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DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DOMINION BRIDGE

1984-0443

Enregistrement sonore

2 of 2

1971

Dominion Bridge Company

Audio recording of oral history interview of Dorothy Polson, longtime former secretary for the accounting department of the Dominion Bridge Company at Winnipeg. Polson recalls the tragedy of a murder and suicide at the Dominion Bridge Company as well as the company's picnics, dances and skating parties. Other topics include comments on the favourable working conditions and "family atmosphere" at Dominion Bridge, the personalities of various employees and executives and the effect of World War II on the company. <15mn>

English

Libre

MSS 16476

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.