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J.E. Thompson interview
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- sound recording
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1964-09-16 (Creation)
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2 audio reels (01:00:00) : 19 cm/sec, mono ; 18 cm
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RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-16 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Jack E. Thompson was born in 1894 and came to the Grand Forks Valley in 1895. His father, Andrew Thomas, was a blacksmith. Mr. Thompson describes what the valley was like at the turn of the century, which towns were there, which towns had not yet been established, and how the CPR and the hotels brought expansion. He describes the Indians of the area and a man named Father Pat. Mr. Thompson describes his relatives between Chilliwack and Rosedale. Mr. Thompson goes on to describe his earliest memories of Cascade and more about Father Pat. Mr. Thompson describes Grand Forks, the farming, the Doukhobors, and Peter Verigin.
TRACK 2: Mr. Thompson describes the Cascade power house, the trestle bridge, the "Hot Air Line" Railway, North Fork mining, and people in Cascade including: Billy Dalgleish, Jack Shaffer, Stocker and Chandler. Then Christina Lake is described, and a story about a moose is told. The interview ends with stories about the Grand Forks beer parlor and ;more about Billy Dalgleish.
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Imbert Orchard, 1974-1975
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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
Preservation compact disc made from original audio reels, 2001-05-07.
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- Copying Restriction: Clients requesting research/private copies must fill out CBC form.
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- Copyright Status: Copyright Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Accession number(s): T0358
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Previously described as AAAB0411
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Orchard ; B-16/1-2
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speaker: Jack E. Thompson, interviewer: Imbert Orchard, sound recording: Ian Stephen
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- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)