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Paul Tomkowicz : Street-railway Switchman = Paul Tomkowicz : Nettoyeur d'aiguillages
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):339846Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: VIDÉOAccession:1984-0123Media:VideoOriginal title:Paul Tomkowicz : Street-railway SwitchmanPart:1 of 1Release date:1954Production company:National Film BoardProduction credit:director/producer/scenario/editing, Roman Kroitor; producer/editing, Tom Daly; scenario, Stanley Jackson; photography, Lorne C. Batchelor; sound editing, Joan Edward; narrator, Tommy Tweed; music, Robert FlemingCountry of production:cnDescription:In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman. In this film about a bygone era, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the sort of liberty Canadians enjoy. <9mn 12s>Language:EnglishOriginal number:106B 0154 021Notes: -
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