Slab of Native Copper
Institute for Northern Studies fonds, University of Saskatchewan Archives
Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 1. II. Slides – 1 to 500.
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Repository: University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/collection: Institute for Northern Studies fonds
Title of file/item: Slab of Native Copper
Creation dates: October 21, 1965
Extent: 1 slide
Scope and Content: A slab of copper on display outside the Yukon Historical Society museum at Whitehorse, Y.T.
Sign reads:
"This Yukon Record Slab of Native Copper - weight 2590 lbs. from the wilderness of the White River was erected by the Yukon Historical Society in May, 1958. Contract, Metro Kaduk. It is respectfully dedicated to the Pioneer Prospectors of the White River Country Frank R. Miles, Harry Townsend, Frank Slaggard, Clem Eminger, Bill Blair, and others who staked copper claims on the White River from 1900-1958. The Copper Nugget is the largest discovered in Yukon, possibly the Canadian Record."
File/item reference: Institute for Northern Studies (INS) fonds – F2100. Binder 1. II. Slides – 1 to 500.
Photographer/author: Institute for Northern Studies
Number of scanned pages: 1
Subjects:
Community histories
Infrastructure
Natural resources
People - Portraits
Tourism
Settlements - Cities
Geographic coverage:
Whitehorse, YT