Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars by Patrick C. Dorin

Name/Title

Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars by Patrick C. Dorin

Entry/Object ID

2021.709.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, Algoma Central Railway, Iron Mining, Iron

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of ore docks and ore cars operated by various railway companies.

Context

The book discusses the iron mining industry through Lake Superior and also includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario. Each chapter discusses different railway companies and their involvement in shipping ore on the Great Lakes, they are as follows: Introduction: Ore Dock Technology and Ore Car Designs 1. Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway 2. Great Northern Railway 3. Northern Pacific Railway 4. Burlington Northern, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 5. The Soo Line Railroad 6. The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad 7. The Milwaukee Road 8. The Chicago and North Western Railway 9. The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad 10. The Wisconsin Central and the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Company 11. The Algoma Central Railway 12. The Canadian National Railways 13. The Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway 14. The Canadian Pacific Railway 15. Erie Mining Company, LTV Steel 16. Reserve Mining Company Railroad, Northshore Mining Company Railroad 17. The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

Collection

Mining History, Railway History, General, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific History

Cataloged By

Matthew Gill

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Iconografix

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1970

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars

Description

Book discussing the history of ore docks and ore cars operated by various railway companies.

Creator

Patrick C. Dorin

Date(s) of Creation

2007

Subjects

History, Railways, Iron mining, Ore cars, Ore industry

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Hudson, Wisconsin

State/Province

Wisconsin, USA

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

242

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

1-58388-202-3

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining 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

March 1, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Mar 1, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by Matthew Gill, re-cataloged on March 1, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 1, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

June 21, 2022