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Date
1883 – 1887
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
106.08.1001 a-f
Description
Old, rusty railroad spikes from Roger's Pass. (a-c) 25.1x2.5, long, flat point, flattened round head (d) 15.1x3.8, thick, pointed, head protrudes to one side, domed (e) 10.0x2.9, short, flat point, head protrudes to one side, flat (f) 20.5x2.0, long, narrow, flat point, pounded dome head.
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Title
Railroad Spike
Date
1883 – 1887
Material
metal
Description
Old, rusty railroad spikes from Roger's Pass. (a-c) 25.1x2.5, long, flat point, flattened round head (d) 15.1x3.8, thick, pointed, head protrudes to one side, domed (e) 10.0x2.9, short, flat point, head protrudes to one side, flat (f) 20.5x2.0, long, narrow, flat point, pounded dome head.
Subject
transportation
CPR
Roger's Pass
Canadian Pacific Railway
railroad
Credit
Gift of Rhoda Rouse, Calgary, 1967
Catalogue Number
106.08.1001 a-f
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Date
1884 – 1887
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
106.08.1002
Description
Long, rusted, flat pointed railroad spike, pounded dome head.
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Title
Railroad Spike
Date
1884 – 1887
Material
metal
Dimensions
25.1 cm
Description
Long, rusted, flat pointed railroad spike, pounded dome head.
Subject
CPR
transportation
railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of A. Scovil Murray, Calgary, 1975
Catalogue Number
106.08.1002
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.02
Description
Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engin…
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Title
Railroad Workers
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
64 x 360 cm
Description
Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engine coming towards the men. In the background are rolling hills and mountains. (Castle Mountain?)Artist signature is in lower right corner “Wadym D. 55”cascade hotel mural
Subject
railroad
builders
train
engine
cascade hotel mural
Credit
Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.02
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal; iron
Catalogue Number
106.08.1004 a-c
Description
Three metal railroad spikes, heavily rusted and coated with surface dirt. Items b and c have rounded heads, while item a has a delineated raised portion on its head. Items b and c are sharply pointed at their ends, while the end on item a seems to be broken off.
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Title
Railway Spike
Date
n.d.
Material
metal; iron
Dimensions
3; 2.5; 2.75 x 10; 10; 9 cm
Description
Three metal railroad spikes, heavily rusted and coated with surface dirt. Items b and c have rounded heads, while item a has a delineated raised portion on its head. Items b and c are sharply pointed at their ends, while the end on item a seems to be broken off.
Subject
transportation
railroad
gauge railway
Monarch Mine
Field, BC.
Credit
Gift of Don Thomas, Canmore, 2012
Catalogue Number
106.08.1004 a-c
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
106.08.1003
Description
Long, iron spike, flattened head. Round iron bar, flat point on end 5.0 long, flattened head 3.3 diameter. A wire is twisted around spike for hanging.
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Title
Spike
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
66.5 cm
Description
Long, iron spike, flattened head. Round iron bar, flat point on end 5.0 long, flattened head 3.3 diameter. A wire is twisted around spike for hanging.
Subject
transportation
railroad
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of A. Scovil Murray, Calgary, 1966
Catalogue Number
106.08.1003
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Switch; Railroad Lantern

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Date
n.d.
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
102.05.1021
Description
A component of a switch lantern used on the railroad. It is a black metal sliding panel that, when lifted out, would have given access to the light source at the interior of the lantern. The top of the panel contains a horizontal lip that acts as a handle for sliding the panel out of the lantern. I…
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Title
Switch; Railroad Lantern
Date
n.d.
Material
metal; plastic
Dimensions
6.0 x 13.0 x 22.0 cm
Description
A component of a switch lantern used on the railroad. It is a black metal sliding panel that, when lifted out, would have given access to the light source at the interior of the lantern. The top of the panel contains a horizontal lip that acts as a handle for sliding the panel out of the lantern. In the centre of this panel is a circular, convex light cover that is made out of plastic. It is translucent and red in colour so that the light emitted by the lantern would be red in colour. Above this light cover there is raised text that reads: "CPR"; and below this light cover there is raised text that reads: "PIPER MONTREAL".
Subject
Nicholas Morant
railroad
CPR
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
102.05.1021
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Date
1883
Material
metal; wood; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1021
Description
Short length of railway track mounted on wood base. The length of track (81.5) is mounted on a brown, finished, wooden base with a flat, black, plastic plaque in front, "A section of the original Canadian Pacific Transcontinental main line rail of 1883". Track has been sliced off at each end and se…
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Title
Track Section
Date
1883
Material
metal; wood; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
81.5 cm
Description
Short length of railway track mounted on wood base. The length of track (81.5) is mounted on a brown, finished, wooden base with a flat, black, plastic plaque in front, "A section of the original Canadian Pacific Transcontinental main line rail of 1883". Track has been sliced off at each end and securely mounted. Cast into side of rail is"CPR.Steel.Krupp.1883.". Rail has been cleaned but shows definite signs of usewith heavy gouge lines along one edge of top and pitting on the sides, theboard is lined with green felt underneath.
Subject
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railwaod
railroad
centennail
Credit
Gift of Canadian Pacific Hotels, Calgary, 1983
Catalogue Number
105.02.1021
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.01
Description
Colour: blue; brown; railroad goes from lower center up the left side across the middle and disappears into the bush at center; in the distance up left are trees and a building; in the upper right is a mountain; clouded blue sky fills the top quarter.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
25.4 x 27.9 cm
Description
Colour: blue; brown; railroad goes from lower center up the left side across the middle and disappears into the bush at center; in the distance up left are trees and a building; in the upper right is a mountain; clouded blue sky fills the top quarter.
Subject
landscape, mountain
railroad
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.01
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