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J.D. Simpson Collection Manitoba--Brandon
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J.D. Simpson Collection

  • CA DHM 636
  • Collection
  • 1908-1914

The collection contains photographs of Canadian Pacific Railway construction crews in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan between 1908 and 1914.

Simpson, James Donovan "Don"

Construction of Iron Bridge over Assiniboine River, 1912

Photograph of the construction of an iron bridge over the Assiniboine River east of Brandon, Manitoba, by the D.D. McLean crew in 1912. Handwritten annotation on back of photo describes scene. Pictured are 15 men lined up on a bridge, three men standing just off of the bridge, and two men standing rocks/rubble below. One man has a check mark (in blue pen) above his head. He is likely to be crew leader D.D. "Dan" McLean, Don Simpson's maternal grandfather.

CPR Crew Installing New Turntable, 1908

Photograph of the CPR crew members installing a new turntable at the roundhouse in Brandon, Manitoba in 1908. Pictured are 27 men sitting/standing by the turntable some distance from a four-storey building. Handwritten annotation on the back of the photo reads, "Some of Dads [sic] Crew at Brandon Putting in New Turn Table. 1908/Dan McLean/DD."