Fonds 135 - Alfred Cook fonds

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Alfred Cook fonds

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Northwest Territories Archives

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135

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  • 1924-1927 (Creation)
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    Cook, Alfred

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118 photographs : b&w negatives

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Cook, Alfred

Biographical history

Alfred James Cook was born in Carmen, Manitoba on October 24, 1893. He married Ann Ritchie, who was born in Glasgow, but had been living in Edmonton. Cook graduated from a Manitoba medical school in 1924 and moved to Aklavik with his wife to set up a medical practice. They lived in Aklavik from 1924-1927 and Ann gave birth to their daughter Jane during this time. Dr. Cook later lived in Reliance, Alberta from 1927-1942, Vancouver, B.C. from 1942-1953 and then in various locations within B.C. until his death in 1961. His wife Ann died in 1945. Dr. Cook had two other children, a son, Clark and daughter, Lorraine.

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This fonds consists of 118 black and white copy negatives. The images include locations such as Aklavik, Baker Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, Coppermine, Shingle Point (Yukon), and Herschel Island (Yukon). Images feature Inuit, buildings (including igloos), boats and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) personnel.

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      Original albums held by the Cook family.

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      Photographs copied by the NWT Archives in 1990 from original loaned albums.

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      No copyright restrictions. Photographs are in the public domain.

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