Frobisher Bay, NWT
Photographs
Click on the description text to view the photograph.
Aerial photo of the airport and surrounding area - August 1948.
Courtesy Transport Canada.
Eskimo in a kayak in the bay - May 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Charles Austin sitting on a large rock above the site overlooking the bay - April 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Barges frozen in the bay - March 1948.
They did not get out of the water before the first freeze in the fall of 1947.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Looking South from the Hospital area - March 1948.
The Radio Transmitter site is visible in the center of the photo.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
AF C-54 in the parking area and a C-119 (AF 7783) landing - March 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Charles Autin with his sled team - March 1948.
The white dog (far left) was named King. Note the radio transmitter building in left background.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
An Air Force C-119 being refueled on the apron - March 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Charles E Spuce standing atop of an ice rupture in the bay - 10 February 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Our radio transmitter building - 10 February 1948.
This building also served as my sleeping quarters most of the time.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Charles Austin standing by the only ambulance at Frobisher Bay - 8 February 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Eskimo children with the sled and a sled dog - January 1948.
Courtesy Charles Austin.
Photographic Credits
All photos are used with permission.
Return to the Details Page
Index
Return to Top of Page
Updated: October 19, 2004