Collection search - Views of Canadian and American railways, including the Holman Absurdity and the Dudgeon Steam Wagon [graphic material]

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Views of Canadian and American railways, including the Holman Absurdity and the Dudgeon Steam Wagon [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

[ca. 1912-1960].

Reference:

R5500-52-3-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

617153

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Andrew Audubon Merrilees fonds

Merrilees photographic and art collection

Miscellaneous photographs of land and marine transportation in Canada and the United States

Views of Canadian and American railways, including the Holman Absurdity and the Dudgeon Steam Wagon
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Sub-series includes:

24 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1912-1960].

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United States, Mexico

Extent:

ca. 8435 photographs : 8200 negatives (some nitrate) and 235 b&w prints.

Language of material:

English

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This sub-series (formerly sub-series F VI) contains works by photographers such as H.W. Pontin, James Adams ?, C.E. Fisher, and George M. Sittig and includes views of steam, electric and some diesel locomotives and train cars of a great variety of Canadian and U.S.A. railways, together with a small number of negatives of Mexican railways. Canadian railways represented include Canadian National; Canadian Pacific; Canadian Electric Lines; Northern Alberta; Grand Trunk; Newfoundland Railway; Grand Trunk Western; Sydney & Louisbourg; Maritime Railway; Montreal & Atlantic, and Algoma. Examples of American lines include Central Railroad of New Jersey; Baltimore & Ohio; Boston & Maine; Cape Cod Central; Boston, Concord & Montreal; Rutland; Delaware & Northern; Pennsylvania & Atlantic; Piedmont & Northern; Lakeside Electric; Central of Georgia; Longview, Portland & Northern; Central Pacific; Yosemite Valley; Santa Fe Northwestern; Montana Western; Virginian; Brimstone; Chesapeake & Ohio; New York Westchester & B. Electric; Rio Grande Southern; Sand Springs; Middletown & Unionville; Mojave Southern; Erie; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis; Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Boston & Albany; New York Central; Central Vermont; Delaware& Hudson; Pennsylvania; and Illinois Central. Some views of railway stations of the above railroads also appear in the sub-series. There are also a small group of negatives labelled absurdities or freaks (e.g. Holman Absurdity, Dudgeon Steam Wagon).

Other topics in the sub-series include small groups of steamers, ocean liners, and other marine vessels, often identified by name, and a small group of personal family snapshots.

Negative envelopes with detailed captions are available for most of the views in this sub-series. Many of the prints are copies of negatives found in other parts of the series (20-25 percent).
Additional name(s):

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Photographer: Pontin, H.W

Photographer: Fisher, C.E

Photographer: Adams, James

Photographer: Sittig, George M
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Photographs (Paper) Guide to Finding Aid FA-053, Accession 1980-149. Paper copy located in 326. Electronic on S:Drive. FA-053 (Restrictions not set)

Photographs (Microform) Image indexes by Photographer, Location and Subject, and for Series B and Series C located in 326. FA-053 (Restrictions not set)

Photographs (Paper) Paper Indexes located in 326: 98 page Inventory, catalogue of Great Lakes Vessels negatives, partial list of Marine photos in series B and C, sub-series BII & BIII by location, ship and locomotive names, shelf lists for series B to F, box content list with collection description and research tips. FA-053 (Restrictions not set)

Photographs (Electronic) Box contents list by barcode listed as amerilee.wpd and collection description and research tips listed as amerintr.wpd. Both in s:/vsa/photo.a&r/findaid. FA-053 (Restrictions not set)

Photographs (Paper) Original envelopes with captions B-001732 to B-010999 located in 2000814413-16, 18, 20, 22-23, 25-26, 28, 30, 32, 36-38 and C-006506 to C-02105 in 2000814442, 44-51. Original index cards with captions 2883 to 4030 located in 2000792444. FA-053 (Restrictions not set)

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Series added entry:

Group F, Sub-series VI

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1980-149 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MERRILEES, ANDREW A. 1980-149]

[Consultation 90 Open]

06835/X1;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1B DAP-9A-07;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1B DAP-9A-09--1B DAP-9A-12;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1B DAP-9A-35;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1B DAP-9A-38;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV6 081--RV6 088;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [MERRILEES, ANDREW 1980-149] 1B DAP-9B-SH6

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / Library and Archives Canada / Copy negative no.

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