Title: Usk Hotel at Usk, 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 ; 10.5 x 6 cm (referred to as copy 1)", "1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm (referred to as copy 2)"]

Scope & Content: Item consists of the Usk Hotel submerged in water during Skeena River Flood. A mountain range can be seen in the background. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Flood Picture of 1936 - Skeena River." 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

Subject Access:
Floods
Disasters
Rivers
Hotels

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

Accession Number: WP997-110-14195

Negative Number: JRW318L

Record ID: 2514


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