Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1946-1954 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
0.28 m of photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of photograph collections of N.J. Turnbull. There are twelve albums containing 432 photographs of the Royal Commission on Forestry relating to Newfoundland and Labrador in 1954. There are also two photo albums containing approximately 600 photographs in total that focus on Kukatush, Kapuskasing, Spring Camp, Smoky Line, Groundhog River Drive, and St. Williams, ranging in date from 1946 – 1953. In addition to the photo albums, there are also 8 loose photographs. Six of these were found in Album 2 [B2014-0018/003P(01)] and two from N.J. Turnbull’s Daily Journal [B2014-0018/003(04)]. The majority of the photographs have descriptions and identifications on the verso.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Royal Commission on Forestry photographs were originally stored in albums according to date and location. They have been removed from this format and placed in boxes, however the original order has been maintained.