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Wuorio, Eva-Lis; McLeod, Bruce; Anglin, G.; Elliott, Helen; Vancercook, J.W.; Lawton, Dr. G.; Sims, Burt; Carver, J.; et alMareMagnum

Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 15 November (Nov.) 1949 - Yanks Rule Part of Canada / Des Joachims Dam Project / Karsh

80 pages. Features: Karsh cover photo-portrait of Jean Sibelius; One-page Canadian General Electric radio ad shows the Models C122, C602, C352, C400 and C751; Moffat appliance ad features photo of Ted "Teeder" Kennedy, his wife and dog, plus photos of their kitchen and home; Where the Yanks Rule a Part of Canada - Americans at their Newfoundland base can flout our courts, even seize our citizens - and it's all quite legal; How Karsh Photographed Europe's Great; Ordeal By Snow (fiction); Taming the mighty Ottawa River with the Des Joachims dam project - article with photo; Is There a Killer in the Crowd? - Canada has at least 300 who have not been caught; Fortune in a Million Figures - Rose Starkman came to Canada in 1937 with $20, married Hy Marx, and they now sell $1 Million annually of Rose Marx Braz, the only Canadian brassiere sold in bulk in the U.S.; Stop This Fire Death Sacrifice! - firey death of 139 on pleasure steamer Noronic at Toronto's Pier 9; My Papooses Got Pyjamas - life in a Red Cross outpost at Armstrong, 100 miles north of Fort William; Beauty and the Brakeman (fiction); A Firsthand account on the new Britain under Socialism, by John W. Vandercook; TCA (Trans-Canada-Airlines) one-page ad with piggy bank; How to Retire and Like It; Nice colour Coke ad shows youth lunch scene and ice chest stocked with Coke; Bold one-page colour ad for Champion spark plugs features dog with ear muffs; Plymouth car ad; Westinghouse radio colour ad features the Rideau; Kleenex ad features Little Lulu and Tubby; Half-page Eveready battery ad features policeman Joseph Moreau of St. Lambert, Quebec; Photo of load of diesel from Moose Jaw Refineries crossing into the U.S.; Great back cover colour ad for B.C. Apples; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book

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Whitham, Paul P.; Ripley, William Z.; McCune, Jay W.MareMagnum

Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, November 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 21 - New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA / J.E. Dalrymple of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. / Electric Battery Truck Crane Invention!

Features: Seattle's Public Utilities Department and the Railroads - major article; Southern Pacific announces fast excess-fare train between New Orleans and San Francisco; Promotion for T.B. Degnan of the Great Northern Railway Co.; No Time To Lose - Editorial discusses how representatives of eight Puget Sound cities oppose tolls being charged through the Panama Canal to vessels flying the U.S. flag and engaged in U.S. coastwise traffic; Handsome New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA - article with artist's rendering of the future station; Foreign Capital in Railways of the United States - major article by Harvard Professor of Economics William Z. Ripley; Business biography of J.E. Dalrymple, recently elected vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co.; Railway News in Brief; Battery Truck Crane the Latest Invention in Freight Handling - major article with wonderful illustration of a mobile electric crane invented by General Electric of Schenectady, NY to be used for loading rail cars (who knew Elon Musk was so old!); How Should Tacoma Prepare for the Opening of the Panama Canal? - major article with excellent photo of the busy Tacoma waterfront; Statement Concerning Panama Canal by George S. Dearborn, president of the American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.; British View of Panama Canal; High Honor for W.D. Wells of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co.; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Repair bill for the White Star liner Olympic; Submarine Motor Salvage Boat invented by Mr. E.H. Crossley; New Steamer Solduck will be an All-steel Modern Vessel - major article including diagram of its outboard profile; Article on Steam Cannery Tender for the Northwestern Fisheries Company - article with diagram of the outboard profile of this vessel; Pacific Coast Casualties; Steamboat Fairhaven Sinks in Harbor; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine

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Union Mortar Battery; George Barnard PhotographBiblio.com

Civil War Siege Warfare Union Mortar Battery Photograph by George N. Barnard Yorktown 1862

1862réf. 119031862. Barnard George N. Battery No. 4 Near Yorktown 1862 documents Union siege artillery operations during the Peninsula Campaign providing visual evidence of large-scale military engineering and heavy ordnance deployment under General George B. McClellan's command. The photograph supports research into Civil War siege warfare artillery technology and the logistical systems required to construct and operate fortified gun positions against Confederate defenses. Produced as part of Brady's Album Gallery series the image contributes to the early photographic record of organized military campaigns and the material infrastructure of Union war strategy. Brady's Album Gallery No. 375. Battery No. 4 Near Yorktown Mounting 13 inch Mortars each weighing 20000 pounds East South End. Copyright 1862 Barnard & Gibson. Albumen photograph. The composition shows three large 13-inch mortars installed in prepared earthen emplacements dominating the foreground with their elevated barrels and reinforced platforms. Several Union soldiers in uniform wearing kepi caps stand adjacent to the artillery pieces their scale emphasizing the massive size of the weapons. The mortars are positioned within a constructed battery with visible earthworks and structured placement indicating deliberate engineering design. These siege guns were capable of firing heavy explosive shells in high arcs intended to penetrate or bypass fortified defensive positions. The photograph records both the physical construction of the battery and the personnel assigned to operate it. The image originates from the Union Army's methodical approach to siege warfare during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign when extensive artillery networks were assembled to pressure Confederate fortifications at Yorktown. The use of large-caliber mortars reflects the increasing reliance on industrial-scale weaponry and engineered battlefield environments. Barnard's photographs disseminated through Brady's publishing enterprise formed part of a systematic effort to document the war visually shaping contemporary and later understanding of the scale and organization of Civil War military operations. One light vertical crease at center; otherwise very good condition. A strong visual record of Union artillery power and siege methodology during a critical early campaign of the war. unknown

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