A whale at mouth of Churchill River

 
Database ID27320
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionT.R. Melville-Ness Photograph Collection
File/Item ReferenceS-MN-B-1746
Date of creation1948
Physical description/extentone negative; b&w; 8 cm X 6 cm
Number of images1
Scope and contentA black and white photograph of a whale that was harpooned and shot by a Native trapper at the mouth of the Curchill River in 1948.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerMelville-Ness, T. R.
Copyright holderpublic domain
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointT.R. Melville-Ness Photograph Collection
PlaceChurchill River, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Treaty 10
Cultural regionSubarctic
SubjectHunting and Trapping
Date Range(s)1940-1949
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