Interview of Mr. Bill Overton by and unidentified woman.

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Interview of Mr. Bill Overton by and unidentified woman.

Mr. Bill Overton begins by describing an early and memorable trip on the Grand Trunk Railway to Niagara Falls, and then recounts some of the common train routes he travelled while speaking about technological innovations on the railway. He also discusses upward mobility among black chefs and dining car stewards, his most memorable passengers, and the realities of unionization as well as porters' working conditions.

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Record Identifier: 3776753

Record Origin: This MODS record was created from an item-level archival description maintained in Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC).

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Record Creation Date: 2024-06-14

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