Photograph of the McKay's Canadian National School Car, CN School Car No. 4, circa 1936

Name/Title

Photograph of the McKay's Canadian National School Car, CN School Car No. 4, circa 1936

Entry/Object ID

2021.701.01

Description

Photograph of Canadian National School Car No. 4 in 1936. This was the McKay's first school car. It is a wide angle shot from one side of the car, attempting to get the whole car in the shot. There is also a Union Jack visible, flying off the back end of the car. Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Angus and Helen McKay lived and taught on school cars from 1935 until 1950 originally on Canadian National school car No. 4, then on Temiskaming Ontario Northern Railway car No. 1. In 1940 for two years, Helen took over as the teacher while Angus went to serve during the Second World War.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

School Car

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Elizabeth Hill

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1936

Place

Location

Unknown

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

none

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

32599

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

unknown

Parts

Count: none

Location

Location

Shelf

School Car 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, as of condition date, only a digital copy exists

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 13, 2022