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N.A.R. Locomotive #16

N.A.R. Locomotive #16

Christine Dolemo and Francis Schenk at the front of Locomotive #16, belonging to the Edmonoton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway.

NAR Tressle over Bear Creek GP

NAR Tressle over Bear Creek GP

Four individuals standing beside the NAR tressles bridge that runs over Bear Creek in Grande Prairie. The individueals were identified in a note attached to the back of the photo that said “L-R: unknown, Anna Mantle, Christine Schenk, last 2 unknown”

Railroad Crew

Railroad Crew

L-R: Clarence Comrie, master mechanic; Christine Schenk; Joe Newman, fireman; Art Gibbons, engineer; and F.W. Schenk, locomotive foreman.

Salt Water Well near Peace River

Salt Water Well near Peace River

Caption on back of photo reads “Gas + salt water well at Peace River town about 1929”. This is possibly the infamous well known as “Old Salty” or the “Well from Hell” that was drilled in 1916 outside of Peace River. The well spewed out enough salt water to fill an Olympic sized pool every day for 87 years. After a total of $10 million was spent, the well was finally sealed in 2003.

Steam Locomotive

Steam Locomotive

Steam Locomotive on the Northern Alberta Railway Line in the south Peace River Country of Alberta.

Town of Peace River

Town of Peace River

Railway tressle bridge crossing over Heart River with the town of Peace River in the background. Written on the back of the photo is “Aspen Glen July 4/31”.

Train Derailment

Train Derailment

Train derailment causing a rolled over train, there is a man standing on top of the rolled train and men in the background looking at the damage.

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