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William Smaill Photo Album – Page 100

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 100

Captions read: Overflow section - Whitemouth syphon - Manhole form at sump well -Reinforcement in overflow - Bulkhead form for syphon - Overflow sump forms - Transition section.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 97

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 97

Captions read: Views at Camp 2, Mile 51 - Packed backfill, gravel - Inverst after Rainstorm - Boulders from trench - Mixer, concrete cars, and gas dinkey - Pads protected from frost with moss - Manhole and blowoff - Mixer.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 104

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 104

Captions read: Moving outside forms - Rails to hold sheeting - hand excavation in hardpan -Backfilling - 1st foundation fill - Rock Cut - Hardpan sloughed into trench after rain - Camp 4, mile 71 - Traveller.

Smaill, William

William Smaill fonds

  • f00023
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1915, [1916?]

Fonds consists of a photo album created by William Smaill, Superintendent of the Winnipeg Aqueduct Construction Company, Ltd. The album contains photographs of the aqueduct’s construction, company men and their families, recreation, camps and homes used during construction, the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway, and the surrounding landscape (Shoal Lake, Whitemouth River, Indian Bay, Birch River). There are also several photos of Winnipeg during Decoration Day 1914, photos of Mayors T.R. Deacon, Thomas Sharpe, and R.D. Waugh, and two photos of an Anishinaabe camp at Kekekoziibii Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

The photos are heavily annotated. The annotations consist of names, locations, descriptions, and sometimes the section or specific mile of the aqueduct. A few photos appear to be missing and there are several loose pages with similar content. The photos are arranged somewhat chronologically – photos from 1914 generally precede photos from 1915 – but there are many exceptions.

Smaill, William

Photographs

Forms part of Fonds 15. Series consists of photographs taken by GWWD employees during the building of the Greater Winnipeg Aqueduct that brings water from Shoal Lake to Winnipeg. Photos are made up of nitrate negatives and lantern slides.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Vermeer Tree Mover in operation

Vermeer Tree Mover in operation

Photograph of a Vermeer brand tree mover being operated by Metro employee pulling a treet out of the ground. The tree mover was acquired by Metro in 1966. A description of the photo used for publication is recorded on a separate piece of paper. Photo's reverse is stamped by the Parks and Protection Division of the Metro Government.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

Landscaping of lake in St. Vital Park

Landscaping of lake in St. Vital Park

Photograph of sunken lawn in St. Vital Park being prepared to become a filled lake. The lake was excavated in 1931, but was not filled until 1966. A description of the photo used for publication is recorded on a separate piece of paper. Photo's reverse is stamped by the Parks and Protection Division of the Metro Government.

Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Man.). Information Officer

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 29

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 29

Captions read: Engineer's camp, Birch River, mile 77 - Sailman's camp, mile 88 - Hospital, mile 77 - Bay City dredge, mile 89 - Pilot ditch, mile 89 - Dyke, Indian Bay - Engineer's camp, mile 88 - Tremblays camp 1 - Mile 85.5, '16.

Smaill, William

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