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Eleven subject files
5,057 recovered images, filed the way Canadian National's own photographers sorted them. Open a file to browse its sub-categories.
Railways
Locomotives, trains and the operating life of the line.
Structures
Stations, hotels, bridges, elevators and terminals the railway built.
People
Passengers, workers, royalty and the famous, caught by the company camera.
Marine
Steamships, ferries, ports and the shipbuilding trade.
Scenic
The country the tracks crossed — cities, parks and rural views.
Agriculture
Farming, harvest and the land along the right-of-way.
Natural
Resources and industry drawn from forest, water and ground.
Industry
Mills, plants, fisheries and manufacture.
Aviation
Aircraft, airfields and the reach into the North.
Road
Trucks, transit and moving goods by highway.
Communications
Telegraphy, signalling and communications.