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Rotary snow plow, Canadian Pacific Railway.
Rotary snow plow, Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Rotary snow plow, Canadian Pacific Railway.

Copy of PD-5-890. Contained own means of propulsion to move rotary blades. They were pushed into snow slide area by steam of diesel locomotive. Snow was discharged through upper portion and centrifugal motion caused it to be directed away from track. 
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Date [ca. 1887-1889] 
Creator Boorne and May
Genre Negatives, Photographs
Subject Canada--Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railway--Cars, Canadian Pacific Railway--Snow protection and removal, Snow ploughs, Winter
Archival Information
Repository Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection Boorne and May fonds
Reference code CA ACU GBA F0225 
Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/boorne-and-may-fonds
Unique identifier CU185271 
Legacy Identifier na-1753-22 
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Copyright Status Public domain
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Conditions of Use https://libanswers.ucalgary.ca/faq/199047 
Attribution 
Attribution "Rotary snow plow, Canadian Pacific Railway.", [ca. 1887-1889], (CU185271) by Boorne and May. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.