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Colin J. Churcher fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1968]-1990, predominant 1977-1986.

Reference:

R9958-0-1-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

198756

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Colin J. Churcher fonds
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

[ca. 1968]-1990, predominant 1977-1986.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

2,021 photographs : colour negs. ; 35mm.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of photographic depictions of railway operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The following subjects are documented: locomotives and rolling stock of CN, CP Rail, VIA Rail, GO Transit and the Toronto Transit Commission, as well as various branch lines throughout Canada; grain locomotives used in industrial service throughout Canada; grain transportation in Western Canada, including Government of Canada hopper cars; rail lines affected by the federal government's Prairie Branchline Rehabilitation Program, including views of stations, elevators, and trestles; passenger and freight operations on various branch lines in the Ottawa Valley; operations of the Thurso and Nation Valley Railway, the last logging railway in Eastern Canada; steam locomotives 1201, 1057 and 6060, operated by CN and by the National Museum of Science and Technology in the Ottawa area.

Photos by: Ken Allen; Peter Anthony; Paul J. Bown, Orleans, Ont.; Colin J. Churcher; Paul Churcher, Gloucester, Ont.; Fred Clark; Max Hawking; Bob Meldrum, Ottawa; B. Ottaway; Doug Pelkola; Mark A. Perry, Dauphin, Man.; Ian Platt, Ingersoll, Ont.; Ian T. Pyatt, Bedford, N.S.; Carolynn Spring; John Spring; Frank Vollhardt, Jr., Warren, Ohio; D. Whitnall; Gary R. Zuters.

Provenance:

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Churcher, Colin J

Additional name(s):

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VIA Rail Canada

Biography/Administrative history:

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Churcher, Colin J : Colin J. Churcher, photographer.

Finding aid:

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(Other) Captions of individual photos located on the mount of each photo.

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General note:

Received in 1994 from Colin J. Churcher.

Arrangement note:

Organized into 9 series and arranged by geographical location and by date.
Subject heading:

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Canadian Pacific Railway

Grain transportation
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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122-080158-5
1994-429 DAP
94-240
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [CHURCHER, COLIN J. 1994-429] TCS 01059--TCS 01060

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Various copyrights. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Copyright: various copyrights.
Credit: Name of photographer / Colin J. Churcher fonds / Library and Archives Canada / copy no.
Restrictions on use: nil.

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