Photograph of a Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Streetcar

Photograph

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Photograph of a Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Streetcar

Entry/Object ID

2021.1112.01

Tags

The Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company, Sudbury, Ontario, Local History, Copper Cliff, Ontario

Description

Photograph of a streetcar in Sudbury. The streetcar appears to be passing through an area. It also has an advertisement for "Buckingham Cigarettes" on the front of it.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Palladiotype

Aspect Ratio

1:1

Subject

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Subject Person or Organization

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Subject Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Context

The streetcar was purchased in 1929 by the Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway. It was built by Brill and was originally used by the Schuylkill Railway in Girardville Pennsylvania. Car #30

Collection

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company, Sudbury History, Copper Cliff History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Julian Bernard

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1929

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of photograph

Transcription

"Car #30" "Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Rly" "Built by Brill" "Ex Schuylkill, (Girardville PA.) Bought 1929" "X" "From the Collection of Julian Bernard"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32898

Dimensions

Width

4 in

Length

3 in

Color

Black, White

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury 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

January 7, 2022

Notes

In a folder titled "Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Fold

Date Examined

Jan 7, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

photograph paper, ink

Notes

The photo is being held in an acid free plastic sleeve

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Sudbury History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Copper Cliff History

Place

Town

Copper Cliff, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

Dale Wilson

Owner/Agent

Dale Wilson

Role

Donor/owner/creator

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donated by Dale Wilson on August 31st, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on September 1st, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 7th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 7, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 4, 2022