Photo of members of the Moricetown (Witset) Fire Department climbing a ladder in a firefighting contest. Native fire departments of the Northwest gathered in September or October 1984 to test their skills and techniques. The Moricetown team won the regional contest as well as the provincial champio…
Photo was taken by Interior News staff for publication in the paper. It was retained by the Interior 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 members of the Moricetown (Witset) Fire Department climbing a ladder in a firefighting contest. Native fire departments of the Northwest gathered in September or October 1984 to test their skills and techniques. The Moricetown team won the regional contest as well as the provincial championship.
Arrangement
Item was found in an envelope with other photographs from the same date. All photographs in this series have been removed from original order and arranged in the order in which they were scanned.
Title based on photo contents and information from "Niwhts'ide'ni Hibi'it'ën: The Ways of Our Ancestors" 2nd Ed. by Mélanie H. Morin.
Fonds No.
C2
Item No.
P5676
Accession No.
2017.101
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 10.5 x 6 cm
Scan Resolution
1200 dpi
300 dpi
Date Range
[pre 1945]
Notes
Photograph is a modern reprint.
Identified are:
Back row (l-r): K'inots Peter Alfred, Francis Alfred, [Tommy?] Michell, Andrew Pierre, Jimmy Morris, Johnny Mack, Hagwilnekhlh Sylvester William, Namoks Alec Tiljoe, Mathias Morris.
Front row (l-r): Patrick Joseph, Tommy Tait, Sam Pierre, [George Way Holland?] , Frank Bazil, Pat Michell, Namoks William Holland, Peter Holland
Original database caption: "These pictures (P3714-3717) were taken at an old Indian town called Moricetown, on August 14. In this picture, the two salmon Warren Harrer's uncle bought for 25 cents."
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