Identity area
Reference code
CA ON00156 DA 2016.01
Title
Digital reproductions of First World War photographs by Lewis Barker
Date(s)
- 1917-1918 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
78 JPG images
1 PDF file
Context area
Name of creator
(fl. 1917-1918)
Biographical history
Lewis Barker was a rigger at Camp Rathbun near Deseronto, Ontario, during the First World War.
Archival history
Digital images scanned by Lewis Barker’s grandson, John Pearson. Dr Grant Head met Pearson and encouraged him to donate scans to a Canadian archive. Dr Head donated them to the Deseronto Archives in January 2016.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred to the Community Archives in September 2016.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Scans of photographs taken by Lewis Barker, a rigger at Camp Rathbun, a First World War pilot training camp to the north of Deseronto, Ontario.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Images are available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/deserontoarchives/albums/72157661091278744