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Last Spike | [[Last Spike]] of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] at [[Craigellachie]], [[British Columbia]] on November 7, 1885. [[Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal|Donald Smith]] driving the last spike of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]. | ||
Also in the photo are (generally left to right) [[A.B. Rogers]] (Surveyor), [[Michael Haney]] (Contractor), [[Sir William Van Horne]] (CPR Manager), Sir [[Sandford Fleming]], [[Edward Mallandaine]] (teenager), [[Henry Cambie]] (engineer), [[John Egan]] (General Superintendent), [[Sam Steele]] (NorthWest Mounted Police), [[Tom Wilson]] (Guide), [[James Ross]] (engineer). [[:Image:LastSpike_Craigellachie_BC_Canada(People).jpg|See the location of the people in the photo]]. | |||
Photo taken November 7, 1885 by Alexander Ross of Ross Best & Co. | |||
Courtesy of the National Library and Archives of Canada | |||
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==See Also== | |||
*[http://www.histori.ca/prodev/lp.do?id=10086 People in Photo - histori.ca] | |||
*[http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0529/052920/05292086_e.html Photo at National Library and Archives of Canada] | |||
[[Category:Historical Photos]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:39, 19 March 2006
Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, British Columbia on November 7, 1885. Donald Smith driving the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Also in the photo are (generally left to right) A.B. Rogers (Surveyor), Michael Haney (Contractor), Sir William Van Horne (CPR Manager), Sir Sandford Fleming, Edward Mallandaine (teenager), Henry Cambie (engineer), John Egan (General Superintendent), Sam Steele (NorthWest Mounted Police), Tom Wilson (Guide), James Ross (engineer). See the location of the people in the photo.
Photo taken November 7, 1885 by Alexander Ross of Ross Best & Co.
Courtesy of the National Library and Archives of Canada
It is believed that this image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired under the copyright laws of Canada.
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