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William D. Buck fonds : [Sergt. W. Buck photograph album, ca.1915-1920]
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150 photographs : copy negatives
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William D. Buck, 1859-1922, was born in England and is thought to have served during the First World War with the 103 Calgary Rifles. Buck was a Sergeant at the Banff and Castle Mountain internment camps, ca.1915-1917, and appears to have accompanied prisoners to a camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario after closure of the Castle Mountain camp in 1917.
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of photograph album titled "Snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Sergt. W. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain & Kapuskasing internment camps, North America." Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff internment camps views of prisoners, guards, facilities, activities, incidents and visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia; gathering of prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing internment camp; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff camp views and funeral photographs; family portraits, Banff and possible Calgary; and Sergeant Buck. Album was inscribed: to Dear Winnie, with love from Grandad, Xmas 1919.
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Acquired by loan for copy, 1994
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- Language is English
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No restrictions on access;Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
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Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints;reference photocopy of original album
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Some views are identical to others found in James Anderson-Wilson photographs (V20)
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Record No. V295<br><br>
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- Buck, William D. (Subject)