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Photograph of train with a load of tar sand. After leaving the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1930 Romanet was employed at various times as an agent for North Star Oil Company and Athabasca Oils Limited. The latter company focussed its efforts on developing the oil sands at Fort McMurray and Waterways.

Photograph of five men sitting on the steps of a building with dead foxes hanging beside them. Left to Right: J. Sibbeston, E.P. Noonan, Bruno Galais, E.R. Gowan, Hyacynthe Cook.

Photograph of two men sitting on steps of a building with dead foxes hanging beside them. Comment on back of photo reads, "A few silver foxes. Taken at Fort Good Hope, July 1925, E.R. Gowan, leftr, W. Clark, right." At the time of this photo Romanet worked as district manager of the Athabasca and Mackenzie River Districts responsible for all fur trading posts and for HBC river transportation craft.

Photograph of a group of native Eskimo women taken at Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut

Photograph of a smiling Inuit boy at Arctic Red River.

Photograph depicts Abasand Refinery, December 1940. Note on photo reads "Temperature is -40 degrees celcius." Canadian Oil Sands Products Ltd. (later named Abasands) completed this extraction and refinery plant in 1936. Financial and technical challenges prevented the plant from full production until 1940. The company later employed Romanet as an agent.

Caption on photo reads, "Abasand Refinery. December 1940. Temp. 40? below." Photograph shows barrels beside tracks with bulding and water (Athabasca River?) body in background. The first oil sands leases were applied for in 1930. Permits were granted to Canadian Northern Oil Company to operate on the Horse River and further south on the Athabasca river. This company becamen known as Abasand Oils Ltd., eventually Romanet's employer.

Photograph of woman smoking pipe [cutting kindling]. Bottles lined up on shelves outside building in background.

Photogtraph of Aklavik. Before 1924. Canoeist at right. Until 1923 Romanet worked as a trader visiting sites across northern Canada. His focus became northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories when he was promoted to Manager of the Athabasca and Mackenzie trading districts in 1923.

Photograph of Aklavik, site of HBC trading post. Until 1923 Romanet worked as a trader visiting sites across northern Canada. His focus became northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories when he was promoted to Manager of the Athabasca and Mackenzie trading districts in 1923.

Photograph of [Ship ways on Peace River. Two ships in dry-dock, possibly the "Peace River" and the "Buffalo Lake."] "Weenusk" (Motor boat) and barges in centre.

Photograph of M. B. "Weenusk" at Peace River. Crew on deck, Peace River bridge in background.

Photograph of Thomas Store and warehouses, and wooden walkways, Peace River. Before 1924. Buildings owned by Lamson & Hubbard Canadian Co. In 1923 the Hudson's Bay Company promoted Romanet to district manager for the Athabasca and Mackenzie River Distritcts. He was responsible for the operation of all the fur trading posts in the two districts and for the Hudson's Bay Company's river transportation craft.

Photograph of Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company office, Waterways. Douglas Ferrier, left; unidentified man, right.

Photograph of Alexandra Falls, Hay River, N.W.T.

Photo depicts Alice and George Romanet as children.

Photo depicts Alice Romanet in a winter scene. Out-of-focus.

Photograph of Alice Romanet in yard, ca. 1923.

Photo depicts Alice Romanet.

Photo depicts Alice Romanet in winter scene. Original is out of focus.

Photo depicts Alice Romanet.

Photo depicts Alice Romanet in front of unidentified house.

Photograph shows Amawalik in Kayak.

Photograph is a portrait of an Eskimo woman wearing "a dear skin coat; the lowest row of decorating devices across the top of the chest, on the arms and across the body are made of deer's front teeth. Taken at Chesterfield Inlet, H. Bay."

Photo depicts Annie Romanet as a child

Photo depicts Annie Romanet in garden.

Photo depicts Annie Romanet in yard.

Photograph of Inuti man [Aopollokta]

Photo shows long distance view of unidentified settlement with a winter road leading to the village in the foreground.

Caption reads: "Eggs had been gathered during the previous summer." A photo selected and mounted on paper but never used for the publication "Kabluk of the Eskimo."

Photograph of person on hill; sleds and dogteams. Caption reads, "I had to climb high on top of the frozen mountain to find my direction." Romanet selected and mounted on paper this photo for his autobiographical monograph, "Kabluk of the Eskimo."

Photograph of ice pack with low hills in background

Photograph of Arctic Schooner at Aklavik. Foreground: Arctic Bluenose, Flying Cloud, Henry Ford [Built in San Francisco or Seattle]. After serving in WW I Romanet returned to Canada to work as a trader for the HBC. He visited sites across northern Canada from the Hudson's Bay to the Pacific Ocean.

Photo depicts man in horse-drawn sleigh. Photo is titled "At Fort St. James." Stamped on back: "Thomas, W.S. Parsons, Deputy Inspector, B.C.P.P., South Fort George B.C."

Photograph of the east bank of the Athabasca River, opposite Fort McKay. Unidentified buildings.

Photograph of the Athabasca River.

Photograph of unidentified baby.

Photograph of baby. See also 72-81-7-1-9-808

Photograph of baby being held by woman at doorway.

Photograph of unidentified baby at doorway.

Photograph of woman holding baby.

Photograph of baby on window sill. See also 72-81-7-1-9-808.

Photo of baby in sleigh.

Photograph of unidentified baby on blanket.

Photograph of baby on chair.

Photograph of unidentified baby on chair.

Ak-ah-walah in Kayak. Photo mounted on paper as part of layout to illustrate Romanet's autobiographical monograph, "Kabluk of the Eskimo." Romanet acquired the photo from the National Museum of Canada via an official of the Department of the Interior, Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch with the explicit purpose of publishing it in his book. It was not used in the final, published draft. Caption reads, "Well my father was a great man."

Photograph of Walrusses off Nottingham. Caption reads, 'bands of walrusses rendered the approach of the coast difficult for kayaks (see chapt IV)." Photograph chosen for Kabluk of the Eskimo. Illustrations from manuscript drafts. Appears in "Kabluk of the Eskimo" on page 90.

Photograph of Barge #100 at Waterways (now Draper), Athabasca Distrct, Northern Alberta.

Photograph of barge under construction at Waterways, April 22, 1927.

Photograph shows barge under construction at Waterways on April 23, 1927.

Photograph shows barge under construction at Waterways on April 25, 1927.

Photograph of Barn or warehouse. Winter scene.

Photograph of Bear Rock, Fort Norman, N.W.T

Photogtraph of Bear Rock, Fort Norman, N.W.T.

"Bear, buffalo and wolf tracks near Pine Lake, N.W.T." Romanet acquired this photograph from the National Museum of Canada to illustrate his monograph "Kabluk of the Eskimo." The photo was not used in the final published version.

Photo of "Bearded seal (Oojook) - Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, N.W.T."

Photo shows Bishop Lucas with aboriginal girls at Hay River Anglican Mission School. Miss Helena Sowden at Right.

Photograph of Bishop Lucas with parishoners at Aklavik. All females are dressed in white dresses, males in dark suits.

Photo shows Bishop Lucas with aboriginal girls at Hay River Anglican Mission School.

Photograph of tractor pulling sailboat across Smith Portage from Fort Fitzgerald. Deep keeled boat [probobly R. C. M. P schooner "Aklavik" ]. Bike and person walking in foreground of boat, with buildings in background.

Photograph of tractor pulling sailboat across Smith Portage from Fort Fitzgerald. Deep keeled boat [probobly R. C. M. P schooner "Aklavik" ].

Photo shows boatways at Bell Rock somewhere in northern Alberta

Photograph of a group of boys looking over a fence at Fort Good Hope.

Postcard of a bridge across a river. Winter scene, trees in background.

Photograph depicts "Camp with frozen lake beyond head Alice River." Alice Creek is in Alaska, north of Solomon, near Golovinin.

Photograph of H.B.C. vessel M.B. Canadusa with barge-rigged up to meet the Governor General's party. Originally owned by Lamson & Hubbard. Lamson & Hubbard was one of the largest buyers of raw furs in the United States. The firm moved into the Athabasca and Mackenzie River Districts in 1918 and set up a transportation system to rival the Hudson's Bay Company's. In 1921 these transportation activities evolved into the Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company which employed Romanet as an agent.

Photograph of "Canadusa", Originally owned by Lamson & Hubbard. Lamson & Hubbard was one of the largest buyers of raw furs in the United States. The firm moved into the Athabasca and Mackenzie River Districts in 1918 and set up a transportation system to rival the Hudson's Bay Company's. In 1921 these transportation activities evolved into the Alberta and Arctic Transportation Company which employed Romanet as an agent.

Photograph of H.B.C. vessel Canadusa wintering at Waterways.

Photograph of H.B.C. vessel Canadusa leaving Waterways to meet crews at Lake Athabasca.

Canadusa towing barge set up for greeting Governor General's party. Captain Meyers is in charge.

Photograph depicts canoes arriving.

Photo depicts canoes, with sails, in a storm.

Includes documents from L.A. Romanet's work with the Hudson's Bay Company, Revillon Freres Trading Company, North Star Oil Company, and Abasand Oils Ltd. Most of the material is typed and includes company letterhead. A small amount of material is handwritten. The documents are in chronological order by employer.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Photograph of a group of Inuit children posing for portrait. The girls are wearing white dresses and hats; the boys are wearing suits. Gathered for community picnic or sports day.

Photograph of large group of men in suits and hats. Rope stretched betwen two poles at right. [Community picnic or sports day].

Various certificates and notes that L.A. Romanet collected during his life.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Chanomi long rapid between Nemaska and Neoskwaskow on the Rupert River, Quebec.

Photo depicts Inuit man with snow goggles. Caption reads "The chief was an elderly man, tall alert, and sad." Photo selected for use in monograph "Kabluk of the Eskimos." In the monograph the man is named Akpek although the physical description in the book does not match the image in the photo.

Photograph of unidentified small child.

Photo of three children in a field. Settlement in background.

Photo of four children at loft door of log shed.

Photo of four children at loft door of log shed. River in background.

Photograph of three children on board steamship sitting beside lifeboat.

Photograph of Hay River. Unidentified houses, buildings, tepee. Unitl 1937 Hay River's St. Peter Mission was the residential school for the Diocese of Mackenzie River. Until the late 1930s the settlement numbered 150 permanent residents with Hudson's Bay Company fur trade activity brought infrequently by the H.B.C. steamers, 'Distributor,' 'Mackenzie River,' and 'Laird River.'

Photograph of Hay River. Unitl 1937 Hay River's St. Peter Mission was the residential school for the Diocese of Mackenzie River.

Photograph of three Native women, one child, standing in front of a tent. Two log building with willow strapped roofs in background. The women appear to be erecting the tent.

Photograph of man constructing an igloo.

Includes letters concerning his publication work, military service, northern expeditions, lectures, and personal letters. The letters are unbound, some are typed and some handwritten.

The series title is based on the contents of records.

Photograph shows "Mr. and Mrs. [illegible]" in Ford Model T automobile, top down.

Photograph depicts "Looking east from Coutts Inlet - Cape Jamieson on left - Baffin Island." on June 1, 1927. Caption reads "The male White Bear retires to almost inaccessible rocky cliffs for his long sleep."

Photograph of crew on deck of unidentified motor vessel (as in 72-81-559).

Photograph of Cutting on stone at Fort Prince of Wales." "John Kelley from the [Isle] of Wight, John Croat..." Picture of hanged man on gallows. In 1765 John Kelley was hanged at Churchill for stealing a goose. Photo description provided by Mr. Robert Walker. Following WW I Romanet returned to Canada to work for the HBC. As a trader he visited HBC sites across northern Canada from Hudson's Bay to the Pacific coast until he was promoted in 1923 to manager of the Athabasca and Mackenzie Districts

Photograph of an H.B.C. vessel on a river. View of hills, trees in background.

Postcard (from non-commercial photograph) of Dease River.

Photograph of an unidentified building in a clearing. Dog and sled in foreground. Winter scene

Photograph of H.B.C. post at Fort Simpson. Dog team and driver.

Photograph of team of dogs pulling a boat on Lake Harbour, Baffin Island.

Photo of dog team pulling small plough to cultivate garden. Three men guiding team. Windmill and river in background. Hay River - St. Peter's Anglican Mission.

Photo of dog team resting.