Old Graves and Air Strip

Collection

Herschel Island and Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Oral History - Slides and Pictures

Citation

Nagy, Murielle (Photographer), “Old Graves and Air Strip,” Inuvialuit Cultural Centre Digital Library, accessed March 21, 2026, https://inuvialuitdigitallibrary.ca/items/show/2738.

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Title

Old Graves and Air Strip

People

Nagy, Murielle (Photographer)

Date

1991-07-19

Description

The image shows old graves at the west end of the airstrip at the Shingle Point DEW line. We can see the airstrip in the background, along with a few building.

Taken during the Herschel Island and Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Oral History Project for the Inuvialuit Social Development Program.

Subject

Aerial photographs

Cemeteries

Runways (Aeronautics)

Places

Yukon

Tapqaq (Shingle Point)

Kaanata / Kanata (Canada)

Type

Image

Identifier

13-10

Is Part Of

YUKON_NORTH_SLOPE__II_OF_THE_HERSCHEL_IS_SLIDES_PICTURES_13-05_TO_14-15