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- 1926-1970, predominant 1928-1940 (Creation)
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109 photographs.
0.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
William S. Carter, 1905-1991, joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Regina in 1926. From 1928 to 1940 he served in the NWT at Fort Providence, Fort Liard, Fort Wrigley, Fort Rae, Baillie Island, Arctic Red River and Three River Bay. In February 1932 he participated in the hunt for Albert Johnson, the "Mad Trapper" of Rat River. He left the RCMP ca. 1947 and subsequently held a variety of jobs, including safety supervisor at the uranium mine at Elliott Lake, Ontario, supervisor of building houses on Saskatchewan reserves, and stationary engineer for the Department of National Defence. He retired in Regina in 1970.
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Archival history
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Gift of William S. Carter, 1979.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs taken while serving in the NWT: RCMP detachments, activities and personalities, Slaveys, Inuit, a treaty payment at Fort Rae (Treaty 11), Roman Catholic missions, dog sleds, drying fish, and the RCMP schooner "St. Roch" (1928-1940). Includes photograph of Carter in uniform (1926) and a letter by Carter describing the Albert Johnson hunt (1970).
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3HPM7H
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Tuesday, April 03, 2018