School on Wheels

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Education conservation car. Similar to the school on wheels it promoted educational accessibility.: Run by the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) in partnership with CN and CP railways. The theatre style seating as opposed to school desks indicate this program as opposed to the school on wheels.
Education conservation car. Similar to the school on wheels it promoted educational accessibility.

Run by the Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) in partnership with CN and CP railways. The theatre style seating as opposed to school desks indicate this program as opposed to the school on wheels.

Name/Title

School on Wheels

Entry/Object ID

022.02.01-15

Archive Items Details

Description

Photographs from the School on Wheels and Education Conservation Car programs, ran by railways in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Canadian Forestry Association respectively. Various photos of students attending school on CNR trains. See 021.115.01. 022.02.06: Photo of ladies group meeting in train car. Posters read "a garden for every home" and "Home canning guide". 022.02.12: Photo of Dorothy Bell. A school car teacher.

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 1950

Dimensions

Height

20 cm

Width

25.5 cm