Name/Title
Photograph - VIA Rail trains in a railroad yardEntry/Object ID
2012.79.335Description
Color photograph of two VIA Rail passenger trains, nos. 6785 and 6788 (?), at the Sudbury station. Canadian Pacific railroad cars in the railroad yard to the left of the VIA Rail trains. The Sudbury water tower can be seen in the background.
Photograph is housed in a brown cardboard frame designed to look like a textile.Context
These objects are part of the estate of the late Jim McRae. They were donated to the museum by Dale Wilson, to whom they was given by Jim's wife.
Jim McRae was a Sudbury area train enthusiast who had donated objects to the museum in the past. He passed away in the summer of 2010 at the age of 85. He came from Manitoulin Island but he worked in Sudbury as a projectionist at the Odeon theater for many years.
His father was Gore Bay's only pharmacist.Collection
Library ArchiveMade/Created
Place
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioNotes
Materials: Photographic paper (colour photograph), cardboardOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
4593Dimensions
Height
14-5/8 inWidth
19.7 cmLocation
Location
Location
Photo Archive (By Item Number)Room
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioDate
March 10, 2022Condition
Notes
Digital Copy Only (Matthew Gill 2015)Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 14, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
April 21, 2022