Hopedale, Labrador
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  1. Adjusting to local weather. Gayle Settle (KY), Al Thornton (PA), Ray Fritz (KY), Joe Kotok (PN) and Fred Shanks (NE) - December 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  2. Pay Day. C-47 landed on the ice - December 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  3. Down the road looking north towards the site - November 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  4. A fishing party. Henry "Skin Head" Koscinski (NY), Al Jarrett (DC) and Luther Milner (AL) - November 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  5. Making use of sleds in the snow. (L-R) Zipora Hunter (nee Karpik), Boas Freida, Christine Vincent (nee Winters), Julius Hunter, Sarah McWhirt (nee Lampe), Sophia Tuttauk - November 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  6. A successful fox hunt. Bill Plain (KY), Grover Taylor (WY), Walt Bircher (LA), Chick Scicchitano (NJ) and Bill Kennedy (OR) - November 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  7. A landing party. This is how we brought our supplies to shore - October 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  8. The first group of men on deck (USS Oberon) en route to Hopedale - October 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  9. Travel Orders for original 109 USAF Officers and Airmen sent to Hopedale AFS. Page 1 of 3 - 13 October 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  10. Travel Orders for original 109 USAF Officers and Airmen sent to Hopedale AFS. Page 2 of 3 - 13 October 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  11. Travel Orders for original 109 USAF Officers and Airmen sent to Hopedale AFS. Page 3 of 3 - 13 October 1953.
    Courtesy Paul Coutu.

  12. Recollections of the Bell Telephone Company - 1953.
    Courtesy Allan Banfill.



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