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Old CPR station, ca. 1949 S. M. Simpson, Ltd.
Description
Rudolph Gottlieb Rufli standing beside a Caterpillar diesel tractor in front of the old Canadian Pacific Railway station. Hanging on the tractor is a banner that reads Another 'Caterpillar' Diesel Finning Tractor & Equipment Co. Ltd., Vancouver.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Old CPR station, ca. 1949
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| Alternate Title |
Old Canadian Pacific Railway Station
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| Creator | |
| Date Created |
[Between 1940 and 1949?]
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| Description |
Rudolph Gottlieb Rufli standing beside a Caterpillar diesel tractor in front of the old Canadian Pacific Railway station. Hanging on the tractor is a banner that reads Another 'Caterpillar' Diesel Finning Tractor & Equipment Co. Ltd., Vancouver.
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| Extent |
1 photograph : black and white
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| Subject | |
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| Person Or Corporation | |
| Genre | |
| Type | |
| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Caption underneath image readsOld CPR Station Vancouver, B.C. 19 | Rudolph Gottlieb Rufli b. Nov. 14, 1902 d. May 7, 1991
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| Identifier |
OSC-ARC-02; OSC_ARC_02_001_004_028; OSC_ARC_02_001_004_028
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| Collection | |
| Series | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Okanagan Library. Okanagan Special Collections and Archives. Simpson Family fonds. Regular Print: OSC_ARC_02_001_004_028
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| Date Available |
2020-05-12
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Okanagan Special Collections and Archives: http://library.ok.ubc.ca/use-the-library/collections/special-collections-archives/
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIP UUID |
427c089d-e734-4fda-a430-f9457d356620
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| File UUID |
622ceff4-c704-498d-8378-8ec9d3a80f72
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0390666
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Okanagan Special Collections and Archives: http://library.ok.ubc.ca/use-the-library/collections/special-collections-archives/