Title: First Rupert Contingent Leaving

This record describes an item in the Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds.

Date: 1914

Physical Description: ["1 acetate negative : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 2)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of the first contingent from Prince Rupert on a ship leaving to join the First World War. A crowd of people can be seen gathered on the dock to watch the ship leave. Handwritten annotation on recto of copies 1 and 2 reads: "First Rupert Contingent Leaving." Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "For Overseas. 1914." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Notes:
• Title is a formal title proper.
• Copy 1 is a copy negative.
• PA95588 is a Library and Archives Canada (LAC) copy negative number.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond
World War I - 1914-1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force

Subject Access:
Military Personnel
Ships
Docks
War

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP997-60-13203

Negative Number: PA95588

Record ID: 15648


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