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S.E.R. No. 16, A.B. Chaffee
Part · [18--?]
Part of Fonds William E. Foster

Item is a photograph of a train locomotive on a railway bridge with people standing on and beside it, probably taken in the 1800s. The caption reads: S.E.R. No. 16, A.B. Chaffee.

Part · 1879
Part of Fonds William E. Foster

Item is a photograph of a train wreck between Waterloo and Warden in 1879. The caption reads: "Wreck between Waterloo & Warden 1879. Engine former C.V. 'Governor Payne', Joseph Clark, 1849-50. Passumpsic, 'Orleans'. Operated in mixed, Sorel to Sutton. S.E.R. train carrying load of granite for the construction of Col. A.B. Foster's home at Waterloo;-- C.W. Foster, gave the signal 'all clear' when the mixed was on the right of way. This event ended his railway career. Engr. John Daly, killed."

CA ETRC P049-009-004 · Part · 1903
Part of Collection Richmond

Item is a photograph of the inauguration of the MacKenzie steel bridge in Richmond over the St. Francis River on 25 May 1903, likely with MLA Peter S.G. MacKenzie in the foreground amongst the gathered crowd. Also visible is a horse and carriage.

King Street, Asbestos, QC
CA ETRC P031-003-01-B-album 010 · Part · [191-?]
Part of collection William G. Clark

Item is a postcard showing King Street in Asbestos around the 1910s by photograph V. Dubois. A handwritten caption reads "1924-25 Looking E [east] from centre of 'Square.' Sunday A.M. People going into Post Office." There are people visible on the sidewalks and two motor vehicles.