Port Burwell, Labrador

Assorted Detail and Photos - 1930-1939


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    1. Assorted Historical Detail pertaining to Port Burwell - 1930-1939.
      Courtesy Assorted Sources.

    2. Title page of Captain JE Bernier's account of his voyages - 1939.
      Courtesy National Library of Canada.

    3. RMS Nascopie near Port Burwell - 1939.
      Courtesy NWT Archives.

    4. Rolling a boat through the ice at Port Burwell - 1935.
      Courtesy Geological Survey of Canada.

    5. Arctic schooner "Bowdoin" aground at Port Burwell - 24 July 1934.
      The heavily built hull saved this vessel from serious damage.
      Courtesy William Esson.

    6. Arctic schooner "Bowdoin" aground at Port Burwell - 24 July 1934.
      When her engines failed to reverse at Port Burwell, the "Bowdoin" was thrust on the rocks, where it remained until it was lifted off by the incoming tide.
      Courtesy Alfred Gross.

    7. The flag is raised at the Hudson's Bay Company store - 1934.
      HBC Governor Patrick Ashley Cooper has arrived and indigenous people listen to an interpreter reading the Royal message.
      Courtesy Canadian Heritage Gallery.

    8. SS Nascopie anchored at Port Burwell - 1934.
      Courtesy Max Sauer.

    9. An eskimo in his kayak at Port Burwell - 1934.
      Courtesy NWT Archives.

    10. Closer image of the eskimo in his kayak with Port Burwell in the distance - 1934.
      Courtesy NWT Archives.

    11. Kayak races at Port Burwell - 1934.
      Courtesy HBC Archives P1178.

    12. Kayak races at Port Burwell - 1934.
      Courtesy NWT Archives.

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