Canadian National and Grand Trunk: Index to Stations and Advertisement Book

Publication

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Canadian National and Grand Trunk: Index to Stations and Advertisement Book

Entry/Object ID

2021.945.01

Description

Advertisement and informational booklet marketed to tourists and travelers throughout Canada. It is a combined effort between Canadian National and their newly purchased Grand Trunk. It includes an index of stations as well as popular tourist attractions surrounding each station. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

The Grand Trunk Railway was founded in 1852 with the goal of building a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. The railway operated in Canada and the US in the provinces/states of: Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It also included three subsidiary lines: Grand Trunk Western, Central Vermont, and Grand Trunk Pacific. The company was later purchased by Canadian National in 1923.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Canadian National, Grand Trunk

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Booklet

Class

Advertisement

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Canadian National

Place Published

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

1937

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink, staples

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

none

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32739

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

8 in

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Box

Canadian National Box #1

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

Fair condition, the front page has a very large tear

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022