Title: Washed out Rail Bridge East of Kwinitsa, B.C. During the Skeena River Flood of 1936

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: 1936

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 2)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of a washed out CN rail bridge and downed power lines during the Skeena River Flood. Mountains can be seen in the background. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Washed Out Rail Bridge East of Kwinitsa - Big Flood. 1936." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Note: Title based on contents of image.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond
Canadian National Railway

Subject Access:
Rivers
Floods
Disasters
Bridges
Railways

Geographic Access:
Skeena River, B.C.
Kwinitsa, B.C.

Accession Number: WP997-109-14185

Negative Number: JRW318

Record ID: 2502


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