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OBJECT TYPE: etching/mounted/framed
DATE: 1911
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0009.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Press Syndicate
MODEL: WILLIAM MACKENZIE
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER PRINT; WOODEN FRAME AND BACK;GLASS COVER; METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 48.5 cm
Width: 37.0 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canadian Press
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WILLIAM MACKENZIE CAME TO PROMINENCE IN THE 1880S; WAS KNIGHTED IN 1911; AND DIED IN 1923
Canada: MACKENZIE WAS THE SON OF A POOR ELDON TWP. ONT. FARMER WHO MADE HIS FORTUNE BUILDING RAILWAYS AND STREET CAR SYSTEMS IN CANADA AND LATER IN BRAZIL. HE WAS KNIGHTED IN 1911.
Function: TO ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Technical: MACKENZIE SPEARHEADED SOME OF THE LARGEST & MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN CANADA DURING HIS LIFETIME - BUILDING ENTERPRISES THAT BECAME THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCH MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AS THE CNR, BRASACAN, & THE TTC [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED UNDER PICTURE: 'The Canadian Press Syndicate'/ HANDWRITTEN UNDER PICTURE: 'Wm Mackenzie'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK AND WHITE PRINT; GOLD TRIM ON INSIDE OF MATTE; FRAME STAINED AND VARNISHED
Decoration: BEVELLED EDGES ON FRAME

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