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Carl Shales sous-fonds
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Sous-fonds
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1857-1969 (Creation)
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- Shales, Carl
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ca. 240 photographs, 0.12 m of textual records
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Carl Shales was a pilot, military flight trainer, and mechanic in Kingston, Ontario. Born in Perth, Ontario, Carl joined the Royal Air Force in 1917. He would continue his service as a trainer for fighter pilots in London and Regina during the Second World War. He opened a car dealership in Kingston in the 1930s, and later worked at Queen's University in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He married Helen Carson in 1920.
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Sous-fonds consists of records created and received by Carl Shales during his service in the Royal Air Force in the First World War, as a flight trainer in the Second World War, and as a mechanic. Includes a photo journal of a car trip across Canada in 1928, and images of Kingston, as well as correspondence.