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A. J. Mildren Retires N.Y.C.
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- April 30, 1952
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_630
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_631
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_632
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Stollery Studio fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item Number
- 52_806 (2_630)
- 52_807 (2_631)
- 52_808 (2_632)
- Accession Number
- 2018-57
- Storage Room
- Archives 4th Floor Storage Room
- Storage Location
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_630
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_631
- M7 S1 Sh1 B2 2_632
- GMD
- graphic material
- Date Range
- April 30, 1952
- Physical Description
- 3 negatives: plastic
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of A. J. (Art) Mildren and five unidentified people standing in front of a New York Central train.
Caption from St. Thomas Times-Journal, April 30, 1952, page nine: “A. J. (Art) Mildren Retires With Notable Rail Career.” Note: the photographs provided are not the photographs published in the St. Thomas Times-Journal.
“A. J. (Art) Mildren, who made his last run before going into retirement on pension, over the Canada Division of the Michigan Central Railroad (New York Central System) today. He brought the crack New York Central passenger No. 50 into the local officials and congratulated on his long and outstanding career of service.
“It is a career that was broken by service in Canada and overseas during the First World War. A member of the 91st Battalion, Mr. Mildren was chosen with Roy Palmerston, another retired N. Y. C. engineer; and James (Jimmy) Stover, retired city postoffice employee, as being three men most typical of the Canadian soldier. They were transferred to Windsor, Ontario, for special recruiting service. It has often been said that they recruited a large percentage of the men in the old 153rd Regiment. Numbers of the men recruited for the 153rd by the selected trio from the 91st Battalion were Americans who come to Windsor seeking adventure.
“Born in Maryfort, England, on October 18, 1835, Mr. Mildren came to Canada as a young man and found employment with thye Michigan Central Railroad in St. Thomas on April 18, 1905. He started as a painter’s helper in the old car shops in this city.” (…)
- Name Access
- New York Central Railroad
- Subject Access
- Retirement
- Related Material
- Original photograph sleeve: M7 S1 Sh4 B12 12_228
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