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Photograph of Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity : Alpha Eta Chapter
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- Graphic material
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PC1, Box 28, Folder 21
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1926 (Creation)
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Physical description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 13.5 in. on mat 16 x 20 in.
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Name of creator
(1893-1956)
Biographical history
Wallace Robinson MacAskill was born in 1887 at St. Peters, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He was the third son of Angus and Mary MacAskill. He graduated from the Wade School of Photography in New York in 1907 and opened photographic studios in St. Peters and then Glace Bay before moving to Halifax in 1915. In 1926, MacAskill married Elva Abriel, a fellow photographer. The famous Bluenose stamp printed in 1929 was based on his photograph, and he became internationally known as a marine photographer. MacAskill published two books, Out of Halifax (1937) and Lure of the Sea (1951). MacAskill was also the recipient of many awards, including the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron's Prince of Wales Cup (1932-1934, 1938), Thunderbird Crest Award for marine photography, and the fellowship from the Photographers Society of America. MacAskill died on 25 January 1956.
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Scope and content
Item is a photograph of the 1926 Alpha Eta Chapter of the Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity. The photograph shows I. Macdonald; A. L. Murphy; H. deM. Haslam; C. J. W. Beckwith (pledge); T. J. Morrison; D. M. Wood; J. W. Reid; C. M. Jones; Dr. E. K. Maclellan; D. F. Macdonald (Treasurer); K. M. Grant (Secretary); H. S. Morton (President); G. A. Winfield (Vice President); J. C. Thurrott (S. W.); Dr. W. A. Curry; R. R. Harlow; W. A. Hewst; J. G. Toombs; E. Cameron; and J. M. Beardsley sitting or standing in three rows. Dr. H. K. MacDonald, C. M. Oake, and F. A. Minshull (pledge) are absent from the photograph.
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Physical condition
Photograph is mounted on a matboard. Lower right corner of matboard is damaged.