Collection search - Photographs of Frontier College [graphic material]

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Photographs of Frontier College [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1899-1988.

Reference:

R3584-1-2-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

185130

Context of this record:

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Frontier College fonds

Photographs of Frontier College
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Series includes:

297 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1899-1988.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

8053 photographs.

Language of material:

English

Accession:

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Frontier College collection [graphic material]

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The series consists of a wide range of photographic material depicting the activities and history of Frontier College. It includes photographs of a bunk-house classroom; portraits of E.W. Bradwin, principal of Frontier College, and members of his family; Mr. Alfred Fitzpatrick, principal and founder of Frontier College, and members of his family; Frontier College activities, in Moose Factory, Moosonee, and Moose River, Northern Ontario as well as buildings, railroad bridges, railroad cars, and classrooms; Frontier College instructors and the various projects they worked on; scenes from various Frontier College work sites depicting prefabricated farm houses and barns in Western Canada, 1920s; farmhouse, and irrigation block in Alberta, 1920s; irrigation and Bassano Dam in southern Alberta, 1920s; Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, 1920s; groups of workers at camps and on various sites; instructors at various sites; portraits of several unidentified instructors; portrait of H. Sussman, Queen's University student/instructor; Frontier College headquarters building, Toronto, Ontario. Photographers include Alan Walker; and Brigdens Limited.

The photographs acquired in 2001 that are not housed in the files of textual records include prints of historical photographs; portraits of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mila Mulroney visiting Frontier College and Mila Mulroney at the Beat the Street program in Regina, Saskatchewan, November 1988; a portrait of Jack Pearpoint, president of Frontier College; and photographs of labourer-teacher instruction (volumes 489-490).
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Reid, W. Harold

Walker, Alan

Brigdens Limited

Abernathy, Wilson W

Block, Horace

Lasby, W.W

Wishart, Franklin O

Farmer, Colin A

Chantler, Howard McD

Willard, Jack C

Dobson, Herbert V

Clarke, Serson S

Twidle, H
Container note(s):

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489 : Holds 19 b&w photographs.
490 : Holds 27 col. photographs.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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103-020008-4
118-060008-8
1971-080 DAP
1973-167 NPC
1975-431 NPC
1987-143 NPC
1990-348 DAP
1994-228 DAP
2001-00826-0
2002-0095 VSA
90-222
93-329
MG28-I124
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3584] 489--490

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [FRONTIER COLLEGE 1994-228]

[Consultation 90 Open]

210;

[Consultation 90 Open]

5271;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV5 054;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [LANGBORD, EVA 1994-221]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3810;

[Consultation 90 Open]

3812;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [FRONTIER COLLEGE 1987-143] 4030

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [FRONTIER COLLEGE 1990-348]

[Consultation 90 Open]

4037;

[Consultation 90 Open]

C 0450;

[Consultation 90 Open]

RV3 166;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [FRONTIER COLLEGE 1975-431]

[Consultation 90 Open]

5818;

[Consultation 90 Open]

7233;

[Consultation 90 Open]

C 0073;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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