Name/Title
Photographic Print - Canadian Pacific Steam Engine No 2816Entry/Object ID
2011.32.6Description
This colour photographic print shows Canadian Pacific steam engine No 2816 stopped at a station. There are two elderly gentlemen standing in front of it and a family standing near it father down the train. The engine is black with burgundy highlights with yellow text on them. The sky in the background appears white. There is black printed text on the back of this print. This photo was taken by Jim McRae.Context
This photo was taken by Jim McRae in Sudbury in June of 2003.
This object is part of the estate of the late Jim McRae. It was donated to the museum by Dale Wilson, to whom this object 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 on 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
Date: June 5th, 2003Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
On train in photo:
"2816
2816
2816
CANADIAN PACIFIC"
On reverse of photo:
"Sudbury Ontario June 5th 2003"Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Oversized DocumentsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item NumberOther Number
4670Location
Location
Wall
Canadian National SectionRoom
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