City of Winnipeg Archives

Brokenhead River siphon

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Item
1915

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 31 - Mile 40 - Brokenhead River siphon. West end of reinforced section.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Bucyrus Class 7 dragline backfilling completed aqueduct

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Item
1915

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 33 - Mile 71 - Bucyrus Class 7 dragline backfilling completed aqueduct. (l to r) Engineer of Design Maxwell V. Sauer (at aqueduct), Division 32 Engineer Geroge F. Richan, Division 30 Engineer C.J. Bruce, and Unknown.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Backfilling over aqueduct with dragline

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Item
1915

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 30 - Mile 23 - Backfilling over aqueduct with dragline.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Walking dredge, Camp 1

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Item
1916

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 30 - Mile 16 - Camp 1 - Walking dredge excavating.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

Division 3A - Camp 6 - Class #14 Drag Line

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Item
1917

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 34 - Mile 88.9 - Camp 6 - Bucyrus class 14 dragline. Panoramic view with image 747.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of hoist lowering 48-inch diameter pressure pipe into trench at Sta. 79+50 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of hoist lowering 48 inch diameter pressure pipe into trench at Sta. 79+50 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street. Buildings of Western Packing

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of contractor's plant at Sta. 79+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of contractor's plant at Sta. 79+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street. Buildings of Western Packing Company Ltd. (abatoir & pork packing) a

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of hoist lowering 48-inch diameter pressure pipe into trench at Sta. 79+50 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of hoist lowering 48 inch diameter pressure pipe into trench at Sta. 79+50 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Mucking hoist in background. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street.

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of mucking hoist hauling excavated material to dump wagon on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of mucking hoist hauling excavated material to dump wagon on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street. Buildings of Western Packing Company Ltd. (aba

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of mucking hoist dumping excavated material into dump wagon at Sta. 81+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of mucking hoist dumping excavated material into dump wagon at Sta. 81+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street. Buildings of Western Packing C

Greater Winnipeg Water District

View of mucking hoist dumping excavated material into dump wagon at Sta. 81+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street

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Item
15 Jun. 1918

Part of Greater Winnipeg Water District fonds

Contract 65 - Mile 1.5 - View of mucking hoist dumping excavated material into dump wagon at Sta. 81+00 on Pacific Avenue, looking east toward Xante Street. Work progressed eastward from Alexander Avenue at Yeomans Street. Buildings of Western Packing C

Greater Winnipeg Water District

William Smaill Photo Album

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Item
1914-1915, [1916?]

Part of William Smaill fonds

Item 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