This fonds contains .5 cm of textual material and 41 black and white prints taken by Wilfred H. Kennedy who lived in the north in the late 1930s. He worked on the boats travelling the Mackenzie River before moving to Yellowknife, where he was employed at Con Mine. The photographs depict Eldorado Mines, Great Bear Lake and Con Mine, Yellowknife. There are images of miners and other residents of Yellowknife, including the members of the first hockey team in the community. There are also photographs of some of the first buildings in the community. There is also a letter from Alex C. Mosher, and a number of newspaper clippings dating from 1938 which were annotated by Alex Mosher.
Yellowknife Local History ProjectBoating days. Yelowknife early days. [Sternwheelers and barge docked at Con Mine. c.1937-1938].
A letter from Alex C. Mosher, and a number of newspaper clippings dating from 1938 which were annotated by Alex Mosher.
Plane on skis [CM&S Hornet Moth CF-AYG]. Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
Wilfred H. Kennedy [with a woman]. NWT. [c.1937-1938].
[CF-BKV aircraft on skis]. Flying north Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
[Canadian Airlines aircraft on skis with a canoe slung under it. Yellowknife. c.1937-1938].
Looks more like Ralph than me. [Wilfred H. Kennedy]. Soldier brother up north. [c.1937-1938].
Radium King tug on northern lake. [c.1937-1938].
[Men playing hockey. Yellowknife. c. 1937-1938].
Cabin beside the shore]. Up north. Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
[Men playing hockey]. Yellowknife. [c.1937.1938].
Hockey Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
[Men playing hockey. Yellowknife. c.1937-1938].
Hockey in land of ice and snow and BUGS and flies in the summer. [Yellowknife. c. 1937-1938].
[Hockey player]. Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
Yellowknife hockey. [Negus Hockey team posing on ice in front of Con Mine. c.1938-1939].
[Men playing with hockey]. Yellowknife. [c.1937-1938].
Yellowknife's only gas pump. [View of Old town and the ferry. c.1937-1938].
Yellowknife mining. [Miners at Negus Mine. C.1937-1938].