Object Title
Canadian Steam!
Object Name
Book
Artist/Maker
Kalmbach Publishing Co
Date Made
1964
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
PH2016.010.040
Dimensions
l: 29.5 cm x w: 21.5 cm x h: 1.4 cm
Description
This is a red, hard cover book entitled "Canadian Steam!" It has a red cover with a gold stylized illustration of a railway crossing. The spine says, "CANADIAN STEAM! MORGAN // KALMBACH" in gold text. The back cover is plain. The book contains information and black and white photos of steam engines on the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is sorted into Chapters such as "MAIN LINE", "WINTER", and "BRANCH LINE"
History
This book was written to promote the CN Rail’s new line of locomotives. This book is to commemorate the ending of the use of steam engine, and first printed in 1961 and then again in 1964.
