Canadian National: Report on Examination of Sight, Hearing, and Color Sense
Name/Title
Canadian National: Report on Examination of Sight, Hearing, and Color SenseEntry/Object ID
2021.1479.01Description
Canadian Northern required examination card for an examination of sight, hearing, and color sense. The person examined was R. J. Waldbrook, a Class E Agent at the Sellwood Junction. The examination took place in Rosedale Ontario, on February 20th, 1914. The report determined that R. J. Waldbrook has passed his examination, and he was examined by a "W. R" Kelly" The form itself has the areas to record: date, name, employed as, vision, range, color sense, hearing, remarks, signature of person examined, signature of examiner Distinguishing Features: Yellow coloured paper with black and blue letteringContext
Original document, original copy of the examination of R. J. Waldbrook, who was examined on February 20th, 1914 for his work as an Agent for Canadian Northern at the Sellwood Junction. 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
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Canadian National, Canadian Northern