Title: Indigenous Children at Miller Bay Indian Hospital at Miller Bay, B.C. on April 28, 1955

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

Creator: Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Date: April 28, 1955

Physical Description: ["1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 10 x 13.5 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 group of seven young First Nations boys all patients at Miller Indian Bay Hospital sitting on a bed and wearing hospital gowns. Handwritten annotation on recto of copy 2 reads: "Indian Children - Patients - Miller Bay Hospital. Apr. 28. 1955." Stamped annotation on verso of copy 2 reads: "Photo by Jack Wrathall Prince Rupert, B. C."

Responsibility: John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall

Notes:
• Title based on contents of image.
• The title contains historical terms that some may consider offensive. Although it does not reflect today's sensibilities, it is being maintained because it contains the official name of the body that created the records at their time of creation and provides evidence of the attitudes and usage of the time period.

Name Access:
Miller Bay Indian Hospital
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond

Subject Access:
Children and Youth
Indigenous Peoples
People
Hospitals

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: WP1998-006-15793

Negative Number: JRW2248B

Record ID: 6879


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