Name/Title

Muskoka Railroading

Entry/Object ID

2019.038.002

Tags

Muskoka, Ontario, District of Muskoka, Railway History, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, VIA Rail

Scope and Content

A VHS tape documentary, "an in-depth look at Muskoka railroading". Colour - Sound - Narration - 58 minutes.

Context

Stored in a clear plastic VHS tape, with a black paper cover inserted. On the front is printed "Muskoka Railroading" at the top in white and pink text. Below are three images of trains, and at the very bottom "Rail Innovations" is printed in white text. The VHS tape is black with a white lable affixed on the front center. Printed on this are the words "Rail Innovations Muskoka Railroading Our Focus Is Canadian Railroading".

Collection

District of Muskoka, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific History

Cataloged By

Heather Wilson

Category

Documentary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Picture, Motion

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Recording

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Rail Innovations

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Year of film release unknown

Archive Items Details

Title

Muskoka Railroading

Description

A VHS tape documentary, "an in-depth look at Muskoka railroading". Colour - Sound - Narration - 58 minutes.

Creator

Rail Innovations

Subjects

History, Railways, Crossings, Railroad, Elevated railroads, Railroad bridges, Landscape photographs

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Schomberg, Ontario

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

31290

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Length

8 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 13, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 13, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

plastic, tape, ink

Notes

Unknown if the film works or not because the museum does not possess a VHS player

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Purchase

Owner/Agent

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Notes

Purchased August 21st, 2019

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on September 2nd, 2019 by Heather Wilson, re-cataloged on January 13th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 13, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 13, 2022