Photograph of a Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Streetcar

Name/Title

Photograph of a Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Streetcar

Entry/Object ID

2021.1107.01

Tags

Sudbury, Ontario, The Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Local History

Description

Photograph of an electric streetcar in Sudbury. The streetcar appears to be pulling into a station. The top reads "Copper Cliff Refinery". It is car number 38.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Palladiotype

Aspect Ratio

1:1

Subject

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Subject Person or Organization

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Subject Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Context

The car was built in 1942 by Brill, and originally used in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. It was purchased in 1942 by the Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway. It was in service from 1942 until 1950.

Collection

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company, Sudbury History, Copper Cliff History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ernie Plant

Role

Photographer

Date made

1947

Time Period

19th 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

Back of photograph

Transcription

"Built by Brill 1942" "Ex-Wilkes-Barre 354" "Bought 1942" "SCCSE 38" "9/7/47" "Sudbury" "Photo by Ernie Plant from the Collection of Julian Bernard"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Label

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 (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32893

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

3 in

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury 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

January 10, 2022

Notes

In a folder titled "Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Fold

Date Examined

Jan 10, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

photograph paper, ink

Notes

The photograph is curled. It is being kept in an acid free plastic protective cover.

Recommendations

Applying light pressure to straighten the photograph

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Sudbury History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Copper Cliff History

Place

Town

Copper Cliff, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

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

Notes

Donated by Dale Wilson on August 31st, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on September 1st, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 10th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 10, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 4, 2022