Collection - Them Days photograph collection

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Them Days photograph collection

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  • Graphic material

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Physical description

10,625 photographs: negatives

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Biographical history

Them Days magazine was established in 1975 to record, document, research and publish the oral, visual and written history of Labrador.

In addition to the magazine, Them Days Labrador Archives began in 1984 with the arranging of researched material into an archives. Much of the material organized has been donated by individuals, businesses and organizations interested in helping to preserve the rich cultural history of Labrador.

Custodial history

Scope and content

The collection consists of photographic copy negatives donated to the archives, copied from donated and borrowed photographic prints and original negatives made by THEM DAYS staff and others.

The photographs have been arranged thematically: Inuit, Innu, Metis, settlers, agriculture, clothing, furniture, sports, drama, housing, animals, landscapes, fishing, hunting, trapping, crafts, dwellings, tools, churches, transportation, toys and games, aviation, schools, dignitaries, visitors, medicine, International Grenfell Association, Moravian missionaries, clergy, musicians, wildlife, military installations and personnel. The arrangement also reflects the regions of Labrador.

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Physical condition

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Location of originals

Approximately 1000 original prints dating from the late 1800s from which negatives were made, are held at the Them Days archives. Location of some originals and location of collections from which negatives were copied is unknown. Originals stored in other repositories are noted in the finding aids.

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Finding aids

Negatives are individually described in a card catalogue. The information is currently being added to a database.

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Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

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Status

Draft

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created - April 25, 2013

Language of description

  • English

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