The statue, Industry, guiding spirit of the Newfoundland Railway, has stood in front of the St. John's railway station since about the turn of the centurty
New The Railway in Newfoundland cover shot. Model for the figure was Miss Johanna Quinlan of Holyrood, Conception Bay who later married a Mr. Gushue, and lived in Whitbourne. Granite from the Gaff Topsails was used for the statue's base . Charles Henderson carved Industry from a sandstone gatep...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/decksphotos/id/7237 |
| Summary: | New The Railway in Newfoundland cover shot. Model for the figure was Miss Johanna Quinlan of Holyrood, Conception Bay who later married a Mr. Gushue, and lived in Whitbourne. Granite from the Gaff Topsails was used for the statue's base . Charles Henderson carved Industry from a sandstone gatepost of the Anglican Cathedral in St. John's that was rescued after the fire of 1892. |
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