Recherche dans la collection - Department of the Interior photographic records (Prince Albert National Park) [graphic material]. Alpha-numerical series PL - Prince Albert National Park

Textual references to photography are noted in the Department of the Interior annual reports ca. 1905-1931.

A complete alpha-numeric index to the photographc records of the Department of the Interior is located in FA-021 and in the photo accession file for 1936-271.

Sub-series of photographs from photo accession 1936-271 previously acquired and managed by one branch of the Department of the Interior, the Natural Resources Intelligence Service ca. 1916 to 1930. The branch operated as a central agency with the purpose of classifying and disseminating documentation concerning Canada's natural resources and industry development. This organization was renamed the National Development Bureau in 1930, continuing to maintain and update a comprehensive photograph and lantern slide library containing views of Canada's geography, development and tourism. Upon the closure of the Department of the Interior in 1933, the Development Bureau's collections were transferred to other government agencies including the Department of Mines and Resources, Department of Trade and Commerce and the Tourist Board. This sub-series of photographs was transferred to the National Archives in 1936.