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A great find. One man has a caribou shank while Souci King holds the precious bundle of willow fuel. 1924. / Photographed by G. H. Blanchet.

[View of a lake]. / Photographed by Max G. Cameron.

Prominent cutbanks, south shore of Clinton-Colden Lake. July 1924. / John Russell.

Caribou on a hillside, Sta F 22. 1924. / Photographed by Max G. Cameron.

[View of a lake]. 1924. / Photographed by John Russell.

Our caribou hunter, Chas. [Charles] MacDonald. [Man holding a caribou head with antlers]. 1924. / Photographed by John Russell.

A Sunday job heating water, to wash your clothes in. Sta F 39. Clarence Laverty. 1924. / Photographed by Max G. Cameron.

[View of the barren lands]. 1924. / Photographed by G. H. Blanchet.

This file consists of one journal comprised of 21 black and white photographs (N-2002-005: 0218 to 0238) and accompanying narrative dated 1924. The journal describes a six-week surveying trip where Norman Robinson was hired to guide a Dominion Land Survey team from Ottawa led by Mr. [John] Russell. The team traveled by dogsled from Fort Smith to Fort Resolution and across Great Slave Lake to Fort Rae and were stranded on Hardisty Island during break-up. They were rescued by a Mr. Blanchet, another Land Surveyor. In addition, there is a short account of a summer survey expedition to map Artillery, Clinton, Colden, Aylmer and McKay Lakes in the Barren Lands at the east end of Great Slave Lake. The photographs primarily document travel by dog team and winter camping activities.

Please note that the PDF contains outdated terminology referring to Indigenous peoples.

Athona Mine Goldfields [Headframe, water tower and several buildigns at the Athona Mine in Goldfields, Saskatchewan. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Yellowknife. [Logs and buildings with the Yellowknife Drug Store and Yellowknife Supplies building in the background. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

The Snye. Ft. McMurray [A Bellanca Aircruiser airplane on floats landing on the "snye" at Fort McMurray. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton Alberta to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.].]

HBCo Docks Ft. Smith [Hudson's Bay Company docks at Fort Smith with pipes and fuel drums. Two boats are also visible. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

[Ft Smith. [A view of the shoreline at Fort Smith. An airplane (CF-AWR) on floats and fuel drums are visible in the foreground with boats in the background. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Yellowknife [Float plane G-CAHE Fokker Universal with fuel drums and and log buildings in the background. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Prospector Canoes Yellowknife [Several canoes, one with a kicker, pulled up on shore in Yellowknife. Fuel drums are also visible in the foreground. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Athabasca River at Abasands [Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton Alberta to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Lake Athabasca Cracking Stone Point [Aerial view of Crackingstone Peninsula on Lake Athabasca. Part of R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton Alberta to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Goldfields Road to Box Property. [Man on a rough trail to the Box property in Goldfields, Saskatchewan. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

The Portage Ft Smith. [Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Radium King outward bound [Likely departing from Fort Smith. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Yellowknife [Group of men and fuel drums outside of the Wildcat Cafe on Wiley Road in Yellowknife. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Yellowknife [Shoreline in Yellowknife with many boats and float planes. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Cooking Lake [The airport at Cooking Lake, Alberta, showing an airplane, extra floats, several buildings, and a windsock. This photograph was likely taken on the first day of R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]

Camping out. [Outdoor shelters and a fire at Fort Smith. Stop on R.H. Baines' trip by air from Edmonton to Coppermine (Kugluktuk) and back for International Harvester.]