Title: Railway Covered in Water 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 the CN Railway tracks underwater during the Skeena River Flood. Partially submerged hydro poles can also be seen. Mountains can be seen in the distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of copies 2 and 3 reads: "Big Flood - Railway Covered with Water. 1936 - Skeena River." Stamped annotation on verso of copies 2 and 3 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Notes:
• Title based on contents of image.
• Copy 2 is torn.

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

Subject Access:
Floods
Disasters
Railways
Rivers

Geographic Access:
Skeena River, B.C.

Accession Number: WP997-110-14202

Negative Number: JRW318S

Record ID: 2521


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