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Title proper
Andrew J. Onderdonk fonds
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- graphic material
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
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Fonds
Reference code
PR-1803
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[ca. 1881] (Creation)
- Creator
- Onderdonk, Andrew J., 1848-1905
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Physical description
328 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Andrew Onderdonk was born in New York. He received the contract to build the Pacific Section of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1880, completing the work in 1886. Onderdonk died in New York.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs depicting the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Pacific Section, including views of landscapes, tunnels, structures, construction workers, First Nations along the route, and portraits of the Onderdonk family, business associates, and friends.
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Archives code(s): 198401-006.
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Accession number(s): 198401-006
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- Onderdonk, Andrew J., 1848-1905 (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)