Commemorative ceremony for 'The Last Spike', Craigellachie
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- 29 Jun 1928
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Commemorative ceremony for 'The Last Spike', Craigellachie
Driving the Last Spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie
Donald A. Smith driving spike; William Van Horne and Sanford Fleming standing behind him on the left; Edward Mallandine to his right.
Lord Strathcona driving the last spike at Craigellachie on the Canadian Pacific Railway
Donald A. Smith holding spike maul; William Van Horne and Sanford Fleming standing behind him on the left; Edward Mallandine to his right.
Matthew Crawford : "Last Spike" interview
Part of Provincial Archives collection : miscellaneous audio discs, acquired 1978-1982
SUMMARY: An interview with with Matthew Fulton Crawford, the last surviving person to have been present at the ceremonial driving of the Canadian Pacific Railway's "Last Spike" at Craigellachie, B.C., in 1885.