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Edwin Charles Summers [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1912.

Reference:

R11885-0-6-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3677883

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Edwin Charles Summers
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Date(s):

1912.

Place of creation:

Manitoba

Extent:

4 photographs : b&w and col.
Positive - paper - silver

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of Edwin Charles Summers (1886-1974), engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, being shown near his CPR railcar from which he controlled construction of CPR line in Manitoba and in the Prairies.

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Summers, Thomas Philip, 1924-

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Summers, Thomas Philip, 1924- : Edwin Charles Summers was born in England in 1886. He came to Canada in 1908 from Newport, South Wales. He stayed to Canada for two years and returned to Wales in 1910 to complete his interupted training as an engineer. He worked for CPR from 1912 until he returned to England to enlist in the army in 1914. He died in England in 1974.

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(No finding aid) (90: Open)

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General note:

Edwin Charles Summers became the Chief Waterworks Engineer for Newport & South Wales upon his return to Britain. He was known as "opper" to friends, but went by Charles to others.

Source:

Private

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2006-00499-9
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