Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Baggage/Display CarEntry/Object ID
2021.1200.01Tags
Sudbury, Ontario, Local History, Canadian PacificDescription
Black and white photograph showing a Canadian Pacific branded Baggage/Display Car in Sudbury ON circa 1970.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PalladiotypeAspect Ratio
1:1Subject
Canadian PacificSubject Person or Organization
Canadian PacificSubject Place
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioContext
The photograph shows the back of the car with its' door open, There is a staircase leading up to the door with a small platform covering the tracks at the base of the staircase. The baggage car is connected to another car, the type is unknown. In the background to the left there are two stacked freight cars.
The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
Canadian Pacific HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Dale WilsonRole
PhotographerStudio
KodakDate made
circa 1970Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Back side of the photographTranscription
"CP BAGGAGE/DISPLAY CAR WILSON"Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PenLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)Other Number
32942Location
Location
Shelf
Sudbury History SectionRoom
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
January 7, 2022Notes
In a folder titled "Misc Photographs"Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Jan 7, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireMaterials
photograph paper, inkProvenance
Provenance Detail
Sudbury HistoryPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioProvenance Detail
Canadian PacificOwner/Agent
Canadian PacificRole
Owner/Subject/DonorPlace
City
Calgary, AlbertaState/Province
AlbertaCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaAcquisition Method
GiftProvenance Detail
Dale WilsonOwner/Agent
Dale WilsonRole
Donor/owner/creatorPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioAcquisition Method
GiftGeneral Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Originally cataloged on September 27th, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 7th, 2022 by Kat BezaireCreated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comCreate Date
January 7, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
March 1, 2022