Collection

Interior News fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Fonds No.

BF5

Series No.

S4

Item No.

P8765

Accession No.

2021.1

Physical Description

1 photograph; colour

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

February-March 2004

History / Biographical

Dan Hamhuis is a Smithers-born NHL defenceman who played for the Nashville Predators (2002-2010, 2018-2020), the Vancouver Canucks (2010-2015), and the Dallas Stars (2016-2018).

Custodial History

Photo was submitted to the Interior News for publication in the paper. It was retained by the News until being transferred to the Bulkley Valley Museum, likely in 2007, as part of a large donation of photographs, negatives, and textual records. Item was stored in Room 6 until being found in collections and accessioned in Fall 2020.

Scope and Content

Photo of an autographed Dan Hamhuis jersey raffled off by the Grade 7 class at St. Joseph's School to raise money for a class trip to Vancouver and Victoria in May 2004. From l-r are principal Gord Higginson, Hamhuis' mother and sister Ida and Cindy Hamhuis, and raffle winner Katie Williams.

Arrangement

Item was found in a folder with other submitted photographs. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.

Geographic Access

Smithers, B.C.

Notes

Appears in the Interior News, March 3rd 2004.

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail