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Gordon McDonald collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74188
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the 1941 train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1941
Collection/Fonds
Gordon McDonald collection
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2012-23
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the 1941 train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
History
Gordon McDonald worked for the City of New Westminster. He was a steam and railway enthusiast.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
McDonald, Gordon
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Photo catalogue 542
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Railway City

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7535
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Photograph
Accession Code
BV016.7.9
Author
Canada. Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Geographical Branch
Contributor
Hopkins, D.
Donoahue, J.
Moller, Hans
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
City of Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
Province of Manitoba
Library and Archives Canada
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Publication Date
c[1960]
Physical Description
52 photographs : filmstrip ; cellulose aacetate, col. pos.
Library Subject (LOC)
Documentary Films
Filmstrips
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Object History
Came in with Oakalla Prison records and artifacts in 1991. Filmstrip was utilized by staff and inmates of Oakalla. Digitized by BVM into preservation and accessible formats in 2020.
Notes
A Canadian Series educational filmstrip about the history of Winnipeg and its development as a railway city. Visual material was provided by: Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific Railway, Montreal; City of Winnipeg Engineering Departments; Manitoba Hydro Electric Board - Winnipeg; Province of Manitoba, Department of Industry and Commerce and The Public Archives of Canada - Ottawa.
Images
Documents
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