The fleet leaves Husky site to go to East Channel transporting survey camp and supplies. Scow rented from Jim MacDonald of Aklavik, the raft constructed of 45 gallon drums [from] home-made found materials. Journey some 70 miles by water. [The Husky site, which was located on the Husky Channel, was one of the three sites test drilled by surveyors as part of the preparations for a new government town to be built in the Mackenzie Delta].
NRC [National Research Council] permafrost team: R.F. Legget, Director of Building Research flanked by R. Brown and H. Johnson at Aklavik.
Charley Gordon of Aklavik and friends perform a traditional drum dance.
Mr. Louis Jacobsen, senior resident of Aklavik, one time employee of V. Steffanson Expedition of 1913-1918, repairs tents at E3. [Inuvik].
[Caroline Moses in Aklavik craft shop]
[Chief Andrew Stewart of Aklavik]
[Houses in Aklavik]
Picnic. [Four young men in a shelter constructed from birch branches are cooking over an open fire] Akalvik 1940s.
Picnic. [Unidentified people beside a camp fire in the bush]. Aklavik 1940s
Outside the school. [Two young girls in front of the residential school]. People left to right: Agnes Norbert, Caroline Norbert. Aklavik 1947
School kids playing out. [Two young girls in the bush]. Aklavik 1940s
Aklavik school. [Young girl outside the school]. Aklavik 1947.
Children in the school playground. Archie Norbert is on the right of the image. Aklavik 1947.
Camp area/picnic area. [Young boy beside an open camp fire]. Aklavik 1947.
Trapping in the bush. People left to right: unidentified, Gabe Andre, Billy Cardinal. [Aklavik area. 1940s]. Aklavik 1947.
- Father Jean Colas; 2. Mr. Maurice Boisclair Sr.; 3. (back, left) Father Jean Franche (deceased May 26, 1974); Father Lucien Delalonde [on dock or gangway to boat] on visit to north. Aklavik, 1942
[A view of Aklavik as seen from a barge. A church and other large buildings are visible]
XE [CF-AXE] at Aklavik. Last flite before freeze-up. C.A.L. Fairchild 82 CF-AXE. Aklavik. [on shore]
Anglican Mission Hospital. Aklavik. July, 1941
Anglican Mission Cathedral. Aklavik. July, 1941.
[Staff of the Anglican mission school]. Top row left to right : Grover, C. Searle, Canon Shepherd, Me (Mary Saich), Rawlings. Bottom row left to right : Scott, M. Punter, H. Sowden, Miller, Mrs. Shepherd. [Grover, an Inuvialuk, was the handyman at the anglican school]. Aklavik. 1940-1945.
Grover - handyman at school. [Grover, an Inuvialuk, is hauling a barrel]. Aklavik. 1940-1942.
Old Adam and wife. Aklavik. 1940-1942..
Mr. Coste. [Mr. Coste with a young child] Aklavik. 1940-1942.
Wee ones. [Group of young children]. Aklavik. 1940-1942.