Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CONDUCTOR'S UNIFORM

Date

1964

Materials

WOOL, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Length

104.9

Width

59.1

Description

NAVY BLUE WOOL. THER ARE TWO WELT POCKETS IN THE BACK. FRONT HAS A BUTTON FLY CLOSURE, CONSISTS OF 5 BLACK, PLASTIC BUTTONS. THERE ARE ALSO 6 BLACK, PLASTIC, BUTTON ON INSIDE OF WAIST BAND (FOR ATTACHING SUSPENDERS). POCKETS, FLY, AND WAISTBAND ARE LINED WITH AN OFF-WHITE FABRIC. A TAG STITCHED TO LINING OF ONE POCKET READS "ARTHUR A. GILL CUSTOM TAILOR WINNIPEG MR R. BISHOP DATE JUNE 1964 NO 175 CONDR. C.P.R.".

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

TRANSPORTATION

History

BELONGED TO DONOR'S GREAT GREAT UNCLE, ROBERT BISHOP, WHO WAS A CONDUCTOR WITH THE C.P.R.. DONOR'S GRANDMOTHER IS ELLEN WATERHOUSE. DONATION MADE IN MEMORY OF DONOR'S MOTHER, VICTORIA BURNS, WHO PASSED AWAY IN FEB. 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BISHOP, PLEASE SEE DONATION P19990058002 AND PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19990058004

Acquisition Date

1999-10

Collection

Museum

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