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Recently, Bob Dickson, one of our TRHA volunteers, unearthed a bit of the roundhouse’s past. Here is his story:
"While talking to a co-worker of mine about the roundhouse he mentioned that his grandfather, Rubin Kerr, had worked there. He also mentioned that he had a group photo that belonged to his grandfather of the CPR Roundhouse mechanical Staff in 1937 posed in front of a CPR steam engine. Mr. Kerr is no. 27 in the photograph, unfortunately eight of the names are unreadable.
The photo was a contact print taken from a glass negative, had been rolled up for a very long time and had many cracks in it. I took it to a professional photographer for an opinion and even though it was cracked, the photo itself was really clear and not beyond repair. It was flattened, secured to stiff cardboard and then scanned. After scanning the cracks were digitally removed and the names on the photo were enhanced. The photo was then reprinted on archival paper and a copy given back to the donor, Mr. Ted Terrion, who has generously presented the original to us to be displayed with a repaired copy in the roundhouse."
TRHA thanks Bob for his fine detective work and for donating a copy of this very interesting photograph to the museum.
Below can be found a list of all of the discernable names in the above photograph:
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1. H.Broadstock
3. T.Friend 5. A.Goulden-Timekeeper 7. S.Taggart-Locom.Foreman 9. W.Campbell-Boiler.Foreman 11. F.Mark-Storekeeper 13. J.McKeown 15. J.Jeffries 17. J.Thompson 19. A.Gibson 21. D.Walker 23. -------- 25. G.Smith-Loco.Frmans.Clerk 27. R.Kerr 29. W.Crotty 31. C.Crocker 33. E.Collins 35. W.Black 37. J.Campbell 39. T.Yunagawa 41. D.Clark 43. H.Lane 45. E.Clark 47. P.Rushton 49. J.Ashworth 51. W.Rally 53. B.Bynez 55. L.Battisto 57. W.McConnell 59. -------- 61. R.Godwin 63. W.Hancox 65. R.McKinley |
2. H.Tucker
4. F.Olden 6. P.Smith-Car.Foreman 8. F.Pritchard-Asst.GM 10. L.Crauks-Ass.Timekeeper 12. K.Reid-Ass.Storekeeper 14. T.Frew 16. -------- 18. H.Dutton 20. N.Jackson 22. F.Haley 24. R.Shields 26. R.Bennett 28. -------- 30. G.Divro 32. T.Ide 34. -------- 36. R.Currie 38. W.Carson 40. -------- 42. W.Raven 44. J.Laird 46. -------- 48. W.Jackson 50. J.Paquette 52. -------- 54. E.Ross 56. W.Brown 58. R.Young 60. E.Dillon 62. H.Taragi 64. T.McAfee 66. K.Starr |