Canadian National Railways Railway Service Telegram

Name/Title

Canadian National Railways Railway Service Telegram

Entry/Object ID

2021.490.01

Description

Telegram sent to Mr. W. H. Johnson in Capreol ON from S.J. Faught Asst. Superintendent. Message reads "Please arrange to ship two bags of charcoal to Government School Car on the ruel Subdivision." Was sent on February 5th, 1934.

Context

Telegram sent to the Assistant Superintendent about sending charcoal to a school car. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario in order to provide education to rural Northern Ontario communities, who had little to no access to education.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

School Car

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Eileen Thompson

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Telegram

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Copy of a primary source

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Canadian National

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Date Published

1934

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"61937 CNR" written in pen, "printed in Canada", "CN 21 9-32"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32447

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

School Car Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022