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Unloading supplies and a new snowmobile motor from a glider, members of the Muskox expedition completed the job in half an hour, and the craft was the(...)
Unloading supplies and a new snowmobile motor from a glider, members of the Muskox expedition completed the job in half an hour, and the craft was the(...)

Unloading supplies and a new snowmobile motor from a glider, members of the Muskox expedition completed the job in half an hour, and the craft was the(...)

Date4/29/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unloading supplies and a new snowmobile motor from a glider; members of the Muskox expedition completed the job in half an hour; and the craft was then snatched up by a Dakota to return to base; Muskoxers hope to complete 3;100-mile jaunt in May
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002259F
Within sight of Port Radium this Muskox expedition snowmobile crashed through a wide crack in the ice
Within sight of Port Radium this Muskox expedition snowmobile crashed through a wide crack in the ice
Canada. Canadian Army
4/27/1946
Looking like a native, F.O. Bill Alwood of St. John, N.B., a member of Muskox expedition, posed with two Eskimos at Baker Lake. The first half of the (...)
Looking like a native, F.O. Bill Alwood of St. John, N.B., a member of Muskox expedition, posed with two Eskimos at Baker Lake. The first half of the (...)
Canada. Canadian Army
4/3/1946
Suspended by pulleys the snowmobile is being recovered from the huge crack as the Muskox travellers beat their way south through deep mud and soft snow
Suspended by pulleys the snowmobile is being recovered from the huge crack as the Muskox travellers beat their way south through deep mud and soft snow
Canada. Canadian Army
4/27/1946
Yesterday leaves today behind as a party of men from the Muskox expedition tries out the Arctic method of transportation. The team of nine husky dogs (...)
Yesterday leaves today behind as a party of men from the Muskox expedition tries out the Arctic method of transportation. The team of nine husky dogs (...)
Canada. Canadian Army
4/9/1946
Forty winks are caught by Edgar Brownrigg while the snowmobile rolls on
Forty winks are caught by Edgar Brownrigg while the snowmobile rolls on
Canada. Canadian Army
5/7/1946
Twelve Snowmobiles will be used on the trek over more than 3,000 miles of snow-covered land
Twelve Snowmobiles will be used on the trek over more than 3,000 miles of snow-covered land
Canada. Canadian Army
12/12/1945
Members of 7th Tor. Regim Royal Can. Artilery in field
Members of 7th Tor. Regim Royal Can. Artilery in field
Canada. Canadian Army
8/24/1984
Members of 7th Tor. Regiment Royal can. Artilery
Members of 7th Tor. Regiment Royal can. Artilery
Canada. Canadian Army
8/24/1984
Ready for action: Cpl. Brooks Duncan keeps a sharp lookout as he and other members of his unit wait for the inevitable attack on their position. The reservists use only blanks during the exercise
Ready for action: Cpl. Brooks Duncan keeps a sharp lookout as he and other members of his unit wait for the inevitable attack on their position. The reservists use only blanks during the exercise
Canada. Canadian Army
8/28/1984
Cooling off, Pte. Dannelle MacKinnon, 18, of Halifax, is one of the 160 women who have completed basic training at Canadian Forces Recruit School this(...)
Cooling off, Pte. Dannelle MacKinnon, 18, of Halifax, is one of the 160 women who have completed basic training at Canadian Forces Recruit School this(...)
Canada. Canadian Army
6/12/1975
They're not lying down on the job
They're not lying down on the job
Beaty, Keith
7/26/1979
Army - Canada - Training - up to 1969
Army - Canada - Training - up to 1969
Canada. Canadian Army
8/1/1947