Mule Train Wreck on Canadian Pacific Railway
Description
- Creator
- Unknown
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Negatives
- Photographs
- Description
- Black and white negative of a photograph of an inspector and several other officers at the wreck of the train carrying mules on the Canadian Pacific Railway in Whitby. Two cars are visible in the background and they are perpendicular to the track. Wheels can be seen near the man in the trench coat and hat.
- Notes
- On 2 November 1916, a train loaded with mules bound for Montreal was derailed at the junction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway as a result of an error made by the switchman.
- Date of Original
- 2 November 1916
- Date Of Event
- 2 November 1916
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 6cm
Image Height: 6cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 14-004-012
- Collection
- Whitby Historic Images Collection
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.8877485230498 Longitude: -78.9408874511719
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Whitby Archives
- Reproduction Notes
- Scanned from copy negative.
- Contact
- Whitby Public LibraryEmail:archives@whitbylibrary.ca
Website:
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