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Photo gallery

Since its beginnings, CP has relied on photography to promote its transportation network, as well as to document the company's achievements and day-to-day operations. As early as 1884, William Van Horne, then CPR's vice-president, recognized the importance of photography and worked out an arrangement whereby prints were provided for CPR's promotional needs in exchange for transportation.

Canadian Pacific Archives’ photographic collection consists of more than 500,000 images of which only a limited number are shown in this photo gallery. The images may not be downloaded or used for any commercial purpose without written permission from Canadian Pacific. Publishers and production companies should contact the Archives for assistance.

To purchase reproductions or for information on licensing opportunities, please send a detailed request to Canadian Pacific Archives at archives@cpr.ca or telephone 514-395-5135.

Yukon and NWT

The wooden sternwheeler Gleaner tied up at Carcross, Yukon Territories. The Gleaner, launched on May 2, 1899, was built by the John Irving Navigation Company.

Immigration

Mennonite emigrants depart the Russian Baltic port of Libau en route to Southampton aboard the CP vessel Bruton.

Diversification

A Lockheed 'Super Electra' being loaded with freight at the Edmonton airport.

Manitoba

Gretna, on the International Boundary south of Winnipeg, was established in 1882 as an entry point for CPR construction material arriving by rail from the USA.

War effort

Members of one of Canadian Pacific's Air Raid Precaution units stage a mobile display of their contribution to civil defence.

Holidays & Fairs

The 1927 Canadian Confederation Jubilee parade in Montreal included this float representing Canadian Pacific's worldwide transportation services.

Buildings & bridges

The original CPR bridge over Mountain Creek in the Selkirks was this wooden structure erected in 1885 and contained more than two million board feet of timber.

Overseas

Canadian Pacific traffic agency at Bucharest, Roumania.

Ships

CP's 42,000-ton steamship Empress of Britain enters one of the Panama Canal locks while on a world cruise.

Maritimes

Looking out over St. Johns, NF, towards 'Signal Hill.'

Along the line

A locomotive-propelled plow battles its way through drifting snow on a CPR line north of Toronto. Severe blizzards paralyzed much of the Algoma area and southern Ontario in the winter of 1942-43

Alberta

CPR's fourth station at Calgary, AB.

Saskatchewan

Just up the street from the CPR station in Moose Jaw, the 1939 feature movie "I am the Law", starring Edward G. Robinson was playing at the Royal Movie Theater.

British Columbia

The first CPR station at Vancouver was erected in 1887 on a wharf situated on the shore line of Burrard Inlet.

Ontario

Locomotive 383, fitted with a "Priest Plow", named after Harry Priest, the inventor and CPR locomotive foreman, heads a local passenger train near White River.

Quebec

CPR passenger train crossing the Ste-Anne de Bellevue bridge.

Tourism/recreation

A party of guests sets out from the Chateau Lake Louise for a horseback tour of the neighboring trails.

People

Official car 'Earnscliffe' forms a backdrop for a party of CPR officials and directors, including W.C. Van Horne.

Construction

The CPR main line under construction along the North Shore of Lake Superior, in the Jack Fish area.

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