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Photostory #277: Ilkalupik: King of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
January 24, 1961
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Commercial activity
Food and beverage
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Food
Wildlife and game
Children

Photostory #277: Ilkalupik: King of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
January 24, 1961
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Commercial activity
Food and beverage
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Food
Wildlife and game
Children

Photostory #305: Play in the Land of the Long Day

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted; Lunney, Gar; Glunz, Bud; Roy, Jean; Wilkinson, Doug; Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
February 20, 1962
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Sports, recreation and hobbies

Photostory #305: Play in the Land of the Long Day

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted; Lunney, Gar; Glunz, Bud; Roy, Jean; Wilkinson, Doug; Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
February 20, 1962
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Sports, recreation and hobbies

Photostory #292: Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- Conqueror of Canadian Arctic

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris; unattributed
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 22, 1961
Subjects
Biography
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Government
Federal
National Gallery of Canada (NGC)

Photostory #292: Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- Conqueror of Canadian Arctic

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris; unattributed
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 22, 1961
Subjects
Biography
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Government
Federal
National Gallery of Canada (NGC)

Photostory #411: Canada's Arctic Marine Biologists' Far-ranging Study: The World of Life Under the Polar Stars

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted; Arctic Biological Station; Robertson, L.V.
Locations
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Arctic
Date
March 1, 1966
Subjects
Biology
Research
Environment and ecology
Science
Oceanography
Science
Biology
Landscape
Canada as wilderness
Government
Federal
Department of Fisheries

Photostory #476A: Big, Two-Pronged Mineral Hunt: Up North -- Where the Action Is

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology

Photostory #476B: In the Canadian Arctic: Multi-Million Dollar Exploration Program

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology

Photostory #476A: Big, Two-Pronged Mineral Hunt: Up North -- Where the Action Is

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology
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