Government of Canada envelope labelled "Great Bear Lake", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of 2 aircraft at shore next to tent and cache, registration [LtoR] G-CASM, G-CASN, caption reads "machines moored in Sloan River, Hunter Bay, Bear Lake - Summer 1930 - (5 in picture) 3 far down river" [another print appears in 7-155]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of 6 aircraft on shoreline, buildings on waterfront in background, caption reads "Planes at Great Bear Lake 1931, Cameron Bay, CH Dickins"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of aircraft on the water with man [likely CHD] standing out of cockpit, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Great Bear Lake, July 1930 Hunter Bay Sloan River, Drifting to shore" [has negative]
b&w ; 25 cm x 30 cm print, group portrait of 18 men, each with signature above or below, caption on reverse reads "Ford Motor Co, Greenfield Village near Detroit, 1938" -- some damage to mat and print
b&w ; 19 cm x 24 cm print, mounted in Pratt & Whitney folder, group portrait of 4 men each with a 'visitor' button, caption on front of folder reads "Ford Motor, Greenfield Village picture, Wop May, Hollick Kenyon" [unrelated; may refer to other items that had been stored with this print], caption inside reads "at Hartford Conn., P. & W. Works., Ham. Std. prop. 1942. [L to R] CHD CPA, James Young Cdn. P & W, Grafton Carlisle[?] CPA, Ron Reiley Cdn P & W"
colour ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, group portrait of 18 people, including CHD, all but one wearing Order of Icarus medals
b&w ; 11 cm x 6 cm negative, group portrait of 3 men ("Dovner Prospectors") in front of canoe
b&w ; 11 cm x 6 cm negative of 3 men standing under wing of aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm negative of group under Fort Hearne sign
Noranda envelope labelled "Grt Bear Lake pics", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings on shoreline, landscape, caption reads "Cameron Bay, Great Bear Lake, 1934?"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of 6 aircraft on shoreline, registration CF-ATZ, CF-AIJ, small boat in foreground, caption reads "6 planes at Bear Lake, Summer 1932"
b&w ; 10 cm x 13 cm print, portrait of 3 men holding fish on shoreline, CHD in centre, caption reads "Echo Bay Gt Bear Lake, 1931, McMullen, CHD, Brough"
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm print of log across water-filled crevice, caption reads "1930" [other prints appear in 7-160]
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of buildings on waterfront
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, portrait of 2 men holding catch of fish at shoreline, caption reads "G. Murphy, Ryley Cooper, 3 fish that weighed nearly 80 lbs total, caught with rod & line"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, group portrait of 13 people in front of log building with dog, caption reads "Trip with Lord Duncanon on to Coppermine - Lord D. In centre, Contact Lake? 1935? 12/12"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of shoreline with banner reading "Murphy Services Limited", tent and people in background, caption reads "Cameron Bay 1931"
b&w ; 12 cm x 8 cm print of man holding a catch of fish, caption reads "1932"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of shoreline with banner reading "Murphy Services Limted", tent behind with group of people, caption reads "Cameron Bay 1931"
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm print of smoke rising from tent chimney, lumber in foreground, caption reads "Contact Lake probably 1932"
b&w ; 10 cm x 12 cm print of buildings, barrels, and construction materials, caption reads "Eldorado 1931" [another print appears in 7-159]
Envelope labelled "Gt Bear L, 1932-33, Eldorado Mines - Eld etc prints", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of settlement at inlet
b&w ; 11 cm x 17 cm print, group portrait of 7 men standing in front of log building, caption reads "March 6 1932, Labine Pt, Gt. Bear L., L to R 1, 2 [Sfend? Spud?] Arsenault, 3, 4, 5 Ron George Pilot Cdn Airways, 6 Rudy Heuss crew man mechanic Cdn airways, 7"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of 5 men including CHD in front of log building, caption reads "Burwash - R, C.H.D. - , McKay Meikle (2nd from left), Bear Lake"
High lift. Vol. 2, no. 2 (Mar./Apr. 1986) issue.
Kodak Finishing envelope labelled "High River Prints & Negs R.C.A.F., 1924 to 1927", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of Alberta Legislature and surrounding community, caption reads "Edmonton from Siskin, winter 1926 -" [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape, caption reads "Edmonton from Siskin aircraft. winter 1926" [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of University of Alberta, Edmonton, caption reads "Uni of Alberta from Siskin aircraft winter 1926, Punch Dickins pilot" [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of ski-equipped Armstrong-Whiteworth Siskin Mk IIIA aircraft in flight, features Royal Air Force roundel, registration J-7759, caption reads "Edmonton. Alberta Jan 27th-27"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft in hangar, automobile adjacent, caption reads "The "hangar" Edmonton municipal airfield - 1926." [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'EC' markings [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm copy of above [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, portrait of a man standing in a field [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, two men at the tail of an aircraft, one posing for photo [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, two men at the tail of an aircraft, one posing for photo [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of biplane aircraft, engine compartment open
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, portrait of man in coveralls, standing in snowy field
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of two men in biplane aircraft on ground, Royal Air Force roundel, caption reads "High River alta 1925, CHD pilot, CL Walker photographer"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 4 men observing another man standing in a recently dug hole, attached by harness to parachute lines
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 2 men observing another man digging a hole in a field, with parachute lines running into hole
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, portrait of two men [one CHD] standing on a boardwalk
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of a men tending to his camp kitchen outside a canvas tent
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print of two men seated in a biplane aircraft, Royal Air Force roundel markings
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of two men seated in a biplane aircraft, Royal Air Force roundel markings
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm print of automobile being used to start a biplane aircraft [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, close-up of two men tending to a biplane aircraft
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of a biplane aircraft
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, portrait of man standing beside biplane aircraft [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 14 cm print of automobile being used to start a biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm print, portrait of a man in uniform
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, portrait of CHD in uniform with cane, outside on a pathway [another print appears in 9-201]
b&w ; 8 cm x 5 cm print, portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence [has negative]
Photographs of 'Punch' Dickins and others involved in historic aviation events.
Sears envelope labelled "Hoy, First flight Van - Calgary Aug - 1919, JN4", containing b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of group of men tending to aircraft, automobile adjacent, caption reads "8, Capt Hoy - at Cranbrook BC on first flight through the Rockies, Van to Calgary via Lethbridge etc. Aug 7 - 1919 - 12 hrs 35 min fly time, 16 hrs 40 min elapsed" [has negative]
I married a bush pilot / Constance Dickins.
Envelope labelled "Icarus Pics, Edmonton Oct 1972, Keep" contains:
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, group portrait 9 elderly men at Order of Icarus award ceremony, caption reads "Edmonton Oct 1972"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of woman and man sitting at table
colour ; 10 cm x 13 cm print of CHD shaking hands with another man
colour ; 13 cm x 10 cm print, portrait of Raymond Munro
colour ; 10 cm x 12 cm print of CHD adjusting medal on collar of Donald Watson
colour ; 10 cm x 12 cm print of CHD and others at Order of Icarus award ceremony dinner table
colour ; 10 cm x 13 cm print of CHD and John Reilly holding an award parchment
colour ; 12 cm x 10 cm print, portrait of CHD with Order of Icarus medal, caption reads "1973, C.Dickins"
colour ; 12 cm x 10 cm print, portrait of Moretta F. Reilly with Order of Icarus medal
Identification tag for "Bear Exploration and Radium Ltd. Port Radium N.W.T. c/o N.T. Co., Waterways - Alberta"
Personal certificates and identity documents.
Identity card. Issued to Dickins by The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited.
Photographs from 'Punch' Dickins' time in the military between the two world wars.
Government of Canada envelope labelled "Jan 1929 First flights Edmonton to Simpson, via McMurray, Chipewyan, Ft Smith, Ft Resolution, Hay R., Providence", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of group of people next to aircraft in the snow, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Fort Simpson NWT, Jan. 1929. -33˚F"
b&w ; 6 cm x 13 cm print of group of people standing next to aircraft in the snow, buildings in background, registration G-CASN, caption reads " C.H Dickins Fort Resolution Jan 1929, Starting up. -42F"
Envelope labelled "Jock Adam & Sandy Alexander, ex 211 Squadn R.AF [i.e. No. 211 Squadron RAF] 1918. Pic taken in 1919 - Scotland", contains:
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm print of 3 people seated in the grass with golf clubs, caption reads "[AM] 'Jock' Adam - my observer 211 Squadn RAF 1918. Pic taken 1919 in Scotland. [David Anderson?] 'Sandy' Alexander observer 211 Sqd - 1918 RAF"
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm print, group portrait of 4 people in front of the Burns Monument, Alloway, caption reads "Jock Adam with sister & mother, Edinburgh 1919" [top left and bottom right corners missing]
Envelope labelled "Keep for album, Miscellaneous Pictures, De Havilland - Canada", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, group portrait of 10 men in front of aircraft outside hangar, caption reads "Doug Bader [??] June 1947. C. Hughes, C D Fairweather, CHD, B. Robnett, Hunter, Bader, Bannock, Sellers, Jones, Garratt", notation indicates Hughes, Fairweather and Robnett from Shell Oil
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of 5 men looking at aircraft engine [CHD right], caption reads "Toronto first flight Beaver", date-stamped Aug 19 1947
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, group portrait of 6 men [CHD 3rd from left] in front of building, caption reads "June 1949"
Dominion Securities Harris envelope labelled "Keep People, 1929-33", containing:
b&w ; 9 cm x 7 cm print of a man resting in a chair, caption reads "Darcy Arden, Ft Simpson"
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print of Wop May in front of a building, caption reads "Wop May, McMurray 1932"
b&w ; 15 cm x 9 cm print of Bill Tall in parka, standing on pontoon of an aircraft, caption reads "Bill Tall"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print, group portrait of men and women standing on a lawn
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm print of man holding a catch of fish, caption reads "Riley Cooper, Bear Lake, 1931 or 2 [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of 6 men standing in front of entrance to a building [another print appears in 8-190]
b&w ; 10 cm x 13 cm print, portrait of Konrad Johannesson and Clennell Dickins in front of an aircraft, caption reads "L to R, Konnie Johannesson, CHD, 1936"
b&w ; 10 cm x 13 cm print, group portrait of 5 men standing in front of aircraft as above, caption reads "Stinson Reliant at factory - 1936, Konnie Johannesson 2nd from right, CHD right"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, group portrait of 4 men, caption reads "L to R, CHD, Channing Chairman of HB M+S, Norman Pearse "northern miner" at Flin Flon - 1937"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of 3 men standing on dock next to pontoon of aircraft, caption reads "[Ike?] Waite - Norman Pearse, CHD charter to northern Manitoba - Flin Flon etc, Stinson, 1936 or 37"
b&w ; 11 cm x 8 cm print of a man standing in front of a Yellowknife Express aircraft, caption reads "North Sawle, 1938, Cdn Airways pilot"
Dominion Securities envelope labelled "Keep, Bob Porritt, pics etc", containing:
"From the Northern Scrapbook of Bobby Porritt" sheet [appears to be designed to be folded and used as Christmas greeting card by Porritt], depicts "first commercial & airmail flight north of 60"
Photocopy of "From the Northern Scrapbook of Bobby Porritt" sheet, depicting various northern scenes involving mail delivery
Ontario Science Centre envelope labelled "Keep, CHD Personal Pictures 1930, 1937 + later" containing:
b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of CHD in parka, caption on reverse reads "Punch Dickins, Caribou skin parka, winter 1930" [has negative]
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, group portrait of 4 men seated in front of drapes, CHD second from right, caption on reverse reads "Phil Garratt, CHD, Tom Williams, Len Tripp, about 1958 or... 1974 – all members of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame"
b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm print, portrait of CHD, caption on reverse reads "Wpg 1937"
b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm print, portrait of CHD, caption on reverse reads "Wpg 1937" [duplicate of above]
b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm print, portrait of CHD, caption on reverse reads "Wpg 1937" [duplicate of above, with more yellow tones]
McCutchon's Camera & Arts double-sided envelope labelled "Keep, McKenzie [sic] R + Bear L negatives, mostly 1929-30-31-32, Eldorado & Cameron Bay", containing:
In a pocket labelled "mostly McKenzie [sic] River, various": a glassine-type envelope labelled "Eldorado 1931" containing 8 B&W film negatives of various size, depicting mining operations
In a pocket labelled "Miscel. Eldorado '32": 11 B&W film negatives of various sizes depicting scenes in the north, often featuring aircraft with registration G-CASM
Envelope labelled "Keep, Miscell negatives, 1929 Aklavik, July 1st, first plane", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting large group of people in background, and dogs tied to posts on shore in foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement on coastline
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting boats in a small harbour
Envelope labelled "Keep, Negative of opening airfield at Edmonton 1927. Siskin Aircraft, R.C.A.F." contains:
b&w ; 22 cm x 19 cm negative from newsprint[?] with headline "The planes and their pilot", depicting two images; one of aircraft and men, the second a group portrait of [L to R] Mayor Bury, CHD, Flight Lieutenant R. Collis
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of lake and landscape, caption reads "CH Dickins, Typical northern scene on edge of tree line, no neg."
Envelope labelled "Lake Athabasca N Shore, JD Nicholson prospector 1930", originally addressed to "Mr Punch Dickins, with compliments of J D. Nicholson", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of man with paddle standing on pontoon of aircraft, caption reads "Black Bay L. Athabasca, 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, copy of above (darker)
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of 6 men at camp in front of tents
Photographs of an older 'Punch' Dickins, his family and friends.
Letter from Donald F. Parrott to Connie Dickins re. I married a bush pilot, Oct. 27, 1986
Letter from Nick Doran to Dickins, ca. 1987, with attached "New Book list"
Envelope labelled "Lindberg [sic] at Aklavik", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Charles and Anne Lindbergh on the wing of their Lockheed Sirius aircraft ca. July 1931, caption on reverse reads "Charles & Ann [sic] Lindberg [sic] at Aklavik - photo from Walter Gilbert"
sepia ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, same as above, with caption "Charles & Ann [sic] Lindberg [sic] at Aklavik N.W.T. Canada. On seaplane flight to Japan - Photo by Walter Gilbert"
Envelope labelled "MacAlpine trip 1928, 2 negatives of party on River Bank and at Cold Lake", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm negative of 5 men standing under aircraft wing
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm negative of 4 men sitting on log
Photographic negatives matched to items in the archive.
Envelope labelled "McAlpine trip, incl - pic at Sherritt Gordon [mine], 1928", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print, portrait of Aboriginal woman with infant on shoreline, aircraft wing in foreground, caption reads "Eskimos, 1928 Baker Lake
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print of CHD with dogs, caption reads "Baker Lake, 1928, Punch McAlpine trip"
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print of two men with dogs in front of building, caption reads "At Baker Lake, 1928"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings, treed landscape, and lakes, caption reads "Sherritt Gordon 1928"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, group portrait of 6 miners, caption reads "1928 Sherritt Gordon"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, group portrait of 6 miners next to building, caption reads "Mac Alpine + Pearce at Sherrit Gordon mine, Gold Lake - Man. Sept 1928
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of buildings and landscape, caption reads "sherritt looking west"
Western Canada Lottery Foundation envelope labelled "McKenzie [sic] R etc, negatives, Mis-places, Steam boats on River, Good - Keep" [contents unrelated], containing errata list for an unknown publication with note: "CHD, My copy, Keep"
McCutchon's envelope labelled "McKenzie [sic] R River Keep negs - valuable, unidentified & Ft Smith", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of buildings and settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of buildings next to trees
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of cliffs at river bank (the "Ramparts")
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of cliffs at river bank (the "Ramparts")
Eaton's envelope labelled "McKenzie [sic] River 2 prints undercarriage collapse & prop damage Ft Resolution NWT, Jan. 1929, Keep", containing envelope labelled "Prints prop & u/c damage Resolution Jan 1929", contains:
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of 3 men standing in snowy field, CHD holding bent propeller, caption reads "Resolution Jan 27 - 1929, CH Dickins L to R - CHD, Lew Parmenter, "Rags" Wilson"
b&w ; 15 cm x 9 cm print, copy and crop of above, caption reads "150 miles from nearest wireless station. No roads no trail - frozen river & bush. -25 F. What to do? In 5 days ive fixed it by cutting of [sic] 10" of blades & made a temporary undercarriage [sic] & flew 400 miles back to base. January 1929. Dickins & mechanic" [another print appears in 6-134]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of 6 men next to aircraft with damaged undercarriage, registration [G]-CA[??], caption reads "Busted undercarriage Fort Resolution Jan 23/1929 - no radio no spares -20˚F, CH Dickins" [another print appears in 6-134]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, copy and crop of above, caption reads "u/c collapsed landing in rough land drifts in snow storm. January 1929. Fort Resolution. North West Territory Canada, 400 miles from base - no radio no communications"
National Trust envelope labelled "McKenzie [sic] River Summer 1929, Aklavik, etc", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of group of people standing on shore next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, caption reads "At Arctic Red River July 1/29, First plane ever at this post, McKenzie [sic] River in view"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on shoreline, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Ft Norman NWT. June 1929"
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of boats in a small harbour, caption reads "Aklavik July 1 1929 from cockpit" [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of large group of people in background, and dogs tied to posts on shore in foreground, caption reads "Landing Aklavik July 1/29, view from cockpit, first plane there" [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of settlement at bend in river, and landscape [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of man standing out of cockpit of aircraft at shore, registration G-CASM, front caption reads "W.C.A Plane at Ft Smith N.W.T", reverse caption reads "1929- CH Dickins"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of man carrying equipment from aircraft at shore, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Black Bay Lake Athabasca?" [another print appears in 6-138] [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of broken ice chunks on shoreline, tail of aircraft in foreground, caption reads "Ice at Simpson NWT, June 1929"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print [image is reversed] of man waving from Wardair aircraft in snowy field to person with dog team, caption reads "Yellowknife NWT 1950, May Ward's Beaver near Yellowknife NWT"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of 3 men posing for photograph, another looking away, next to aircraft in snowy field
Photographs and miscellaneous items from 'Punch' Dickins' time in the military.
Envelope labelled "Mis. negatives - Fort McMurray", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm film negative depicting group of men standing at dock next to aircraft on floats, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm film negative depicting aircraft on floats flying above the water
Envelope labelled "Negatives, Ft. McMurray, about 1931-32", containing:
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting men tending to an aircraft next to buildings in the foreground, another aircraft in background bears registration CF-AAL
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting men tending to aircraft on skis, another aircraft to the right bears registration CF-AAL
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting 3 aircraft on ground, aircraft in centre bears registration CF-AAL
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting 3 aircraft on ground, registration [L to R] CF-AKI, CF-A[FL?], CF-AAL
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 3 aircraft on ground with men attending, registration CF-AAN, CF-AFL
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aircraft on floats landing in river, registration G-CASK
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aircraft on floats at dock, registration G-CASM
Envelope labelled "Mis. Prints of McK [sic] R - Falls on River in Barrens Summer, Barrens - Winter etc." contains:
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print, aerial photograph of river and landscape, caption reads "more falls on river in Barrens"
b&w ; 15 cm x 9 cm print, aerial photograph of lake, caption reads "Reliance"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, aerial photograph of river, caption reads "Falls on River near Barrens"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of small buildings next to river, front caption reads "Dease Bay", reverse caption reads "Sloan River"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, aerial photograph of river and waterfall, caption reads "2nd falls on River in Barrens"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape [another print appears in 7-165]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of lakes and landscape [another print appears in 7-165]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of lake amongst barren landscape [another print appears in 7-165]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape [another print appears in 6-129]
Envelope labelled "Mis Prints, Ted Nagle, Vedettes in North, 1929 & 1930, Pine Point, Ted Nagle, First prospectors to Yellowknife, April 1929", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of 3 men standing in snow drift next to aircraft, registration G-CAS[Q], caption reads "No 1. Punch Dickens [sic] landing first C.M. & S.Co. crew at Green Island six miles from mainland and trail to Pine Point. Left To R. Ted (E.H.) Nagle, Punch Dickens [sic] Pilot. C.A.S.Q., Geo Wallingford, (Bob Walton) - picture Taken by Bob Walton March 29-1929. This was the start of the present Pine Point operation."
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of canvas tent in snow, caption on front reads "Start of trail to [main camp?], our Lake camp P.P.", caption on reverse reads "2. Lake Tent at start of Trail to Pine Point Cabin, Ted Nagle March 1929, 17 miles to Pine Point cabin"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of sleds in the snow in foreground, men near cabin in background, caption reads "3. Punch after you left Green Island dog teams arrived as arranged by Karl Murdoff. We went into the Pine Point cabin. The first CM & S Co (Cominco) Crew to arrive there to start what is today a great mining operation. Bob Walton (Engineer), Geo Wallingford - Foreman, Ted Nagle - in charge of operations. This cabin burned down a week later lost all our supplies - 2 went on snow shoes to "Rez" for supplies"
Photocopy of a document on Department of the Interior Topographical Survey of Canada letterhead, listing names of a flight crew, photographers, and surveyors, signed Ted Nagle, dated September 28, 1928
Envelope labelled "Misc, large prints of Northern pictures. Caribou, mail planes, digging out of slush, CF ARM JU52-lm, etc, [??] 34 MZ on Beach, Keep [circled]", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of 2 men tending to Junkers Ju-52 aircraft, registration CF-ARM, caption reads "Junkers JU52, 1932"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of aircraft on floats on a rocky shoreline, registration CF-AMZ, caption reads "Junkers W 34 - Canadian Airways on the beach at low tide, West coast of Hudson's Bay NWT"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of men digging in the snow next to aircraft, registration CF-AI[A]
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, close up of men digging slush away from aircraft skis
Dominion Securities envelope labelled "Miscel North. McK. Dist. Summer "Distributor" Keep", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft on floats next to shore, registration CF-AKI, caption reads "Slave Lake 1931"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of water and landscape, caption reads "Great Slave Lake, 1930"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of settlement and landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of settlement next to river, landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, Copy of above, darker exposure
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of man standing next to aircraft on floats at riverbank, registration G-CASM, caption reads "?"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on the water, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Western Canada Airways plane leaving Ft. Smith N.W.T."
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of cliffs along river, caption reads "Ramparts"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of two aircraft on floats, boats, and men at riverbank, registration G-CASM and G-CAGD
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of sternwheel paddle steamer on river, smaller boat in foreground, caption reads ""Distributor""
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of sternwheel paddle steamer Distributor at dock, tenders in foreground, caption reads "HBC "Distributor""
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of man next to large catch of fish on shore
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of river and landscape, aircraft wing in right foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape, caption reads "Snow patches"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 3 men posing on riverbank next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, caption reads "L to R, Lew Parmenter, ? not known, Col. Jim K. Cornwall" [another print appears in 8-190]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings on small rocky islands, caption reads "Fort Rae? 1930"
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of CHD standing next to aircraft on riverbank, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of shoreline and mountains behind, water in foreground [another print appears in 6-151]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of group of men sitting near buildings at waterfront [another print appears in 6-143]
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, aerial photograph of settlement along shoreline, caption reads "Resolution NWT"
Envelope labelled "Miscel North Pics not identified prints McKenzie [sic] [Dist?] Keep", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, labelled "SENTENAL - KAY", of coastline and seascape
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, landscape of mountain range
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, landscape of mountain range
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, landscape of mountain range
Miscellaneous private items including tags, envelopes, etc.
Assorted landscape and aerial photographs.
Photographs of various types of airplanes.
Various photographs from 'Punch Dickins' days with Western Canada Airways and Canadian Pacific.
Various books about 'Punch' Dickins.
Negative envelope labelled "neg - at Eldorado, Bellanca at Eldorado, 1930", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 3 men on rocky shore next to aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting log building, cache, tent, and aircraft at shoreline
Envelope labelled "neg - Bush pilots 1944 - during War, property of CHD, Victoria B.C. Return, See over for names [over] 1 Grp Capt Con [Conway McAlister Gray] Farrell. 2 Wop May - 3 Pat Reid - 4 Harry Winny, Wing Cdr - 5 Matt Berry - 6 Earl Jellison - 7 [Herbert] Hollick Kenyon - 8 Walter Gilbert - 9 Grp Capt Val Patriarche", contains b&w ; 10 cm x 12 cm film negative group portrait of aforementioned men in front of a twin-engine aircraft
Envelope labelled "Neg of [B.C.?] with Gov Gen, Ottawa", containing 35mm colour negative of Dickins and Governor General Michener shaking hands
Negative envelope labelled "neg of CHD, 1930, fur parka - Head only" containing b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm film negative of Dickins in parka
Envelope labelled "Negative of Picture at Edmonton airfield - 1927 Jan 25th with L to R, 1 Professor Robb U of Alberta, 2 Bert Haddow City Engineer, 3 F.O. C.H. Dickins pilot, 4 Mayor K. Blatchford, 5 Fred Ferguson City Clerk", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm film negative from print of the above description, caption reads "Edmonton. Alta. Jan. 25th, 1927"
Reader's Digest envelope labelled "Negatives - Ingenika etc BC 1930", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 4 people sitting on shore [?]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of snowy mountains, landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aircraft on snowy field in front of mountain, registration G-CASN
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting men tending to aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CASN
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of snowy mountains and landscape, portion of aircraft out of focus in foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting snowy mountains and landscape, portion of aircraft out of focus in foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting man in front of aircraft in deep snow, buildings in background, registration G-CASN
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting photograph of shoreline from water
Envelope labelled "negatives - Nor B.C., Ingenika. Nelson Forks, 1929, 1930, Punch" contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of river in front of mountain landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 5 men standing next to aircraft in front of mountains, registration G-CAS[N]
Envelope labelled "negatives & prints, Granny Dickins with Con, Punch & Con - with Ford car [T], 1926", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm print of Granny Dickins and Connie Dickins in front of car [has negative]
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of Granny Dickins in front of car [has negative]
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of Clennell Dickins and Connie Dickins in front of car [has negative]
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of Granny Dickins and Connie Dickins in front of car [larger copy of first print above] [has negative]
B.C. Telephone Corp. Envelope labelled "negatives Cameron Bay?", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 7 people in front of a log cabin -- heavy staining to negative
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 10 men in a clearing -- light staining to negative [print in 7-163]
Envelope labelled "Negatives Con - 1919 and 1934, keep", contains:
Envelope labelled "Family, me - 1934 or 5, Con, 3 negatives - adult, Con - 1934 or 35" with three b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm film negatives of Connie Dickins
Envelope labelled "B&W neg - Constance Gerrie about 1919" containing one b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm film negative of Connie Dickins (nee Gerrie)
Envelope labelled "Negatives First flight down McKenzie [sic], Winter, Jan 1929", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group portrait of ten people in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration [G-CAS]N
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group portrait of people in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration [G-CASN]
Envelope labelled "negatives Gold Pines, used for Book, winter 1928" contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting CHD standing in front of log building
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting person standing in between two aircraft in a snowy field, registration [L to R] G-CAIV, G-CAGD
b&w ; 10 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of person standing in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration [G-CA]IZ
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting person standing in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CAI[Z] [print in 8-170]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting two people standing in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CAGD [prints in 8-169, 8-170]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting person standing in front of log building, sign reads 'Assay Office, Pine Ridge'
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting person standing in front of log building, sign reads 'Assay Office, Pine Ridge' [print in 8-170]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins standing in front of log building, sign reads 'Assay Office, Pine Ridge' [print in 8-170]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting two aircraft in snowy field, registration [L to R] G-CAIV, G-CAGD
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting two people sitting on back of Model-T type 'Snow Flyer' snowmobile
b&w ; 7 cm x 10 cm film negative depicting person standing in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CA[I]Z
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting person standing in front of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CAIZ [print in 8-169]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins standing in front of log building, sign reads 'Assay [Office], Pine [Ridge]'
Envelope labelled "Negatives July 1980 Great Bear Lake" containing an envelope labelled "July 1980 - taken by CHD, Negatives (24) Great Bear Lake & Echo Bay Mines" containing colour negatives for 24 photographs, mostly aerial shots and group portraits -- prob. 126 format
Negative envelope labelled "negatives keep Grannie Dickins, Con & Punch, 1926 or 27" containing:
b&w ; 5 cm x 8 cm film negative of Clennell Dickins, Connie Dickins, Granny Dickins in car, labelled "C H Dickins"
b&w ; 8 cm x 5 cm film negative of Connie Dickins in front of car
b&w ; 8 cm x 5 cm film negative of Clennell Dickins and Connie Dickins in front of car [print in 1-6]
b&w ; 8 cm x 5 cm film negative of Granny Dickins in front of car [print in 1-6]
Hotel Macdonald envelope "Negatives McKenzie [sic] Riv. Ft Rae - etc H McLean & McQuay charter keep" containing:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative depicting two floatplanes at shore with man and equipment nearby, registrations G-CAGD, G-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative depicting group portrait of 5 men next to floatplane, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative depicting 3 men posing beside floatplane, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative of group of men sitting near buildings at waterfront [print in 6-143]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative of large group of people on shore next to floatplane, registration G-CASM
Envelope labelled "negatives only, Lake Athabaska [??] Capt (Punch) Dickins at Entrance of Fish Hook Bay 1930", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm negative of aircraft on water with Dickins standing out of cockpit
Great-West Life envelope labelled "negatives, 1929, First plane at Grt Bear L. July 1929", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of man in front of aircraft at the shoreline, registration G-CASM [print in 6-139]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of aircraft on the water with man standing out of cockpit, registration G-CASN [print in 6-152]
Morgan & Pugh envelope labelled "negatives, 1929, first plane to land at Fond du Lac, Lake Athabasca Sask, keep", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm negative of buildings on waterfront and aircraft at shore, registration G-CASM [print in 8-177]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm negative of large group of people in front of a church building
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm negative of large group of people in front of a church building
Hyatt envelope labelled "negatives, Barren Lands in Winter, 1929-1930", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative, duplicate of above
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of lakes and landscape
KCTS envelope labelled "Negatives, Blizzard - Snow drifts around aircraft at Ft Norman Jan. 1930", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting two aircraft in the snow, registration G-CASM and unknown [print in 6-141]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of man on snowshoes standing next to aircraft [print in 6-142]
Envelope labelled "Negatives, CHD – Tall, Mar 1930 Reeves, Eskimo - Eskimo with family - Cooper with fish Grt Bear Lake, 1930", containing envelope labelled "Negative of CHD Reeves & Tall, Coppermine - March 1930", contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 8 cm film negative depicting portrait of Aboriginal man in front of tent and building
b&w ; 11 cm x 8 cm film negative depicting Aboriginal man, two women, and child (in amauti) standing for portrait in front of buildings [print in 6-146]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man holding a catch of fish [print in 8-192]
Dominion securities envelope labelled "Negatives, Family - Jasper 1927 & 77, Grannie Dickins", containing British Columbia Lung Association envelope labelled "Negatives, Jasper, color - Sept. 1927, Sept 1977", containing negative envelope labelled "Color neg - Jasper negs Sept 1977", containing 8 colour photographic negatives on two pieces of film, likely 126 format, depicting group portraits -- some damage
Canadian Business Service envelope labelled "Negatives, Family, Granny Dickins & John at Jasper, Summer 1929, Grannie Dickins & Constance & CHD Edmonton 1926", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 8 cm film negative depicting portrait of [Granny Dickins] standing and holding an infant child in front of a building
b&w ; 13 cm x 8 cm film negative depicting [Granny Dickins] seated on staircase in front of building with infant child in her lap
Sears envelope labelled "Negatives, Ft Reliance Oct 1929, Search for McAlpine", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting pontoon plane on shore, registration G-CASM
Copy of above, darker
Envelope labelled "Negatives, Ft Resolution NWT arrival first mail by air. Jan 1929 - refuelling at Resolution Jan 1929, Starting up - 40 below zero Resolution 1929, Crack up - Jan 1929 -", containing envelope labelled "Negatives, of crack up Resolution Jan 1929.", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of men refuelling aircraft, registration G-CASN
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of men removing covers from aircraft on skis, registration [?]AJC [print in 6-130]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative of 2 men standing for portrait holding a bent propeller [print in 6-134]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative of 6 men standing next to aircraft in deep snow, registration [?]-CA[?] [print in 6-134]
Kodak envelope containing HBC envelope labelled "Negatives, High River & Edm., RCAF Mar 31 1924 to Mar 31/1927, Keep, not for 60 ann" contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men standing at the tail of an aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins and another man standing at the tail of same aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man wearing puttees [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing next to building
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit with parachute
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing beside biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'EC' markings
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting automobile being used to start a biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform with cane, standing in front of hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting aircraft in hangar, automobile adjacent [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Alberta Legislature and surrounding community [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape, Hotel Macdonald at centre
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of Edmonton cityscape [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of University of Alberta, Edmonton [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man standing in front of building
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 2 men in biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'DN' markings
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting man in uniform wearing long overcoat
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting biplane aircraft outside hangar
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting what appears to be crashed aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft, closer shot
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting portrait of man in uniform, with cane standing next to biplane aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting portrait of a man in uniform standing beside fence [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in uniform standing next to biplane aircraft [print in 9-202]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting man in flight suit standing in front of biplane aircraft wings
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 3 men in suits standing next to building
Bank of Nova Scotia envelope labelled "Negatives, K Markham grand children, Sara, Serina, Finn, Lander, Victoria - 1977", containing 4 colour photographic negatives on two pieces of film, likely 126 format, in a glassine-type envelope, depicting portraits of children
Envelope labelled "Negatives, Keep, North country, Cameron Bay, Gt Bear Lake", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting people boarding a boat at dock, registration C.E. SLOA[N] G.B.L Mines ltd. [print in 7-159]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group portrait of men in front of log cabins
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of settlement on lake shore and landscape
Eaton's envelope labelled "Negatives, McKenzie R, Various places, Norman, Providence etc, [illeg.] river etc", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative of a group of five people with dog team next to a tent
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative, an aerial photograph of a settlement on shoreline
b&w ; 6 cm x 10 cm film negative, an aerial photograph of the landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative, an aerial photograph of the landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative of a group of people gathered on the shore, tail of aircraft in the foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative, an aerial photograph of the landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative, an aerial photograph of the landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative of a group of people gathered on the dock next to aircraft, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative of a group of people gathered on the shore next to aircraft, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm film negative of aircraft in flight, registration G-CASP
Envelope labelled "Negatives, McMurray, Cooking Lake, Seaplane Base Edmonton & ambulance case unloading at Winnipeg", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 4 planes in snowy field, registration CF-[??], CF-ARI, CF-AAL
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 4 planes at dock, registration CF-A[T]Z
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting a group of people unloading a person on stretcher from Canadian Airways Limited aircraft, registration C[F]-AMZ [print in 7-160]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 4 aircraft on snowy field, registration [L to R] [CF]-AMZ, CF-ATZ, CF-ARI, [CF]-AXE
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group of people standing next to aircraft on snowy field, registration CF-AMZ
Envelope labelled "negs - 2 negs of steam boat at dock & on lake - Senneterre - ? where?", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm negative of boat at dock and buildings on shore
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm negative of large steamboat on lake
Envelope labelled "Negs, used in 2 in the Bush [i.e. chapter in I married a bush pilot], Gold Pines, Summer 1928, negatives", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins standing on shore near dock
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting boats near dock and buildings near shoreline
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins sitting on step at entrance to log cabin
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins sitting on timber fence
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting people standing on dock next to aircraft, registration G-CAFU
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting Clennell Dickins standing on step at entrance to log cabin
Envelope labelled "Northern Scenes, Blizzard at Ft Norman, Winter Feb March 1929", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 2 men in parkas, one on snowshoes, walking toward an aircraft, caption reads "Digging out after Storm Fort Norman, March NWT, 1930, 3 day blow, N W wind to 60 mph"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of two aircraft in the snow, registration G-CASM and unknown, caption reads "Winter blizzard Ft Norman - NWT McKenzie River - airplane skiis [sic] drifted over - anchored planes in the 60 mph wind. -38˚F below zero" [another print appears in 6-142] [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, group portrait of 7 men standing in front of aircraft, caption reads "Just before take off from Ft Norman for Coppermine on the Arctic coast - Jan 1930 - CH Dickins pilot - 2nd from left, caribou skin parka"
Government of Canada envelope labelled "not identified, Negatives", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting group of men amongst canvas tents
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting Bellanca aircraft next to shore, registration CF-AKI
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting coastline
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative, aerial photograph depicting settlement on coast
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm film negative depicting group portrait of crowd of people standing in front of aircraft in a snowy field
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting dog team pulling man and sled from aircraft [print in 6-130]
Photographic negatives not matched to items in the archive.
Envelope labelled "NWT Jan 1929 Base Fort McMurray, aircraft at Base McMurray 1931, SM & SN Fokker Super, Gilbert & Dickins", May 1929, Digging Plane out of Slush - 1931", contains:
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of man on dock next to aircraft, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Western Canada Airways dock, Fort McMurray, July - 1929"
Envelope labelled "Digging plane out of slush 1931, Bellanca", containing:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of men digging aircraft landing gear [skis] out of slush, caption reads "Digging out of Slush, winter 1931, property of C.H. Dickins"
Official telephone directory Calgary, May 1903.
Envelope labelled "Old Letters" contains:
Letter from Connie Dickins to John Dickins, Dec. 1972
Letter from "Yvette" to Dickins and wife, Sept. 17, 1989
Letter from [Doreen?] to "Mom", Aug. 13, 1962
Letter from "Mother" to Connie Dickins, Mar. 30, 1945, plus photocopy of same
Letter from Dickins to wife, circa 1952
"We’re moving" card signed by Dickins and wife, June 3, 1964; handwritten on front: "de H’s put out these cards. We sent out when we moved to our apartment on Highbourne"
Letter from "Mare" [i.e. Mary] to Dickins and wife, Jan. 17, 1987
Letter from "Mrs. Martin Unholzer, formerly Anna Schmidt" to Dickins and wife, Feb. 20, 1972
One photocopied page from Alberta Aviation Museum Association newsletter (Fall 1989 issue).
De Havilland high lift envelope labelled "Order of Icarus - Edmonton - Keep, 1972 - Cdr Lovell - etc.", contains:
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm, portrait of Moretta Fenton Beall Reilly with CHD, both with Order of Icarus medal
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm print, portrait of CHD with Order of Icarus medal
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm print of CHD placing Order of Icarus medal around collar of Jack Moar
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of CHD [left] with 2 other men [poss. Thomas Frederick Williams on right]
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm print of CHD placing Order of Icarus medal around collar of Donald Netterville Watson
Two aerial photographs mounted together on a 31 cm x 41 cm canvas board
Photocopy of part of a map, with an area marked and handwritten "area of Slave River covered by enclosed photos"
1988 wall calendar titled: de Havilland Canada : celebrating sixty years of famous aircraft
Page torn from a magazine with article "Canadian aviation in the jet age" and illustration of de Havilland Beaver aircraft (appears to be part of an advertising supplement by the Canada Aviation and Space Museum)
Page torn from a magazine with advertisement for Boeing Canada, de Havilland Division, with headline "It's our diamond anniversary!"
Pages from The Cominico magazine (Dec. 1950 issue), including article "The goose is an awkward bird" by Ted Nagle on p.18-19, with handwritten annotations
Typed partial inventory of photographs and other materials
Photographic negatives partially matched to items in the archive.
Passport. Issued to Dickins by Canada Dept. of External Affairs, May 18, 1951.