Title: Mountain Above Kwinitsa Tunnel in 1946

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: March 3, 1946

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 9 x 14 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 mountain above Kwinitsa Tunnel where the snow came down during snowslide of March 3, 1946. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Big Snow Slide Came From Here. Above Kwinitsa Tunnel. 1946 Mar. 3." 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:
Mountains
Disasters
Slides

Geographic Access:
Kwinitsa, B.C.

Accession Number: WP997-45-12901

Negative Number: JRW322A

Record ID: 2549


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