photographs.
Frederic Walker has a degree in Education from the University of Alberta and
a degree in history from
the University of Saskatchewan; he spent a year working in Paulatuk, Northwest
Territories.
This collection provides diverse views of northern Canada from the 1940s, the
1960s, and the 1990s.
Miscellaneous also contains a Prosperity Certificate issued by the Government
of the Province of
Alberta in 1936. It is divided into four series:
I. Yukon.
II. Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
III. Miscellaneous Photographs.
IV. Miscellaneous.
There are no restrictions.
Donated to the University of Saskatchewan Archives by F. Walker in December
1996.
I. Yukon.
1. Nettie Hoge - Personal Correspondence. - [ca. 1942-43, 1945]
Three personal letters written by Mrs. Nettie Hoge, wife of the General of
the Army (U.S.)
William Hoge. William Hoge was the “hero of Remagen bridge,” 1945,
and superintended the
building of the Alaska Highway.
Two of the letters provide interesting comments on natives and life in the
Yukon
generally; the third provides information on Europe and Berlin specifically,
immediately
following Germany’s surrender in World War II.
A note indicating the custodial history of these letters is included in the file.
II. Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
Photographs in this series are all colour images.
1. The Rev. Fr. Léonce DeHeurtevant, OMI. - 1994.
Priest/missionary at Notre Dame de Lourdes Mission, Paulatuk, NWT; image taken
when Fr. DeHeurtevant was 83 years old.
2. Chief Elder Edward Ruben and his wife, Mabel Ruben. - 1994.
3. Village of Paulatuk, NWT - Winter. - [ca. 1994]. - 6 prints.
Various views of the village, including some aerial shots.
4. Village of Paulatuk, NWT - Summer. - [ca. 1994]. - 7 prints.
5. The Rt. Rev. Stringer and Mrs. Sadie Stringer. - original photo ca. 1911,
copy made
1994.
Copy of an image taken at Herschel Island, ca. 1911.
6. Paulatuurmiut Inuusiat: The History of Paulatuuq. - 1994. - 2 cm. - [textual
records].
Copy of the publication by the Beaufort Delta Divisional Board of Education.
Included
are chapters on Inuit trappers; trappers; missionaries; artists; explorers and
researchers;
families of Paulatuuq; places; animals and birds around Paulatuuq; hunting and
fishing;
homes and travel; a glossary; elders profiles; climate, sunrise and sunset data.
III. Miscellaneous Photographs.
The majority of these photographs document the transportation of goods to
and from northern
uranium mines, via the Athabasca, Peace, and Clearwater rivers, during the 1960s.
Many of
the images are of northern settlements, including Fort Chipewyan and Fort McMurray.
These
are the original prints; the negatives have been lost or destroyed. All of the
prints are black and
white.
1. Stoney Medicine Man. - 1957.
Taken at the Calgary Stampede.
2. “Athabasca Café and Rooms”, Fort Chipewyan. - 1961.
Charlie Mah’s café, known as “The Chipewyan Hilton.”
3. Philip Mah, Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
[Taken inside café].
4. The Cinema in Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
Operated by the Mah family.
5. Hudson’s Bay Company Store, Fort Chipewyan. - 1961.
6. St. John’s Anglican Church, Fort McMurray. - [ca. 1960s]
7. Holy Angels Residential School, Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
8. The Dock, Fort Chipewyan. - 1961.
Anglican church--the oldest Anglican church in Alberta--is visible in background.
9. The Dock, Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
10. Chipewyan Bay. - [ca. 1960s].
Note on photograph: “the islands upon which the U.S. Army placed the coloured
troops during marshalling periods 1942-44 Canoe Project.”
11. Trading Post, Athabasca River. - [ca. 1960s].
“Enbarras Portage, about 50 miles from the lake; [run by Mrs. R.M. Reed].”
12. Cities Service Royalite Test Plant. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
“ At Mile 24 on Athabasca River. Cities Service began work here in the
early 50s,
was by-passed by AEB in favour of SunOil Ltd, which purchased Great Cdn Oil
Sands
Ltd. From CPR Ltd. - all facilitated by The Rev. Billy Graham a friend of the
Pugh
family and E.C. Manning. Great Cdn. opened a pilot plant in 1963 - I used to
deliver
the freight- one of the visitors I recall was the son of Charles Reston the
famous
journalist - notables came from time to time all summer.” [From note on
photograph].
13. Natives from Portage La Loche, Saskatchewan. - [ca. 1960s].
14. Truckload of Furs, Fort Chipewyan. - 1961. - 2 prints.
“$25,000 worth of furs.”
15. Athabasca River - NTCL Freight. - [ca. 1960s].
16. Entering Rapids on Peace River. - [ca. 1960s].
17. Sulphur en route to Uranium City. - [ca. 1960s].
18. Athabasca River, Near Fort McMurray and Clearwater River. - 1961.
19. Mile 24, North of Fort McMurray. - [ca. 1960s].
Original Cities Service Pilot Plant on right; first of the tar sands experiments.
20. Tow [on the Athabasca River]. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
21. Peace River. - [ca. 1960s].
22. View of Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
Taken from the roman catholic mission; HHSS St. Eugene in foreground.
23. View of the deck of the [Miskanaw]. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
24. Ship Engine Room. - [ca. 1960s].
25. Deckhands. - [ca. 1960s].
26. Ship [Work] Shop. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
27. [The Radium Prospector]. - [ca. 1960s].
28. Ship [Communications Station]. - [ca. 1960s].
29. Ships Passing, Chipewyan Bay. - [ca. 1960s].
30. Peace River. - [ca. 1960s].
31. Hudson’s Bay Company Store, Fort Chipewyan. - [ca. 1960s].
32. Unidentified. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
Barges passing, and view of unidentified river [probably Athabasca or Peace
River].
33. [The Radium Scout], Clearwater River, Fort McMurray. - [ca. 1960s].
34. Unidentified Ships. - [ca. 1960s]. - 5 prints.
Various views of unidentified ships, including one in dock being loaded.
35. [The Radium Trader]. - [ca. 1960s].
36. Peace River. - [ca. 1960s]. - 4 prints.
Various views taken from onboard ship.
37. Athabasca River. - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
38. “A Heavy Tow.” - [ca. 1960s]. - 2 prints.
Drawing over 10 feet: bunker fuel and sulphur for uranium mines.
39. Natives Loading Cargo. - [ca. 1960s].
IV. Miscellaneous. - 1936.
1. Prosperity Certificate. - 1936.
Issued by the Government of the Province of Alberta on August 5, 1936.