Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 2017-89
Title
Scan of poster 'A Future in Canada for British Boys'
Date(s)
- c.1926 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 PDF file, 268KB
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Poster owned by Alfred Palmer, who came to Canada from Britain in 1926 at the age of 15 as part of a colonization scheme. Loaned for scanning by David Palmer in October 2017. Alfred worked for Harry and Eliza Thompson on a farm in Huntingdon Township, Hastings County between 1926 and 1930.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Poster for a Canadian National Railways colonization program aimed at British boys.