

2021.1646.01

Tags

Canadian Pacific, Locomotives, Postcard

Description

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 History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Canadian Pacific

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Commemorative

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Don Wood

Place Published

Town

Smith Falls, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1958

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: card stock, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Caption

Location

Back of the postcard

Transcription

"Canadian Pacific 2811 Hudson type locomotive on the turntable at Smith Falls, Ontario on an early September 1958 morning."

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Smith Falls, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

33189

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Parts

Count

16

Parts

16 total postcards

Location

Location

Box

Canadian Pacific Box #1

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Mar 15, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian Pacific

Owner/Agent

Canadian Pacific

Role

Owner/Subject/Donor

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

State/Province

Alberta

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 21, 2022