James Avenue Pumping Station – interior
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- 1908
Interior shot of the James Avenue Pumping Station on James Avenue and Amy Street.
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James Avenue Pumping Station – interior
Interior shot of the James Avenue Pumping Station on James Avenue and Amy Street.
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
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Driving The last spike Greater Winnipeg Water District railway, Mayor Thos. R. Deacon, December 1914.
Smaill, William
WW 22, Badger Trencher in City Yards - 1947
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 15
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Anderson's dredge making cut between Indian Bay and Snowshoe Bay.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 17
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: First bucket on aqueduct - Erection number 3 class 7 at mile 64.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 19
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Tomlison and Pleming's camp - Ballast trains - Birch River - Clearing land, Whtiemouth - Class 14 pads - Lidgerwood - Unloading boom - Camp 5, April 14 - Work train - McLerie's - Deacon - Hand cars - Culverts, mile 57 - Hunter and Jack Cumm
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 24
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: First foundation fill, mile 71.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 26
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Class 14 at camp 6 - 2 cubic yard bucket.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 33
Part of William Smaill fonds
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 35
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Class 7 drag shows pads and rolls.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 47
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Protection of inverts from sun and rain, mile 51.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 53
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Contains no captions.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 76
Part of William Smaill fonds
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 85
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Plouging off - Surfacing - Bush fires Patriotic Wood Camp, mile 57.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 91
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Shows settlement of class 19[?] in muskeg, mile 86 - Foundation Fill, camp 6 - Pilot ditch dug with class in drag, shows how muskeg rises in ditch after being excavated to a depth of 8 feet.
Smaill, William