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Cape, Gordon - Interview

Item number (ISN):

87195

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1973-10-19

Item number (ISN):

87195

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DOMINION BRIDGE

Accession:

1984-0443

Media:

Sound

Part:

13 of 13

Production date:

1973-10-19

Production company:

Dominion Bridge Company

Description:

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Interview of Gordon Cape, Construction Supervisor of the Dominion Bridge Company who recalls his participation in the construction of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal in 1930. He recalls working 150' above the water on 5" beams with no safety equipment. Also remembered are the "near accidents" caused by gusty winds and heavy loads carried by the structural steel workers. Cape discusses the two collapes of the Quebec Bridge. He recounts the disaster of 1906 when the Phoenix Co., an American company, was responsible for the collapse which killed 75 men. According to Cape the second Quebec Bridge, built by a joint venture of the Dominion Bridge Company and Canada Bridge Co. called the St. Lawrence Bridge Co., collapsed in 1916 because of a flaw in one of the "castings" causing the centre span to fall killing 13 workers. Other topics discussed include: the production of anit-aircraft ship guns and bed plates for reinforcing submarine engines during the war; detailed explanations of new developments in metallurgy; Herb McMillan, Works Manager at Montreal and Jack Hyman, head of the boiler shop - "two of the best men in the company"; and the new work in the future for the company involving the fabrication of nuclear energy equipment.

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

163480

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0443/234
1984-0443/235
1984-0443/236
1984-0443/237
1984-0443/238
1984-0443/239
1984-0443/240
1984-0443/241
1984-0443/242
1984-0443/243
1984-0443/244
1984-0443/245
1984-0443/246

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

13

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

361899

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2001-07-0015

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CD

Duration:

61:48

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

361900

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2001-07-0016

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CD

Duration:

69:36

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

361901

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A1 2001-07-0017

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

CD

Duration:

72:37

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1001071

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

A4 2001-07-0015
A4 2001-07-0016
A4 2001-07-0017

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

CD

Made from:

1984-0443/234
1984-0443/235
1984-0443/236
1984-0443/237
1984-0443/238
1984-0443/239
1984-0443/240
1984-0443/241
1984-0443/243
1984-0443/244
1984-0443/245
1984-0443/246

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1137508

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

87195-1984-0443-234.WAV
87195-1984-0443-235.WAV
87195-1984-0443-236.WAV
87195-1984-0443-237.WAV
87195-1984-0443-238.WAV
87195-1984-0443-239.WAV
87195-1984-0443-240.WAV
87195-1984-0443-241.WAV
87195-1984-0443-242.WAV
87195-1984-0443-243.WAV
87195-1984-0443-244.WAV
87195-1984-0443-245.WAV
87195-1984-0443-246.WAV

Number of items:

13

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

221:33

Made from:

1984-0443/234
1984-0443/235
1984-0443/236
1984-0443/237
1984-0443/238
1984-0443/239
1984-0443/240
1984-0443/241
1984-0443/242
1984-0443/243
1984-0443/244
1984-0443/245
1984-0443/246

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

A1 2001-07-0015
A1 2001-07-0016
A1 2001-07-0017

GENCAT identity number:

MSS 16476

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of AMCA : with permission of interviewees during their lifetimesThe copyright on this material was originally held by Dominion Bridge, a company that moved to the States and became AMCA and then United Dominion. Apparently United Dominion sold its Dominion Bridge division to a Canadian company, in 1993.According to the Gazette of 13 November 1998, Dominion Bridge of Lachine became part of ADF Heavy Industries, part of the Group ADF Inc. which is owned by the Au Dragon Forgè (Paschini family) of Terrebonne, Quebec.ADF was then acquired by TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.Copyright owner: TIL Cintreurs de Tubes International Ltee.

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