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They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25243
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Foster, Cecil
- Publisher
- Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
- Edition
- First, revised
- Call Number
- 08.1 F81t
1 website
- Author
- Foster, Cecil
- Responsibility
- Cecil Foster
- Edition
- First, revised
- Publisher
- Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 296 pages
- Abstract
- Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger—yet their minority status rendered them politically invisible, second-class in the social imagination that determined who was and who was not considered Canadian. Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards—a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense—the so-called Pullmen of the country’s rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada, and it was their struggle against the racist Dominion that laid the groundwork for the multicultural nation we know today. Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster’s They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better. (From publisher's website)
- ISBN
- 9781771962612
- Accession Number
- P2020.7
- Call Number
- 08.1 F81t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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North of the color line : migration and Black resistance in Canada, 1870-1955
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25244
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Mathieu, Sarah-Jane
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 M42n
1 website
- Author
- Mathieu, Sarah-Jane
- Responsibility
- Sarah-Jane Mathieu
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press
- Physical Description
- xv, 280 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs
- Abstract
- North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, Sarah-Jane Mathieu connects social, political, labor, immigration, and black diaspora history during the Jim Crow era. By World War I, sleeping car portering had become the exclusive province of black men. White railwaymen protested the presence of the black workers and insisted on a segregated workforce. Using the firsthand accounts of former sleeping car porters, Mathieu shows that porters often found themselves leading racial uplift organizations, galvanizing their communities, and becoming the bedrock of civil rights activism. Examining the spread of segregation laws and practices in Canada, whose citizens often imagined themselves as devoid of racism, Mathieu historicizes Canadian racial attitudes, and explores how black migrants brought their own sensibilities about race to Canada, participating in and changing political discourse there. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction. Birth of a nation: race, empire, and nationalism during Canada's railway age -- Drawing the line: race and Canadian immigration policy -- Jim Crow rides this train: segregation in the Canadian workforce -- Fighting the empire: race, war, and mobilization -- Building an empire, uplifting a race: race, uplift, and transnational alliances -- Bonds of steel: depression, war, and international brotherhood.
- ISBN
- 9780807871669
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.1 M42n
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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C.P.R. Station at Laggan [Lake Louise]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49347
- Part Of
- Joe Irwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the log Laggan [Lake Louise] train station with a steam locomotive in left foreground - group of people in left foreground leaning against fence
- Date Range
- ca. 1890
- Reference Code
- v121 / 227 / na66 - 397
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Joe Irwin fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V121
- Reference Code
- v121 / 227 / na66 - 397
- Date Range
- ca. 1890
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the log Laggan [Lake Louise] train station with a steam locomotive in left foreground - group of people in left foreground leaning against fence
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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Construction of CPR line in Kicking Horse Canyon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49812
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a construction crew working on the Canadian Pacific Railway line thtrough Kicking Horse Canyon
- Reference Code
- v265 / na66 - 267
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / na66 - 267
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a construction crew working on the Canadian Pacific Railway line thtrough Kicking Horse Canyon
- Subject Access
- Industry
- Labour
- Politics and government
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Bankhead Mines]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50022
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Reference Code
- v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V679
- Reference Code
- v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Entrance Main Tunnel Bankhead Mine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50023
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground
- Reference Code
- v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V679
- Reference Code
- v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- Original photograph
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Mineyard at Bankhead
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50025
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the infrastructure in the mine yard at Bankhead - houses and church in background.
- Reference Code
- v679 / 23 / na66 - 1125
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V679
- Reference Code
- v679 / 23 / na66 - 1125
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the infrastructure in the mine yard at Bankhead - houses and church in background.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Miners at "B" level - Bankhead Mine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50026
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Reference Code
- v679 / 57 / na66 - 165
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Wheatley family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V679
- Reference Code
- v679 / 57 / na66 - 165
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Bankhead Collliers, N.W.T. ca. 1904
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50036
- Part Of
- Walter H. Aldridge fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a street lined with houses in Bankhead
- Date Range
- ca. 1904
- Reference Code
- v694 / 2 / na66 - 166
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter H. Aldridge fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V694
- Reference Code
- v694 / 2 / na66 - 166
- Date Range
- ca. 1904
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a street lined with houses in Bankhead
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Discovery and Exploration
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Canmore Valley looking east with Mine Manager's house (Mr. Morrison)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50046
- Part Of
- Annie Staple fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Canmore Valley along the Bow River - two bridges, railway lines, and structure identified as the mine manager's house - caption reads "No. 14. Canmore Valley Looking East"
- Reference Code
- v138_ / lc / na66 - 162
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Annie Staple fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V138
- Reference Code
- v138_ / lc / na66 - 162
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Canmore Valley along the Bow River - two bridges, railway lines, and structure identified as the mine manager's house - caption reads "No. 14. Canmore Valley Looking East"
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Labour
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- W.G. Barclay
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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