Bridging the Centuries: The Little Current Swing Bridge 1913-2013

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Bridging the Centuries: The Little Current Swing Bridge 1913-2013

Entry/Object ID

2022.50.01

Tags

Little Current, Ontario, Algoma Eastern Railway, Northern Ontario, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Railway History

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the Little Current Swing Bridge in Little Current, Ontario.

Context

The book discusses the development and creation of the swing bridge in Little Current, Ontario. The bridge was built in 1913 by the Algoma Eastern Railway in order to connect Manitoulin Island to the mainland. The book is a creative combination of historical facts, photographs, and poetry. It is broken down into 11 chapters. They are as follows: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Algoma Eastern Railway Chapter 3. The Tycoon Chapter 4. 1913 Chapter 5. The Engineer's Daughter Chapter 6. Coal Hoist Noises Chapter 7. The Train Wreck at Birch Island Chapter 8. The Ferry Chapter 9. Reflections of a Bridge Operator Chapter 10. The Heritage Image Chapter 11. Rebirth

Collection

Algoma Ontario History, Northern Ontario History, Algoma Eastern Railway Collection

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

W. L. Caesar, M. J. Caesar

Date(s) of Creation

circa 2010

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Bridging the Centuries: The Little Current Swing Bridge 1913-2013

Description

The book discusses the development and creation of the swing bridge in Little Current, Ontario. The bridge was built in 1913 by the Algoma Eastern Railway in order to connect Manitoulin Island to the mainland.

Creator

M. J. Caesar, W. L. Caesar

Date(s) of Creation

2013

Subjects

History, Railways, Swing bridges, Poetry

Notes

Signed by the author with a note: "For Cody Thanks for the tour Caesar & Son"

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Little Current, Ontario

Island

Manitoulin Island, Ontario

District

Algoma, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

1880

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

9 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 14, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 14, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ontario History (Town or City Specific)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 14th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 14, 2022