Fonds 87 - Ernest Cote fonds

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Ernest Cote fonds

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Northwest Territories Archives

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87

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  • 1936-1937 (Creation)
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    Cote, Ernest

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1 folder of textual material
34 photographs : b&w negatives and prints

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Cote, Ernest

Biographical history

While attending law school at the University of Alberta, Ernest A. Cote, was employed by the Northern Transportation Company, Ltd. in the summers of 1936 and 1937. In 1936, he was the agent responsible for Fort Smith and Fort Fitzgerald operations. In 1937, he was purser aboard the "Northern Prospector," which brought construction materials to Yellowknife. Mr. Cote later became the Deputy Minister for the Federal Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

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This fonds consists of 34 photographs taken by Ernest Cote during the summers of 1936 and 1937. The images include views of early construction in Yellowknife; bush pilots Stan McMillan and Matt Berry; Northern Transportation Ltd. boats, facilities and personnel; as well as Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and Signals Corps personnel. Also included in the fonds is a copy of the Northern Transportation Company, Ltd. rates for the summer of 1937 and an illustrated Christmas card from Matt Berry.

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      No copyright restrictions. Photographs are in the public domain.

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