INCO Slag Train being Pulled by INCO Locomotive #111

Photograph

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

INCO Slag Train being Pulled by INCO Locomotive #111

Entry/Object ID

2022.788.01

Tags

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

Description

Black and white photograph showing a INCO slag train being pulled by INCO locomotive #111. There are a total of 12 slag pots on the train, they do not appear to have slag in them.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Collodion Print

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

Mining History, International Nickel Company of Canada, Sudbury History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Primary Source

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Made/Created

Studio

Unknown

Date made

circa 1930

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

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

Item Number

Other Number

25549

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unknown, the item currently only exists as a digital item

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Location

Photo Archive (By Item Number)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Notes

The item currently only exists as a digital item

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Date Examined

Apr 1, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Notes

The item currently only exists as a digital item

Provenance

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on April 1, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 19, 2022