Letter to E. G. Dilton, Esq., from Samuel Parker Tuck on 23 Sept. 1880
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- 1880-09-23
Includes a transcription of this letter, ca. 1980, on looseleaf paper.
Tuck, Samuel Parker
Letter to E. G. Dilton, Esq., from Samuel Parker Tuck on 23 Sept. 1880
Includes a transcription of this letter, ca. 1980, on looseleaf paper.
Tuck, Samuel Parker
Pamphlet contains text of a speech given in the House of Commons by William MacDougall regarding Edward Blake's resolution to renege on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through British Columbia. File includes a bibliographic note regarding this pamphlet.
Macdougall, William
The Pacific railway : speeches
Pamphlet providing text of speeches by Hon. Sir Charles Tupper, Hon. H. L. Langevin, J. B. Plumb, and Thomas White during the House of Commons debates on the railway.
Tupper, Charles, Sir
Railway Government Publication item 84.
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
[Telegraph from Sandford Fleming to George Stephens]
Telegraph sent from Yale, British Columbia, regarding surveying from Kamloops to [Shuswap] Lake.
Fleming, Sandford
A booklet of speeches delivered in the House of Commons -Session 1880- by: Sir Charles Tupper, H.L. Langevin, J.B. Plumb, and Thomas White. However many of pages are missing and so only Tupper's speech remains.
Tupper, Charles, Sir
[C.P.R. Lucy Dalton locomotive]
C.P.R. railroad locomotive, the Lucy Dalton, at an unidentified location.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Portrait mounted on card originally housed with others in sleeves in one photograph album.
Topley, William James
[Portrait of John A. Macdonald]
Portrait mounted on card originally housed with others in sleeves in one photograph album.
Topley, William James
Portrait of Marcus Smith, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, mounted on card originally housed with others in sleeves in one photograph album.
Bradley & Rulofson
Silver creamer engraved with a checkered flag and the gothic initials "C.P.R.", produced for the CPR steamship lines
Elkington and Company
[Portrait of a seated Chinese man with one foot elevated]
Printed on card: " F. Haffner, & Co. Chambersburg PA". One business card for Michael Maslan of Seattle, Wash[ington], buyer, seller and trader of historic photographs, postcards and ephemera, is located next to this photo.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Portrait of a Chinese man in a hat]
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Two Chinese men on Stage Road]
Stereograph. Handwritten on the verso: "Stage Road 1500 ft after run on Jackass Mt."
Maynard, R.
Chinese featuring the evil spirits
Item is a photograph from inside a Chinese temple. The title is derived from a notation made on the back of the photograph. Photo by either Richard Maynard or Frederick Dalley [Dally].
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Anti-Chinese Association petition]
Anti-Chinese Association
Booklet regarding the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway and colonization of the Canadian Northwest, suggesting a different route through the Rockies to the west. Two copies, one copy missing the front cover.
Horetzky, Charles
Letter to S. P. Tuck from Nicholas Crump on 7 Jan. 1880
Crump, Nicholas
Intercolonial railway specification
Pamphlet regarding the construction of railroad stations.
Fleming, Sandford
Pamphlet containing the text of a speech by Edward Blake in the House of Commons regarding construction of the Pacific railway. From the Official Report of the Debates.
Blake, Edward W.
Papers relating to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Pamphlet containing an extract taken from Railway Papers, 43 Victoria, regarding the lack of progress of railway construction, including letters to Ottawa from George Walkem. Two copies. No cover.
Canada
Text of a bill regarding land grants for railway purposes
Sheet providing text of a bill granting public lands by the province of British Columbia to the Government of Canada for railway purposes.
Canada
Consists of one correspondence from F. Fredrick to P. A. Mullagan [?] regarding a railroad employees.
Fredrick, F.
Railway Government Publication item 87.
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
Railway Government Publication item 88.
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
Portrait of Canadian Pacific Captain A.J. Hosken as a young man.
Mowell & Morrison
[C.P.R. railroad Cisco Bridge]
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Portrait mounted on card originally housed with others in sleeves in one photograph album.
Topley, William James
Silver creamer engraved with the Gothic letters "C.P.R." and a checkered flag
Elkington and Company
Silver dessert spoon engraved with the Gothic initials "C.P.R."
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Silver dessert fork engraved with the Gothic initials "C.P.R." and a checkered flag
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Silver dessert fork engraved with the Gothic initials "C.P.R." and a checkered flag
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Portrait of Ella May Clemens seated in Chinese costume]
Printed on card: "Holgerson / 681 North Ave. / near Western Ave. / Chicago."
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Portrait of Quong Sing Chong]
Printed on card: "Hamacher, Ellensburg, / W.T." Title based on an accompanying note by Dr. W. B. Chung.
Hamacher, Ephraim J.
[Portrait of a young seated Chinese woman]
Depicts a seated young Chinese woman holding a fan; a bowl and an opium pipe sit on the table next to her. Printed on card: "C.A. Nelson / Paris Panel / Bakersfield, Cal."
Nelson, C. A.
[Scene on Burrard Inlet, present site of Vancouver]
Depicts a cabin surrounded by trees and men, probably labourers.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Booklet promoting a viewpoint against the construction of the railway. Three copies. Two copies contain Maps Illustrating the Hewson Projected Pacific Railway Line. One copy bound in board. One copy missing front cover. One copy is on display in the exhibition drawer 19.1.
Hewson, M. Butt
Canadian Pacific Railway : an argument against its building
Booklet promoting arguments against the construction of the railway.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Pamphlet contains an extract from Sessional Papers No. 19, 43 Victoria, 4th Parliament, regarding contracts awarded for the construction of various sections of the Canadian Pacific railway. Missing original cover.
Canada
Pamphlet contains an extract from Sessional Papers No. 19, 43 Victoria, 4th Parliament, regarding the articles of agreement between George Bowie and the Minister of Railways and Canals for construction of the second section of the railway, west of the Red River. Missing original cover.
Canada
Articles of agreement entered into in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway
Railway Government Publication item 81.
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
Railway Government Publication item 89.
Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly
A 1985 photograph of the original from circa 1880 of the construction of the first railroad track by Vancouver's wharf.
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
[Portrait of Alexander Mackenzie]
Portrait mounted on card originally housed with others in sleeves in one photograph album.
Topley, William James
Advertisement for soap. Verso contains more detailed information about the product and company.
Hartford Chemical Works
Advertisement for soap. Verso contains more detailed information about the product and company.
Hartford Chemical Works
Letter to S. P. Tuck from J. W. ? on 11 Feb. 1881
[Unknown] (Authorized heading)
Pamphlet providing an extract from the Sessional Papers, No. 21, 44 Victoria, of the 4th Parliament, regarding the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Missing cover.
Canada
Relates to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. Missing cover. Includes bibliographical note.
Canada. Parliament
Plan of a portion of the town of Port Moody
Plan of Port Moody, British Columbia, as well as an index map of Port Moody and New Westminster, drawn on fabric by Robert Beaven.
Beaven, Robert