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Yellowknife Local History Project fonds
104 · Fonds · 1937-1938

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 Project
Yellowknife Local History Project
N-1989-009 · Accession · 1937-1938
Part of Yellowknife Local History Project fonds

Records include photographs 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. In addition there is a letter from Alex C. Mosher, and a number of newspaper clippings dating from 1938 which were annotated by Alex Mosher.
[Great Bear Lake]
[Great Bear Lake]
N-1989-009: 0002 · Item
Part of Yellowknife Local History Project fonds

Taken on June 25th showing sun setting reaching lowest point at 12.50 and rising, exposure at tWenty minute intervals. Shot by Wilfred H. Kennedy on a Kodak 35. Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake. 1937 (?)
[Fort Smith]
[Fort Smith]
N-1989-009: 0003 · Item
Part of Yellowknife Local History Project fonds

Trading barge at Fort Smith. WHK [Wilfred H. Kennedy] was a deep sea sailor so was his Swedish grandfather from age 14. Shipped from Russia's Finland to escape Russian Navy. [Barge loaded with freight. c.1938].
[Waterways]
[Waterways]
N-1989-009: 0006 · Item
Part of Yellowknife Local History Project fonds

Crew of Echo [?] at Waterways, Alberta. Wilfred first shipped\worked on the Northern lakes before [working in] Yellowknife Mine. After "Boy" in navy for 7 1/2 years.