Photograph: CPR’s Turbine Station

Name/Title

Photograph: CPR’s Turbine Station

Entry/Object ID

2022.197.01

Tags

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Mining History, Mining Industry, Copper Mining, Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin

Description

Black and white photograph showing the International Nickel Company of Canada's turbine siding, there is a railway track in the foreground and a locomotive in the background

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Photocopy

Aspect Ratio

1:1

Subject

International Nickel Company of Canada

Subject Person or Organization

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Subject Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Context

The International Nickel Corporation of Canada was founded in 1902, when the Canadian Copper Company and Orford Company merged with the financial backing of American banker J. P. Morgan and Charles Schwab of Carnegie Steel. It was the world's leading producer of Nickel. By 2006 INCO was bought out by the Brazilian company Vale.

Collection

International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History, Sudbury History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bob Boudignon

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On the back of the photograph

Transcription

"INCO PHOTO - SEE BOB BOUDKONON OF LIVELY RE PERMISSION" "Mr. Dale Wilson 158 Adie Street Sudbury, Ontario P3C 2C8"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Photo Number

Other Number

P0046

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

8 in

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 23, 2022

Notes

In a file folder titled "International Nickel Company of Canada"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 23, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

photograph paper, ink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Dale Wilson

Owner/Agent

Dale Wilson

Role

Donor/owner/creator

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Bob Boudignon

Owner/Agent

Bob Boudignon

Role

Owner/Donor

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 23, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

June 8, 2022