Item 2006.20.12.45 - View from Tower at Whitehorse, YT

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Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

View from Tower at Whitehorse, YT

General material designation

  • Graphic material

Title notes

  • Parallel titles and other title information: Title based on provided annotation.

Level of description

Item

Reference code

2006.20.12.45

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1940] (Creation)
    Creator
    Royal Canadian Air Force

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w ; 7.6 x 12.1 cm

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1 April 1924 - 1 February 1968)

Administrative history

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian air force has been known as Canadian Forces Air Command (Read more

Custodial history

Photograph is part of a photo album comprising 47 photographs featuring the Royal Canadian Air Force in Fort St. John, BC; Fort Nelson, BC; Grand Prairie, AB; Watson Lake, YT and Whitehorse, YT. Album was purchased from Bjarne Tokerund Bookseller Inc. in November 2005.

Scope and content

Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Another view from Tower at Whitehorse." Photograph depicts various unidentified buildings, vehicles, and machinery behind dirt road in mid ground. Power poles in foreground; trees, river, and mountains in background.

Notes area

Physical condition

Photograph is in fair condition, though slightly buckled.

Immediate source of acquisition

Bjarne Tokerund Booksellers Inc.

Language of material

  • English

Location of originals

Northern BC Archives & Special Collections

Availability of other formats

Tiff and Jpeg

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair dealing and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information onRead more

Associated materials

2006.20.12.1 to 2006.20.12.47.

General note

Stamped annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "130".

Physical description

Item originally located within a makeshift photo album with no front or back cover, measuring 25.5 x 33.3 cm and bound by a brown shoe lace strung through two holes punched along the left side of the album and tied in a bow. A straight bend extending theRead more

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