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John J. Porter fonds
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CA RMA
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1887-1891 (Creation)
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- Porter, John J.
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1.5 cm of textual material
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John J. Porter came to Revelstoke from eastern Canada as a young man in the 1880s. For the duration of the diary (1887 to 1891) he worked as a labourer for the Canadian Pacific Railway and occasionally for other employers. City tax rolls indicate that Porter resided for a time a 410 Mackenzie Avenue, where the diary was found. By 1920, he no longer resided in Revelstoke.
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Fonds consists of 1 bound volume comprising the personal diary of John J. Porter, a labourer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, working largely between Field and Revelstoke.
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BCAUL control number: RMA-809
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- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)