Canadian National Telecommunications: Operators Number Sheet
Name/Title
Canadian National Telecommunications: Operators Number SheetEntry/Object ID
2021.1032.01Description
Sheet, used by telecommunication operators to record numbers sent in. "Instructions to operators: insert the word "sent" or "received" in the space above the numbers. using left and side for "sent" and right hand side for "received" except in offices where the average exceeds 100, in which case use separate sheets, making No. 1 on the right side read 101 and so on" There are spots to record the closing numbers for sent, received, time closed, operators, and Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document used by telecommunications operators to record messages sent and received. 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