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Charles A. Stoess, engineer in charge of snowshed construction in Rogers Pass for Canadian Pacific Railway.
Charles A. Stoess, engineer in charge of snowshed construction in Rogers Pass for Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Charles A. Stoess, engineer in charge of snowshed construction in Rogers Pass for Canadian Pacific Railway.

Specialist in stress. Born in Liverpool, England, Mr. Stoess was educated in London and Heidelberg where he met William Bell-Irving. Through this connection and his relationship to James Ross he later worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway on bridge construction. Married Cecile Johnson, ca. 1888. One child, born 1890. Settled in Okanagan, Kootenay-Slocan region, British Columbia; credited with first irrigation in Okanagan. Snow shed. 
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Date [ca. 1885-1888] 
Creator Unknown
Person(s) or Group(s) Stoess, Charles A.
Genre Negatives, Photographs
Place Canada - British Columbia
Subject Canadian Pacific Railway--Employees, Canadian Pacific Railway--Snow protection and removal, Engineers, English in British Columbia
Archival Information
Repository Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection Charles A. Stoess fonds
Reference code CA ACU GBA F2081 
Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/charles-a-stoess-fonds
Unique identifier CU1123480 
Legacy Identifier na-4428-1 
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Attribution "Charles A. Stoess, engineer in charge of snowshed construction in Rogers Pass for Canadian Pacific Railway.", [ca. 1885-1888], (CU1123480) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.