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2015-07-08
This totem pole stands near the avenue in front of City Hall in Yellowknife, NWT. It was carved at Nitinhat, B.C., by carver, Frank Knighton and donated in 1971 by the People of British Columbia.
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2015-07-08
This lighthouse sits on top of a commercial building on Franklin Avenue in Yellowknife. A sign at the Tourist Information Centre reads, \"A Northern Lighthouse is a specially designed community space weather beacon that indicates when conditions are right for geomagnetic storms caused by the...
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2015-07-08
This work is one of many that are found on the exterior of buildings in Yellowknife. This work is painted on several pieces of plywood nailed together. The image includes a landscape with spring on the left and winter on the far right. The winter sky shows the aurora borealis. Animals include...
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Porcupine quill work on the replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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A replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Norhwest Territories is on display at the Legislature Building. Around the shaft of the mace there is a section of dyed porcupine quills stitched into diamond and checkerboard patterns in red and blue.The top and bottom edges are...
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2015-07-08
In hard rock environments, power poles can be erected in two ways: drilling or augering a large enough hole in the rock that the pole can be placed into it or placing the pole on top of the rock and anchoring it. In this case, rods have been drilled into the rock and the power pole has been...
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2015-07-08
Raised beds are common in Yellowknife, where there is little topsoil in which to make a garden. In this bed there are several flowers, herbs and vegetables including: marigolds, pansies, parsley, and chives (in bloom).
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2014-07-02
This building houses the offices of the Scott Polar Research Institute, as well as the Library, Museum and Archives.
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.JPG "Shackleton Memorial Library, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge England")
2022-10-12
The Shackleton Memorial Library is part of the larger library of the Scott Polar Research Institute. These doors lead into a "friends room" which contains displays and a meeting area.
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2015-07-08
White birch is common across Northern Canada.
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2015-07-08
This hair of a 36,500 year old bison was preserved in permafrost and found in 2007 by Shane Van Loon. It is currently on display at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Interpretive signs in the Museum tell us that the hair colour is similar that seen on European cave paintings of...