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Canadian Pacific Railway, Eastern Section fonds
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ca. 3,300 photographs. -- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca. 18,000 cartographic records.
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In 1902, the Canadian Pacific Railway formed the Irrigation Branch to develop the Irrigation Block, a grant of lands extending between Medicine Hat and Calgary. The Branch was divided into three sections: Western, Central and Eastern. Planning for the construction of an irrigation system in the Eastern Section began in 1909. Construction began in 1910 and was completed in 1914. The lands within the Section were divided into various colonies for settlement, with names such as Duchess, St. Julien, Imperial, Russian, Duke of Sutherland, Gem and Bassano. The Eastern Section managed the lands and irrigation works until they were taken over by the Eastern Irrigation District in 1935.
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The fonds consists of annual reports of the Eastern Section of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1915-1935), reports of the canal superintendents (1919-1935), land sales contracts, photographs and maps and plans. Includes photographs of farming, recreation, livestock, buildings, towns within the boundaries of the District, as well as images of the construction and maintenance of the canals, flumes, Bassano Dam, reservoirs, the Brooks Aqueduct, and other irrigation works. Also includes maps and plans of the irrigation works, local topographic surveys, District maps, and architectural plans of various buildings within the District, including CPR offices and the residence of the Duke of Sutherland.
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Indexes to the photographs and cartographic records are available.
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Other records of the Eastern Section are located at the Glenbow Archives in the Eastern Irrigation District fonds.