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View of the Railway Disaster at Hamilton

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3030158

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

View of the Railway Disaster at Hamilton
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 Print / Estampe : Lithograph on wove paper
Support x cm

Language of material:

no language

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This image depicts rescuers and citizens approaching the scene of a terrible railway accident in Hamilton. The central focus of this image is the view of the train that has fallen from the collapsed suspension bridge, front first, onto the ice., This print is stained and dirty. It is wrinkled and there are a few tears that have been repaired.
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Artist: Gregory, Hardy, 1815-1884

Artist: Preston, D

Engraver: Gregory, Hardy, 1815-1884
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Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. P2983.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: on the stone: recto, b.: VIEW OF THE RAILWAY DISASTER AT HAMILTON, C.W. on Thursday Eve March 12th 1857., Inscription: (partial transcription)
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event

évenement
Source:

Private

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03292
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
No restriction on access or on use for publication or reproduction

Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 3292

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: expired / périmé
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3292

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