Title: First Engine at Prince Rupert, BC

This record describes an item in the Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds.

Creator: McRae Bros

Date: 1911

Physical Description: ["1 acetate negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 2)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 3)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists view of the first GTP steam engine to arrive in Prince Rupert from the front. The steam engine's number is 123. Five men can be seen gathered in front of the train. Handwritten annotation printed on recto of copies 1, 2 and 3 reads "First Engine at Prince Rupert, BC Photo by McRae Bros." Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 3 reads: "1911." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 3 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: McRae Bros

Notes:
• Title is a formal title proper.
• PA95631 is a Library and Archives Canada (LAC) copy negative number.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
McRae Bros

Subject Access:
Railroads
Trains

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP996-58-10904

Negative Number: PA95631

Record ID: 15691


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