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From a series of photos of the washout/train wreck on Lorne Creek near Pacific, BC. (Images are provided for educational and research purposes only. Other use requires permission, please contact the Museum.) thumbnail
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From a series of photos of the washout/train wreck on Lorne Creek near Pacific, BC

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Date Range
October 1940
Collection
P5243-P5260
Description Level
Item
GMD
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Collection
P5243-P5260
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Item No.
P5244
Physical Description
B&W + Sepia Prints: 3.5 x 5
Date Range
October 1940
History / Biographical
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
Notes
Lorne Creek, train wreck, washout, Carpenter, Sam Mayer, Pacific, BC
Photos and description donated by Philip Jones.
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From a series of photos of the washout/train wreck on Lorne Creek near Pacific, BC. (Images are provided for educational and research purposes only. Other use requires permission, please contact the Museum.) thumbnail
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