File TL 540 D53 C64 1.5.3.116 - "Post cards, Barren land Musk Ox & wolves. Indians, Eskimos, McK [sic] Riv, Schooner in ice, Hay River Falls etc"

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"Post cards, Barren land Musk Ox & wolves. Indians, Eskimos, McK [sic] Riv, Schooner in ice, Hay River Falls etc"

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TL 540 D53 C64 1.5.3.116

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  • [19--] (Creation)

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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

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