Fonds 62 - Sam Hansen fonds

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Sam Hansen fonds

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  • Graphic material

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Northwest Territories Archives

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62

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  • 1918-1948; (predominant 1930-1940) (Creation)
    Creator
    Hanson, Sam

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36 photographs : b&w negatives

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Name of creator

Hanson, Sam

Biographical history

Sam Hansen, originally Knut Wiseth, grew up in Norway. He changed his name when he moved to Canada. He moved to Yellowknife in the late 1930s and stayed through most of the 1940s. Prior to moving to Yellowknife he lived in Goldfields, Saskatchewan and in the Great Bear Lake area.

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Scope and content

The fonds consists of 36 copy negatives of photographs taken between 1918-1848 in the Yellowknife area. The majority of the images were taken between 1930-1940 and depict buildings in Yellowknife, Con mine, floatplanes, people and the Great Bear Lake region.

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      No copyright restrictions. Photographs are in the public domain.

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