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Woman in doorway of FEC building in Cape Dyer.
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Identifier
UAA-hmc-1064-s501
Collection Name
Leland A. Olson papers, 1955-1961. UAA-HMC-1064
Title
Woman
in
doorway
of
FEC
building
in
Cape
Dyer
.
Description
View
of
woman
standing
in
doorway
of
FEC
(Federal
Electric
Corporation)
building
most
likely
at
DEW
(Distance
Early
Warning)
Line
site
at
Cape
Dyer
,
Baffin
Island
,
Nunavut
,
Canada
.
Another
building
is
visible
at
left
and
red
dolly
is
visible
at
left
of
door
.
DEW
Line
sites
were
constructed
in
Canada
and
Alaska
forming
a
network
of
radar
outposts
, and were
operated
by the
U.S
.
Air
Force
and the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
. The
FEC
contracted
with the
U.S
.
Air
Force
to
provide
operations
and
maintenance
for the
DEW
line
beginning
in
September
of
1956
.
Lettering
above
doorway
on
left
reads
: "
FEC.
"
Slide
mount
dated
: "
September
1959.
"
1959
.
Photograph
type
:
35
mm
color
slide
.
Photographer
:
Leland
A.
Olson
.
Creator
Olson, Leland A.
Required citation
Leland
A.
Olson
papers
,
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
Consortium
Library
,
University
of
Alaska
Anchorage
.
Subject.TGM
Women
Buildings
Signs (Notices)
Military facilities
Radar
Utility poles
Doors & doorways
Dollies (Moving equipment)
Subject.LCSH
DEW line
Radar defense networks
Corporate Name
United States. Air Force
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Federal Electric Corporation
Location
Dyer, Cape (Nunavut)
Region
Outside Alaska
Time Period
1939 to 1959
Date.original
1959
Type
Image (Photographs)
Related Materials
https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/specialcollections/hmc-1064
Ordering & Use
https://archives.consortiumlibrary.org/collections/online-materials/
Holding Institution
University of Alaska Anchorage. Consortium Library. Archives & Special Collections. 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508, 1-907-786-1849.
mailto:uaa_archives@alaska.edu
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