Camera Workers, 1858-1950

The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

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Sutherland, John W.[1]

Male 1905 - 1981  (76 years)


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  • Name Sutherland, John W. 
    Birth 1905  Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1920s-ca. 1942  Yukon Telegraph Line Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1981  California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1973  Camera Workers | S, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Amateur.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The Yukon Archives descriptive database contains this biographical history:
      John Sutherland was born in Manitoba in 1905, and moved to the Yukon in the late 1920s to work for the Yukon Telegraph Service of the Canadian Government. He worked in and around Cassiar, B.C. Sutherland was a photographer, and took many pictures of the places and people he encountered. He was married in 1942, and settled in California, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1945. He was involved with the Alaska-Yukon club of southern California. Sutherland wrote many articles, and his photographs were used in many publications. He died in California in 1981.

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] COLLECTION: YWA.
      John Sutherland fonds; URL (accessed 18 Apr 2021): http://yukon.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/ARC/DESC/SISN%204855?SESSIONSEARCH