"The Great Silver Fleet" airplane and "The News" biplane at the Harbour Grace Airport

Aerial view of the Harbour Grace Airport, Newfoundland, showing planes, cars and people standing around. Cataloguer's title. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and B...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rorke Family
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1936
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/m_rorke/id/566
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Summary:Aerial view of the Harbour Grace Airport, Newfoundland, showing planes, cars and people standing around. Cataloguer's title. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area who are linked to it by marriage. Although spanning from the 1840s-1970s, most photos are from 1900-45, showing family events, homes and Newfoundland and Labrador locations. There is also an album of photos taken while James Rorke attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England.