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British Columbia Provincial Museum films, videotapes and audio recordings Royal Hudson (Train)
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J.W. Smith interview

The item is an audio recording of an interview with J.W. Smith. In it he discusses his varied careers from 1933 as oiler and fireman on the "Princess Louise", the tug "Norvan", the Vancouver Harbour Board's Switcher 060, and others. His dialogue is interspersed with childhood memories of his father, who was a CN engineer in Saskatchewan. He comments on his brother Frank Smith, who is currently (1977) engineer on the Royal Hudson 2860.