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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 #205: Dining Out for Pleasure: Canada Trains Restaurateurs

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Date
April 14, 1959
Subjects
Commercial activity
Food and beverage
Education
Special

Photostory #206: River Drivers Shepherd Rich Harvest to Mills: Canada's Spring Log Drive

Photographer(s)
Malak
Locations
Canada
Quebec
Trois-Rivières
Date
April 21, 1959
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Wood
Logging
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Paper
Seasonal
Spring
Pulp and paper

Photostory #213L: At Home in the Clouds: Bridge Building Mohawks

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar; Photographic Services
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Brantford
Burlington
Date
June 9, 1959
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Construction
Arts
Architecture

Photostory #236L: Eskimo Carvers at Stratford

Photographer(s)
Smith, S.
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Stratford
Ontario
Stratford
Date
November 17, 1959
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Arts
Craft
Carving
Festivals and celebrations
Arts
Dramatic

Photostory #236R:Wild Ponies of Sable Island

Photographer(s)
Brooks, Bob
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia
Sable Island
Date
November 17, 1959
Subjects
Animals
ponies
Environment and ecology
Wildlife and game

Photostory #194: Montreal's International Theatre: Drama in 9 Languages

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris; unattributed
Locations
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Date
January 27, 1959
Subjects
Arts
Dramatic
Arts
Architecture
Historical sites

Photostory #214: Fashion Model Elaine Bedard: Tops in Her Trade

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris
Locations
Canada
Quebec
Montreal
Date
June 16, 1959
Subjects
Biography
Bedard, Elaine
Fashion

Photostory #235: Prairie Painter: Blood Indian Artist Wins Acclaim

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Date
November 10, 1959
Subjects
Biography
Feathers, Gerald T.
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Arts
Visual

Photostory #199: Prairie Farmer James Gladstone: Leaves Alberta Ranch for Senate Chamber

Photographer(s)
Newton's; Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Alberta
Date
March 3, 1959
Subjects
Biography
Gladstone, James
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
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