Collection search - Sandy Lunan, Hudson's Bay Co. Factor, baking his own bread, Baker Lake / Sandy Lunan, fait du pain au lac Baker

Baker Lake is the only inland community of the Canadian Arctic
Quamani'tuaq (huge widening of the river) was given the English name of Baker Lake in 1761. The only inland community of the Canadian Arctic, the
Hudson's Bay Co. established a trading post here in 1916. At the time of the photograph, the population consisted of 7 whites and 25 Inuit; self-sufficiency
and culinary aptitude were important skills in such a remote community
The caption of this record has not yet been revised through Project Naming.
pn2

Exhibition Title: On the Job. Curator: Eleanor Brown; National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2000.06.05 - 2001.01.07

Working in the Home / Le travail à la maison, Working in the home / Le travail à la maison