Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Steam Engine #1201 at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, ON

Publication

-

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Canadian Pacific Postcard showing Steam Engine #1201 at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, ON

Entry/Object ID

2021.1648.01

Tags

Canadian Pacific, Locomotives, Postcard

Description

Canadian Pacific postcard showing steam engine #1201 at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, Ontario. The front image shows the front and right side of the locomotive, meaning the engine, and tender are visible. The caption on the reverse side reads: "National Museum of Science and Technology Steam locomotive - Pacific (4-6-2) 1944 Musee des Sciences et de la Technologie Locomotive a vapeur - Pacific (4-6-2) 1944" The postcard is blank. Distinguishing Features: The front image shows the front and right side of the locomotive, meaning the engine, and tender are visible.

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 National

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

Canadian Museum of History

Place Published

City

Ottawa, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: card stock, ink Date: unknown

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Caption

Location

Back of the postcard

Transcription

"National Museum of Science and Technology Steam locomotive - Pacific (4-6-2) 1944 Musee des Sciences et de la Technologie Locomotive a vapeur - Pacific (4-6-2) 1944"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Ottawa, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

33191

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

Provenance Detail

Canadian Museum of History

Owner/Agent

Canadian Museum of History

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Ottawa, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

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