Photograph of Sloman School Car in Winter with Students

Name/Title

Photograph of Sloman School Car in Winter with Students

Entry/Object ID

2021.569.01

Description

Photograph of the Sloman school car in winter. There are students on the back portion of the car, they are dressed in winter clothing. Some have snow shoes or skis. Fred and Cela Sloman are also present in the photograph.

Context

Historic photograph of Canadian National school on wheels No. 1 (15089) the Sloman car. Fred Sloman taught on this school car from 1926 until 1964. It ran from Capreol to Foleyet. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario to provide education to rural northern Ontario communities.

Collection

Library Archive, Canadian National

Category

School Car

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Dale Wilson

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Notes

Materials: photograph paper, ink Date: unknown

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Reverse side: National Archives of Canada credit and copyright sticker, "PA43577 Sticky Note: "From Dale Wilson 2 School car photos not on gift sheet"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Primary Source

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32525

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

611 in

Depth

8-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Capreol History Section

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

Good condition

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022