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What is Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman?
A self-narrated portrait of a Polish immigrant in Winnipeg whose unglamorous job keeping streetcar switches working reveals dignity, resilience, and pride in everyday labor.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1953
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 9 minutes
- Release date
- Jan 2, 1953
- Studios
- ONF | NFB
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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A self-narrated portrait of a Polish immigrant in Winnipeg whose unglamorous job keeping streetcar switches working reveals dignity, resilience, and pride in everyday labor.
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