"Historicist: Pedestrian Blaming, 1930s Style," a short publication nominated for the 2017 Heritage Toronto Awards
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Resource ID
510
Access
Open
Award Status
Nominee
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
10 December 2016
Program Category
Heritage Toronto Awards
Rights
Toronto Public Library Digital Archive
Caption
"Historicist: Pedestrian Blaming, 1930s Style," a short publication nominated for the 2017 Heritage Toronto Awards
Description
The article "Historicist: Pedestrian Blaming, 1930s Style" highlights archival news coverage to discuss public campaigns and uncover reaction to traffic deaths in the 1930s, showing that some things never change.
Sign posted near Stanley Barracks in 1922, after a driver hit a pedestrian.