RCAF Photo and frame

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2017.08.08a-b

Description

Associated with 2017.08.01-15. Image of a pilot from the RCAF in a glass frame embellished with [RCAF] gilded in gold colored cursive writing. Photograph is of a young man in RCAF uniform, complete with shirt, coat, cravat, and cap. Shoulder of the coat has a propeller and an eagle patch stitched onto it. Young man is Caucasian, blond hair, dark eyes and looks between the ages of 19 - 25. Background is a uniform gray. Reverse of the photograph is off white with no distinguishing marks save for one line of gray (graphite ?) near the centre. Photo is 8 by 10 inches. Frame is 10 by 12 inches. Border is off-white, at the top is the RCAF coat of arms with wings, royal crown and laurels. The bottom of the frame has the letters "RCAF" emblazoned in cursive script. The interior of the boarder is sliver and blue. The glass itself is fastened to the back of the frame with 4 silver screws. Back of the frame is a thick cardboard of some kind. There is a support attached to the back of the frame to stand the photograph up. a is the photograph, b is the frame.

Collection

WWII Objects

Cataloged By

Whit, Elizabeth

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pictures, Picture frames, Military uniforms, Military air pilots

Search Terms

Military, Photography, Royal Canadian Air Force, RCAF

Location

Container

Box 3

Shelf

Shelf 20

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Container

Box 1

Shelf

Shelf 21, Shelf 21

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

May 26, 2017

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2017.08.01, 2017.08.02a,b, 2017.08.03a, 2017.08.04b, 2017.08.05, 2017.08.06, 2017.08.07, 2017.08.09, 2017.08.10, 2017.08.11 a,b,c,d, 2017.08.12, 2017.08.13, 2017.08.14, 2017.08.15

General Notes

Note

Notes: Re-packaged in archival materials (Ellen Cotter, 2022). Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-01-28

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 26, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 31, 2025