Fonds 42 - Terrance Hunt fonds

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Terrance Hunt fonds

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Northwest Territories Archives

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42

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  • 1948-1956 (Creation)
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    Hunt, Terrance

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368 photographs : col. slides

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Hunt, Terrance

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Dr. Terrance "Terry" Hunt, L.D.S., D.D.S., R.C.S., Eng., was born in England and trained as a dentist. He moved to Canada in 1946 and spent the next two years working for the Grenfell Mission in Labrador. In 1948, he began working for the Department of Health and Welfare and was to remain in their employ until his return to England in 1956. Between 1948 and 1951, he was based in Edmonton and made regular trips into northern communities to provide dental treatment. In 1951, he established a permanent clinic in Aklavik, becoming the first resident dentist in the Northwest Territories. Dr. Hunt's dental practice covered the communities of Aklavik, Tuktoyaktuk, Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Fort Rae, Wrigley, Fort McPherson, Coppermine, Fort Simpson and Old Crow (Yukon Territory). In 1956, Dr. Hunt returned to England to join his fathers' dental practice in Aldershot. He died in 1975.

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This fonds consists of 368 colour slides taken by Dr. Hunt between 1948 and 1956. The images were taken in the communities he visited in his capacity as a dentist. Communities depicted include Aklavik, Fort Rae, Fort Resolution, Fort McPherson, Fort Simpson, Tuktoyaktuk, Wrigley, Fort Smith, Coppermine and Old Crow. The images depict residents and buildings in these communities. Buildings depicted include Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments, Hudson's Bay Company posts, Anglican Churches and Roman Catholic Churches. The fonds also includes images of Gwich'in, Dogrib, Inuvialuit, and Slavey peoples. There are some images of Inuvialuit dancers and drummers. A number of images were taken in Dr. Hunt's dental office and include close-ups of his dental equipment. There are also a number of images of reindeer herding and reindeer corrals in the Mackenzie Delta, and a buffalo hunt in Wood Buffalo National Park.

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      No copyright restrictions. Photographs are in the public domain.

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