- yuk yuk-901
- Fonds
- Copied 1982 (originally created 1933-1977)
The fonds is in three series consisting of: 1. films and three accompanying sound recordings; 2. photographs; and 3. tape recordings. The 5 films are silent home movies taken by Rev. Ward between 1941 and 1958. The films are between 13 and 8 minutes and depict a variety of scenes along the Alaska Highway and Canol Road, and Yukon communities. The accompanying sound track is on three cassettes, only one of which is currently available. The photographs, which are available as black and white reference prints and copy negatives, deal primarily with methods of transportation in the Yukon from 1933-1946. Subjects include airplanes, caterpillar train, dog sled, river travel, streetcars, railroad trains, trucks and wagons. There are also images of houses and people, churches in Carmacks, Fort Selkirk and Teslin, leisure activities, waterfront scenes, townsites and scenic views. The 2 tape recordings are interviews conducted by Diane Chisholm in 1977. They contain Rev. Ward's personal accounts of life in Teslin and on the upper Yukon River, 1933-46. He also describes his life as an army chaplain and his observations on First Nations camp sites, boating trips, winter travel and the impact of changing transportation.
Ward, Robert, d. ca. 1998