Report of Exploration & Investigation Along Canada's Arctic Coast Line from the Delta of the Mackenzie River to Hudson Bay 1925-1926

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Report of Exploration & Investigation Along Canada's Arctic Coast Line from the Delta of the Mackenzie River to Hudson Bay 1925-1926 Burwash, Lachlin Taylor

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A report about the Northwest Territories and the Yukon prepared by Major L.T. Burwash (L.T. standing for Lachlin Taylor, variously spelled Lachan and Lachlan). There are 142 typed pages plus appendices, photos, and maps. The photographs depict the local people and their lifeways, as well as some of Burwash, and the landscape. There is also a snapshot, a note about the book from a bookseller, a map of his travels, a pamphlet for the Northwest Territories 1933, and an obituary from the New York Times, tucked into the front. The book, text, and photographs, are all in very good condition.

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Title	Report of Exploration & Investigation Along Canada's Arctic Coast Line from the Delta of the Mackenzie River to Hudson Bay 1925-1926
Creator	Burwash, Lachlin Taylor
Date Created	[1914]-1940, predominant 1925-1926
Description	A report about the Northwest Territories and the Yukon prepared by Major L.T. Burwash (L.T. standing for Lachlin Taylor, variously spelled Lachan and Lachlan). There are 142 typed pages plus appendices, photos, and maps. The photographs depict the local people and their lifeways, as well as some of Burwash, and the landscape. There is also a snapshot, a note about the book from a bookseller, a map of his travels, a pamphlet for the Northwest Territories 1933, and an obituary from the New York Times, tucked into the front. The book, text, and photographs, are all in very good condition.
Extent	97 photographs : black and white ; 4.5 cm of textual records
Subject	Government officials; Indigenous peoples; Landscapes (Representations); Portraits; Travel
Geographic Location	Northwest Territories ; Yukon
Genre	Albums
Type	Still Image
File Format	image/jpeg
Language	English
Notes	Please note: This item's content was retained for historical accuracy and may contain outdated, and/or racist language and depictions.
Identifier	UL_1000; UL_1000
Collection	Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1000
Date Available	2015-05-20
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
License	This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Catalogue Record	http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/uno-langmann-family-collection-of-b-c-photographs-2
AIPUUID	b114f051-b552-4296-8a06-a834e3538acf
DOI	10.14288/1.0053440
Aggregated Source Repository	CONTENTdm

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Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca

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