Canadian National Railway Company Express Department: Merchandise Shipment Receipt
Name/Title
Canadian National Railway Company Express Department: Merchandise Shipment ReceiptEntry/Object ID
2021.1001.01Description
Document, Canadian National Express branded merchandise to be shipped receipt. The form has been filled out and has sections to record: office at, province of, date, received of (the shipper), valued at, addressed to, agent signature, said to contain. The form also has the terms and conditions of the shipping agreement. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by Canadian National express, receipt for shipping merchandise. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian National