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- 1942-1945 (Creation)
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Contains 1 photo album
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Archival history
Donated to the Air Force Museum of Alberta 15 June, 2009 by Lynn Fairey, daughter of Mary Elizabeth and Walter M. Fairey. Accessioned and organized in the year 2009 by Chelsea Sambello.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Lynn Fairey, daughter of Mary Elizabeth and Walter M. Fairey 15 June, 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of photographs and diary entries in an album, detailing Mary Elizabeth Fairey's time serving as a civilian nurse to the U.S.A.F. up in the Canadian Yukon. The photographs covers the periods between 1942 with the start of construction on the "Alcan Highway" that stretched from Edmonton, Alberta to Fairbanks, Alaska and its completion in 1944.
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- English
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Existence and location of originals
The Air Force Museum of Alberta - Accession Number AF2009.012
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- The Air Force Museum of Alberta (Subject)
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- English
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Archivist's note
Created by Assistant Curator Mara Garbutt, March 2018.