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First expedition by car, Edmonton to Victoria, British Columbia.
First expedition by car, Edmonton to Victoria, British Columbia.
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First expedition by car, Edmonton to Victoria, British Columbia.
Charley Niemeyer, driver and Frank Silverthorne, service manager at Lines Garage, Edmonton, were the first to drive an automobile from Edmonton, Alberta to Victoria, British Columbia, via the Yellowhead Pass. The car left Edmonton on June 17th and arrived in Victoria on July 4. Sign on car: 'Pathfinding car Edmonton to Victoria via Jasper and Kamloops Overland 4 Lines Motors Ltd. Edmonton Dominion Nobby Tread Tires'. The trip was undertaken in order to publicize the route and to gain support for the building of a highway. Often the pair had to stop and build bridges or dig themselves out of boggy areas; they took along 1200 pounds of equipment, including four twelve foot planks of wood. At the end of the trip they were awarded a medal by Charles H. Grant, president of the Edmonton Automobile and Good Roads Association.
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Date
1922
Creator
Unknown
Genre
Photographs
Place
Canada - Alberta; Canada - British Columbia
Subject
Alberta--Transportation
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Automobiles
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British Columbia--Transportation
Archival Information
Fonds/Collection
Charles Neimeyer and Frank Silverthorne fonds
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2275
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https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/charles-neimeyer-and-frank-silverthorne-fonds
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CU1198909
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pa-1280-60
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"First expedition by car, Edmonton to Victoria, British Columbia.", 1922, (CU1198909) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.