Material Type

Photograph

Description Level

Item

Creator

Isreal C. Shank

Physical Description

1 black and white photograph

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Compiled by Inspector I.C. Shank. Isreal Shank was born in Athabasca in 1911, the eldest of 15 children born to Eddie Jedeon Shank and Rosana Goulet. He attended the Olds School of Agriculture from 1928-1930 and worked at the Dominion Experimental Sub-station, Beaverlodge. He joined the RCMP in 1934 and retired in 1969 as a Chief-Superintendent. Mr. Shank died in 2006.

Acquisition Source

Barber, Ronald J. -Lethbridge, Alta.

Scope and Content

Erased yet readable names on back of picture, matching images on front, left to right: Cst. Laurie, Cst. Randle, Cst. Ward, "Decker" Drury Low, Hector Matheson, Unknown Sitting. Noted below these in pencil is: Only identified is center man - Cst. Drury Low of Writing-on-Stone Detachment (Remittance man). Original owner of picture is Cpl. Mantle, 3607 Rakewood Road, Lethbridge.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20061045103

Collection

Archive

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