Fonds / Collection

Clarence Wilson Fonds.

Description Level

Item.

GMD

Graphic Material.

Date Range

1965.

Series Title

1, Photographs.

Fonds Number

CR-198.

Item Number

2015-021-063.

Accession Number

2015-021.

Language

English.

Physical Description

1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.6 x 10.2 cm.

Physical Condition

Good.

Scope and Content

This photograph depicts Clarence Wilson (left) and his friend Rod Tyerman (right) in front of a building at the Alert Wireless Station in the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).

Notes

Title based on the content of the photo. Date based on the date written on the front of the photo. Written on the front of the photo is "1965". Stamped on the back of the photo is an image of the globe around the arctic and a buffalo head with the words "ALERT" and "THULE" on the globe. Underneath that are the words "NEXT TO THE POLE".

Acquisition Source

Donated by Clarence Wilson.

Name Access

Alert Wireless Station. Clarence Wilson. Rod Tyerman.

Subject Access

Cold War. Signal Corps.

Geographic Access

Alert, Nunavut.

Category

CR.

Access Restrictions

None.

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