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Klaus, Alfred
N-1992-008 · Accession · 1941, copied 1991

Records include photographs of aircraft in Yellowknife.

Klaus, Alfred
Beaver Creek Pictures
N-1992-249 · Accession · 1992

The videocassette consists of "The City of Yellowknife", part of the series "Sketches of Our Town." The video, hosted and narrated by Harvey Kirck, was filmed in the fall of 1991. It depicts Yellowknife past and present, and includes archival material, and interviews with residents Michael Borden, Dave Lovell, Barb Cameron, Walt Humphries and pilot Jim McAvoy.
You can watch a version of this film on https://youtu.be/dqD_lZn5iZM , as hosted by BeaverCreekProductions.

Rodger, Elsbeth, 1946-
N-1992-121 · Accession · 1979

The photograph depicts a painting by Elsbeth Rodger entitled "Alberta Aviation Pioneers." Included in the painting are Punch Dickins, Wop May, Fred McCall, Grant McConachie, and Cy Becker.

N-1996-008 · Accession · [194-?]

This accession consists of 7 black and white photographic prints of Will Rogers and Wiley Post while on their ill-fated flight to Alaska in 1935. One of the images at least may be a copy of a photograph held in the National Archives.

Matt Tomasky Collection
N-1992-184 · Accession · 1946-1947

This accession consists of 17 cellulose nitrate negatives featuring various views in and around Yellowknife, including the old liquor store and Con Mine.

Tomasky, Matt
N-2003-027 · Accession · [193-?]

Photographs date from the 1930s, and depict views of the waterfront in Old Town, Yellowknife Drug Store, Canadian Bank of Commerce, paddle steamers, floatplanes, wreckage from a plane crash and the first gold brick poured in at Giant Mine in 1938. In addition, there are two prints of the Abasand Oil Ltd. Camp in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Alex McDonald collection
N-2009-005 · Accession · [1940-1950]

The textual records are comprised of one cocktail and lounge menu from the Ingraham Hotel. The photographs mainly depict views of Yellowknife and float planes.

Fraser Marshall fonds
61 · Fonds · 1938-1939

This fonds consists of one photo album containing 86 b&w prints and one loose print that were taken by Fraser Marshall in 1938 and 1939. The album documents travels of Fraser Marshall as an engineer on on a bush plane (CF-BDW). The images include scenic views in and around Yellowknife, images of Fort Smith, floatplanes, dog teams, tractor trains, hunting and fishing activities and scenery from the Great Slave Lake region.

Marshall, Fraser
James Ayrhart fonds
168 · Fonds · [194-?-196-?]

This fonds consists of 43 black and white photographic prints taken in and around Yellowknife. The images show people including James Ayrhart, his wife Doris McGill, Geddes Webster and Cam Wallbridge, as well as places in Yellowknife such as the Liquor Store, Mining Recorders Office and Yellowknife Hotel. There are also images of prospecting camps and various views of Mr. Ayrhart's DC3, the Yellowknife Express. Also included in the accession are two autobiographical accounts of some of Mr. Ayrhart's experiences in the Northwest Territories. One contains identifications for some of the photographs; the other concerns the purchase and sale of the Yellowknife Express.

Ayrhart, James
St. Louis, Philip
N-1979-060 · Accession · [1930?]

Records include photographs taken at Labine Point, Great Bear Lake. The images depict Philip St. Louis, an aerial view of Labine Point, and a Canadian Airways plane refuelling. One photo may have originally belonged to F. M. Boland.

Rex Terpening fonds
86 · Fonds · 1930-1939

This fonds consists of 511 copy negatives, approximately 1 cm of textual material and 1 audiocassette. The negatives were copied from original prints that were originally contained in three photo albums, which were compiled by Rex Terpening during the early years of his career. Included among the images are portraits of airline personnel he encountered during his travels, photographs of aircraft operating in the north, and views of communities in the north. The textual material consists of a Spence McDonough Air Transport, Ltd. brochure and one copy of a radio tribute to Rex Terpening. The audiocassette contains an interview conducted by Rex Terpening with Charles Reiach, a trader who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company and lived in the Northwest Territories in the late 1920s and 1930s.

Terpening, Rex, 1913-2018
Pawluk, Roy, 1945-
N-1988-026 · Accession · [1947]

Photographs depict a DeHavilland Fox Moth, aerial views of Yellowknife and Giant and Con mines.

N-1999-059 · Accession · [1937-1938], [1958]

The photographs show mining activity at Gordon Lake in 1937. The photographs also depict life at Yellowknife in 1937 and 1938, including photographs of the Pacific Western Airlines float base, the airplanes and pilots there. One photograph of the Yellowknife PWA operation was taken in 1958.

McLaren, Duncan D.
N-1999-005 · Accession · October 1978

This accession consists of one colour photograph of Punch Dickins and his wife Connie in front of the Bush Pilots Monument in Yellowknife. The picture is credited to Murray Smith. The picture is autographed by both Connie and Punch Dickins.

John Davids fonds
226 · Fonds · [1930?-1962?], 1973

This fonds consists of 1 audio reel and 81 photographs. The sound recording contains an interview conducted in 1973 by John Davids with H. (Bertie) Hollick-Kenyon. Mr. Hollick-Kenyon was a pilot and during the interview discussed a variety of planes that he piloted and some of his flying experiences in western Canada and the north. Mr. Hollick-Kenyon was also involved in the MacAlpine Search. The images include various airplanes used in the north, aerial photographs including views of communities in the western arctic and people involved in the aviation industry in the north. The print, taken in 1962, is thought to be the last photograph showing Henry Busse before he died.

Davids, John
Oak, Alivor
N-1988-027 · Accession · 1946, copied [1988]

The images depict the DeHavilland Fox Moth at Gordon Lake, NWT. Originals returned to owner.

Ward, Max, 1921-2020
N-1988-001 · Accession · [1947-1956]

This accession consists of photographs collected by Max Ward. The images show Max Ward and many of his aircraft in the North.

Ward, Max, 1921-2020
Susan Jackson fonds
209 · Fonds · 1972-1975

This fonds consists of 1.5 cm of textual material and two photographs. The text is comprised of copies of the proceedings of the 1972, 1973 and 1974 Arctic Air Symposiums sponsored by the Canadian Air Transportation Administration. Jackson attended these meetings in her capacity as a member of the group working to establish a search and rescue group within the Northwest Territories. The photographs show a Canadian Forces Lockheed C-130 being unloaded at Alert in 1973 and May Willmot, a writer from Ottawa and a member of the Canadian Air Force standing beside a signpost at Alert. In addition, there is also a copy of the proceedings of a meeting held in Yellowknife in 1975 in conjunction with the United Nation's International Women's Year.

Jackson, Susan
John Phillips collection
N-2000-009 · Accession · [1950-1969]

Records include photographs depicting various locations along the Mackenize River. The images depict aerial views of communities and a Norseman aircraft. The images were taken by the donor's brother K.W. Philips in the 1950s and 1960s.

Phillips, K.W.