Harold Prescott's Scrapbook: 1975

Publication

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Harold Prescott's Scrapbook: 1975

Entry/Object ID

2021.1357.01

Description

Personal scrapbook belonging to former Capreol Mayor Harold Prescott. It is his 1975 retirement book and it contains a variety of documents including: train orders, receipts, cards, letters, memberships, newspaper clippings, certificates and more. The book commemorates his retirement in 1975. Distinguishing Features: The cover features a man fishing on a large lake

Context

Prescott was born in 1911 in Killaloe Ontario, in 1938 he came to Sudbury to work for INCO. In 1941 Prescott was hired to be a locomotive fireman for Canadian National in Capreol, later he became an engineer. By 1951 he became a town councilor and in 1955 he became mayor and remained as mayor for 13 years (minus 1962-1963). He is responsible for the donation of CN engine 6077 to Capreol in Prescott park, he also is credited for designing the Capreol flag.

Collection

Library Archive

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Randy Prescott

Notes

Date Acquired: October 14th, 2021 Method of Acquisition: Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Commemorative

Publication Details

Author

Harold Prescott

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Date Published

1975

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink, binding, glue

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Retirement, messages, cards, [unknown], etc" "July 30/75"

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

33050

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

11 in

Parts

Count

Parts

17 total scrapbooks belonging to Harold Prescott

Location

Capreol History Section (oversized document area)

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, most of the contents are not glued in. Handle with caution.

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022