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O'Regan, Brian - Interview
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1975Item number (ISN):257827Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:STONE, RaymondAccession:1996-0227Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1975Production company:Raymond Stone (Interviewer)Description:Interview by Raymond Stone of Brian O'Regan, former military Public Relations Officer. O'Regan describes operation Sweetbriar in the Arctic, the largest joint Canadian/American military operation in 1950 to test military capabilities in severe cold weather. He talks about the photographic coverage of the exercise, film processing and print distribution, and cold weather problems with equipment. He also talks about working with "Klondike" Mike Mahoney in 1941 who recalled stories about the gold rush and Chilkoot Pass adventures. O'Regan describes Whitehorse in the early 1950s, the take-over of the Alaska Highway by Canada, the radio programs he listened to in the 1950s, and the warm welcome the troops received from the people in the North. <40mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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