Photograph of the Grand Trunk Station in Rose Point

Name/Title

Photograph of the Grand Trunk Station in Rose Point

Entry/Object ID

2021.934.01

Description

Black and white photograph showing the Grand Trunk station in Rose Point. The photo itself shows the side and front of the station. There are tracks visible on the front side of the station. There are several people visible, they are on the platform and are assumed to be waiting for a train. There also appears to be a train about to pull into the station. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Rose Point was made prosperous by the Grand Trunk Railway. The Grand Trunk Railway was founded in 1852 with the goal of building a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. The railway operated in Canada and the US in the provinces/states of: Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It also included three subsidiary lines: Grand Trunk Western, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk Pacific. The company was later purchased by Canadian National in 1923

Collection

Library Archive, Canadian National

Category

Canadian National, Grand Trunk

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Dale Wilson

Notes

Date Acquired: July 28th, 2021 Method of Acquisition: Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1899

Place

Location

Rose Point

City

Parry Sound, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Notes

Materials: photograph paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Grand Trunk Station, Rose Point, Ont" "Date 1899" "Ontario Archives Toronto" reproduction stamp "Same as accession 10328 tray 7 #25"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32728

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Parts

2021.933.01 Count: 1 1

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

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

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 13, 2022