Biscoe, A E. Album 1

Title

Biscoe, A E. Album 1

Description

44 items, An album of photographs taken during training and instructing in North America.

Date

2019-10-26

Publisher

IBCC Digital Archive

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Identifier

Biscoe, AE

Collection Items

Arthur Biscoe's 21st Birthday Party
Five photographs and one newspaper cutting from an album.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are of the cake.
Photo 4 and 5 are the party guests grouped outside.
Item 1 is the newspaper cutting briefly describing his birthday party.

Norquay Ski Slopes
Photo 1 is looking up the ski slopes.
Photo 2 is some skiers on the slopes.
Photo 3 is the Ski Lodge.
Photo 4 is Arthur and Mr Skinner outside the lodge.
Photo 5 is a deer.

A walk around Banff
Photo 1 is Arthur standing in the snow, on the bridge with Cascade Mountain behind.
Photo 2 is a montage of three photographs of Cascade Mountain.
Photo 3 is Arthur standing at the Cave and Basin.
Photo 4 is a postcard of an open air swimming…

Banff
Photo 1 is Arthur and colleague standing in the snow.
Photo 2 is Banff High Street before and after a day when it snowed continuously.

Upper Hot Springs, Banff
Photo 1 is the outside of the Upper Hot Springs building.
Photo 2 and 4 are heads of people swimming in the warm water.
Photo 3 is a woman in a towel at the side of the pool.

Bow River Falls, Banff
Photo 1 is one man standing on the ice covered Bow Falls.
Photo 2 is a man and a woman sitting on the ice at the falls.
Photo 3 is two photographs joined of the mountain behind the falls.
Photo 4 is Yvonne sitting in the snow.
Photo 5 is Arthur…

Bow River and Banff Springs Hotel
Photo 1 is a view across the Bow River to Mount Rundle.
Photo 2 is a snowball fight with Banff Springs Hotel in the background.
Photo 3 is three people in the snow with the hotel behind.
Photo 4 is the hotel.
Photo 5 is Arthur standing in front…

Bow River Bridge
Photo 1 is a view across the bridge.
Photo 2 is a view from the west side.
Photo 3 is a montage of three photographs joined together showing the river and the bridge.

Three Sisters and Banff
Photo 1 is the Three Sisters mountain.
Photo 2 is the King Edward Hotel.
Photo 3 is inside the hotel.

Arthur Biscoe's Quarters
Photos 1, 2 and 3 show his bed, table and chest of drawers. The walls are covered with mementos.

Christmas at Calgary
12 photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is the house where Arthur spent Christmas.
Photo 2 and 3 are of the Christmas tree.
Photo 4 and 5 are the dining table set.
Photo 6 is captioned 'Yvonne and Sid fooling around'. Behind is the dinning…

Snow clearing at Penhold and Christmas in Calgary
Photos 1 and 2 are snow clearing at the airfield.
Photo 3 is the snow-covered house where Arthur spent Christmas.

Oxfords in Flight
Photos 1 and 2 are starboard side views of a flying Oxford.

New York
Photo 1 is St Patrick's Cathedral
Photo 2 is the Rockefeller Centre.
Photo 3 and 4 are street views of the Radio City Music Hall.
Photo 5 is the Statue of Atlas and street scene.
Photo 6 is the Statue of Atlas with the Rockefeller Centre…

Socialising in New Jersey
Photo 1 is the couple that Arthur stayed with.
Photo 2 is two cars of airmen visiting Arthur's temporary home.
Photo 3 and 4 are two groups of Americans that looked after Arthur during his stay.
Item 1 is a brochure for the 'Louis' restaurant at…

New York
Photo 1 is skyscrapers of New York from Battery Park.
Photo 2 is Whitehall Boulevard.
Photo 3 is the Customs House.
Photo 4 is the Statue of Liberty.
Photo 5 and 6 are the Woolworth Building.
Photo 7 is Wall Street.
Photo 8 is the Law…

Niagara Falls
Photo 1 is a postcard with an aerial view of both falls.
Photo 2 is a view of both falls.
Photo 3, 4 and 5 are the American falls.
Photo 6, 7, 8 and 9 are the Horseshoe Falls.
Photo 10 is a horse and trap for tourists.
Photo 11 is the Rainbow…

Toronto
Item 1 is a napkin from the Royal York Hotel with 'The Sandwich Shop and Soda Fountain' printed on it.
Photo 1 is a postcard of Union Station.
Photo 2 is a postcard of the Royal York Hotel.
Photo 3 and 4 are two single beds in the bedroom at the…

Bill Butler and Toronto
Photo 1 is Bill Butler standing in a park.
Photo 2 is a view from their accommodation across parkland.
Photo 3 is a postcard of Toronto from across the bay.
Item 4 is notepaper with a graphic of the Royal York Hotel.

Cornells and Bobcats
Photo 1 is a Cornell on the ground with a Cessna Bobcat behind.
Photo 2 is a starboard side view of a flying Bobcat.
Photo 3 is a port view of two flying Bobcats.

Trenton
Photo 1 is the railway station at Trenton.
Photo 2 and 3 are the camp at RAF Trenton.

Postcards of Ottawa
Seven postcards of Ottawa.
Photo 1 is an aerial view of Ottawa.
Photo 2 is the Houses of Parliament.
Photo 3 is the inside of the Library.
Photo 4 is inside of the Commons Chamber.
Photo 5 is the inside of the Senate Chamber.
Photo 6 is the…

Arthur Biscoe and a woman
Arthur and a woman leaning on a fence, captioned 'then a spot of leave until my uniform arrived'.

Estevan
Photo 1 is Estevan from the air.
Photo 2 is Main Street.
Photo 3 is the Town Hall.
Photo 4 is the Post Office.
Photo 5 is the Hospital.

Arthur Biscoe and RCAF Estevan
Photo 1 is Arthur leaning on a wooden bridge railing.
Photo 2 is a distant view of the hangars at Estevan.
Photo 3 is a general view of the airfield with Ansons.
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