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Dr. Gerald Wright fonds

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Part Of
Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-pa…
Date Range
1965-1967
Reference Code
M585 / V805
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Organization record
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M585 / V805
Sous-Fonds
M585
Accession Number
2021.19
Reference Code
M585 / V805
GMD
Organization record
Photograph print
Textual record
Date Range
1965-1967
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm) ; 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 29.2 x 21.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Dr. Gerald Wright (1917-2007) grew up in Brecon, South Wales, and studied medicine in Wales and London, England, throughout the 1940s. He served in the British Army in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1942-1946 in North Africa and Italy. In 1951 Wright moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, due to its close proximity to the Canadian Rockies, where he maintained a general practice as a member of the Hunt Clinic. He went on to serve as Chief of Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital and the Lethbridge Municipal Hospital until his retirement in 1988. Shortly after arriving in Canada he became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and attended many annual camps, often as camp doctor. He also participated in ACC expeditions to Mount St. Elias (1967, unsuccessful), Mount Alberta (1967, successful as part of the Alberta Team), and Mt. Waddington (1969). He also successfully summited Mt. Robson on his third attempt at the mountain. Wright hiked extensively throughout Nepal, Switzerland, South America, and New Zealand in addtion to the Rockies. He was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was a founding member of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition, where he served on the Board of Directors, helping to plan and lead many annual hiking trips.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-page summaries of the attempt on the mountain [one written by Blanchard and includes a hand-drawn map of the area around the mountain], a Xerox copy of a letter written on University of Oregon Medical School letterhead listing the members of the St. Elias party and recommended medical tests to have completed prior to the expedition, a two-page typed list of gear & equipment, and a hand-written list of expedition members and the University of Oregon Medical School doctor and their contact information.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Wright, Gerald
Blanchard, W.E. (Smoke)
Johnson, Roy
Mock, R.G. (Tex)
Sharp, Dave
Swift, Bob
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Camps
Centennial
Climbing
Club
Discovery and exploration
Glaciers
Hiking
Map
Medicine
Membership
Mount St. Elias
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Photography
Records
Record keeping
Scenery
Sports and recreation
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Yukon
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Staples removed from letters and equipment lists
Biographical Source Notes
Memorial card
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
Date Range
ca.1908-ca.2011
Reference Code
M573 / V797 / S60
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Transparency
Textual record
Sound recording
Lantern slide
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Sous-Fonds
M573
V797
S60
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / V797 / S60
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Transparency
Textual record
Sound recording
Lantern slide
Date Range
ca.1908-ca.2011
Physical Description
26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
History / Biographical
Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
Notes
Lantern slides include wooden case.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Camps
Canadian Pacific Railway
Discovery and travel
Discovery and exploration
Empress Hotel
European travel
Family and personal life
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horses
Horseback riding
Kananaskis Ranch
Lake Louise
Lantern slide
Mount Assiniboine
Mountain
Organizations
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Poetry
Scenery
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and recreation
Sunshine area
Trails
Trail guides
Tourism
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Women
Geographic Access
Assiniboine
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Ireland
Kananaskis Country
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Manitoba
Mount Assiniboine
Rocky Mountains
Victoria
West Indies
Winnipeg
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Creator
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Category
Arts
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Contents of the fonds
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
n.d.
Material
paper; wax paper;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0225
Description
A book of photographic blotter paper. The front is beige in colour with labels and designs. In the top right corner and bottom left corner is a plaid like design, from left to the center is a oval with “Crystal-Brite” in a cursive font and illustration of a book (?). In the top left corner it reads…
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Title
Blotter Book
Date
n.d.
Material
paper; wax paper;
Dimensions
1.3 x 22.9 x 32.1 cm
Description
A book of photographic blotter paper. The front is beige in colour with labels and designs. In the top right corner and bottom left corner is a plaid like design, from left to the center is a oval with “Crystal-Brite” in a cursive font and illustration of a book (?). In the top left corner it reads “PHOTOGRAPHIC BLOTTER BOOK” and in the bottom right corner in a text box it reads “DIRECTIONS FOR USE Place the washed prints face down on the Blotting Paper and remove excess water by passing print roller over them slightly. Then turn print over with picture side to waxed paper. Put book in warm place with some weight on it and allow to dry. Avoid too much weight or heat. MANUFACTURED BY DAVID SPECIALTY CO. CHICAGO”. Inside there is one sheet of loose thick paper folded, the rest of the paper is alternating between paper and waxed paper.
Subject
film photography
photography accessories
photography
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0225
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Date
n.d.
Material
canvas; leather; metal
Catalogue Number
104.41.0233
Description
A square-shaped brown canvas camera bag with two leather straps wrapped around the case on the front side and one strap wrapped around the side of the case. The front two straps come together in buckles to secure the case. There are two leather handles, one attached to the two straps and another th…
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Title
Camera Case
Date
n.d.
Material
canvas; leather; metal
Dimensions
16.9 x 18.7 x 15.3 cm
Description
A square-shaped brown canvas camera bag with two leather straps wrapped around the case on the front side and one strap wrapped around the side of the case. The front two straps come together in buckles to secure the case. There are two leather handles, one attached to the two straps and another that is the strap wrapped around the entirety of the side of the case. The interior of the case is lined with a green fabric. There are two flaps from the side of the case that hang in the interior.
Subject
photography
photography accessory
camera bag
camera case
canvas bag
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0233
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Date
prior to 1975
Material
leather; wood; metal; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
104.41.0253 a-e
Description
A black hardshell leather camera case with gold detailing with two cut-film holders/double dark slides, a wollensak lens, and Kodak informational sheets. a) A black hardshell leather camera case with gold detailing, including three clasps with one missing the hinge and a large one in the middle wit…
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Title
Camera Case
Date
prior to 1975
Material
leather; wood; metal; plastic; paper
Dimensions
24.8 x 34.2 x 15.6 cm
Description
A black hardshell leather camera case with gold detailing with two cut-film holders/double dark slides, a wollensak lens, and Kodak informational sheets. a) A black hardshell leather camera case with gold detailing, including three clasps with one missing the hinge and a large one in the middle with a spot for a key to lock it. Each corner of the case features gold detailing. There is a black handle on top attached via rings. Along the shorter side are two rings, presumably to attach a longer carrying strap for the case. The interior of the case is covered in dark green velvet, with two compartments in the main body - one slightly smaller than the other, and multiple compartments in the top with coverings held by button clasps. The left side compartment is a single square and the right side has three compartments - two small squares stacked and a rectangle that features a cut-out in the covering to reveal a strip of the compartment. In the bottom of the case is a short cord photography accessory and a bent metal track for a camera(?)b & c) Two identical cut-film holders/double dark slides. They are all black film holders. The slide handles are thin metal rods in the middle of the holder. One side along the edges of the frame features stamped text which reads “3 1/4 x 4 1/4 GRAFLEX FILM S. PAT 2056144” “MADE IN U.S.A. BY GRAFLEX INC ROCHESTER, N.J.” On b) there are two stickers, one on each side, with handwriting one reads “3” and the other “B 1 W 64”. On c) there are two stickers, one on each side, with handwriting reads “5” and “B 6 W 64”. 15.4 x 10.1 x 1.3 cm d) A Wollensak 65mm Raptar Wide angle lens mounted on a black painted board. The board is square with the front having a raised layer of board and an “A” stamped into one of the corners. The inscription on the inner part of the lens reads “WOLLENSAK 65MM f/6.8 CW RAPTAR WIDE ANGLE No A553800” and aperture ring with “22” “16” “11” “8” “6.8” “f”. It comes with an orange rubber cap that reads “WOLLENSAK”. 2.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm [inside the top part of the lid on the left side] e) Two sheets of information sheets. A smaller one for “KODAK EKTACHROME FILM, Daylight Type” with information about emulsion number, speed, electronic flash, and colour balance. [13.3 x 11.8 cm] The larger folded sheet is for “KODAK PANATOMIC-X SHEET FILM” with information about exposure and development. One side is in english and the other in french. [26.7 x 23.8 cm] e)
Subject
film photography
photography
photography accessory
Kodak
Harmon
Wollensak
Credit
Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.41.0253 a-e
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal; glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.0236
Description
A small metal lens with multiple layers of rings that turn to make adjustments to the lens. There is white text on the inside of the front of the lens which reads “(35 MM) f/3.5 SER. NO. 477034 WOLLENSAK TYPE-V, 1 3/8 IN.” On the bottom of the lens white text reads “7034”. From the front to the bac…
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Title
Camera Lens
Date
n.d.
Material
metal; glass
Dimensions
3.5 cm
Description
A small metal lens with multiple layers of rings that turn to make adjustments to the lens. There is white text on the inside of the front of the lens which reads “(35 MM) f/3.5 SER. NO. 477034 WOLLENSAK TYPE-V, 1 3/8 IN.” On the bottom of the lens white text reads “7034”. From the front to the back of the lens some of the rings have numbers around, the first one reads “16” “32” “64”, the next one “BHD” “3.5” “BHD 3.5” “BHD” “3.5”, and the final ring reads “3.5” “4” “5.6” 8 “11” “16”.
Subject
film photography
photography accessory
camera lens
lens
photography
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0236
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; glass; metal; felt
Catalogue Number
104.41.0238 a,b
Description
A set of two different wooden contact printing frames.a) The larger of the two contact printing frames. The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved.…
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Title
Contact Frame
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; glass; metal; felt
Dimensions
2.1 x 16.5 x 21.4 cm
Description
A set of two different wooden contact printing frames.a) The larger of the two contact printing frames. The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved. On the back of the frame is an insert back that is hinged off center. There is grey felt on the internal side facing the glass plate, where the two strips of black metal are visible alongside two other strips of black metal in the corner of one side fixed in an L shape, each strip has a small piece of measuring tape(?). Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. On the back of the frame is stamped text that reads “KODAK AUTO. MASK PRINTING FRAME” “FOR NEGATIVES 4 X 5 3 1/4 X 5 1/2 AND SMALLER” “PAT’D { JULY 14, 1914 NOV. 9, 1915 RE. APR. 18, 1916” “EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE In U.S.A.” b) A smaller of the two contact printing frames. The frame is wooden all the way around with an insert back that is hinged off center. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. The back is held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. It is a simpler version of a). 2.1 x 14.4 x 16.9 cm.
Subject
film photography
photography accessories
darkroom
Kodak
photography
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0238 a,b
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Date
prior to 1977
Material
wood; metal; glass; felt
Catalogue Number
104.41.0268 a,b
Description
A set of two wooden contact printing frames. a) The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved. On the back of the frame is an insert back that is hing…
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Title
Contact Frame
Date
prior to 1977
Material
wood; metal; glass; felt
Dimensions
21.5 x 16.5 x 2.0 cm
Description
A set of two wooden contact printing frames. a) The frame is wooden all the way around with two metal handles on the short side and long side, with black strips of metal that wrap around the handle and are inside the frame, which can be moved. On the back of the frame is an insert back that is hinged off center. There is grey felt on the internal side facing the glass plate, where the two strips of black metal are visible alongside two other strips of black metal in the corner of one side fixed in an L shape, each strip has a small piece of measuring tape(?). Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. On the back of the frame is stamped text that reads “KODAK AUTO. MASK PRINTING FRAME” “FOR NEGATIVES” “4 X 5 3 1/4 X 5 1/2 AND SMALLER” “MADE IN U.S.A. BY” “EASTMAN KODAK CO.” “ROCHESTER, N.Y.” “T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” There is a silver sticker with writing, “SOLE IMPORTER INTO CANADA” “CANADIAN” “KODAK CO., LIMITED” “TORONTO”. b) A wooden contact printing frame: wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. Stamped on the back in black text which reads “EASTMAN PRINTING FRAME” “FOR 5 X 7 NEGATIVES” “EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.” On both long sides of the frame, back and front, are black foam strips. 20.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm.
Subject
film photography
photography accessories
darkroom
Kodak
photography
Moore;
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
104.41.0268 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; glass; metal; felt
Catalogue Number
104.41.0228 a-c
Description
A pair of three contact printing frames of various sizes. a) A wooden contact printing frame: wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. Stamped on the…
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Title
Contact Print Frame
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; glass; metal; felt
Dimensions
17.6 x 11.9 x 2.1 cm
Description
A pair of three contact printing frames of various sizes. a) A wooden contact printing frame: wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. Stamped on the back in black text which reads “EASTMAN PRINTING FRAME FOR 3 1/4 x 5 1/3 NEGATIVES” “EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”b) A darker wooden contact printing, wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center with a strip of black tape(?) ran across the hinge. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate. Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. Stamped on the back in black text which reads “EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y.” “FLEXO MADE IN U.S.A. FOR 4 X 5 PLATES.” 15.4 x 12.8 x 1.9 cm.c) A larger wooden contact printing, wood frame with insert back that is hinged off center with a strip of black tape. There is white felt on the internal side facing the glass plate (which is missing). Back held in by metal clips which slide under a lip provided in frame. At the top is a small loop for possible hanging. 21.4 x 15.0 x 1.8 cm.
Subject
film photography
photography accessories
darkroom
Kodak
photography
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0228 a-c
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Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal; wood; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.41.0251
Description
Graflex 3 1/4” x 4 1/4” cut film magazine: black painted rectangular box open on one side with a framed slide protecting the film inside; red circular window on the back hidden by a hinged metallic flap with engraved inscription that reads “GRAFLEX” “TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” “CUT” “FILM MAGA…
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Title
Cut-Film Magazine
Date
n.d.
Material
leather; metal; wood; plastic
Dimensions
24.5 x 10.0 x 3.5 cm
Description
Graflex 3 1/4” x 4 1/4” cut film magazine: black painted rectangular box open on one side with a framed slide protecting the film inside; red circular window on the back hidden by a hinged metallic flap with engraved inscription that reads “GRAFLEX” “TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” “CUT” “FILM MAGAZINE” “MADE BY” “GRAFLEX, INC.” “ROCHESTER 8 NEW YORK, U.S.A.”. A concealed button on one small side, opposite to the leather changing bag held by strap and press button, which opens the back to load film into the magazine. There is two stickers on the back with pencil handwriting, one sticker is illegible and the other reads “11 ONLY”
Subject
film photography
cut film
photography
photography accessory
Harmon
Credit
Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.41.0251
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