Title: Drying Fish at Port Essington, B.C. in 1938

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: 1938

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 10 x 15 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 young Indigenous girl standing on the boardwalk, surrounded by fish that has been hung to dry on either side of the boardwalk. Buildings can be see in the background in Port Essington on the Skeena River. Handwritten annotation on recto of copies 2 reads: "Drying Fish. Port Essington. Skeena River. 1938." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 3 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C. Starry Flounder."

Note: Title based on contents of image.

Name Access:
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Subject Access:
Fish
Rivers
Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access:
Port Essington, B.C.
Skeena River, B.C.

Accession Number: WP1998-008-15839

Negative Number: JRW1867

Record ID: 5796


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