1 Photograph; b&w; 17 x 11.5 cm
Mrs. Winnifred Coyle and Ellen with Mrs. Davey Scott walking the Aldermere-Telkwa trail. Information written on back of both cards. Notations also written on front of post card. Writing with arrow indicating Ellen Coyle reads "Aldermere's first baby."
Possibly taken on either the Skeena River or the Bulkley Valley River.
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.
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. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN 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)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
Written on back "C.N.R. Team Approx 1939. Left to right: Cliff Emerson, Bob Stephens, Joe Rife, Bud Washburn, Harley Lewis, Paul Raymond, John Dunlop, Billy Leach, Billy Hann."
Negative copy also available.
C.N.R. Station with the Hudson Bay Mtn.in the backgound and cars parked in front. "C.N.R. STATION, SMITHERS, B.C." printed on bottom left with "Photo by Louis Studio" on the bottom left. Postcard has a frilled edge. The name "Frank Chekowski" is written on the back.
Negative copy also available.
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