Royalty Rides the Rails: A Railroading Perspective of the 1939 Canada/USA Royal Tour

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Royalty Rides the Rails: A Railroading Perspective of the 1939 Canada/USA Royal Tour

Entry/Object ID

2020.179.01

Tags

Canadian Pacific, Royal Tour of Canada, The Great Depression, Canadian History

Scope and Content

Book describing the trains used during the 1939 Royal Tours of Canada and the USA.

Context

The book takes the perspective of the railway workers involved in the royal tour of 1939. The book also provides historical context surrounding the Great Depression and the impact of morale created by the visit. On this visit, it was King George and Queen Elizabeth I. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Uncertain Times 2. Mackenzie King and Their Majesties 3. Preparations, Planning, and Protocol 4. Consist-Royal Train, Pilot Train 5. Westbound Journey 6. Riding the Varnish East and South 7. The Tumault and the Shouting Dies

Collection

Canadian Pacific History, Royal Tour of Canada

Cataloged By

Dale Wilson

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

BlitzPrint

Date(s) of Creation

2000

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Royalty Rides the Rails: A Railroading Perspective of the 1939 Canada/USA Royal Tour

Description

The book takes the perspective of the railway workers involved in the royal tour of 1939.

Creator

Larry Shaak

Date(s) of Creation

2009

Subjects

History, Royal visits, Royalty, Touring, Celebrity

Notes

The book is signed by the author

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32024

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

978-07795033193

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian Pacific Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 31, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 31, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian Pacific

Owner/Agent

Canadian Pacific

Role

Owner/Subject/Donor

Place

City

Calgary, Alberta

State/Province

Alberta

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Canadian History (General)

Provenance Detail

Mike Svos

Owner/Agent

Mike Svos

Role

Donor/Owner

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on October 19, 2020 by Dale Wilson, re-cataloged on January 31, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 31, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 31, 2022