Canadian Pacific Railway Collection

This is a selection of photographs from the Canadian Pacific Railway Collection. Use the Vancouver Public Library's Historical Photographs search to find more photographs from this collection.

Description

The Canadian Pacific Railway Collection comprises images depicting the history of the CPR in British Columbia and provides a fascinating insight into the role of the railway in the development of the province. The pictures were captured by various photographers and they range in date from the 1880s to the 1950s.

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Trains During Strike
Trains During Strike
Canadian Pacific Railway General Office and Bank of British Columbia on Cordova
CPR royal train that contains 5 Locomotives with Locomotive No.683 at the front
CPR Empress Hotel in Victoria
B.C. Express Wagons and Trucks outside CPR Station
CPR Locomotive and Box Cars on Salmon River Steel Bridge, Thompson Subdivision
Arrival of First CPR Passenger Train in Vancouver
Locie Pushing Flat Cars
First Transcontinental CPR in Port Moody
Chinese Men Laying CPR Track Near Glenogle
Great Northern Railway's Track Gang
SS Princess Charlotte
CPR Empress Nearing Prospect Point
People on a CPR Pier
Canadian Pacific Railway Depot

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