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Three albums of cuts, numbered V, VI and VII, of illustrations, used for the Department of the Interior publications for travel in Canada. The majority of the reproductions are from drawings by Arthur E. Elias. The scenes show various activities, wildlife and scenery found in Canada.. Album V shows cuts of headings: "Camping in Canada", Fishing in Canada", "Motoring in Canada", Canada's Natural Resources", "Winter in Canada", "Canoeing in Canada", "Vacations in Canada", "This Year Canada", "Au Canada Cette Annee". "Preparation of Pelts for the Market". A publication titled "CANADA- Welcomes the tourist..." has reproductions of drawings by Paul Alfred. Album VI organizes the headings with scenes of the various activities associated with it like winter sports, fishing and different species of fish, camping, canoeing and boating. There are also many cuts of landscape views. Views of the capital cities of each province are also included. Scientific drawings of various types of home humidifiers are found near the back of the album. Album VII contains many of the same images as album V and VI but larger..

This accession relates to Photo accession 1966-084 which is primarily related to the Dept. of the Interior's public relations activities..