Royal Visit Train
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is an image from the Royal Tour of Canada in 1939, which was King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's first Royal visit to Canada after King George had began his reign. On June 6, 1939, their train stopped at the Junction Station in St. Marys in order to take on water for the steam engine. Children from all of the local schools traveled to the Junction Station to greet the King and Queen, and although the children were given priority to see them, there was plenty of space for adults to stand and join in on the welcome too. In this image, large crowds can be seen behind fences on both sides of the railway tracks, while a couple individuals are inside the fences. The train is labelled as 6401.
- Date of Original
- Summer 1939
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- andrews011
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum photo collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.271732487857 Longitude: -81.1312053690338
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Royal Visit Train." St. Marys Museum, andrews011.
- Location of Original
- St. Marys Museum Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
