Title: Selling Victory Bonds at Prince Rupert, B.C. in 1941

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: 1941

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 Eleanor Moxley, Mrs. Duncan Miller and four soldiers standing in front of a building made out of sand bags used to sell victory bonds on the 300 block of 3rd Avenue West. A sign on the left reads "Invest for Victory and Help Stretch Hitler's Neck" and a sign on the right reads "Come in the Dugout and Buy Victory Bonds." Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Elenore [sic] Moxley. - Mrs. Duncan Miller. 400 Blk. 3rd. Ave. W. Pr. Rupert." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Notes:
• Title based on contents of photo.
• Image is a copy negative.
• PA95709 is a Library and Archives Canada (LAC) copy negative number.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond
Canadian Armed Forces
World War II - 1939-1945
3rd Avenue West
Moxley, Eleanor

Subject Access:
Military
Streets
War

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP995-46-8483

Negative Number: PA95709

Record ID: 15763


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