Photograph - Canadian National Amethyst passenger car no. 879

Photograph

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Photograph - Canadian National "Amethyst" passenger car no. 879

Entry/Object ID

2013.47.99

Description

Black and white photograph of Canadian National passenger train no. 879. "CANADIAN NATIONAL", "AMETHYST", and "879" are stenciled on the side of the car. Wooden sidwalk (?) crosses the image in the bottom left corner, towards the car.

Context

This and others in the series rebuilt post WWII

Collection

Library Archive

Made/Created

Artist

Canadian National

Date made

1929

Place

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Notes

Materials: Photographic paper

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Graph paper attached to verso with handwritten notes by Dale Wilson about CN "Amethyst". On white adhesive label, in blue ink: AMETHYST .BLT 1929 CC&F .34 PARLOUR CHAIRS . BUFFET & OBS CHAIRS 6/65 . BUFF. LOUNGE HARMONIE (2320) On yellow adhesive label, in red marker: 91 On white CN Photograph label, in blue ink: 67595

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Photographs

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

5899

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

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

Condition

Notes

Digital Copy Only (Matthew Gill 2015)

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022