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Crowds at C.P.R. wharf viewing the arrival of the first train in Vancouver
The B&W glass negative photo depicts the arrival of the first train, Engine NO.374, to arrive in Vancouver in 1887. The use of dry plate gelatin matches the similar photos taken during the same period and furthermore the crease on the edge of the…
Canadian Pacific Railway arrival of the first through train at the seaboard of British Columbia
This photograph shows the arrival of the first through train to British Columbia from Canadian Pacific Railway to port moody, and many men surrounding C.P.R. locomotive 371. This photograph shows the fanfare and attention that was given to advances…