City of Winnipeg Archives

Reeves machinery

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Date of photograph is uncertain, [before 1949].

WW 22, Parson's Trencher, trench 8 ft. deep, 6" watermain - Dalton Street, north of Mountain Avenue ' 1947

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

115, Buffalo Springfield Roller, St. Mary and Carlton

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

#2, P.R.M., Westminster and Canora - 1947

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Workmen and machinery at Dominion Bridge Company

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workmen and machinery in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.

Vermeer Tree Mover in operation

Part of Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg

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

James Avenue Pumping Station – interior

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Interior shot of the James Avenue Pumping Station on James Avenue and Amy Street, still under construction.

James Avenue Pumping Station – interior

Part of City of Winnipeg Archives Photograph collection

Interior shot of the James Avenue Pumping Station on James Avenue and Amy Street.

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

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 3

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Part
Dec. 1914

Part of William Smaill fonds

Captions read: Driving The last spike Greater Winnipeg Water District railway, Mayor Thos. R. Deacon, December 1914.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 32

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Part
[1914 or 1915]

Part of William Smaill fonds

Captions read: Concrete mixers, mile 77.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 36

p00154
Part
[1914 or 1915]

Part of William Smaill fonds

Captions read: Culvert, mile 77 - In muskeg, mile 58 - Ditch after heavy rain, mile 57 - Muskeg, mile 58 - Shaping bottom for inverts camp, mile 57.5.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 37

p00155
Part
[1914 or 1915]

Part of William Smaill fonds

Captions read: Blaw Forms - Camp 2, Mile 57, Rear View - 8 foot clear muskeg - Camp 2, front view.

Smaill, William

William Smaill Photo Album – Page 40

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Part
[1914 or 1915]

Part of William Smaill fonds

Captions read: Dump ready for track - Inside of Aqueduct, mile 65 - Handling pads - Concrete train camp 3, mile 65 - Moving inside forms - First arch poured, mile 64 - Traveler moving the outside forms - Ready for pouring invert.

Smaill, William