Paul Tomkowicz, Street - Railway Switchman

Duration: 9

Year Published: 1953

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a Polish-born Canadian in the streets of Winnipeg as he sweeps the tracks of mud and snow. Talks about his work and the retirement he is looking forward to after 23 years on the job.

Complete Record: In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg would jam with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman. In this film about a bygone era, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. Awards: Edinburgh; Oberhausen

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYPACCoJsSg

Metadata Source:YouTube

3 users have this film:
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, National Film Board of Canada, New York Public Library

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