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More Info The Silk Train 1909-1934
Stories about the trans-continental silk trains and how they were handled as they travelled across Canada.
textual record : booklet, photocopy


1981.005.001 1-3-6-25
More Info Silk Connection, The
Some historical stories of the silk train as it travelled across the continent from Vancouver to New York with its cargo of silk.
textual record : magazine article, photocopy


1977
1981.035.001 1-3-7-5
More Info A Silk Train in Transit
Some historical notes on the silk trains that sped across Canada from Vancouver to Eastern Canada. Early 1900 to 1930s.
textual record : booklet, photocopy


1981.043.002 1-3-7-36

Silk Train, Morley Alta.
From original painting by Hiney, Harlan. Locomotive #2631.
photograph : postcard, col.


1973
1982.026.001 1-2-5-35

Silk Trains
charts & photos
book : softcover


1993
1994.007.001 Library
More Info George Fillion Collection
"The Silk Trains 1909 to 1934"
textual record : document, typewritten


2004.006.308 2-1-2-14

Emma and The Silk Train
book : hardcover


1998
2004.052.001 Library

Silk Trains - The Romance of Canadian Silk Trains or "The Silks"
"Silk Trains" documents the story of a romantic but half forgotten part of Canadian railroading history. Canada's part in the silk trade.
textual record : book, soft cover


1992
2012.029.001 Library
More Info Raw Silk
The package of raw silk comes from Evelyn Storey Nott, her sister Blanche (Storey) Clark and Vivian (Storey) Martin donated their pieces to the Yale BC Museum. Carol A Anderson's Aunt gave these 2 pieces.
artifact: silk


Unknown
2012.029.002 3-Dimensional - Clothing & Textiles
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