Title: Skeena River Flood of 1936 East of Kwinitsa, B.C.

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 man sitting on a railway clearing vehicle during the Skeena River Flood East of Kwinitsa. A washed out building can be seen in the river in the background. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 3 reads: "Big Flood - Skeena River. 1936. Est. of Kwinitsa." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 3 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Note: Title based on contents of image.

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

Subject Access:
Floods
Disasters
Rivers
Railways

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

Accession Number: WP997-110-14205

Negative Number: JRW318W

Record ID: 2525


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