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The Building of a Transcontinental Railway in Canada
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1910Item number (ISN):135743Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:BRITISH FILM INSTITUTEAccession:1967-0010Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1910Production company:Butcher's Empire PicturesDescription:The construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from grading to finished track. Shown is the steam shovel at work; the track laying machine constructing the road as men drop the ties one by one in front for the tracks to be placed upon them; and the steel gang at work, balking, spiking, levelling and straightening the ties. After the track is laid, the workmen return on an engine along the track. <6mn 27s>Language:SilentNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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