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canadiana
canadiana is an R client for the Canadiana API
- Canadiana - Search the digital collections of libraries, archives and museums from across Canada
- API docs: http://search.canadiana.ca/support/api
Install
install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("sckott/canadiana")
library("canadiana")
Search for records
out <- cearch(q="railroads")
out$meta
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search?q=railroads&fmt=json"
#>
#> $page
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $pages
#> [1] 1576
#>
#> $next_page
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search/2?tx=&q=railroads&fmt=json"
#>
#> $hits
#> [1] 15752
#>
#> $hits_per_page
#> [1] "10"
#>
#> $hits_from
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $hits_to
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.3"
#>
#> $pubmin
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $pubmax
#> [1] 3099
out$facet
#> $contributor
#> contrib count
#> 1 oocihm 5846
#> 3 manitobia 2183
#> 5 bva 1822
#> 7 alouette 1690
#> 9 bvau 1334
#> 11 aeu 897
#> 13 oop 741
#> 15 otp 472
#> 17 otu 413
#> 19 ooe 238
#> 21 ams 44
#> 23 mun 30
#> 25 ac 25
#> 27 omcn 12
#> 29 nbfu 2
#> 31 bnm 1
#> 33 mov 1
#> 35 oong 1
#>
#> $lang
#> lang count
#> 1 eng 13851
#> 3 fra 635
#> 5 deu 15
#> 7 enb 5
#> 9 pol 4
#> 11 spa 4
#> 13 dan 2
#> 15 emg 1
#> 17 ita 1
#> 19 lat 1
#> 21 nld 1
#> 23 rus 1
#> 25 swe 1
#> 27 und 1
#>
#> $collection
#> coll count
#> 1 gvp 235
#> 3 ecl 84
#> 5 wmh 49
#> 7 nas 30
#> 9 hbc 19
#> 11 hfc 14
#> 13 per 14
#> 15 gvg 1
#> 17 jsr 1
#>
#> $media
#> format count
#> 1 text 11173
#> 3 image 4491
#> 5 audio 2
head(out$docs)
#> lang
#> 1 eng
#> 2 eng
#> 3 eng
#> 4 eng
#> 5 eng
#> 6 eng
#> creator
#> 1 Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Railroads and Telegraph Lines.
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> location
#> 1 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_01123
#> 2 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06592
#> 3 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04941
#> 4 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_05079
#> 5 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06691
#> 6 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04331
#> subject
#> 1 Railroads -- Canada., Railroads and state -- Canada., Canals -- Canada., Telegraph lines -- Canada., Chemins de fer -- Canada., Chemins de fer -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada., Canaux -- Canada., Lignes télégraphiques -- Canada.
#> 2 Railroads -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Periodicals.
#> 3 Railroads -- Canada -- Time-tables -- Periodicals., Railroads -- United States -- Time-tables -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques., Chemins de fer -- États-Unis -- Horaires -- Périodiques.
#> 4 Railroads -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Périodiques.
#> 5 Railroads -- Canada -- Timetables -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques.
#> 6 Railroads -- Canada -- Timetables -- Periodicals., Steamboats -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques., Bateaux à vapeur -- Canada -- Périodiques.
#> collection
#> 1 gvp
#> 2 per
#> 3 per
#> 4 per
#> 5 per
#> 6 per
#> note
#> 1 Title from title screen., Libraries from which the original issues have been borrowed are identified on the microfiche., In 1847, the Legislative Assembly appointed a Standing Committee on Railroads and Telegraphic Lines to investigate all petitions and bills presented to the House. This committee was reappointed each year thereafter until 1867. In 1852, the investigation into canals was added and the committee became the Standing Committee on Railroads, Canals and Telegraphic Lines. Cf. Bishop., "Printed by order of the Railway Committee.", Description based on: 1859., Bishop, O.B. Publications of the government of the Province of Canada, 1841-1867, p. 324, v. ; 25 cm.
#> 2 Ceased pub in 188-? Cf. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec., Title from caption., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 2, no. 2 (Mar. 3, 1882), v. : ill.
#> 3 Began pub. in 1866; ceased with May 1869 issue. Cf. La presse québé coise des origines à nos jours., Title from cover., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: No. 33 (June 1867); no. 38 (Oct. 1867); no. 50 (Oct. 1868), "Giving the time-tables of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and of all railways connecting Canada and the United States.", Tables., Imprint varies., Description based on: No. 33 (June 1867), v. : maps ; 21 cm.
#> 4 Ceased pub. in 1888? Cf. LAC., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1887)-v. 3, no. 7 (July 1888); v. 3, no. 10 (Oct. 1888), Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1887), "A Monthly Journal Devoted to Canadian Railway Interests.", Issues for May/June 1888 published together., v. ; 31 cm.
#> 5 Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 11, 1880)-, Title from caption., Title from title screen., "Devoted to Raiway [sic], Commercial, Financial, Agricultural and Scientific Developments of our Day.", Imprint varies., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 11, 1880); v. 12, no. 21 (May 25, 1891), v. : ill.
#> 6 Title from title screen., '"Giving a facility to the means of Travelling for strangers ..."', Issues reproduced: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), Includes advertising matter., Title from caption., Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), v. ; 31 cm.
#> key
#> 1 oocihm.9_01123
#> 2 oocihm.8_06592
#> 3 oocihm.8_04941
#> 4 oocihm.8_05079
#> 5 oocihm.8_06691
#> 6 oocihm.8_04331
#> published
#> 1 Toronto : J. Lovell, [1849-1862]
#> 2 Montreal : H. Mott, [1881-188-?]
#> 3 Montreal : M. Longmoore, [1866-1869]
#> 4 Toronto : W.B. Campbell, [1886?-1888?]
#> 5 Montreal : Railway and Steamboat Times Pub. Co., [1880-18-- or 19--]
#> 6 Montreal : Pub. for the proprietor by H. Rose, [1855?-18-- or 19- -]
#> identifier media
#> 1 9_01123 text
#> 2 8_06592 text
#> 3 8_04941 text
#> 4 8_05079 text
#> 5 8_06691 text
#> 6 8_04331 text
#> label
#> 1 Proceedings of the Select Standing Committee on Railroads, Canals and Telegraph Lines ...
#> 2 Railway journal
#> 3 The international railway guide
#> 4 Railway life
#> 5 The railway and steamboat times
#> 6 Canadian railway and steamboat guide
#> type
#> 1 series
#> 2 series
#> 3 series
#> 4 series
#> 5 series
#> 6 series
#> title
#> 1 Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Railroads, Canals and Telegraph Lines., Proceedings of the Select Standing Committee on Railroads, Canals and Telegraph Lines ... .
#> 2 Railway journal .
#> 3 The international railway guide .
#> 4 Railway life .
#> 5 The railway and steamboat times .
#> 6 Canadian railway and steamboat guide .
#> contributor
#> 1 oocihm
#> 2 oocihm
#> 3 oocihm
#> 4 oocihm
#> 5 oocihm
#> 6 oocihm
By language
cearch(lang="spa")$meta
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search?lang=spa&fmt=json"
#>
#> $page
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $pages
#> [1] 545
#>
#> $next_page
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search/2?tx=&lang=spa&q=&fmt=json"
#>
#> $hits
#> [1] 5447
#>
#> $hits_per_page
#> [1] "10"
#>
#> $hits_from
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $hits_to
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.3"
#>
#> $pubmin
#> [1] 1535
#>
#> $pubmax
#> [1] 2018
By record type
cearch(type="page")$meta
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search?t=page&fmt=json"
#>
#> $page
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $pages
#> [1] 911558
#>
#> $next_page
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search/2?tx=&q=&t=page&fmt=json"
#>
#> $hits
#> [1] 9115572
#>
#> $hits_per_page
#> [1] "10"
#>
#> $hits_from
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $hits_to
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.3"
#>
#> $pubmin
#> [1] 1558
#>
#> $pubmax
#> [1] 2014
Date delimit
cearch(q="railroads", df=1800, dt=1820)$meta
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search?q=railroads&df=1800&dt=1820&fmt=json"
#>
#> $page
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $pages
#> [1] 2
#>
#> $next_page
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search/2?tx=&df=1800&q=railroads&dt=1820&fmt=json"
#>
#> $hits
#> [1] 19
#>
#> $hits_per_page
#> [1] "10"
#>
#> $hits_from
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $hits_to
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.3"
#>
#> $pubmin
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $pubmax
#> [1] 1899
Sorting
cearch(q="railroads", df=1800, dt=1820, sort="oldest")$docs
#> lang location
#> 1 eng http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04331
#> 2 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430938D
#> 3 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430946D
#> 4 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430953D
#> 5 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430961D
#> 6 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430979D
#> 7 NULL http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?R=DC-37131055430987D
#> 8 eng http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/photos?11292
#> 9 eng http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/photos?11292
#> 10 eng http://www.vpl.ca/cgi-bin/photos?11316
#> subject
#> 1 Railroads -- Canada -- Timetables -- Periodicals., Steamboats -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques., Bateaux à vapeur -- Canada -- Périodiques.
#> 2 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 3 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 4 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 5 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 6 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 7 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 8 Railroads - Rolling-stock, Railroads - Passenger - cars, Railroads - Employees, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, British Columbia
#> 9 Railroads - Rolling-stock--Railroads - Passenger - cars--Railroads - Employees, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
#> 10 Railroads - Rolling-stock, Railroads - Trains, Railroads - Passenger - cars, Railroad bridges, Kettle Valley Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, British Columbia - Canyon Creek
#> collection
#> 1 per
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> 7 NULL
#> 8 NULL
#> 9 NULL
#> 10 NULL
#> note
#> 1 Title from title screen., '"Giving a facility to the means of Travelling for strangers ..."', Issues reproduced: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), Includes advertising matter., Title from caption., Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), v. ; 31 cm.
#> 2 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 3 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 4 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 5 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 6 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 7 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 8 NULL
#> 9 NULL
#> 10 NULL
#> key
#> 1 oocihm.8_04331
#> 2 otp.37131055430938D
#> 3 otp.37131055430946D
#> 4 otp.37131055430953D
#> 5 otp.37131055430961D
#> 6 otp.37131055430979D
#> 7 otp.37131055430987D
#> 8 alouette.Vancouver.Public.Library.VPL.LeonardFrankCollection.14332
#> 9 bva.VPL.11292
#> 10 alouette.Vancouver.Public.Library.VPL.LeonardFrankCollection.1771
#> published
#> 1 Montreal : Pub. for the proprietor by H. Rose, [1855?-18-- or 19- -]
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> 7 NULL
#> 8 Caple, N., C.P.R. Dining Car "Holyrood", Vancouver: Vancouver Public Library, 18--.
#> 9 NULL
#> 10 Unknown, C.P.R. passenger train on Kettle Valley Railway Canyon Creek Bridge, Vancouver: Vancouver Public Library, 18--.
#> identifier media
#> 1 8_04331 text
#> 2 37131055430938D image
#> 3 37131055430946D image
#> 4 37131055430953D image
#> 5 37131055430961D image
#> 6 37131055430979D image
#> 7 37131055430987D image
#> 8 Vancouver.Public.Library.VPL.LeonardFrankCollection.14332 image
#> 9 VPL.11292 image
#> 10 Vancouver.Public.Library.VPL.LeonardFrankCollection.1771 image
#> label
#> 1 Canadian railway and steamboat guide
#> 2 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 3 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 4 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 5 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 6 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 7 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 8 C.P.R. Dining Car "Holyrood"
#> 9 C.P.R. Dining Car 'Holyrood'
#> 10 C.P.R. passenger train on Kettle Valley Railway Canyon Creek Bridge
#> type
#> 1 series
#> 2 document
#> 3 document
#> 4 document
#> 5 document
#> 6 document
#> 7 document
#> 8 document
#> 9 document
#> 10 document
#> title
#> 1 Canadian railway and steamboat guide .
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> 7 NULL
#> 8 C.P.R. Dining Car "Holyrood"
#> 9 C.P.R. Dining Car 'Holyrood'
#> 10 C.P.R. passenger train on Kettle Valley Railway Canyon Creek Bridge
#> contributor creator
#> 1 oocihm NULL
#> 2 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 3 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 4 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 5 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 6 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 7 otp Nova Scotia. Board of Railway Commissioners.
#> 8 alouette Caple, N.
#> 9 bva NULL
#> 10 alouette Unknown
#> abstract
#> 1 NULL
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> 7 NULL
#> 8 Glass negative (20x25 cm), Glass - cracked and ends taped--Glass - stained--Glass - emulsion silvering--Glass - yellowing--Glass - deterioration advanced, Scanned at 600dpi
#> 9 Glass negative (20x25 cm), Glass - cracked and ends taped--Glass - stained--Glass - emulsion silvering--Glass - yellowing--Glass - deterioration advanced--Glass - broken, Scanned at 600 dpi on CD 161--GN scanned at 800 dpi on CD 1111--2 glass plates sandwiched together
#> 10 C.P.R. passenger train on Kettle Valley Railway Canyon Creek Bridge - locie #3269., Copy negative (10x13 cm)--Postcard (9x14 cm)--Copy print (20x25 cm), Copy negative - brown tint--Postcard - yellowing--Copy print - yellowing, F-1772; Scanned at 1200dpi
#> pkey
#> 1 <NA>
#> 2 <NA>
#> 3 <NA>
#> 4 <NA>
#> 5 <NA>
#> 6 <NA>
#> 7 <NA>
#> 8 <NA>
#> 9 bva.schp
#> 10 <NA>
Paging
# FIX ME - paging doesn' work for some reason
cearch(q="railroads", page=2)$meta
Get single item
item("oocihm.00001")
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.00001?fmt=json"
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.4"
#>
#> $doc
#> $doc$lang
#> $doc$lang[[1]]
#> [1] "fra"
#>
#>
#> $doc$creator
#> $doc$creator[[1]]
#> [1] "Boucher, Pierre, sieur de Boucherville, 1622-1717."
#>
#>
#> $doc$location
#> [1] "http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.00001"
#>
#> $doc$subject
#> $doc$subject[[1]]
#> [1] "Canada -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1663 (Nouvelle-France)"
#>
#> $doc$subject[[2]]
#> [1] "Canada -- Descriptions et voyages -- Ouvrages avant 1800."
#>
#> $doc$subject[[3]]
#> [1] "Canada -- History -- To 1663 (New France)"
#>
#> $doc$subject[[4]]
#> [1] "Canada -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800."
#>
#>
#> $doc$collection
#> $doc$collection[[1]]
#> [1] "hfc"
#>
#>
#> $doc$note
#> $doc$note[[1]]
#> [1] "Titre de l'écran-titre."
#>
#> $doc$note[[2]]
#> [1] "iv, [15], 168 p."
#>
#>
#> $doc$key
#> [1] "oocihm.00001"
#>
#> $doc$published
#> $doc$published[[1]]
#> [1] "A Paris : Chez Florentin Lambert ... , 1664."
#>
#>
#> $doc$identifier
#> $doc$identifier[[1]]
#> [1] "00001"
#>
#>
#> $doc$media
#> $doc$media[[1]]
#> [1] "text"
#>
#>
#> $doc$label
#> [1] "Histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs & productions du pays de la Nouvelle France, vulgairement dite le Canada / composé par Pierre Boucher, Escuyer Sieur de Gros- bois & Gouverneur des Trois-Rivieres, audit lieu de la Nouvelle-France."
#>
#> $doc$type
#> [1] "document"
#>
#> $doc$title
#> $doc$title[[1]]
#> [1] "Histoire veritable et naturelle des moeurs & productions du pays de la Nouvelle France, vulgairement dite le Canada"
#>
#>
#> $doc$contributor
#> [1] "oocihm"
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canadiana
canadiana is an R client for the Canadiana API
- Canadiana - Search the digital collections of libraries, archives and museums from across Canada
- API docs: http://search.canadiana.ca/support/api
Install
install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("sckott/canadiana")
library("canadiana")
Search for records
out <- cearch(q="railroads")
out$meta
#> $request
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search?q=railroads&fmt=json"
#>
#> $page
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $pages
#> [1] 1576
#>
#> $next_page
#> [1] "http://search.canadiana.ca/search/2?tx=&q=railroads&fmt=json"
#>
#> $hits
#> [1] 15752
#>
#> $hits_per_page
#> [1] "10"
#>
#> $hits_from
#> [1] 1
#>
#> $hits_to
#> [1] 10
#>
#> $version
#> [1] "0.3"
#>
#> $pubmin
#> [1] 1800
#>
#> $pubmax
#> [1] 3099
out$facet
#> $contributor
#> contrib count
#> 1 oocihm 5846
#> 3 manitobia 2183
#> 5 bva 1822
#> 7 alouette 1690
#> 9 bvau 1334
#> 11 aeu 897
#> 13 oop 741
#> 15 otp 472
#> 17 otu 413
#> 19 ooe 238
#> 21 ams 44
#> 23 mun 30
#> 25 ac 25
#> 27 omcn 12
#> 29 nbfu 2
#> 31 bnm 1
#> 33 mov 1
#> 35 oong 1
#>
#> $lang
#> lang count
#> 1 eng 13851
#> 3 fra 635
#> 5 deu 15
#> 7 enb 5
#> 9 pol 4
#> 11 spa 4
#> 13 dan 2
#> 15 emg 1
#> 17 ita 1
#> 19 lat 1
#> 21 nld 1
#> 23 rus 1
#> 25 swe 1
#> 27 und 1
#>
#> $collection
#> coll count
#> 1 gvp 235
#> 3 ecl 84
#> 5 wmh 49
#> 7 nas 30
#> 9 hbc 19
#> 11 hfc 14
#> 13 per 14
#> 15 gvg 1
#> 17 jsr 1
#>
#> $media
#> format count
#> 1 text 11173
#> 3 image 4491
#> 5 audio 2
head(out$docs)
#> lang
#> 1 eng
#> 2 eng
#> 3 eng
#> 4 eng
#> 5 eng
#> 6 eng
#> creator
#> 1 Canada. Legislature. Legislative Assembly. Standing Committee on Railroads and Telegraph Lines.
#> 2 NULL
#> 3 NULL
#> 4 NULL
#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> location
#> 1 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_01123
#> 2 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06592
#> 3 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04941
#> 4 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_05079
#> 5 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_06691
#> 6 http://eco.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.8_04331
#> subject
#> 1 Railroads -- Canada., Railroads and state -- Canada., Canals -- Canada., Telegraph lines -- Canada., Chemins de fer -- Canada., Chemins de fer -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada., Canaux -- Canada., Lignes télégraphiques -- Canada.
#> 2 Railroads -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Periodicals.
#> 3 Railroads -- Canada -- Time-tables -- Periodicals., Railroads -- United States -- Time-tables -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques., Chemins de fer -- États-Unis -- Horaires -- Périodiques.
#> 4 Railroads -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Périodiques.
#> 5 Railroads -- Canada -- Timetables -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques.
#> 6 Railroads -- Canada -- Timetables -- Periodicals., Steamboats -- Canada -- Periodicals., Chemins de fer -- Canada -- Horaires -- Périodiques., Bateaux à vapeur -- Canada -- Périodiques.
#> collection
#> 1 gvp
#> 2 per
#> 3 per
#> 4 per
#> 5 per
#> 6 per
#> note
#> 1 Title from title screen., Libraries from which the original issues have been borrowed are identified on the microfiche., In 1847, the Legislative Assembly appointed a Standing Committee on Railroads and Telegraphic Lines to investigate all petitions and bills presented to the House. This committee was reappointed each year thereafter until 1867. In 1852, the investigation into canals was added and the committee became the Standing Committee on Railroads, Canals and Telegraphic Lines. Cf. Bishop., "Printed by order of the Railway Committee.", Description based on: 1859., Bishop, O.B. Publications of the government of the Province of Canada, 1841-1867, p. 324, v. ; 25 cm.
#> 2 Ceased pub in 188-? Cf. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec., Title from caption., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 2, no. 2 (Mar. 3, 1882), v. : ill.
#> 3 Began pub. in 1866; ceased with May 1869 issue. Cf. La presse québé coise des origines à nos jours., Title from cover., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: No. 33 (June 1867); no. 38 (Oct. 1867); no. 50 (Oct. 1868), "Giving the time-tables of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and of all railways connecting Canada and the United States.", Tables., Imprint varies., Description based on: No. 33 (June 1867), v. : maps ; 21 cm.
#> 4 Ceased pub. in 1888? Cf. LAC., Title from title screen., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1887)-v. 3, no. 7 (July 1888); v. 3, no. 10 (Oct. 1888), Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1887), "A Monthly Journal Devoted to Canadian Railway Interests.", Issues for May/June 1888 published together., v. ; 31 cm.
#> 5 Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 11, 1880)-, Title from caption., Title from title screen., "Devoted to Raiway [sic], Commercial, Financial, Agricultural and Scientific Developments of our Day.", Imprint varies., Includes advertising matter., Issues reproduced: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 11, 1880); v. 12, no. 21 (May 25, 1891), v. : ill.
#> 6 Title from title screen., '"Giving a facility to the means of Travelling for strangers ..."', Issues reproduced: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), Includes advertising matter., Title from caption., Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 5 (Sept. 2, 1858), v. ; 31 cm.
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#> published
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#> 2 Montreal : H. Mott, [1881-188-?]
#> 3 Montreal : M. Longmoore, [1866-1869]
#> 4 Toronto : W.B. Campbell, [1886?-1888?]
#> 5 Montreal : Railway and Steamboat Times Pub. Co., [1880-18-- or 19--]
#> 6 Montreal : Pub. for the proprietor by H. Rose, [1855?-18-- or 19- -]
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#> 5 The railway and steamboat times
#> 6 Canadian railway and steamboat guide
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#> 3 The international railway guide .
#> 4 Railway life .
#> 5 The railway and steamboat times .
#> 6 Canadian railway and steamboat guide .
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#> 2 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 3 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 4 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 5 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 6 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
#> 7 Railroads--Nova Scotia--Periodicals., Railroads--Nova Scotia--History--19th century--Sources.
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#> 9 Railroads - Rolling-stock--Railroads - Passenger - cars--Railroads - Employees, Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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#> 2 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 3 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 4 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 5 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 6 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
#> 7 Description based on: 1861. TPL,4351.
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#> 2 NULL
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#> 5 NULL
#> 6 NULL
#> 7 NULL
#> 8 Caple, N., C.P.R. Dining Car "Holyrood", Vancouver: Vancouver Public Library, 18--.
#> 9 NULL
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#> 4 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 5 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 6 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
#> 7 Report of the Chief Commissioner of Railways for the Province of Nova Scotia, for the year
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#> 8 Glass negative (20x25 cm), Glass - cracked and ends taped--Glass - stained--Glass - emulsion silvering--Glass - yellowing--Glass - deterioration advanced, Scanned at 600dpi
#> 9 Glass negative (20x25 cm), Glass - cracked and ends taped--Glass - stained--Glass - emulsion silvering--Glass - yellowing--Glass - deterioration advanced--Glass - broken, Scanned at 600 dpi on CD 161--GN scanned at 800 dpi on CD 1111--2 glass plates sandwiched together
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