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Photostory #162L: English Lessons with Leah

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Date
June 17, 1958
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Government
Federal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Education
Special
Children

Photostory #289: Kenojuak -- Poet of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary; N.A.N.R.
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories [Nunavut]
Cape Dorset [Kingnait]
Date
July 11, 1961
Subjects
Biography
Kenojuak
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Arts
Visual
Government
Federal
National Gallery of Canada (NGC)
Gender
Women

Photostory #289: Kenojuak -- Poet of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary; N.A.N.R.
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories [Nunavut]
Cape Dorset [Kingnait]
Date
July 11, 1961
Subjects
Biography
Kenojuak
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Arts
Visual
Government
Federal
National Gallery of Canada (NGC)
Gender
Women

Photostory # 60: Number One Canadian the Nation's Busiest Man

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar; Lund, Chris; unattributed
Locations
Canada
Newfoundland
St. John's
Date
June 29, 1956
Subjects
Biography
Massey, Vincent
Government
Federal
Houses of Parliament
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Saint John’s

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 #306: Her Excellency, Madame Georges P. Vanier: Canada's Gracious First Lady

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted; Marcil, C.; Lunney, Gar; Lingard, W. [Bill]; Lund, Chris
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
Date
March 6, 1962
Subjects
Biography
Vanier, Pauline
Government
Federal
Parliament Buildings
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations

Photostory #306: Her Excellency, Madame Georges P. Vanier: Canada's Gracious First Lady

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted; Marcil, C.; Lunney, Gar; Lingard, W. [Bill]; Lund, Chris
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
Date
March 6, 1962
Subjects
Biography
Vanier, Pauline
Government
Federal
Parliament Buildings
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations

Photostory #266: Maritimers Have Fun at the Fair

Photographer(s)
Brooks, Bob
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia
Windsor
Date
August 23, 1960
Subjects
Festivals and celebrations
Government
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Agriculture
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Arts
Craft

Photostory #132: Relic of Canada's Fur Trade Days: Mighty Canoe Built for Posterity

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar; Newton's
Locations
Date
November 23, 1957
Subjects
Government
Federal
Canadian Museum of Human History
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Transportation
Water
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Wood
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