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Photostory #238: Song Chaser, Helen Creighton

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris
Locations
Canada
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
December 1, 1959
Subjects
Biography
Creighton
Helen
Folk and tradition
Research
Arts
Musical

Photostory #178L: Top Place for Lowly Potato

Photographer(s)
Taylor, Herb
Locations
Canada
New Brunswick
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
October 7, 1958
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Agriculture

Photostory #175: Homarus Americanus, King of Shellfish: Atlantic Lobster Reigns Supreme

Photographer(s)
Hunter, George
Locations
Canada
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
September 16, 1958
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Technology at work

Photostory #450A: Search for Secrets 'neath Sable's Shifting Sands

Photographer(s)
Ough, John
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia
Sable Island
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
August 29, 1967
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Engineering
Animals
Horse

Photostory #399A: Petroleum Exploration Rush Grows: Big Search Across Canada

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Northwest Territories
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #399B: Quest for Oil by Land and Sea

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Western
Prairie Provinces
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Northwest Territories
Date
September 21, 1965
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Government
Federal
Geological Survey of Canada
Science
Geology
International affairs
Commercial activity
Trade and export

Photostory #325: Legends, Fables Come Alive on Amateur Stage: Whimsical World of Canada's Folklore Theatre

Photographer(s)
Lansdale, Bob; Marshall, J.
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
November 27, 1962
Subjects
Folk and tradition
Arts
Dramatic
Aboriginal Peoples

Photostory #325: Legends, Fables Come Alive on Amateur Stage: Whimsical World of Canada's Folklore Theatre

Photographer(s)
Lansdale, Bob; Marshall, J.
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
November 27, 1962
Subjects
Folk and tradition
Arts
Dramatic
Aboriginal Peoples

Photostory #439A: Canadian Coast Guard Cadets

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia (Cape Breton)
Sydney
Arctic
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
March 28, 1967
Subjects
Government
Federal
Canadian Coast Guard
Education
University and college
Transportation
Water
Technology at work
Science
Astronomy

Photostory #439B: In Training to Sail with Canada's Icebreaker Fleet

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia (Cape Breton)
Sydney
Arctic
Eastern
Atlantic Provinces
Date
March 28, 1967
Subjects
Government
Federal
Canadian Coast Guard
Education
University and college
Transportation
Water
Technology at work
Science
Astronomy
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