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"Railway King" photograph : [ca. 1872]
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- Graphic material
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CA PCA Acc2966
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Photographed 1977 (Creation)
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- Unknown
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1 photograph
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Unknown
Administrative history
Provenance is unknown.
Custodial history
This photograph was commissioned by Charles A. Armour, Archivist at Dalhousie University Library, in 1977. The original painting was in the possession of Miss Muriel Lucus of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the granddaughter of Captain Allan Finlayson.
Scope and content
This collection consists of one photograph of a painting of the barque "Railway King", ca. 1872. The artist is unknown. The barque "Railway King" was built in Summerside on 12 December 1871 by James Colledge Pope. The sailing ship had 3 masts and 2 decks. She measured 166 feet long, 34 feet wide, 17 feet deep and weighed 789 tons. Her master was Captain Allan Finlayson of Vernon River. On 14 June 1872, she was turned over to merchant James Malcolm of Liverpool. She went down off Cape Canso, Nova Scotia on 9 December 1872.
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE
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General note
The photograph is located in the photograph binders in the Reading Room
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- English