Image of Canadian Pacific Railway yards looking east. There are piles of wood in the yard and trains travelling along the tracks. Grain elevators and the city of Moose Jaw can be seen in the distance.
Bearded man is identified as Wolseley, N.W.T. homesteader Dave Niblock with team of oxen. The first Wolseley Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station (1882-1927) is in the background.
Folded rectangle of paper on the outside is the basics of the deal and the the inside folds out into a large certificate. The certificate is legal confirmation of a deal in which the British government gave the Canadian Pacific Railway land in Manitoba to build its railway on.
Black and white postcard of the first passenger train travelling over the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) bridge located just outside of Outlook, Saskatchewan.
Special train of Lord Stanley of Preston, Canadian Governor General, stopped at Canadian Pacific Railway station in Regina. Train en route to Prince Albert. Engine No. 98 visible at left. On train are R. Emerson, engineer; and Jack Wallis, fireman