Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1874-1964 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3 photographs
31 maps and plans
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David Pershick was a railway enthusiast who lived in Belleville, Ontario. Newspaper article about him in 2017: https://www.intelligencer.ca/2017/08/28/a-passion-for-the-railway
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by David Pershick in March 2018.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Ontario Hydro maps for parts of Hastings County and copies of Grand Trunk Railway plans from Library and Archives Canada. Includes a photograph of Canadian National Railway employees at Belleville, Ontario (online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/39400300370/) and booklet C.T. 405 from Penn Central with "Special Instructions Governing Operation of Signals and Interlockings", 1968
Three additional Hydro maps were added from David Pershick's estate in January 2024 (2024-007/1-3), with two aerial photographs of railway yards in Toronto (2024-007/4-5, in poor condition).