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Aklavik. [Aerial view of the hamlet of Aklavik.] 1986

All Saints Anglican Mission sign. Aklavik. L-R [Left to Right] Edith [?] RN [Registered Nurse] and Mary Roscoe, a Registered Nursing Assistant who was employed at the All Saints Hospital. Edith [?] a Reg. [Registered] Nurse, was an assistant to Dr. Elizabeth Cass, Opthamologist, who travelled to the communities.

Aklavik Spring Thaw. Looking to the southwest from the Anglican School. Seen is the RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] compound which included the large white buildings. On the right edge is the hotel with Black Mountain behind it in the distance. When the sun came back (Jan 10) a spot of light hit the top of Black Mtn [Mountain] first.

Aklavik. Looking to the SWW [Southwest] direction. The Richardson Mtns [Mountains] are in the background. The Roman Catholic Hospital is on the far bank of the Peel River.

Aklavik, looking to the south east. The BA oil tanks are in view. This photo was taken from the tower of the Anglican church.

Aklavik. Looking NWW [Northwest West] at wood piles of the Anglican Residential School. Aklavik was very muddy during the spring thaw.

Aklavik. Some airplanes are still taking off and landing on the ice. Folks are getting to the airplanes via canoe.

East shore, Aklavik. Dogs relaxing in the spring sunshine.

Aklavik. Looking easterly across the Peel River. Arey's home in the distance.

All Saints Mission, closest [building] is the school, then the hospital and then the church. [Aklavik]

Airplanes from a different angle. All Saints Hospital on the left and the manse on the right. [Aklavik]

A new baby (? Bell) [possibly daughter of Gus and Doris Bell] held by nursing assistant Mary Roscoe who was from England.

Another barge arriving [in Aklavik].

A scheduled arrival of the Otter (CZP) bringing passengers and mail [airplane comes to Aklavik].

Another arrival of the mail plane. Dr. Lyons is in the hat. [Large group of people and a floatplane, Aklavik.]

Main Street [Aklavik] The RCMP Detachment administration offices are on the right and power house. Stan Peffer's hotel is on the left. A room in the hotel was used as a pool room, a movie theatre and for church services.

A sled dog -there were hundreds of dogs in Aklavik. When the curfew went at 9 p.m., they all howled at once with voices from base to high soprano. The human population consisted of 400 each of Indians [Dene], Eskimos [Inuit], and Whites, which = 1200. The dog population was about the same.

Looking at the back of the Anglican Residential School and a patch of fireweed.

The Aklavik Flying Service Beaver - owned by Mike Zubko -taking off in the evening.

Peel River, east side of Aklavik (1958-1961). Six airplanes moored for the night.

An oil barge arrives. [Aklavik]

At the nurses' cabin -Thelma Benham (English nurse) and Phyllis Worsley (called Biddy) (Canadian Nurse) Biddy's parents were English originally and Biddy had an English accent.

Fall --between the Anglican Church and the hospital.

Getting close to the nurses' cabin.

Victor Stewart clearing his net [Aklavik.]