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| Keywords: schreiber railway trains wooden bridge woodenbridge log cabins logcabins cabins residential forest canadian pacific railway canadianpacificrailway cpr cp rail cprail ontario canada history blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Date: 1884 Description: This photograph shows the village of Schreiber, ON in 1884. Originally known as Isbester's Landing (named after a railway contractor), the village was renamed for Sir Collingwood Schreiber the year before this photograph was taken. Schreiber was a noted government engineer whose recommendation led the federal government to approve the final loan of funds to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway, a part of which was was still under construction in the vicinity of the town. At the time, railway facilities provided residents the only means of transportation to the outside world. It would remain so until the completion of the Nipigon-Schreiber section of the Trans-Canada Highway in September 1937, Accession No.: 972.1.59 Date: 1884 Description: This photograph shows the village of Schreiber, ON in 1884. Originally known as Isbester's Landing (named after a railway contractor), the village was renamed for Sir Collingwood Schreiber the year before this photograph was taken. Schreiber was a noted government engineer whose recommendation led the federal government to approve the final loan of funds to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway, a part of which was was still under construction in the vicinity of the town. At the time, railway facilities provided residents the only means of transportation to the outside world. It would remain so until the completion of the Nipigon-Schreiber section of the Trans-Canada Highway in September 1937, Accession No.: 972.1.59 | ||||
