Title: Washed Out Rail Bridge East of Kwinitsa 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)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm (referred to as copy 3)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of a CN rail bridge washed out east of Kwinitsa during Skeena River Flood. Mountains can be seen in the distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 3 reads: "Rail Bridge Out Just East of Kwinitsa Lookng West. Flood of 1936." Stamped annotation on verso of copies 2 and 3 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
Mountains
Railroads

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

Accession Number: WP997-109-14188

Negative Number: JRW318E

Record ID: 2507


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