White envelope labelled "Yellowknife Negatives & prints from Murray Smith and CHD, Sept 1979", containing an envelope labelled "Yellowknife prints 1979" containing 10 colour photographic prints:
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Clennell Dickins standing beside a Bush Pilot Monument, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Clennell Dickins standing beside a Bush Pilot Monument, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 13 cm x 9 cm print of Clennell Dickins standing beside a Bush Pilot Monument, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 13 cm x 9 cm print of Clennell Dickins standing beside a Bush Pilot Monument, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Clennell Dickins standing beside a Bush Pilot Monument with jacket blowing in wind, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Clennell and Connie Dickins (holding camera), Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of two men (Murray Smith on left?) standing in similar location as previous photograph, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, group portrait of Clennell and Connie Dickins standing with two men, Yellowknife, 1979
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Connie Dickins speaking with men from previous photograph, Yellowknife, 1979 [has negative]
colour ; 12 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of Jodee Smith, caption on reverse reads "Jodee Allison Smith, Yellowknife N.W.T., Sept – 1979, 9 yrs old"
White envelope labelled "Yellowknife Negatives & prints from Murray Smith and CHD, Sept 1979", contains:
Envelope containing four colour negatives depicting:
Buildings near shoreline
Edge of landscape meeting water
Six people, some holding caught fish
Dickins’ wife talking with two men [print in 1-26]
Envelope containing four colour negatives depicting:
Dickins standing beside monument (close-up) [print in 1-26]
Dickins standing beside monument [print in 1-26]
Dickins standing beside monument [print in 1-26]
Dickins standing beside monument, with water in background [print in 1-26]
Envelope containing four colour negatives depicting:
Dickins standing beside monument with jacket blowing in wind [print in 1-26]
Dickins and wife, who is taking a photograph [print in 1-26]
Landscape from similar perspective to previous
Landscape dominated by water [clipped]
Envelope labelled "Yellowknife 1979" containing four colour negatives depicting:
Landscape and sky
Landscape
Landscape with unidentified object to right
Dickins and wife standing next to monument
Envelope labelled "taken by CHD, negatives, Yellowknife Sept. 1979" containing eight colour negatives depicting:
Dickins and wife standing next to monument
Dickins standing next to monument
Dickins standing next to monument at left edge of frame
Landscape
Landscape and sky
Buildings among landscape
Buildings near shoreline
Two men standing with landscape in background [print in 1-26]
Photographs from 'Punch' Dickins' time in the military during WWII.
De Havilland envelope labelled "WWI Flyers Ottawa 1972 personal Sam Tomlinson"containing:
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, portrait of two older men in front of a bi-plane, captions on reverse reading "This is a copy of the picture that appeared in "Western Wings" and "Sam Tomlinson WWI Flyers CHD Ottawa April 1972"
Envelope labelled "WWI Flyers - reunion pics", containing b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, large group portrait on tarmac, 3 aircraft in background, caption reads "Ottawa April 1972 WWI Flyers Re Union -"
Western Canada Aviation Museum aviation review. Vol. 15, no. 3 (Sept. 1989) issue.
Various photographs from 'Punch Dickins' days with Western Canada Airways.
Envelope labelled "W.C. Airways, 3 - 8 x 10" prints, winter at Gold Pines 1928. 1 refuelling - 2 Con & IZ - 3 G.D. on lake - eng. repair", contains:
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm print of CHD standing out of cockpit of aircraft during refuelling whilst another man tends to hose and barrel of fuel
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of Connie Dickins standing in front of aircraft, registration G-CAIZ [has negative]
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of two men standing in front of aircraft, shrouded for repair, registration G-CAGD [has negative]
Envelope labelled "Various prints, CH Dickins, De Havilland Canada aircraft", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of a Força Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) twin-engine aircraft in flight banking away from the photographer, image is reversed, caption reads "Buffalo"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) twin engine aircraft in flight, caption reads "Buffalo"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of 3 aircraft in flight, registration (of foreground aircraft) 5X-UVN, caption reads "3 Twin Otters"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of Western Air aircraft in flight, registration N594MA, caption reads "Twin Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of British Antarctic Survey aircraft in flight, caption reads "Twin Otter"
b&w ; 13 cm x 11 cm print of water bomber aircraft dropping water over flames, registration CF-O[D]L, caption reads "Otter water bombing forest fire - water carried in the floats."
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of aircraft landing on water, caption reads "Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Otter"
b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of 3 men standing near the shoreline with floatplane aircraft at dock in background
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group of people on shore next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, and sternwheel paddle steamer
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting sternwheel paddle steamer S.S. Distributor at shore, canoes in foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting sternwheel paddle steamer on river, smaller boat in foreground
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of boat in middle of river [print in 7-160]
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting aerial photograph of boat in middle of river
Envelope labelled "Neg. Steam Boat & plane June 1929 - Ft Norman, 3 prints from negative 3-1/2x5", containing b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting group of people on shore next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, and sternwheel paddle steamer [print in 6-135]
b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm print of a twin-engine United Air Lines aircraft on tarmac, caption reads "Boeing in United colors, 247 D. Later (Cdn Airways)"
b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm print of a twin-engine aircraft outside a hangar, caption reads "Boeing 247 D. 1942"
b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm print of a four-engine seaplane on dolly just outside hangar, 'Philippine Clipper' markings, caption reads "Pan Am Phillipines [sic] Clipper as flown on Pacific routes"
b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm print of men tending to bi-plane on tarmac, 'Boeing School of Aeronautics' marked on side of aircraft, registration NC 587K, caption reads "Pitcairn Trainer Cdn Airways 36?"
Valuation day prices of publicly traded shares, December 22, 1971 = Prix au jour l'évaluation des actions émis dans le public, 22 décembre 1971.
Valuation day prices of Government of Canada and provincial direct and guaranteed bonds and debentures, Metropolitan Toronto debentures, publicly traded corporate bonds and debentures, December 31, 1971 = Cours au jour de l'évaluation des obligations et débentures émises par le Gouvernement du Canada et par ceux des provinces et garanties par eux, debentures émises par le Toronto metropolitain, obligations et débentures émises dans le public par des corporations, le 31 decembre 1971 / compiled and published by Toronto Bond Traders' Association.
Envelope labelled "Upper Hay River Post, & 2 Fort Rae, Indians etc, 1933.", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of fenced garden in foreground, waterfront in background with floatplane near shore, caption reads "Ft Rae NWT 1932"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of man standing next to barrels in foreground [out of focus], houses on waterfront, caption reads "Ft Rae NWT 1932"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker aircraft on floats in river, registration CF-AKI
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of men seated together; 4 Aboriginal, one Caucasian who wears a habit
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of tipis next to river in the distance
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of settlement next to river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of small building next to river, caption reads "Fort Nelson BC"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft on floats in river, registration CF-AKI, caption reads "Fort Nelson BC"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft on floats in river, registration CF-AKI
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of two Aboriginal men standing next to riverbank, aircraft wing barely visible below
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 3 men posing for photograph in front of aircraft on floats, one man in background works on aircraft
Two pages from Weekend magazine (no. 25, 1966 issue), containing illustrated portraits from the book Great Canadians : a century of achievement, including an illustrated portrait of Dickins (p. 4).
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of two aircraft amonst vehicles and buildings [print in 8-181]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative of 3 people standing in front of, and looking at, a Junkers aircraft
Two letters from Roger de C. Nantel, Director, Chancellery of Canadian Orders and Decorations, dated 1980 and 1986 respectively.
Two copies of aircraft illustration "The Big Bellanca" by Robert Bradford (reproductions, appear to be torn from a card or booklet)
colour ; 10 cm x 13 cm photograph of [Bradford?] aircraft illustration
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft in snowy field with dog team and men approaching, caption reads "Fort Simpson, Jan [Feb?] 1929"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, group portrait of Aboriginal people standing on shoreline in front of the tail of an aircraft, caption reads "Eskimos, Bellanca, Cdn Airways, Coppermine?" [other prints appear in 6-146 and 6-147]
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, group portrait of Aboriginal people standing in front of tents at camp, caption reads "Eskimos, Coppermine?"
Three clippings from 1988/1989 (together among other items in a photo album box):
Clipping from an aviation magazine containing an article about Fort McMurray park dedicated to bush pilots, November 1989
2 newspaper clippings with articles about the Literary Press Group, Globe and Mail October 8th, 1988
Newspaper clipping with article on Dickins' life, Toronto Star April 10th, 1989
Three attached letters:
Letter from Dickins to Nick Doran of CAHS (Canadian Aviation Historical Society), Oct. 16, 1986
Letter from Dickins to Les Wilkinson of CAHS (Canadian Aviation Historical Society), Aug. 7, 1986
Letter from Doran to Dickins, undated
13 empty envelopes, previously used by Dickins to house photographs and other materials - writing on envelopes may provide additional information on items housed elsewhere:
"negs & prints Collingwood children with Dorothy Collingwood (cousin) 1918 Putney - London Eng"
"McK. Riv District Prints - Mis Winter to sort, Keep"
"C.H.D. personal - photos Cdn P.&.W. group at Greenfield Village near Detroit. Ford Motor Co. hosts - 1938, Wop May, Hollick Kenyon"
"Prints, People and Family - Parents - etc. 1916 to 1936 Keep"
"Winter, McKenzie [sic] River, First flight north to Resolution - Simpson - aircraft & prop damage at Ft Resolution on southbound flight from Simpson, Jan 1929"
"Grt Bear Lake, July 1980 & 1930"
"McKenzie [sic] River, Prints of Aklavik - 1929, Ft Smith 1927, Ft. Providence - 1929, & at McMurray Jan/29. First flight to Simpson, Resolution etc, Prop damage etc. 1929. Parmenter, [Lundy?], Reilly, Dickins Jan 1929"
"Great Bear Lake, etc, Eldorado prints & McKenzie [sic] River"
"Prints, McKenzie [sic] River, First flights Summer 1929, Aklavik etc."
"Negatives, McKenzie [sic] River & Bear Lake etc. 1929-30, 1928 McAlpine trip, Coppermine, Aklavik etc Keep"
"Various North Prints, Wasson, Simmonds, etc. Coppermine & Eldorado"
"Mostly McKenzie [sic] River & Northern Canada Keep, Book material"
"Negatives, McKenzie [sic] River, Gt Bear Lake & North, Keep"
The valour & the honour and the 35th anniversary celebration of the roll-out of the "Avro Arrow" CF 105.
The semi-official air stamps of Canada, 1924-1934 / C.A. Longworth-Dames.
The journal of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society. Five issues: vol. 28, no. 3 (fall 1990), vol. 29, no. 3 (fall 1991), vol. 29, no. 4 (winter 1991), vol. 30, no. 2 (summer 1992), vol. 30, no. 4 (winter 1992).
The Communicator. Vol. 6, no. 1 (Nov. 1981) issue.
The CAHS journal. Vol. 21, no. 2 (summer 1983) issue.
The B.C.I. collection. 1988 or 1989 edition.
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of two men seated in forest, caption reads "Ted Nagle 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of 5 men seated at camp, tent in background, caption reads "Nagle & CMS [???] 1930"
Ferry Command Association envelope labelled "S.S. Distributor, my aircraft at Ft Norman, June 1929. 3 negs, 1 negative, 1 print, print misc", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of group of people on shore next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, and sternwheel paddle steamer [another print appears in 6-136] [has negative]
Envelope labelled S.S. D.A. Thomas & other prints, Keep", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of the side of a small church
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of small church next to dwellings [another print appears in 7-165]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of structure next to riverbank
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of structure from above photographs, from different angle
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of coastline
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of river
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, rear of sternwheel paddle steamer D.A. Thomas, caption reads "Peace River?"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, front of sternwheel paddle steamer D.A. Thomas, caption reads "Peace River?"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above
Social Insurance Number card (official duplicate). Issued to Dickins.
Envelope labelled "Sloan River 1930 from Ted Nagle, Great Bear Lake", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, 3 men standing near aircraft at shoreline, caption reads "-1930- Punch: This is your Great Bear Lake Trapper friend - that helped you repair the broken "strut" on your aircraft on Great Bear Lake - owner of the Trappers Boat? We found on the small island at the Sloan River on Great Bear Lake July -1980 [sic?]- Ted. Trappers camp directly opposite plane. J. Doan Mechanic for Carl Gill CM&SGO pilot C.F. ABM - Gilbert Labine let this man use his cabin - we washed up all, socks - shirts, underwear - left all tools - food supplies in the cabin for this man there was enough to keep him well supplied for the winter - very thoughtful of Gilbert"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "This is the trapper that owned the boat we saw on the Sloan River - July - 1930 - Carl Gilis C.F. A.B.M., Doan Mechanic on left"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of camps on waterfront, caption reads "Sloan River 1930, La Be[??] Lagle[?] camps
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of aircraft on shoreline next to camps, caption reads "R.C.A.F. planes 1 71 - Fairchild. 1.70 Razor back Fairchild. 1 - Vedette pusher type plane - . F.O. Maudslay in charge of flight. They flew to Red Rock [??] Lake on the Coppermine aerial pictures were taken of the area - 1930. FOKKER SUPER UNIVERSAL OF W.C.A. IN DISTANCE"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of camp on shoreline
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of two men with bags in canoe, caption reads "Great Bear Lake July 1930 We made a Brunton (cumpas[sic]) survey of LaBine Point and the area south from Here - the claims of La Reines and CM&Sco claims were recorded from this map made during this survey - Ted Nagle - stern - C. Selby - Bow in a 3 section canoe, a small canoe to be on Great Bear with. The front section fit into the stern section, and these two with the center section, the complete canoe would go into a Fokker or Fairchild aircraft when we caught a large fish we would have to go ashore to land it."
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of camp, barrels amongst trees
b&w ; 13 cm x 9 cm print of log structure on elevated posts, caption reads "Sloan River Caché - Sept 1930 built by CM&Sco (cousin[??]) Jack Russell. Ed Horeal[?], Bert Waqeuilz, Ted Nagle, Gilbert LaBine's tent and cabin behind photographer, Note, 4 gallon oil cans on top of posts, supporting cache - to keep mice wolverine - Bear etc from climbing into cache - The "VIKING" Trapper had the use of Gilbert LaBine's cabin for the winter."
b&w ; 17 cm x 25 cm print, photograph of ski-equipped aircraft with men and bags of air mail in foreground, captions on reverse read "mail by plane[?], winter 1930-31" and "Bellanca GH-300"
b&w ; 16 cm x 25 cm print, photograph of ski-equipped aircraft on snowy landscape with dog sled team in foreground, registration CF-AKI, caption reads "Bellanca Pacemaker – 1930 bush plane, CH Dickins"
Singing songs to the spirit : the history and culture of the Inuit, a heritage stamp collection = Un chant au Grand Esprit : l'histoire et la culture des Inuit, une collection de timbres consacrée au patrimoine / text and picture research, Michael Mitchell.
[Series of 4 Resolution Island Aerial prints]:
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, aerial photograph of Resolution Island, depicting snow-covered landscape and airstrip [circled], caption reads "Airstrip at Resolution Is., viewed downhill from the west. Road on the right leads to the Module", date on verso Feb 1961
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, aerial photograph of Resolution Island, depicting snow-covered landscape and coastline as well as 'module' and airstrip [circled], caption reads "Resolution Is. Module and Airstrip (circled), viewed from the east."
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, aerial photograph of Resolution Island, depicting snow-covered landscape and airstrip, caption reads "Airstrip viewed to the west, (uphill), during an approach from the east."
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, aerial photograph of Resolution Island, depicting snow-covered landscape, airstrip [marked 1300 ft in length], caption reads "Airstrip at Resolution Is. From the North Road on south end leads up to the Module."
Various journal articles about 'Punch' Dickins.
Envelope labelled "Searching for MacAlpine October 1929, Reliance, Dovner Prospectors from Coppermine, Bishop Breynat etc.", contains:
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm print of 3 men standing on shore in front of canoe [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Dovner Prospectors, Oct 1929" [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, copy of above [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 4 men, including Bishop Breynat, standing on shore in front of canoe, caption reads "bishop Breynat 2nd from L. In fur parka, Dickins Rathall, Dovner prospectors, Gilbert - Dovner geologist Oct 1929 - Flown out to Simpson from R Coppermine [another print appears in 6-143]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Bishop Breynat (beard), Gilbert - Coppermine rescue late Sept 30 1929"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of 2 men, one in parka, in front of aircraft on the ice, registration [G]-CASM, caption reads "Reeves - prosp., Bill Tall, on arrival Edmonton March 1929"
b&w ; 12 cm x 8 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Reeves - Bill Tall March 1930, Coppermine"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape, caption reads "Barren Lands, October 1929 McAlpine [sic] Search near Bathurst Inlet"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of pontoon plane on shore, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Fort Reliance Great Slave Lake Search for MacAlpine , October 1929 temp 20 F Snow on ground snow CH Dickins" [another print appears in 6-143]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above [darker exposure], caption reads "near old Fort Reliance NWT, McAlpine [sic] Search October 1929 Snow & temp +20F
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of landscape, caption reads "A bleak stretch of the Barren Lands, 1928, Evelyn Seeley - 140 Columbia Heights Brooklyn N.Y.
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape, caption reads "Barrens, 1928"
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print, 3 men [Bill Tall, Reeves, CHD centre] standing in front of aircraft holding large fish
Envelope labelled "Scenic, Arct coast, Buffalo Park etc, 1928 to 1932", contains:
b&w ; 15 cm x 9 cm print of man at stern [?] of boat, caption on face reads "R. Wylie. Ft Nelson river june 1931", reverse caption reads "R Wylie, on Nelson River, June 1931"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of 2 men and 4 dogs on twin-mast boat, caption on face reads "two trappers [sic] on McKenzie [sic] river delta", caption on reverse reads "Two trappers with their boat & dogs. McKenzie [sic] River delta, 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of man in parka holding axe, standing in snowy field next to killed buffalo with lever-action rifle leaned against, caption on face reads "Wood Buffalo Park Dec 1931, Knox from Muskox Reserve.", caption on reverse reads "Wood Buffalo Park, Dec 1931"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of man with dog team and sled, caption reads "R. Wylie Wood Buffalo Park, Dec 1931"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of several buildings, some log construction, caption on face reads "reindeer Camp arctic coast", caption on reverse reads "Reindeer Camp on Arctic Coast near McKenzie [sic] Delta"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of men with several dog teams and canoes on snowy field, settlement buildings (including church) in the background, caption reads "Fond du Lac or [erased] 1931, Trappers setting out for winter trap lines with canoes to return open water in late spring"
Envelope labelled "Riley Cooper & trout catch negatives at Bear Lake, Cam 1932 negatives good keep", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 3 men posing with catch of fish on the shore [negative is damaged]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm film negative depicting 2 men posing with catch of fish on the shore
Envelope labelled "Reid, McConachie, McGregor, Garratt, Rawson, (McKee tr. Winners 1948- on TCA - at Wpg), aviation personalities, AITA mtg 1953, A/C, Keep", contains:
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, group portrait of CHD [left] and 2 other men, caption reads "Toronto 1952, C.H.D., P.C. [Phillip Clarke] Garratt, [Byron] Barney [Norman Frederick] Rawson"
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of CHD [left] with 2 other men, caption reads "Gordon McGregor, Grant McConachie, CHD, April 1953, Victoria BC AITA mtg., July 1974 all members of Canadas [sic] Aviation Hall of Fame"
b&w ; 20 cm x 26 cm print of CHD [2nd from right] with 3 other men, caption reads "Left to right, Don McLaren, Grant McConachie, CHD, Pat Reid, AITA meeting, Victoria B.C., 1953?"
b&w ; 10 cm x 13 cm print, aerial photograph of Regina cityscape, caption reads "Regina? 1928? From Western Canada airways - plane on experimental prairie air mail - 1928"
1 videocassette (ca. 27 min.) : col., VHS. Recording of CBC program Telescope : "Punch" Dickins -- bush pilot, c1971. Accompanied by case label, on which the following is written: "CBC "Telescope" program, 1975. This tape made from a 16mm movie film - not good quality – flickers. Please return to [Dickins’ address label]".
Photographs and miscellaneuos items chronicling the professional life of 'Punch' Dickins.
Alf Blyth Studios envelope labelled "Prints, north scenes, unidentified", containing:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of three men and dog team beneath aircraft wing
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of man with airmail bags next to aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of lodges partially obscured by snowy trees, with tail of aircraft in foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on skis in the snow, registration CF-AIA [a similar print appears in 7-166]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of wooded landscape [another print appears in 7-168]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of rough landscape [another print appears in 7-168]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of lake amongst wooded landscape [another print appears in 7-168]
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of seascape and ice floes, underside of aircraft wing in upper foreground
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of small church next to dwellings [another print appears in 8-173]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of dog and three puppies in foreground, two men in background
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of plots of land/settlement adjacent to river or inlet
b&w ; 7 cm x 9 cm print of two men next to aircraft in the snow, registration G-CASQ
National Trust envelope labelled "Prints, Junkers ARM JU52-I-M, R.R.", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited aircraft on floats next to dock, caption reads "Junkers JU52-IM- "flying Box Car" - 1930-35, Dock as Jason Mine Patricia District, Ont"
b&w ; 7 cm x 10 cm print of a small crane loading/retrieving an object on/from a Canadian Airways Limited Junkers aircraft on floats.
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited aircraft CF-ARM on floats next to dock
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited aircraft CF-ARM and another Canadian Airways Limited aircraft, both on floats, next to dock with 4 men on dock about the wings of the aircraft
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited aircraft CF-ARM on floats next to dock, with small river boat 'Hexacon' next to dock alongside small barges. Men work on both the boats and the dock.
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways limited aircraft CF-ARM next to another Canadian Airways Limited aircraft
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited aircraft CF-AQW next to aircraft CF-ARM, both on floats at dock, caption reads "Junkers ARM JU52-I.M. & Junkers W34 at dock"
Eaton's envelope labelled "Prints, Great Bear Lake, people, 1930-1931-32 Ted Watt, 1932", contains:
b&w ; 16 cm x 11 cm print of group of men at a table playing cards, caption reads "Fort Resolution. Winter 1928-29 - Jan/29, playing cards in house of Murdoff, Northern Traders, mgr, L to R, 'Rags' Wilson - trader & trapper, C.H.D., Lew Parmenter - my mech, Bob Porritt - (now at Hay River), Karl Murdoff - Northern Traders mgr, Tom Reilly - post office inspector from Edmonton, Note radio receiver in back ground -"
b&w ; 13 cm x 10 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Resolution, Jan 1929"
b&w ; 13 cm x 10 cm print, similar to above
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of dog team pulling man and sled from aircraft, copy of photograph in [another print appears in 6-130]
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "Fort Simpson Jan-Feb - 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "[Fort] Simpson 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting man loading mail bags into aircraft, caption reads "Western Canada Airways first flight Air Mail Fort McMurray to Fort Simpson Jan 23/29.", reverse reads "First air mail to Fort Simpson N.W.T. Jan 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting aerial photograph of houses and landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of mountain-side and landscape, caption reads "Bear Rock, Norman, 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of dog team approaching aircraft, caption reads "Fort Simpson, Jan 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of group of people standing next to aircraft on snowy field, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Simpson - Jan 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, copy of above, brighter exposure, caption reads "Simpson, Jan 1929"
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of men and dog teams next to aircraft, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Fort Resolution"
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of men handling cargo next to aircraft on the ice, registration G-CASK, caption reads "[typed] Freight being unloaded from your old friend" and "[written] Winter 1929-30 Fort Smith N.W.T., 4 COLS x 3"/2" P41, CH Dickins"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of men and dog teams next to aircraft and cargo bags in the snow, registration G-CAS[?], caption reads "Furs from Fort Simpson flown to McMurray, Feb 1929 for Wpg Fur auction April 1929, First time McKenzie [sic] River furs at auction in same winter, First mail out during winter from Simpson & Providence
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of scene from above, close-up of cargo bags, caption reads "First Furs & mail, flown out Feb 1929"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print, group portrait of 7 men standing/sitting on rocks, caption reads "L to R. Standing, Chas LaBine, Stan Graham, John Rogers, Gilbert LaBine, Cyril Knight. Seated, L to R Shirley Cragg, John McDonough. Great Bear Lake 1930, Eldorado at La Bine point"
b&w ; 15 cm x 9 cm print of man standing in front of tent, caption reads "Ted Watt, Cameron Bay?, 1932"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, group portrait of 5 men standing in front of cabin, caption reads "L to R, Stan Graham 1, C.B. Dawson 2, J.J. Byrne 3, 4 & 5 unidentified, Gt Bear Lake 1931 or 1932"
Envelope labelled "prints, Edmonton [??] 1929 Cooking L.", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of aircraft on pontoons at dock, sign in foreground reads 'BOATS FOR HIRE M.E. McMENOMY', caption reads "Junkers 34, Cooking Lake?"
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print of dock and shore, automobile on shore
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 4 aircraft at dock, bicycle in foreground, registration CF-ATZ, others unknown, caption reads "Cooking L?"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 4 aircraft (2 boat planes) next to shore, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Cooking Lake (Edmonton)"
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of 2 men working beside aircraft, caption reads "Getting ashore, Cooking Lake Apr. 1930"
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of aircraft landing gear broken through ice, barrel on planks adjacent, caption reads "Thru the ice Cooking Lake, April 1930"
Eaton's envelope labelled "prints NWT, winter, 1929 - Porritt & Ft Resolution, Blizzard Ft Norman, to be sorted & identified, Keep", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of man on snowshoes standing next to aircraft [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of two aircraft in the snow, registration G-CASM and unknown, caption reads "Winter storm Fort Norman NWT" [a sharper-focus print appears in 6-141]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of several men near aircraft in deep snow, caption reads "Storm at Ft Norman winter 29-30"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "4-3/8" [??] Take special care of these"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 4 men standing next to aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CA[SM?]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of man holding aircraft propeller, group of people stand under wing of aircraft
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, copy of above
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of aircraft with left-side landing gear having broken through ice, registration [G-CASM], caption reads "Cooking Lake April 1930"
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of man tending to aircraft, landing gear broken through ice, registration [G-CASM]
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of aircraft with landing gear having broken through ice, registration G-CASM
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of men working on aircraft with landing gear having broken through ice, registration [G-C]ASM
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of mountains and landscape, caption reads "Thunder storm in mountains on Prophet River, B.C."
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CASQ
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings, settlement, and landscape
b&w ; 6 cm x 9 cm print of 3 men and one child riding sleigh behind team of horses
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings, settlement, and landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings next to shoreline, landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of two men standing next to aircraft in snowy field, registration [G]-CASM
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings comprising a fort, landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of buildings comprising a fort next to shoreline, landscape
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of mountains and landscape
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of people and dog teams lined up outside Hudson's Bay Company building
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on snowy field, registration G-CAS[Q], caption reads "Taking off"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of group of people next to aircraft in snowy field, registration [G-]CASQ, caption reads "At Fort Smith N.W.T."
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft in snowy field, registration G-CASQ, caption reads "Landing at Fort Smith N.W.T."
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of group of people next to aircraft in snowy field, registration G-[CASQ], caption reads "Western Canada Airways Plane at Fort Smith N.W.T First Mail plane to the North 24-1-29"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of group of men and dog next to aircraft and fire, registration G-CAS[Q], caption reads ""warming up" Temp -40˚ W. Can Airways Plane. -40 below."
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of group of men and children displaying large number of furs on line and timber frame, tipi and log cabin in background, caption reads "Snowdrift NWT 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of people tending to furs on line and timber frame, caption reads "Trappers at Snowdrift NWT, 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of person with dog team arriving to meet aircraft
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of people next to buildings at waterfront, aircraft at dock, registration [G-CASN?], caption reads "fort Rae, 1929 or 1930"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on floats at shoreline, group of people sitting on shore adjacent, buildings in background, registration G-CASM, caption reads "Fond du Lac Sask, Lake Athabasca, 1930"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of men refuelling aircraft at shoreline, registration G-CASN, caption reads "Fort Rae NWT 1930"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of 2 aircraft at dock, registration G-CASM, G-CASN
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of 5 aircraft at shoreline, registration CF-AJC, rest unknown, caption reads "Ft Rae?"
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of instrument panel of aircraft, caption on face reads "The Instrument Board on W.Can Air. Plane G-CASQ. Super-Universal Fokker. 400 H.P.", caption on reverse reads "1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of men tending to aircraft with landing gear sunken in slush, caption reads "Flying [?] stuck in water and slush [??] snow and over the ice. Winter 1932, Nelson River northern B.C. CH Dickins"
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of large group of people in snowy field between two aircraft
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, copy of above
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, copy of above
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of man in cockpit with people looking on, registration G-CASP
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of pilot tending to engine of aircraft as people look on
sepia ; 14 cm x 9 cm postcard of pilot tending to engine of aircraft as another person looks on
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of dog sled and group of people next to aircraft, print has been exposed incorrectly
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of group of people standing next to aircraft, registration G-[CASP]
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of group of people standing next to aircraft, registration G[-CASP]
Envelope labelled "Prints MFSH print - Parka - 1930 - negatives also, 2 negs McKee Trophy 1929, Edm Airport 1927", contains:
b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of Clennell Dickins in parka, caption reads "1930, Edmonton" [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 17 cm print, portrait of Clennell Dickins in flight suit shaking hands with Edmonton Mayor Ambrose Bury in front of aircraft, caption reads "official opening Edmonton Municipal Airport. March 1927, CH Dickins, Mayor Bury, 3 copies made 1982"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print, portrait of 5 men standing in front of aircraft and equipment, caption reads "L to R Jim Uhlman, Laurie ? Finnie, Jock Barclay, Chas Travers, Marlowe Kennedy, May 1932, Cormorant L. Manitoba, Man Govt Air Service"
Envelope labelled "CH Dickins in 1930 parka, 1 print & negative", containing b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of Clennel Dickins in parka [same as above], caption reads "Clennell H. "Punch" Dickins Pioneer Flye[r], 1930, 1 col X 3-1/2" [has negative]
Paul's Photographic Plant envelope labelled "Prints Barren Lands Flight 1928 + Search 1929 Keep", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of barren landscape
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, portrait of two men standing in front of building, caption reads "Stony Rapids? 1928?"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of Aboriginal men, women, and children sitting on grass next to canisters, caption reads "At Stoney [sic] Rapids 1928"
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of pick on the ground and landscape, caption reads "Barren Lands"
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of shoreline, buildings, and hills in background, caption reads "This film was given [me?]. I think it is Chesterfield."
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of men in small boat, caption reads "Mistake Bay Unloading from Schooner"
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print of rocky landscape, caption reads "Hudson Bay Coach West shore, 1928" [and in different script] "Evelyn Seeley, 140 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of tent and lumber near shore, caption reads "Stoney [sic] Rapids, Near Fond Du Lac."
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of lakes and landscape, caption reads "Dubawnt River and Lake, 1928, Barren lands"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of shoreline, caption reads "Chesterfield Inlet"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, aerial photograph of lakes and landscape, caption reads "Real Barrens near Heights of Land, 1928"
A B.C. Hydro envelope labelled "prints and negatives McKenzie [sic] Riv Winter - 29/30", containing:
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of Bishop Breynat and 3 men [2 copper prospectors and Punch?], Fort Smith? October 1929. Caption on reverse: "Dovner prospectors brought out from Coppermine - Oct 1929, and Bishop Breynat in fur parka, arrival at Fort Smith?" [another print appears in 6-127]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of men and one child in front of an HBC Fort Hearne sign. Caption on reverse: "Riley Cooper, Alan Cameron, Barney Day, CHD [Punch] N.W.T. about 1930" [another print appears in 6-147] [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm print of pontoon plane on shore, registration G-CASM, caption reads "East end Great Slave Lake - only [ruin?] left - October Fort Reliance 1929 CH Dickins Searching for McAlpine [sic] party" [another print appears in 6-127] [has negative]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of group of men sitting near buildings at waterfront, caption reads "Typical northern trading post Fort Rae, north side of Great Slave Lake N.W.T. about 1931 CH Dickins" [another print appears in 7-156] [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of group of men tending to an aircraft with skis equipped. Caption on reverse reads "CHD [Punch] in cockpit taking off engine cover. Lew Parmenter on ground on left. -52[degrees]F. Ft Simpson - Jan 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of dog team next to aircraft, caption on back reads "Simpson Jan 1929"
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of a group of men and boys standing next to an aircraft with cargo bags on the ground. Caption reads "First mail by plane in N.W.T. - Jan 1929 Fort Resolution NWT CH Dickins. 1st trip - mail @ Resolution Jan 25/29"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of group of men next to aircraft in the snow
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of group of men and boys standing next to an aircraft with cargo bags on the ground. Caption reads "First air delivery of mail - Jan 1919 - Fort resolution - N.W.T. Canada - CH Dickins Pilot"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of group of men next to aircraft in the snow (duplicate)
b&w ; 13 cm x 9 cm print, group portrait of 3 men standing under wing of aircraft. Caption reads "Coppermine - (Fort Hearne) March 1930. L to R CHD Pilot west. Can. Airways, Reeves propietor [sic] Dominion Explorers Ltd., Bill Tall Mechanic West. Can Airways [has negative]
Envelope labelled "Prints 1936-, CHD Atlin BC, Wasson, Simmons, Sydney", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of aircraft at shore of small tree-covered island with mountains in background, caption reads "Atlin, B.C. Seaplane Base on I. across from Town. 26-7-35"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of 3 men standing next to aircraft on shore of island, waterfront buildings in background, caption reads "Atlin, B.C. from seaplane base on Island, 26-7-35"
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print, group portrait of 4 men and dog on beach with camp stove, caption on front reads "Dickens - Wasson - Simmons - Sydney", caption on reverse reads "July 1935"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of group of men tending to aircraft [Hoy first flight through Rockies]
b&w ; 16 cm x 25 cm print of crowd of people on shoreline next to aircraft, registration G-CASM, caption reads "First commercial aeroplane in service on McKenzie [sic] River at Providence N.W.T. 1929, CH Dickins"
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm print of CHD standing out of aircraft cockpit with men examining the aircraft, caption reads "Arrival Ft. Simpson Jan 26th - 1929 - N.W.T., First mail delivery by air, Fokker Super Universal, CH Dickins pilot standing in cockpit, Lew Parmenter - mechanic"
colour ; 20 cm x 26 cm print, photograph of CHD and wife next to Bush Pilots of Canada monument, caption on reverse reads "Yellowknife N.W.T. Sept 20 1979"
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of buildings on waterfront and aircraft at shore, registration G-CASM, caption on reverse reads "Fond du Lac, Sask 1929" [has negative]
Miscellaneous postcards depicting a variety of subjects.
Envelope labelled "Post cards, Barren land Musk Ox & wolves. Indians, Eskimos, McK sic] Riv, Schooner in ice, Hay River Falls etc", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting men with dog team and sled, caption reads "H. M. ROYAL MAIL CROSSING. Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard, portrait of Aboriginal family in front of a dwelling, caption reads "Indian Family, Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting dog team pulling a plow as children look on, caption reads "Farming at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard, group portrait of Aboriginal people outside of a tent, caption reads "Eskimos of Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm postcard, portrait of a shirtless Aboriginal man, caption reads "Eskimo of Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting ice floes, caption reads "Break-up of the ice at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
colour ; 15 cm x 11 cm postcard of a church building in the snow, caption reads "Canadian North - Hay River's Anglican church sparkles in the glow of dusk colours.", message reads "The church in the old Indian Village, still stands"
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard, aerial photograph of mining facility, caption on front reads "Open Pit Mine, Pine Point, Northwest Territories, Canada", caption on reverse reads "Pine Point, N.W.T. Pine Point is situated on the southern shores of Great Slave Lake. Here is located the largest open pit mine in North America, operated by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company ("Cominco")", message reads "This does not show the open pits, of which there is now 36, covering about 10 acres each and up to 200 feet deep, they are connected by a road system of a total 36 miles, built to carry truck loads of 150 Tons each at 50 mile [sic] per hour. - no other traffic is allowed on these roads, crossings have gates like Railways in citys [sic]. The town of Pine Point, is 2 miles from the consentrator [sic] shown, Great Slave Lake, extreem [sic] top of picture is about 9 miles away, note the drainage of mill waste to-wards lake. Mill handles about 10,000 tons a day"
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard depicting 4 separate scenes of buildings, river banks, and aerial photograph, caption on reverse reads "Hay River, N.W.T. - Showing residential area along the Hay River the high rise apartments, the old original town with the N.T.C.L. facilities and the local school. The first building in Hay River was the Hudson Bay Post in 1868, other buildings followed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the air strip in 1942 and the MacKenzie Highway was completed in 1949, followed by the Slave Lake Railway in 1964. Population approximately 3000.", no message
colour ; 11 cm x 15 cm postcard, stylized picture of Muskox facing off against two Arctic Wolves with snow-covered landscape in background, caption on reverse reads "Arctic White Wolves stalk a group of Musk Oxe high in the Arctic", message reads "good barren land shot of Muskox & Wolfs [sic]."
colour ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting a waterfall, caption reads ""Lady Evelyn Falls" located at mile 53 on the Yellow Knife Highway in the Northwest Territories.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of Aboriginal people at camp, caption reads "Loucheux Indians, Lower Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting person ice fishing, caption reads "Winter-fishing at Great Slave Lake, Mackenzie district, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting polar bear and cubs swimming, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting Aboriginal women working hides on a frame, caption reads "Dressing moose-hide, Mackenzie River Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting cliff faces at a shoreline, caption reads "The Ramparts, Mackenzie River, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting 3-masted ship with dog teams and sleds in the foreground, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting a 3-masted ship amongst ice, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting 3-masted ship next to settlement, landscape dominates shot, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting decaying timbers used in some construction, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting several boats/ships at dock, no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting man standing next to tent on the shoreline, caption reads "Gull Lake, Lower Mackenzie, Canada.", no message
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm photograph depicting two polar bear heads sticking out of trunk[?], no message
colour ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard depicting waterfall, caption reads ""Alexandra Falls" Located on the McKenzie [sic] Highway in the Northwest Territories. The Hay River drops a depth of 106 feet over Alexandra Falls. Fishing is found in abundance in this area.", no message
colour ; 14 cm x 9 cm postcard depicting waterfall, caption reads ""Louise Falls" Located on the McKenzie [sic] Highway in the Northwest Territories. Fishing is generally very good below these falls.", no message
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, portrait of 8 men standing with replica of Silver Dart aircraft, caption on reverse reads "CH Dickins, Victoria [illeg.], Edmonton 1966. L. to R. Westergaard, Forester, McMullen, Leigh Brintnell, ?, Stan McMillan, Jack Moar, Mike Finland"
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, duplicate of above, caption on reverse reads "Group of WWI Flyers + Bush pilots, Edmonton – with replica of "Silver Dart" – probably 1960-1965. L to R – Westergaard, Forrester [sic], McMullen, Brintnell, unknown, McMillan, Moar, Finland"
colour ; 13 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of CHD and Tom Williams, trimmed and partially mounted on paper with caption "W W 1 Flyers Reunion May1981 CHD and Tom Williams, our oldest living member, at Govt House,Victoria,B.C.", caption on reverse reads "WW1 flyers reunion, May 1981. CHD, 82, + Tom Williams, 92, M.C. at Government House, Victoria, B.C."
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, portrait of CHD and Maxwell Ward wearing Order of Icarus medals, in front of American flag
b&w ; 26 cm x 21 cm print of CHD standing beside McKee trophy, posing for photograph, handwritten caption reads "CH Dickins Victoria 1929 BC, McKee Trophy for 1928-", typed caption reads "Taken April 1929 at the Red River maintenance base of Western Canada Airways. This was the 'presentation'. The boys in the shop had just unpacked the trophy. The box is the stand." [has negative]
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, portrait of CHD and John "Jack" Reilly wearing Order of Icarus medals, in front of American flag
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, portrait of CHD next to McKee Trophy, caption reads "1978. Ottawa Ont. Museum of Science -, McKee Trophy"
sepia ; 20 cm x 13 cm print, portrait of CHD, taken by Robson, Wpg., caption reads "about 1922"
b&w ; 20 cm x 13 cm print, copy of above, caption reads "about 1922?"
KCTS envelope labelled "Planes, Fox Moth Seapl., Vickers Vedette, Junkers W34", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of an aircraft on floats at dock, caption reads "Fox Moth, De Havilland Canada"
b&w ; 12 cm x 17 cm print, aerial photograph of a seaplane in flight, a person just below with parachute opening, registration DU, caption reads "Vickers (Canada), Vedette? I don't think so 1929, more likely HS2h boat 1926 to 1929"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 3 people standing next to Junkers aircraft, caption reads "Junkers W34, P&W Hornet Wpg - 1932 - [??]"
Envelope labelled "Pictures, Book material, Personal - Keep, 1919-1920 on, 1974 CAHF Edm, Edmonton Airfield Jan 1927, [Robf?] - Blatchford - Haddow, CHD, Ferguson", contains:
b&w ; 25 cm x 13 cm print of museum display featuring biography, portraits and other prints of CHD, caption reads "photo of panel in Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame"
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print, portrait of CHD next to Trans-Canada [McKee] Trophy, caption reads "CHD with McKee Trophy at National Museum, Ottawa, Ont May 1977"
Envelope labelled "CHD 1974 photos & pic - Edm + CAHF", containing b&w ; 11 cm x 13 cm print of artist's portrait of CHD, caption reads "Mrs Irma Concill, portrait in Ink from a photo - 1974"
Envelope labelled "Picture of famous pilots taken at #2 A.O.S. Edmonton about 1944" containing b&w ; 10 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of 9 men standing in front of aircraft, attached to typed list of the pilots' names (Farrel [sic], May, Reid, Winny, Berry, Jellison, Hollick-Kenyon, Gilbert, Patriarche) and notes on each [has negative]
b&w ; 20 cm x 25 cm print, group portrait of 9 men standing in front of aircraft (same as above), caption on reverse begins "Some of the original bush pilots, July 1944, Edmonton..." and lists all pilots' names (Farrell, May, Reid, Winny, Berry, Jellison, Hollick-Kenyon, Gilbert, Patriarche) and detailed notes on each [has negative]
Typed list "A meeting of famous bush pilots" with names of 9 pilots (Farrell, May, Reid, Winny, Berry, Jellison, Hollick-Kenyon, Gilbert, Patriarche) and other background information
Envelope labelled "Pics, North & Cdn Airways, Eskimos, Aircraft: Fokker, Fairchild, Junkers 34, Junkers 52 - ARM, Stinson - Reliant, Norseman, Bellanca", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of floatplane in flight, caption reads "'Norseman' on floats 1937"
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, aerial photograph of aircraft in flight, registration CF- BAU, caption reads "Norseman 1937"
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of aircraft from directly ahead, caption reads "Norseman 1937"
b&w ; 10 cm x 13 cm print of aircraft on field, registration CF-AZV, caption reads "Stinson Reliant - 1937 -"
b&w ; 18 cm x 13 cm print of aircraft on floats on calm water, registration CF-AKI, caption reads "Contact Lake – [near?] Bear Lake, Bellanca Pacemaker, 1933."
Envelope labelled "Pics, 1929. Jan Ft Resolution, u/c collapsed, damaged prop. etc", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of 6 men next to aircraft with damaged undercarriage, registration [G]-CA[??], caption reads "Fort Resolution Feb. 1929" [another print appears in 6-133] [has negative]
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of 2 men standing in snowy field, CHD holding bent propeller, caption reads "Ft Resolution, Feb Jan 1929, damaged prop. CHD & Lew Parmenter" [copy and crop of image appearing 6-133] [has negative]
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of 3 men in front of aircraft with damaged undercarriage
Envelope labelled "Pics SK at Cormorant Lake Base, 1928" contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of three aircraft on ice, registration [L to R] G-CAJ[?], G-CAIX, G-CAFU, attached caption reads "(4) Your aircraft on ice at Cormorant Lake waiting for spring breakup. 1928"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of aircraft on rollers being towed by small tractor, registration G-CAIX, attached caption reads "(5) Launching IX after change over from skiis [sic] with RCAF help. On tractor CPL Miller and next left Sgt. Milne. Remainder are your staff. Cormorant Lake 1928"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of man looking toward aircraft on the water, registration G-CAIX, attached caption reads "(6) "IX" approaching dock after after [sic] test flight on floats. Cormorant Lake 1928."
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of 4 men observing pilot in cockpit of Fokker Universal aircraft, attached caption reads "(7) Your staff waiting for the word after test flight. Art James, RCAF at extreme right. Cormorant Lake 1928"
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of aircraft at shoreline in foreground and another aircraft (registration G-CASJ) in middle of river in background, attached caption reads "(8) SJ coming in at Brandon Ave. ,Red River Winnipeg [19]28 or 29."
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of 3 aircraft on shoreline next to hangar, attached caption reads "(9) Some of your aircraft waiting for the ice to go out after changing from skiis [sic] to floats, Cormorant Lake 1928."
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of ski-equipped aircraft on ice, registration G-CAJK, attached caption reads "(10) Ryan at Cormorant Lake 1928. Perhaps you can remember who was trying to make a living with this "monster"."
Small blank envelope labelled "Pics Keep - Sir Frank Whittle 1976 CHD - 1930", contains:
colour ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, group portrait of 4 older men, caption reads "Left - right, Mr Don Cruickshank - President Rolls-Royce Canada Ltd, Mr Jack Beauregard. V.P. Can Pratt & Whitney, Sir Frank Whittle Pioneer. Jet Engines, A Geo Parker Retired Aero Engineer-Engines, taken Oct 22/76 CASI meeting, Rolls-Royce Cafeteria, Lachine Que."
Envelope labelled "pics for identification", containing b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of aircraft on skis, in front of snow-covered cabins, registration CF-AIA [a similar print appears in 7-165]
Veterans Affairs Canada envelope labelled "Pics C.H.D. NWT, Summer - 1929, Eskimos, Fort Hearne, (Coppermine)", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of Aboriginal people standing at tail of aircraft on shore, caption reads "Coppermine 1931, Eskimos meeting the plane" [a larger print appears in 6-148]
b&w ; 8 cm x 12 cm print of group of people next to aircraft on pontoons at shoreline, registration [G]-CASK, fishing boat in distance, caption reads "Coppermine 1932", [another print appears in 6-146]
b&w ; 12 cm x 9 cm print of Aboriginal man, two women, and child (in amauti) standing for portrait in front of buildings, caption reads "Eskimo family, Coppermine NWT 1932", [another print appears in 6-146] [has negative]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of men and one child in front of an HBC Fort Hearne sign, caption reads "Coppermine CHD center Back row, 1932. Party of 5 mining engineers from Great Bear Lake" [another print appears in 6-143]
Dominion Securities envelope labelled "Photos, old aircraft, HS2 [L?] Fairchild 71, [??], etc Fairchild 51", contains:
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of aircraft in deep snow, National Aviation Museum stamp on verso
b&w ; 13 cm x 18 cm print of Laurentide Air Service seaplane on dry-dock with man working on engine, registration G-CAEB, National Aviation Museum stamp on verso
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of Western Canada Airways Ltd. Winnipeg aircraft in field, registration G-CAID, automobile in distance [left], caption reads "Fairchild FC-2 - Wright J5-200 hp engine, Regina airport? 1928 on experimental prairie air mail. "Razorback" cruise 85 mph" [print is damaged]
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of 4 men with dog team in front of aircraft in the snow, registration G-CATL, caption reads "Fairchild FC2W2 G-CAGL [sic]", National Aviation Museum stamp on verso
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of Laurentide Air Service seaplane at shore with two men aboard, registration [G-CADU?]
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of Canadian Airways Limited Royal Mail biplane, registration C[F?-??], National Aviation Museum stamp on verso
b&w ; 21 cm x 26 cm print of Laurentide Air Service seaplane at dock with 5 men aboard and one man on dock, registration [G-CACX?]
Envelope addressed to CH Dickins, labelled "Photos from Ted Nagle, Dawson Landing, Great Slave Lake, March 1929", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of seaplane aircraft at shore with men tending, caption reads "South End, Reindeer Lake, Man. September 28-1928. Taken by Ted Nagle. RCAF "Viking" Supply aircraft for Vedette on aerial survey. Reindeer Lake, Man., F/O Kelly pilot"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of seaplane aircraft in motion on water, registration ZM, caption reads "Z.M. taking off. September 28-1928, South End, Reindeer Lake. Taken by Ted Nagle C.M.&S. R.C.A.F First aerial Survey Reindeer Lake, Man. from Fort South End. Fl Lt Apps- F/O W. Gilbert"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of seaplane aircraft just above water, registration WS, caption reads "W.S. Taking off. September 28-1928 Reindeer Lake South End. Taken by Ted Nagle"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of men tending to seaplane aircraft at shore, caption reads "Reindeer Lake South End. Sept. 28-1928, Taken by Ted Nagle. Bill W.[J]. Dean in foreground. Later one of CM&S.Co Pilots"
b&w ; 9 cm x 11 cm print of seaplane aircraft at shore, registration ZM, caption reads "Z.M. South End Reindeer Lake. September 28-1928" -- print has been cut down from original
Various photographs from 'Punch Dickins' days with Western Canada Airways, Canadian Pacific and de Havilland
Photographs of the north, particularly the Northwest Territories, during the time 'Punch Dickins' was employed by Western Canada Airways.
Photographs from 'Punch' Dickins' time in the military.
Photographs of 'Punch' Dickins, his family and friends, as well as landscapes and airplanes.
Photographic negatives, some of which have been matched to items in the archive.
b&w ; 20 cm x 26 cm print, photograph of docked seaplane with 5 persons in foreground, pontoon reads "Vancouver, Pacific Wings Ltd", caption on reverse reads "L to R, Walter Dinsdale – Min of Resources, pilot, Mrs Benidickson - daughter of James A Richardson, 1962"
Release from Canada Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, numbered 5345 and dated Thursday, September 13, 1962, titled "Veteran Junkers Aircraft To Land At RCAF Station Rockcliffe", describing the event in the above picture, with handwritten notes following
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print, photograph of CHD and 4 other men in front of Seigniory Club crest, caption on reverse reads "Seigniory Club, nov 1950 meeting"
Photocopy of part of "The Barren Land trip" chapter from I married a bush pilot (p. 60-77).
Photocopy of newspaper article titled "Old-timers come North to celebrate Echo Bay's 50th"
Photocopy of five pages from Royal Air Force 1918 / edited by Christopher Cole. Some text is underlined and copy of cover has handwritten by Dickins: "Keep - see references to 211 Sqdn."
Photocopied sheet of 2 photos with typed captions: "Jan. 1927. Testing RCAF Siskin Fighter at Blatchford Field, Edmonton. L to R. Prof. Robb, U of A. Bert Haddow, C.H.D., Mayor Blatchford, W.F. Ferguson"; "November 1926. Edmonton Airfield, The only building at the field."
Photo album capturing the personal life of 'Punch' Dickins.
1 album ; 31 cm x 11 cm (30 photographs [most trimmed from larger size]), labelled "Cdn Aviation Hall of Fame, WWI Flyers, Personal, Golf, etc." containing:
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins and Ivor Dent cutting a ribbon, caption on reverse reads "Mayor Dent & CHD, Edmonton, July 1974 – opening first viewing Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins and Walter Gilbert standing next to McKee Trophy at Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, caption on reverse reads "Edmonton, July 1974, Walter Gilbert, the McKee Trophy & C.H.D."
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins speaking at a podium, caption on reverse reads "Edmonton, July 1974, opening of first exhibit, Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame"
b&w ; 10 cm x 8 cm print, group portrait of three people, caption on reverse reads "C.A.H.F., L to R, Madge Baker, Ray Munro, Helen Harrison Bristol, Vancouver, Jan 1975"
b&w ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins and Madge Baker sharing a microphone, caption on reverse reads "C.A.H.F., Vancouver, Jan 15, 1975, Madge Baker, CHD"
b&w ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins and Thomas Siers, caption on reverse reads "CAHF, Vancouver, Jan 15, 1975, Tom Siers"
b&w ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins presenting medal to Donald McConachie [son of Grant McConachie?], caption on reverse reads "Vancouver, Jan 15 1975, Donald McConachie, C.A.H.F."
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins with William Hawrelak, caption on reverse reads "Mayor Hawrelak, Edmonton, CAHF 1975"
colour ; 10 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins pointing to F.R. Brown's Hall of Fame panel, standing next to woman, caption on reverse reads "CAHF, 1975, Roy Brown's daughter"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins standing next to woman, caption on reverse reads "Roy Brown's daughter, C.A.H.F., July 1975"
colour ; 10 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins at a microphone, caption on reverse reads "Cdn Av. Hall of Fame, Edmonton, July 1975"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins unravelling a document, standing with Bob Brintnell [son of Wilfred Brintnell?], caption on reverse reads "Bob Brintnell, July 1975"
colour ; 10 cm x 9 cm print of Dickins and Bob Brintnell looking at W.L. Brintnell's Hall of Fame panel, caption on reverse reads "Bob Brintnell, C.A.H.F., July 1975"
b&w ; 10 cm x 9 cm print of Ione Christensen speaking at podium with two men standing nearby, caption on reverse reads "CAHF, Hal Wilson, Mrs. Ione Christensen, or Kristensen?, Commissioner of Yukon Territory, June 27, 1979, Edmonton"
b&w ; 9 cm x 10 cm print of William May and Cecil Purves shaking hands, as Purves presents May with an Order of Flight parchment, caption on reverse reads "Bill May, Purvis [sic], Mayor of Edmonton, June 1979"
b&w ; 9 cm x 10 cm print of a man affixing a medal[?] to the jacket of another man, caption on reverse reads "Marlowe Kennedy, [other name is cut off; possibly Z.L. Leigh?], Edmonton, June 27, 197[9]"
colour ; 9 cm x 10 cm print of a man speaking at a Château Laurier podium, Dickins at far right, caption on reverse reads "A.M. Larry Dunlap – seated. 2nd from left / - Speaker, CHD far right. WWI Flyers, Ottawa, April 1972"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of two men in front of wall, caption on reverse reads "L to R facing front: Tom Williams, 90, Alf Koch, 82. WWI Flyers, May 1979, Vancouver"
colour ; 9 cm x 10 cm print, candid photo of people gathered together, including Dickins at center, caption on reverse reads "Winnipeg, WWI Flyers, May 1976, Dora Godfrey facing camera P. Dickins Earl Godfrey"
colour ; 9 cm x 10 cm print of crowd of men outdoors in front of planes, caption on reverse reads "WWI Flyers, Ottawa, Ont., 1982"
colour ; 9 cm x 10 cm print, group portrait of 12 men and women outside building, caption on reverse reads "1981 – Victoria Golf [Club], WWI Flyers Reunion. Lunch at golf club. Mel & Clare Alexander, Ron & Maude Norman, Huntly Sinclair, Bert & Ruth Aslin, Brandy & Mary Bryers, Mac McGill & daughter Tru[?? cut off], Punch & Connie Dickins [some additional text is cut off]"
colour ; 9 cm x 11 cm print, portrait of four men in front of flags, Rotary Club sign in background, Dickins second from left, caption on reverse reads "1981 – Victoria, WWI Flyers, WWI aviators, L to R, Bert Aslin, CHD, ‘Brandy Bryers’, ‘Mac’ McGill, photo by Jack Matrenko"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, close-up portrait of Dickins, caption on reverse reads "Xmas 1972"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of woman walking on grass near ocean, caption on reverse reads "1974 – Xmas day walking on Oak Bay golf links, me"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, group portrait of four men outside building, caption on reverse reads "R to L, May 1977, George Bond, Sid Maddocks, Cyril Lister, Syd Wrigglesworth, Victoria Golf Club"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of three Canada geese on grass, caption on reverse reads "Canada geese on 5th fairway – Victoria Golf Club, Nov – 1975"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of two men on golf course, Dickins at left, caption on reverse reads "Aug 79 [illegible] G. Bond 90, CHD 80, on the golf course"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print, portrait of three men on golf course with golf clubs, Dickins at left, caption on reverse reads "Geo Bond 88, C.I. McKenzie 98, C.H.D. 78, July 29 – 1977, Victoria Golf Club"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of man feeding waterfowl on grass, caption on reverse reads "Nov 1975, Wild Goose on the 5th fairway, Victoria Golf Course, [G.H.B.?] feeding same"
colour ; 9 cm x 9 cm print of man swinging golf club, caption on reverse reads "C.I. McKenzie, July 29 1977, his 98th birthday, playing golf, Victoria"
Envelope labelled "Peter Newman to see Bonnycastle - Mar/30 prints. HBC "Distributor" & SM at Norman July 1929", contains:
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of man in parka and northern clothing, caption reads "Dick Bonnycastle, Insp. H.B.C. at Coppermine Mar. 1930" [has negative]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print, same as above, caption reads "Dick Bonnycastle 1930" [has negative]
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, group portrait of Bonnycastle, Dickins, and others in front of aircraft, caption reads "Bonnycastle & group at Norman just prior to winter flight to Coppermine on Arctic Coast. CHD pilot 2nd from left March 1930" [a sharper-focus print appears in 6-144]
Envelope labelled "Personal, Keep, RCAF 1924 - April to March 31 - 1927", contains:
b&w ; 9 cm x 6 cm print, portrait of CHD in uniform with cane, outside on a pathway, caption reads "1924 R.C.A.F, High River Alberta, CH Dickins" [another print appears in 9-202]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of 2 men in biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, caption reads "2 Seater DH4 A High River - 1925 - R.C.A.F., Walker Photographer, Dickins pilot"
b&w ; 9 cm x 13 cm print of Clennell Dickins in cockpit of biplane aircraft with Royal Air Force roundel, 'EC' markings, caption reads "Single seater DH4 A. V12 Rolls Royce "Eagle" engine used on forestry patrols - RCAF High River, Alberta 1924 -"
sepia ; 15 cm x 10 cm print, portrait of Clennell Dickins in uniform, caption reads "RCAF April 1 to March 31 1924 to 1927
Sears envelope labelled "Personal, adults, Connie and family & friends, 1920's to 1930's", containing negative envelope labelled "negative - CHD in other, Connie about 1926 - Edm.", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting a group portrait of 2 women and a man in front of a building
b&w ; 8 cm x 13 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 4 people in costume
b&w ; 8 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 2 women and a man standing on the shoreline
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 3 women seated on a park bench
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm negative depicting portrait of man and woman in front of a house
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 3 women in front of a memorial monument
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm film negative depicting portrait of a woman in front of a house
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting 3 people in front of a car -- trace to 'Granny' photos
b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negative depicting Connie Dickins and Granny Dickins in front of car [prints in 1-6]
b&w ; 5 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting group portrait of 5 people
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm film negative depicting a woman riding a bicycle
Two b&w ; 7 cm x 5 cm film negatives in one strip, depicting group portraits of 4 people in bathing suits holding parasols
Photographs, correspondence and miscellaneuos items chronicling the private life of 'Punch' Dickins.
Miscellaneous photographs of various personalities at various locations.
Envelope labelled "People, prints, 1928 1936", contains:
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of two men standing outside, caption reads "Jack St Paul, Beresford, at Bear Lake 1930"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of two men smoking and unloading box of cigarettes from aircraft, registration G-CAS[?], caption reads "Jerry Murphy taking carton Bear L 1932" [a similar image appears in 7-163]
b&w ; 9 cm x 12 cm print, group portrait of 6 men standing in front of entrance to a building, caption reads "[Corbutt?] on Right, Tom Clark - Godsell center in cap, probably Ft Simpson 1930" [another print appears in 8-192]
b&w ; 9 cm x 14 cm print of group of people standing next to cargo bags and aircraft, caption reads "G Pinsky far right, Bob Porritt [??] left, Resolution Feb 1929"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print, group portrait of 4 men standing on pontoon of aircraft at shore, registration G-CASK, caption reads "L to R. 1 Boland 2 Leigh Brintnell 3 John Dryborough 4 unknown, June or July 1929, Hunter Bay - Great Bear L"
b&w ; 8 cm x 6 cm print of two men standing on pontoon of aircraft at dock, caption reads "Walter Hale, John Michaels, 1932" [another print appears in 7-159]
b&w ; 7 cm x 12 cm print of man looking out of aircraft cockpit, caption reads "Andy Cruikshank[s]"
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 L Lew Parmenter, C don't know, R Jim Cornwall" [another print appears in 7-156]
b&w ; 11 cm x 5 cm print of man in parka standing in front of [??], caption reads "Walter Gilbert"
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of man in suit on dock, caption reads "Frank Baragar?"
Envelope labelled "People, negative of Bonnycastle in parka & miscel, Bonnycastle negs, Cornwall" contains:
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm negative of Dick Bonnycastle standing beside covered nose of plane [print in 6-145]
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm negative of Bonnycastle with two other men [print in 6-144]
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm negative of man holding a catch of fish
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm negative of two men in front of plane
b&w; 13 cm x 8 cm negative of man in suspenders standing in front of tail of plane
b&w ; 6 cm x 11 cm negative, group portrait of four men
b&w ; 6 cm x 11 cm negative, group portrait of five men, with two other men standing on pontoon of plane
b&w ; 8 cm x 10 cm negative, group portrait of seven people standing on grass in front of garden and building
b&w ; 6 cm x 11 cm negative, group portrait of six people standing in front of plane
b&w ; 11 cm x 6 cm negative of two men in front of a plane (slightly smaller but same as 4th item in this envelope)
b&w; 8 cm x 11 cm negative, group portrait of six men in front of building
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm negative of Bonnycastle with two other men (slightly smaller but same as 2nd item in this envelope) [print in 6-144]
Envelope labelled "People, mostly north. Cameron Bay etc, G Bear L.", contains:
b&w ; 8 cm x 6 cm print, portrait of a man in uniform amongst trees
b&w ; 14 cm x 9 cm print of man fishing off the side of a boat
b&w ; 12 cm x 7 cm print of twin-mast boat, caption reads "St Roche? or Peter Pond?"
b&w ; 8 cm x 6 cm print of men in uniform at the tail of an aircraft
Envelope labelled "People & planes, Ft. McMurray & elsewhere, summer and winter - prints, keep 1929 to 1932", with crossed-out text "and negative of group passenger load (Boland)", contains:
b&w ; 7 cm x 11 cm print of two men loading cargo back into aircraft at dock, registration G-C[??], caption reads "High grade ore from Eldorado Bear Lake - 1931"
b&w ; 11 cm x 7 cm print of CHD on pontoon of aircraft, caption reads "Fokker Super Universal, 1928"
b&w ; 9 cm x 15 cm print of group of people looking at aircraft next to dock, CHD in cockpit and man entering door of aircraft, registration G-CASM [another print appears in 8-176]
sepia ; 9 cm x 14 cm postcard of man pushing Fokker Super Universal aircraft propeller as 2 others watch, caption reads "Buck Bochemin, Behind Bob Porritt - lives in Hay River, Tom Gilmour - wiping hands, Fort Resolution - winter 29-30"