Fonds 194 - Hugh Ross fonds

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Hugh Ross fonds

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Northwest Territories Archives

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194

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  • [1933-1959?] (Creation)
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    Ross, Hugh

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12 film reels : 8 mm
3 cm of textual material
83 photographs : b&w prints and negatives
1 videocassette : VHS

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Ross, Hugh

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Hugh Ross worked for the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in the 1930s through the 1960s. He was stationed in a number of locations in northern Canada, including Fort Norman, Yellowknife, Alert and Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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This fonds consists of 12 film reels, 1 videocassette (VHS) which is a copy of the film footage, 3 cm of textual material and 83 photographs and negatives. The films show Yellowknife in the 1940s and 1950s including aerial footage and the base at Alert in the 1960s. The textual material consists of letters written by Hugh Ross between 1933-1936 from the Fort Norman Wireless Station to his future wife. In addition, there is a copy of a pseudo newsletter of the Royal Canadian Corps. Of Signals Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System called "Notes of Interest." The negatives and photographs, which are located in a photo album that was compiled by Hugh Ross, include images of military personnel, wireless stations and the military base at Alert.

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