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Driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Craigellachie, British Columbia.

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Driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Craigellachie, British Columbia.

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Driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Craigellachie, British Columbia.

Group crowded round. L-R centre group: W. C. Van Horne, Sandford Fleming, Hon. D. A. Smith, with spike maul [hammer], also known as Lord Strathcona; J. H. McTavish, J. M. Egan, James Ross. Man with beard, right of Smith is Henry J. Cambie, chef on Van Horne's railway car. Another identification claims that Van Horne's chef is John G. Pearson, standing to the right of Ross. Little boy in front is Edward Mallandaine. See also NA-218-3. Smith's hammer is in down position in this view. Featured in 100 photos that changed Canada / edited by Mark Reid|foreword by Charlotte Gray|preface by Deborah Morrison. -- 1st ed. -- Toronto : HarperCollins, c2009, p. 18-19.

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Date 1885-11-07

Creator Ross, Alexander J.

Person(s) or Group(s) Cambie, Henry J., Egan, J. M., Fleming, Sandford, Mallandaine, Edward, McTavish, J. H., Pearson, John G., Ross, James, Smith, Donald. A., Van Horne, William C.

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Canada - British Columbia

Subject Canadian Pacific Railway--Design and construction, Craigellachie, British Columbia--Events, Craigellachie, British Columbia--Personalities, Hats, Railways--Track, Scots in Canada

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Fonds/Collection Edworthy, Ross family fonds

Unique identifier CU182846

Legacy Identifier na-1494-5

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Attribution "Driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Craigellachie, British Columbia.", 1885-11-07, (CU182846) by Ross, Alexander J.. Courtesy of Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.

Unique identifier: CU182846

Legacy Identifier: na-1494-5

Type: Glenbow

Size: 12000px × 9361px 214.28 MB