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Bucyrus-Erie 50-B steam shovel removing dirt on the railway

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Date Range
[after 1927]
Collection
BVM visual record collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
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1 image
Collection
BVM visual record collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Fonds No.
C2
Item No.
P4310
Accession No.
2001.24
Physical Description
1 photograph: sepia; 14.5 x 9 cm
Scan Resolution
300 dpi
600 dpi
Date Range
[after 1927]
Custodial History
Original photographs belonged to Irving Lorne Latimer, a construction contractor.
Subject Access
Canadian National Railways
Notes
The American company Bucyrus changed its name to Bucyrus-Erie in 1927 when it merged with the Erie Steam Shovel Company, hence the dating of the photograph.
Possibly taken on either the Skeena River or the Bulkley Valley River.
Type of Record
Archival Description

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