Lew Perry Interview, Sheet Metal Union Local 280 Rocket Designer
This rare interview with Lew Perry was featured in BC at Work, a public affairs television program produced in 1988 by the BC Federation of Labour.
Perry designed a replica rocket that won grand prize in the 1936 “Parade of Progress” marking the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Pacific Exhibition and the Golden Jubilee of the City of Vancouver.
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