Name/Title
Photograph: The INCO Roundhouse at Copper CliffEntry/Object ID
2022.198.01Tags
International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Mining History, Mining Industry, Copper Mining, Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Copper Cliff, OntarioDescription
Black and white photograph showing the International Nickel Company of Canada's roundhouse in Copper Cliff, Ontario. There are six steam locomotives visible in the roundhouse as well as 12 employees standing next to each locomotive.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopyAspect Ratio
1:1Subject
International Nickel Company of CanadaSubject Person or Organization
International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)Subject Place
Town
Copper Cliff, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioContext
The International Nickel Corporation of Canada was founded in 1902, when the Canadian Copper Company and Orford Company merged with the financial backing of American banker J. P. Morgan and Charles Schwab of Carnegie Steel. It was the world's leading producer of Nickel. By 2006 INCO was bought out by the Brazilian company Vale.Collection
International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireMade/Created
Date made
circa 1920Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Town
Copper Cliff, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioNotes
The photograph is likely a reproductionEthnography
Cultural Region
Town
Copper Cliff, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
On the back of the photographTranscription
"Estimated to have been taken in the early 1920's, this photo shows the INCO roundhouse at Copper Cliff with a full complement of motive power. Numbers 1 through 4 are Baldwinds and some arguments have yet to be settled about Numbers 5 and 7.
Photo courtesy INCO"
"78%"
"INCO"Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkLexicon
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
Photo NumberOther Number
P0047Location
Location
Wall
Mining History SectionRoom
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
February 24, 2022Notes
In a file folder titled "International Nickel Company of Canada"Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Feb 24, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireMaterials
photograph paper, inkProvenance
Provenance Detail
International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) HistoryPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioProvenance Detail
Mining HistoryCreated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comCreate Date
February 24, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
February 24, 2022
