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Prisoner of War Internment Camps Photograph Album

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Part Of
William D. Buck fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff inter…
Date Range
ca.1915-1920
Reference Code
V295 / PD
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
  30 images     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
William D. Buck fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V295
Sous-Fonds
V295
Accession Number
8010
Reference Code
V295 / PD
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
ca.1915-1920
Physical Description
1 photograph album (199 photographs)
History / Biographical
William D. Buck, 1859-1922, was born in England and is thought to have served during the First World War with the 103 Calgary Rifles. Buck was a Sergeant at the Banff and Castle Mountain internment camps, ca.1915-1917, and appears to have accompanied prisoners to a camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario after closure of the Castle Mountain camp in 1917.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff internment camps views of prisoners, guards, facilities, activities, incidents and visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia; gathering of prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing internment camp; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff camp views and funeral photographs; family portraits, Banff and possible Calgary; and Sergeant Buck. Consists of 199 numbered and captioned images, one un-numbered portrait on first page, as follows : Banff and area and Kapuskasing River views, 1 - 16 ; Castle and Banff Internment Camp views of prisoners, guards, activities, incidents and facilities, visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia, 17-88 ; gathering . . . in prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing, Ontario Internment Camp, 89-100 ; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff Camp views and funeral photographs, 101-118 ; family portraits, Banff and possibly Calgary, 119-148 ; published postcards of : Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, [Indigenous] portraits, 148-195 ; Sergeant Buck with dogs, 1919, 196-197. Span dates : ca.1915-1920 (actual date). Note: Two images are labelled #148.
Notes
Album also contains 47 published postcards of the Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, and Indigenous portraits that were not copied. Attached individual images pertain solely to the Cave & Basin internment camp.
Name Access
Buck, William D.
Subject Access
Camps
Cave and Basin
Internment Camps
Military
Mountains
War
World War I
Geographic Access
Banff
Castle Mountain
Banff National Park
Kapuskasing
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Finding Aid
Reference photocopy of original album
Related Material
Some views are identical to others found in James Anderson-Wilson photographs (V20)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
Album was returned to original lender.
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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