Royal Visit, 1939 - Pilot Train Arrives at Glencoe, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Canadian National Railways Engine 6401 which pulled the pilot train, arriving at Glencoe, Ontario prior to the arrival of the royal train carrying King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth.
- Notes
- The pilot train for the 1939 royal tour ran about 30 minutes before the train carrying the royal couple to ensure the track ahead was safe and to carry the press and others not with the royal party. Source: CN Lines Magazine volume 12, Number 3 (www.cnlines.com)
- Inscriptions
- Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: Pilot train arrives at Glencoe.
- Date of Original
- 1939
- Dimensions
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Width: 20.2 cm
Height: 15.1 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 17.9cm
Image Height: 12.6cm
- Local identifier
- 32104033412554
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.7469385541359 Longitude: -81.7112872433472
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
- Reproduction Notes
- London Room Photograph Archives - PG F108
- Contact
- London Public LibraryEmail:research.request@lpl.ca
Website:
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London, ON N6A 6H9
