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Object ID 002416

Object Name Towel, CPR

Object Desc Given to Stuart Johnson's wife on their wedding day by the lady that made up the rooms (July 7 1954). The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary on July 7 2014. The towel was a reminder of the CPR hotel, the Royal Alexandria, in Winnipeg.

Collection General Collection

Accession # 2014.0904

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General Category Other Objects

Category Auto & Transportation

Source Stuart T. Johnson

Source Category Gift

Accession Date JUL 11,2014

Credit/Acknowledgement

Location St/WaitingRm/WWall

Object Date 1954

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Status On Exhibit

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Date AUG 3,2014

Summary Location change

Notes Location changed to St/WaitingRm/WWall from Temporary - automatic entry by admin

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Date JUL 11,2014

Notes Items in the 2014.0900s were donated by Mr. Stuart T. Johnson who worked as a trainee in the Strathclair CPR station for three months in 1950. He stayed in one of the bedrooms upstairs. The agent at the time was Fred Harris.