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This is a fish & set of Cariboo [caribou] head & horns. Jim & I shot Cariboo [caribou]. The fish is a trout & is about 3ft. or 4. The hat I have on is a Beaver, the best hat in the N.W.T. That’s how we dress when we bail [bale] fur. [Jim Darwish and Mitch Jacob stand outside Darwish’s store in Behchoko. Darwish holds a fish while Jacob holds a caribou head. A pile of snow-covered logs is visible on the right.]

[Mitch Jacob (left) and another man stand outdoors holding up furs (possibly bear?). Jim Darwish’s store is visible in the background on the right.]

[Mitch Jacob sits on the ground among furs (possibly bear?). Three canoes sit on racks above the ground behind him.]

[Mitch Jacob stands smiling in front of Jim Darwish’s store in Behchoko. He holds a collection of furs in each hand. The store’s sign reads ‘Smoke Buckingham Cigarettes and Smile Welcome to Fort Rae Jim Darwish’.]

[Two women stand in front of Jim Darwish’s store in Behchoko. The woman on the right (likely Mimonie) hugs the woman on the left (Johanna Darwish).]

This is taken outside our house in the fall. Do you see the sheep, & the fancy mitts I have. The children belong to Joan (Hasine’s) wife. Do you see Mimonie [Mitch Jacob, a woman, a man and two children stand outside a log cabin. Jacob holds a rifle. The woman (Mimonie) crouches next to a wash basin. The man is Jim Darwish. The children are David and James Darwish.]

[Jim Darwish leans in the open doorway of a log cabin. He holds a pipe in his mouth and sports a small moustache.]

[Two women and four children stand outside a log cabin on a rocky area. The woman on the right is likely Johanna Darwish. Both women hold paint cans. The boys on the left are likely David and James Darwish. One of the children on the right may be Marylyn Buffum.]

[A child, a woman, and a man crouch in a garden. The child is likely David or James Darwish, the woman is Johanna Darwish, and the man is Jim Darwish. A log fence and log cabin can be seen behind them.]

[Three men stand and walk on a rocky area. Log fences and buildings can be seen in the background. Likely Behchoko.]

[Wooden boardwalks and a log fence. Three buildings can be seen in the background. A person leaning slightly forward can also be seen in the background. Likely Behchoko.]

[Mitch Jacob (left) leans against a long log. His left hand rests on one handle of a two man saw. A second man stands on the right holding the other handle of the saw. A pile of logs surrounds the men.]

[Jim Darwish, a woman and a man stand on a rocky shoreline near a tall pole. The woman puts one arm around each man. Darwish is smoking a pipe and wears traditional footwear. The man on the right may be George Buffum.]

A picture of some of the gang Fredie Mr. Stevens Red Dickie, Mrs. Stevens, Nancy, me- & Billy Lerve[?] [A group of people gathers on a rock face. The woman on the left holds what appears to be a camera. The ‘me’ referred to in the photograph is not Mitch Jacob, but rather a woman.]

[Five people gather on a rock face. The two men at the back stand. The man on the right smokes a pipe. Two women sit on either side of a third man (also sitting). Two people and a raised structure (cache?) can be seen in the distance.]

[Two men stand in front of a Caterpillar tractor sitting on a wooden area, possibly a dock. The man on the right holds his hat in his hands as he scratches his head. Men mill about in the background.]

Unloading Tractor at Yellowknife, same place as Jim & I went Prospecting. [Men mill about as a tractor is moved along a wooden dock. Two barges, including Barge No. 10, can be seen in the background. A tugboat, barely visible on the right, is assumed to be the ‘Dease Lake’.]

[The tugboat ‘Dease Lake’ sits behind two barges at a wooden dock. The barge on the left is Barge No. 10. The barges carry oil drums, logs, and lumber. Men mill about. A Caterpillar tractor is unloaded from the barges to the dock.]

[The tugboat ‘Dease Lake’ pushes a barge toward a wooden dock. The barge carries logs and lumber.]