Ontario King of The Mixed

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Ontario King of "The Mixed"

Entry/Object ID

2021.1819.01

Tags

Adam Sweezey, Canadian National, Capreol, Ontario, Foleyet, Ontario

Scope and Content

Article published by "The Time" magazine in 1955 discussing the retirement of Canadian National Conductor, Adam Sweezey. The article discusses how punctual Sweezey always was, and how much he will be missed by passengers as well as his coworkers. The freight/passenger train Sweezey worked on was called "The Mixed" and was a Canadian National train that ran from Foleyet to Capreol three times a week.

Context

Adam Sweezey was born in Verner in 1890, he had been working on the rails since 1903, and joined CN in 1913. He later became a conductor on what was known as a "mixed" train meaning it was both a freight train and a passenger train that ran between Capreol and Foleyet. He worked from 1913 until 1955 for Canadian National.

Collection

Canadian National, Capreol History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The Time

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1900

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Ontario King of "The Mixed"

Description

Article published by "The Time" magazine in 1955 discussing the retirement of Canadian National Conductor, Adam Sweezey.

Creator

The Time

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 13, 1955

Container

In a black binder titled "CN People"

Subjects

History, Retirements, Railways, Conductors, Newspaper clippings

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

6497

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Wall

Canadian National Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 16, 2022

Notes

In a black binder labeled "CN People"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Canadian National

Owner/Agent

Canadian National

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Montreal, Quebec

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Adam Sweezey

Owner/Agent

Adam Sweezey

Role

Owner/Subject

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on June 7, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 16, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 16, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 16, 2022