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One of the first air mail flight planes in the north, at Fort McMurray, Alberta.
One of the first air mail flight planes in the north, at Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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Date
1929
Creator
Unknown
Person(s) or Group(s)
May, Wilfred Reid 'Wop'
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Robertson, Don
Genre
Negatives
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Photographs
Place
Alberta
Subject
Air Pilots
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Airplanes
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Airports
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Canada Air Mail Service
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Engineers
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Fort McMurray, Alberta--Airports
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Fort McMurray, Alberta--Personalities
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Postal service--Transportation
Archival Information
Repository
Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection
Frank H. Ellis' Aviation Photographs collection
Reference code
CA ACU GBA C0139
Link to Finding Aid
https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/frank-h-ellis-aviation-photographs-collection
Unique identifier
CU1126250
Legacy Identifier
na-463-49
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Conditions of Use
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"One of the first air mail flight planes in the north, at Fort McMurray, Alberta.", 1929, (CU1126250) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.