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First of several CNR trains of lumber for Hughes & Co.

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Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Accession Number
3-1997
Part Of
Joseph H. Hughes collection
Description Level
Item
Series Number
3-1997.1
Item Number
3-1997.1.54
Accession Number
3-1997
Other Numbers
Hughes #55
GMD
graphic
Date Range
c.1900
Physical Description
7.25" x 5.75" (b/w)
Material Details
on matting
Physical Condition
water marks on matting, holes in corners
Scope and Content
Photograph shows CNR train No.44 carrying loads of lumber. Engineers pose with the locomotive. Several men pose on the railway tracks. Snow and ice appear in the ditch.
Notes
Writing on the front of the photograph reads: The First of Several Trains of Lumber for HUGHES & CO., Via C.N.R., Brandon, Man. Photograph is stamped on the back: Huhges & Co. Ltd., 1009 Princess Ave., Brandon, Man.
Name Access
Hughes & Co.
Canadian National Railway
Subject Access
trains
lumber
lumbering
lumber manufacturing
winter
Transportation
Storage Location
Hughes oversize drawer
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Wes Pentland; Elton municipality; reeve; school board

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Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
[19--] - 1980
Accession Number
21-2006
Part Of
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection
Description Level
Box
File Number
3.1 - 3.24
Accession Number
21-2006
Other Numbers
Box C
GMD
multiple media
Date Range
[19--] - 1980
History / Biographical
For biographical information on Wes Pentland, see the description for Box 2 of the Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection.
Scope and Content
Contains the following files: 3.1 Permit books 1951-1978 (missing 1971-1973) 3.2 Tax bills 1971-1980 (missing 1973) 3.3 House material costs 3.4 Carberry town planning 1961 3.5 Boundary hearing 1967 3.6 Manitoba Pool Elevators 1955-1962 3.7 Brandon General Hospital 1978-1979 3.8 Elton School - financial records 1960-1967 3.9 Elton schools 1961-1963 3.10 Pictures of Justice (located at the back of the box) 3.11 Hutterites 1957 3.12 Talks and debates ca.1923 - ca.1933 3.13 Elton-Cornwallis Joint Planning Commission 1968 3.14 Elton planning schemes 1970-1971 3.15 Manitoba Hospital Commission 1969 3.16 Farm expenses 1952, 1978-1979 3.17 School plans for Fraserwood and a Winnipeg school (blueprints) 3.18 Elton larger school area information 1959-1969 3.19 Elton (municipal records?) 1938-1964 3.20 Elton agricultural records 1924-1955 3.21 Wes Pentland photographs [n.d. (ca. 1970s?)] 3.22 Wes Pentland miscellaneous (lease, land analysis, Elton history) 1966, 1979 3.23 Letter from Clare Pentland re: hutterites 1957 3.24 Income tax 1940-1950 (2 files)
Notes
Part of the Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection.
Storage Location
Alfred Angus Murray McPherson collection Box 2
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