Canadian National: Express Shipping Form
Name/Title
Canadian National: Express Shipping FormEntry/Object ID
2021.1046.01Description
Canadian National Express branded shipping form. This form was given out as a notice of non-delivery. The form itself is blank however it has the areas to record the following information for shipments: street address (sent from), city/town (sent from), sent to, date, contract number, on hand number, ship date (from sender), consignment date, street address (shipped to), city/town (sent to), description of shipment, reason for non-delivery, express charges (if any), storage charges (if any), note: storage charge per day, disposal instructions, signature. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document provided when a shipment could not be delivered. 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