Pump drill consisting of a length of wood with a heavy wooden whorl fixed toward the bottom end and a crossbar-like pump arm attached to the upper end; pump arm is free to move up and down the main length of wood through a hole in the arm's center. The notched ends of the pump arm are attached to the top of the pump by twisted gut cord. The central length of wood is rounded and handle-like at the base, tapering towards the top. Handwritten annotation in pen on verso reads: “W.E. Collison.” Stamped annotation on verso reads: “Department of Mines and Resources, Photographic Section. Oct. 6, 1939”. Numeric annotation on verso: “48-6”
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- Individuals and communities of native ancestry
- North American indigenous peoples, Metis and Inuit
- Records pertaining to and created by First Nations individuals, families, bands, agencies
- Government agencies and treaties
- First Nations organizations and businesses
- First Nations schools and education
- Issues pertaining to First Nations peoples or history
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