An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
(a) clubhead is a cylindrical shaped rock, 11.0 x 5.5 x 10.3 cm with a groove extending around the centre of the rock. Another short groove crosses it in the centre to attach the handle. It has shallow indentations over the surface. (b) clubhead is an oblong shaped rock, 13.2 x 8.0 x 9.0 cm with gr…
(a) clubhead is a cylindrical shaped rock, 11.0 x 5.5 x 10.3 cm with a groove extending around the centre of the rock. Another short groove crosses it in the centre to attach the handle. It has shallow indentations over the surface. (b) clubhead is an oblong shaped rock, 13.2 x 8.0 x 9.0 cm with grooves aroung the rock near top and bottom
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-Augu…
71 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (40 prints). -- 1 item of print material
History / Biographical
Major Wharton Richard Tweedy, 1889-1965, was a soldier, mountaineer, outfitter and packtrain operator, and served as secretary-treasurer and Camp Manager for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1929 and 1942. Tweedy was responsible for setting up the camp facility for the 1943 Military Instruction Camp at Little Yoho Valley
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-August 1943; mainly horse packing and snow and ice training views, some by the National Film Board of Canada (possibly Harry Rowed and Lt. Bell). Accompanied by reproduction of drawing of Stanley Mitchell Hut