General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper print and backing/ Cardboard mat/ Wood frame/ Glass/ Metal wire

Dimensions

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

Length

106.7 cm

Width

78.0 cm

Height

3.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 1905 +

Canada

Provenance of this item is undocumented, though owner claims it was passed down to him from family members who worked for CN. No direct association with any particular place or time. The dating of the image is based on information concerning the locomotive depicted.. Framed promotional images like this were a common feature of railways. They were intended to promote passenger service, an area of endeavour in Canada where profits were often illusive. Such images were likely used to decorate the ticket offices and stations of the railway in question. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the artist(s) behind the print or the graphic design firm that produced it.

Function

A poster of a type which was used in railway stations to advertise a railway.

Technical

Though not a piece of technology per se, the image features, both in terms of composition and detailing, locomotive 313, built in 1905 by the Canadian Locomotive Company of Kingston, Ontario. The locomotive is a 4-6-2 , Pacific type, first introduced in 1901, which proved enormously popular and successful among North American railways. The two trailing wheels allowed for a wider and more capacious firebox and the six 70” drivers provided the desired speed for a passenger locomotive. In this way the Pacifics were superior to the 4-4-0 Atlantic types. Locomotive 313 remained in service under Canadian National, which inherited the Intercolonial network, until 1947. The cars in the image display truss rods, indicating that they are of wooden frame and construction.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Grey lettering on print reads 'CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS', 'OCEAN LIMITED/ BETWEEN/ MONTREAL, ST. JEAN, HALIFAX/ INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY OF CANADA', DIRECT CONNECTION/ FOR/ PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND' and 'DIRECT CONNECTION/ FOR/ THE SYDNEYS'/ Incised initials on frame read 'I.C.R.' in script

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Multicoloured print/ Grey mat with gold bevel/ Gold painted edging inside frame/ Dark brown stained and coated frame

Decoration

N/A