First Home of District Officer in Hay River 1948. Ken Roberts. Across the Hay River. Ken Roberts [View of a two-storey wood building in winter. Other wood buildings are visible on either side. Barrels can be seen in the foreground of the far right of the frame.]
Department vehicle garage and storage, Hay River, Dec. 1948. Photo by McEwan. Ken Roberts [View of a quonset hut in winter. The door to the quonset hut is open and a barrel sits in the doorway. A person leans under the open hood of a vehicle on the left.]
This series includes photographs of locations and some people in Hay River.
Berens River 1955 [A man stands on the fishing vessel "Cottus", which is tied to a dock.]
Loon [Sto?] 1952 [Ken Roberts stands in a hole in the ice holding a spear. A Bombardier snowmobile with an open door is visible on the right. A jacket can be seen in the open door.]
L. Winnipeg Sandhills [off.] Stoney Pl. [Plain?] [Three men cut a hole in the ice with an auger that is connected to a wheel.]
Berens River area – Sturgen [sturgeon] [Ken Roberts sits in the stern of a motor boat holding on to a sturgeon that lays on a plank across the width of the boat.]
Berens River - Sturgeon 5'-8' [Ken Roberts stands on a rocky shore holding a sturgeon by the tail. The sturgeon's head sits on the ground and the tail comes up to the man's chin.]
Pelican - Berens River [A man (Ken Roberts) sits in a boat holding a pelican by the beak and feet. A handheld fishing net sits on the right.]
Up the Berens River [Two men walk along a rocky shoreline, holding paddles and other gear. The man on the right lines their canoe down fast-moving water.]
[A man (Ken Roberts) sits in the stern of a boat, his hand on the tiller arm. Two boxes (tackle boxes and/or tool boxes) and two jerry cans sit in the boat.]
Big Black River [Fishing boats sit moored closely to one another. Buoys can be seen on the water in the distance. An airborne plane can also be seen in the distance.]
Kennedy & Keleber & Trap net Black River L. Wpg [Lake Winnipeg] [Two men work on a boat. Buoys of set fish nets can be seen in the water next to the boat.]
WA Kennedy & Keleber at Black R [River] L. Wpg [Lake Winnipeg] & Trap nets [Two men work on a boat in the distance. Buoys of set fish nets can be seen in the water next to the boat. Fish nets and buoys in a second boat feature prominently in the foreground.]
Leo Heuson & Trap net on "Cotties" L. Wpg [Lake Winnipeg] [A man sits in a boat filled with fishing nets looking away from the camera. The man looks at a second, smaller, boat that is being pulled by his boat.]
Trap nets Big Black R [River] L. [Lake] Winnipeg [A man looks at the water from a boat. The boat contains a large amount of fishing nets. On the water numerous fishing net buoys can be seen.]
Heming Lake Man. FBRC [Fisheries Research Board of Canada] [Close up of a log cabin in a wooded area near a clearning.]
Heming Lake FRBC Camp Fisheries Research Board of Canada [A log cabin in a wooded area near a clearing. A path can be seen leading towards the cabin, which is in the distance.]
Angus Boog & Herb Lawler Heming Lake Skinning Beaver [Two men sit on a rocky outcrop. The man on the right skins a beaver. A dog lies down in the right hand side of the frame.]
This series includes photographs of fishing activities in Manitoba, primarily in summer but also in winter.