Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2023.031.1 |
Title |
Old Downtown Port Coquitlam and CPR Rail Yard |
Description |
Photo of the CPR train yard, railroad, railway tracks and some buildings in old downtown Port Coquitlam. Taken 1911/1912? On the left side of the image are some buildings from the old downtown, text on buildings say Real Estate Trust Co. and Galers Shoe store. Telephone lines or power lines(?) run on both sides of image. In the background are a horse and wagon, CPR train cars (with numbers C.P. 80462) and two steam trains blowing smoke/steam. On the left side of the image are a set of railway tracks that diverge into a 3 track ? rail yard The foreground is an open space lined with dirt and a signal light beside the railway tracks. |
Date |
1911? |
Search Terms |
Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Company Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam (B.C.) Port Coquitlam B.C Port Coquitlam B.C. Port Coquitlam Downtown Railroad cars Railroad companies Railroad rails Railroad tracks Railroad trains Railway Rails Railroads Railways Shoes Business district Businesses |
Subjects |
Canadian Pacific Railway Company Trains Railroad cabooses Railroad cars Railroad companies Railroad construction & maintenance Railroad employees Railroad facilities Railroad freight cars Railroad locomotives Railroad rails Railroad signals Railroad trains Railroads |
Place |
Port Coquitlam, BC |
Provenance |
Donated by Lorne Scott. Stated that he recieved the prints from a grandparent or older relative who lived around Port Coquitlam a long time ago. Says his family came to the area around the 1910s returned home to the UK around 1914 and then returned to Canada after WWI. Unknown when the photos were acquired. |