This fonds consists of 12 film reels, 1 videocassette (VHS) which is a copy of the film footage, 3 cm of textual material and 83 photographs and negatives. The films show Yellowknife in the 1940s and 1950s including aerial footage and the base at Alert in the 1960s. The textual material consists of letters written by Hugh Ross between 1933-1936 from the Fort Norman Wireless Station to his future wife. In addition, there is a copy of a pseudo newsletter of the Royal Canadian Corps. Of Signals Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System called "Notes of Interest." The negatives and photographs, which are located in a photo album that was compiled by Hugh Ross, include images of military personnel, wireless stations and the military base at Alert.
Ross, HughThe textual records consists of letters written by Hugh Ross between 1933-1936 from the Fort Norman Wireless Station to his future wife. In addition, there is a copy of a pseudo newsletter of the Royal Canadian Corps. Of Signals Northwest Territories and Yukon Radio System called "Notes of Interest." The negatives and photographs, which are located in a photo album that was compiled by Hugh Ross, include images of military personnel, wireless stations and the military base at Alert. The films show Yellowknife in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as aerial footage and the base at Alert in the 1960s.
Videocassette is a duplication of 8 mm films also in accession N-1992-250 which feature footage of Yellowknife in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as aerial footage and the base at Alert in the 1960s. https://vimeo.com/447878685/0aca2d7cdd
Yellowknife from air. Ice in July. General Yellowknife. Beach [McNiven?]
Yellowknife 1950. Ottawa. Fort McMurray (1948-49)
Yellowknife (1948 or 1949)
Oil Sands Ltd. Plant Bitumon Alta. 1945-1948. [B&W scene of barges (on Mackenzie?). colour scenes of Fort McMurray.]
Yellowknife [1951]
Yellowknife. 1950-51
Alert - Summer. Flowers/Grave [1960]
Alert - 1961
Alert - 1961
Alert - 1961
Alert - [1961]
Alert - Musk ox. Resolute. 1961. Salt Spring Island.