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:archives@uaa.alaska.edu
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Woman in doorway of FEC building in Cape Dyer.

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