This album, comprised of 66 pages on which 268 photographs are mounted, consists solely of images of reindeer from Alaska and the government Reindeer Station that was set up in the Northwest Territories by the Department of the Interior. There is also scenery and landscapes of the area near Reindeer Station. Photos mostly by A.E. Porsild and M. Meikle. Photos also by J.A. Urquhart, R.T. Porsild, H.W. Nesbitt, J.A. Parsons, Mrs. F. McIniss, J. Clarke, D.L. McKeand, S. Mason, J.F. Moran, W.E. Hogan and a series of photographs from L.T. Burwash. The album contains a photo collection index from 1981 which provides more context for some of the photos. Information for the index provided by a Mr. Douglas.
The following places can be found in the album: Reindeer Station; Mackenzie Delta and River; Kitigazuit; Kidluit Bay, N.W.T.; Anticasti Island; Sand Point; reindeer summer range, Richard Island; reindeer winter range; Amadjuak, Alaska; fawning grounds.
The following events can be found in the album: unloading lumber off of boat; reindeer being herded from Alaska to Reindeer Station; snowmobile/tractor pulling a load; "cut-out" scenes and herding in corrals; digging meat cellar; reindeer in water; sled deer in training.
The following objects can be found in the album: new and old buildings at Reindeer Station; S.S. Medico; M.S. Margaret A; herders' tents and camps; Inuit schooner; M.B. Ram, reindeer project boat; corrals; reindeer meat and skins.
The following animals can be found in the album: reindeer; sled dogs.
The following people can be found in the album: group at Christmas (R.T. Porsild family? With Laplanders?); Inuit adults and children; C.K. LeCapelain; reindeer herders and their families; Wallace Lucas, Native herd owner; Mikkel Pulk, chief herder; reindeer round-up workers.
Missing Photographs:
1. 1937 9-582a M.M. "Reindeer in corrals"
2. 1937 9-582b M.M. "Reindeer in corrals"
3. 1937 9-582g M.M
