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- 1903-1918 (Creation)
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20 photographs. -- 0.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Thomas John Cornwall, 1872-?, was born in Brantford, Ontario and apprenticed as a machinist. In 1903 he went to Edmonton, Alberta and purchased the Brewster Foundry, renaming it the Edmonton Machine Shop (later Edmonton Iron Works). The company primarily manufactured farm machinery. He and his wife had one daughter, Edna (Shore). Thomas was the brother of James Kennedy Cornwall (Peace River Jim).
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Gift of Edna Shore, 1971.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of Edmonton, the Cornwall family, Edmonton Machine Shop, and a trip through northern Alberta; a diagram of a Standard Plow; a booklet about Alberta's inauguration, and a Chautauqua ticket.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3EN63H
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Glenbow also holds the papers of Jim Cornwall.
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Thursday, October 04, 2018