The collection consists primarily of slides taken by Helene Caufield during her time working as a nurse stationed in the Northwest Territories. Photograph locations include: Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Reindeer Station, Inuvik, Fort Simpson, and Yellowknife. Topics include scenery and community views, Anglican churches, hospitals, and hostels, students and patients, and activities including sewing, harvesting ice, making dryfish, picnics, and walks. The collection also includes a portrait of Helene during her training and a two page list of photograph captions.
Caufield, HeleneElements area
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- Here are entered works relating to localities or communities in which people live.
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- LCSH
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Hierarchical terms
Human settlements
- NT Housing
Equivalent terms
Human settlements
- UF Communities
- UF Human habitat
- UF Street scenes
- UF Towns
- UF Villages
- UF Cities