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Sam Otto fonds
382 · Fonds · 1927 - [197-?]

This fonds consists of 0.1 cm of textual records, 859 photographs (242 black and white negatives, 300 black and white prints - original masters; 766 black and white digital files (TIFF), 15 colour digital files (TIFF) - archival masters; 55 black and white negatives, 23 black and white prints - original and archival masters), 15 8mm film reels (original masters), four 16mm film reels (original masters), 19 Betacam SP videocassettes (archival masters), and one 8mm film reel (original and archival master).

The textual records consist of a membership certificate. The majority of the photographs document Sam’s life prospecting, mining, and trapping between 1930 and 1950, while a smaller selection document Sam’s nuclear family life beginning in 1952. There are five main series of photographs: work in the Great Bear Lake region with the Northern Transportation Company and uranium mines in the early to mid-1930s; gold mining, camping, and prospecting in the Great Slave Lake area in the mid-1930s through the 1940s; work on the Canol project in 1942-1943; trapping on the barren lands (tundra) of the Keewatin region near Clinton-Colden Lake and the Back River area in the late 1930s to 1950; and Sam’s nuclear family life from 1952 onwards. Communities documented in this fonds include early images of Yellowknife’s Old Town and Latham Island, Fort Franklin (Deline), Cameron Bay camps, Norman Wells, Fort Resolution, and Fort Smith. The moving images document being on the land, prospecting, and hunting between 1930 and 1960, and town and family life between 1950 and 1970.

The digital files (TIFF) are scans of the original black and white negatives, black and white prints, and colour negatives, while the videocassettes are transfers from the original 8mm and 16mm film reels, all created by Sam Otto and loaned by his son Sheldon in 2000. The majority of the originally loaned items were returned by Sam Otto's daughter Lorraine in 2015, in addition to some newly offered materials.

Otto, Sam
Sam Otto
N-2004-026 · Accession · [193-]-[196-?]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

The photographs document the construction of a road and pipeline from Norman Wells through the Mackenzie Mountains to the Yukon, commonly referred to as the Canol Project, between 1942 and 1943. Many of the photographs include road construction, bridge building, earth moving, graders, Caterpillar tractors, dump trucks and other heavy equipment operated by construction workers and soldiers, some of whom were African American. Some of the images depict dogs being used to transport supplies, whether by dogsled or by using saddlebags. The films document being on the land, prospecting, and hunting between 1930 and 1960, and town and family life between 1950 and 1970. Subjects include Yellowknife, the ferry crossing at Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River (Dehcho), Pine Point Lake, footage of wildlife (such as bison) taken from airplanes and helicopters, the Duke of Edinburgh in Yellowknife, the Radium (King?), life at the Canol camp, and four short films entitled ‘Northern Urbanization’ which relate to Yellowknife and the surrounding area.

Barrenlands
N-2004-026: 0107 · Item · [1946-1947]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of Sam Otto's activities on the barren lands in winter. Footage highlights include scenes of travel by dog team, retrieving and hauling brush firewood, and feeding dogs, sometimes with Jackie, Neill, and Terry Murphy.] https://vimeo.com/686826742/883902a80f

Barrenlands
N-2004-026: 0108 · Item · [1945-1949]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of Sam Otto's activities on the barren lands in winter and spring. Footage hightlights include scenes of dogs pulling sleds, trapping activities, and Sam chopping wood.] https://vimeo.com/686851533/fdfd05774a

Barrenlands
N-2004-026: 0109 · Item · [1946-1949]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of Sam Otto's activities on the barren lands in fall, winter, and spring. Footage highlights include loading airplane on floats with supplies, harnessing dogs, traveling by dog team, and hauling brush. Also includes scenes of Jackie Murphy setting traps, Terry and Neill Murphy ice fishing, and caribou on the tundra.] https://vimeo.com/686854156/6bb37ecc60

Garsky
N-2004-026: 0110 · Item · [193-?-1946]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Otto home film footage of prospecting activities and landscapes. Footage highlights include the loading of airplane on floats with supplies, men prospecting, canvas tents and camp supplies, and aerial footage of bodies of water, Jolliffe Island, Yellowknife, and Latham Island. Garsky? Garskie?] https://vimeo.com/686866531/a1a4810472

Canol
N-2004-026: 0111 · Item · [1942-1943]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Otto home film footage of Canol Trail construction in winter and summer. Highlights include the use of a pile driver for bridge construction, excavation work with a large tracked steam shovel, and tree removal by a tractor fitted with a snowplow. Also includes footage of tractors stuck in mud, overturned machinery, camp shelters, and men cooking food over open fires.] https://vimeo.com/686874085/fe9877b2cf

Duke at YK
N-2004-026: 0112 · Item · [1954-1959]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Yellowknife in either 1954 or 1959, most likely 1959. Also includes scenes of people cutting large pieces of timber with automated and hand saws, people traveling by dog team, and young boys (likely Sheldon and Sherman Otto) playing in snow and carrying chopped wood.] https://vimeo.com/686889567/152e58584b

Pine Point Lake
N-2004-026: 0113 · Item · [1955-1960]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of a young boy playing with a dog among pieces of driftwood, a man and a boy canoeing near a shoreline and filleting fish, and a man and young boy drinking from cups in a forested area while a dog walks around them. Also includes scenes of two men and a boy prospecting. The boy is most likely Sheldon Otto, the dog is Spot, and one of the men is George Magrum.] https://vimeo.com/686890882/29c9fa4145

Indian School
N-2004-026: 0114 · Item · [1953-1963]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of children, mostly Aboriginal, standing in front of a canvas tent, walking in front of a log building, and playing in front of a wooden structure. Also includes scenes of a woman filleting fish in a grassy area as two children stand and sit near her, in addition to footage of boys playing on and swimming near a small wooden dock.]

Buffalo
N-2004-026: 0115 · Item · [1950-1960]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film aerial footage, including landscapes, bison, caribou, Yellowknife, and (Con?) mine in winter. Also includes scenes of helicopters and airplane on floats while stationary, flying, taking off, and landing. Some footage is quite dark.] https://vimeo.com/686892852/32b3ab886a

Camp and chopper
N-2004-026: 0116 · Item · [1958-1968]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of northern community and camp life. Includes footage of houses, a church, the Hudson's Bay Company and other buildings, and people traveling by snowmachine and dog team. Also includes footage of mountains in summer, including an exploration camp. The winter footage (approximately half the film) is quite dark.] https://vimeo.com/686901906/cb52dd5cdb

N-2004-026: 0117 · Item · [1960-1965]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage, primarily of a road trip from Alberta to the NWT. Includes scenes of a motel, gas fillup at the Battle River Esso station, Alexandra falls on the Hay River, the ferry crossing at Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River, and children playing at a tourist campsite. Also includes footage of men pouring cement and filling in a walkway in front of a house, likely in Edmonton.] https://vimeo.com/686903958/27d49fdd42

Ptarmigan chicks. Helicopter
N-2004-026: 0118 · Item · [1955-1960]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of a mostly frozen body of water, a hilly treed area in summer, and a ptarmigan in the bush. Also includes footage of ptarmigan chicks in a box and a man holding two ptarmigan chicks, as well as a motorized boat on a body of water and a helicopter taking off, flying, and landing. A dog (Spot?) can be seen briefly in the bottom of the frame.] https://vimeo.com/687182002/52ac611d6c

N-2004-026: 0119 · Item · [1955-1956]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage at the Yellowknife airport in summer, including a young girl (Lorraine Otto) running around near a Canadian Pacific airplane. Also includes footage of a boy and girl (Sherman and Lorraine Otto) working together to cut a plank of wood with a saw while another boy (Sheldon Otto) watches, likely at the Otto home. Additionally includes scenes of a Spartan Air Services helicopter. Some of the helicopter footage is very dark.] https://vimeo.com/687188072/287f3357b5

Uncle Ed and planes
N-2004-026: 0120 · Item · [1958-1959]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of Yellowknife's Old Town including the float base, Wildcat Cafe, and Meat Market. Also includes footage of two men (Ed and Sam Otto) standing in front of a vehicle talking while Sam smokes a pipe and a boy (Sheldon Otto) leaning out a vehicle window.] https://vimeo.com/687191580/769adde317

[Untitled]
N-2004-026: 0121 · Item · [1945-1960]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of men cutting long logs with a large circular saw at a camp, the Yellowknife Old Town float base, men and women on or near the boat 'Radium King', and an airplane landing on a paved area. Also includes footage of men gathered around a man drilling into the earth with a jackhammer, as well as scenes of a Yellowknife parade (Dominion Day?) passing in front of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Parade footage includes RCMP officers, Girl Guides, children on bicycles, and various floats for local organizations and businesses such as Daughters of the Midnight Sun (DMS), Ed's Marine Sales & Service, and Frame & Perkins Ltd.] https://vimeo.com/687193614/38243a5583

Urbanization [#1]
N-2004-026: 0122 · Item · [1935-1950]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of airplane on floats being used in winter and summer, scenes of the Yellowknife Old Town float base, and mining scenes and activities, such as the headframe at Outpost Island. Also includes footage of men prospecting in summer (staking claims, carrying packs) and camp life in winter (travel by dog team, Sam Otto snowshoeing, and McPherson canvas tents in snow).] https://vimeo.com/687194843/1f377f55dc

Urbanization [#2]
N-2004-026: 0123 · Item · [1935-1950]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Home film footage of airplane (CF-ARM) on floats in all seasons, including some scenes at the Yellowknife Old Town float base. Also includes aerial footage of buildings, large boats, and a minesite (Outpost Island?). Additional footage includes a dog team pulling cut logs through a wooded area, a caterpillar tractor pulling logs across a frozen body of water, and a man on snowshoes (likely Sam Otto). Also includes scenes of camp life in summer.] https://vimeo.com/687207599/267b87179b

Urbanization [#3]
N-2004-026: 0124 · Item · [1935-1950]
Part of Sam Otto fonds

[Primarily home film footage of summer camps outside Yellowknife, including scenes such as Sam Otto kneading bread, still footage of semi-structured cabins, and a man and dog playing tug-of-war with a fish, airplanes (CF-ARI). Also includes aerial footage of landscapes, herds of caribou running across frozen bodies of water, and two men pulling two canoes loaded with supplies across a frozen body of water.] https://vimeo.com/687209082/c7a21cc734