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Grand Trunk Railway snow plough. Saint Agapit, Québec
This is a Grand Trunk Railway snow plough clearing the rail lines in St-Agapit, Québec, in 1869. I wonder if they talked about a "catastrophic snow fall" back then, or if they just called it …you know… winter?
Creator: Henderson, Alexander, 1831-1913
Date: 1869
Identifier: F39
Format: Picture
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
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Grand Trunk Railway snow plough. Saint Agapit, Québec
This is a Grand Trunk Railway snow plough clearing the rail lines in St-Agapit, Québec, in 1869. I wonder if they talked about a "catastrophic snow fall" back then, or if they just called it …you know… winter?
Creator: Henderson, Alexander, 1831-1913
Date: 1869
Identifier: F39
Format: Picture
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
More information: (view details and larger image)