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    Title

    Steam Wheeler Cook with Fresh Fish

    Subject

    'Lake Trout caught near Great Slave Lake'

    Description

    "Doc" Griffin, a steam wheeler cook, posing with fresh fish (though not trout as the caption suggests). According to Miriam Green Ellis, he had started a medical degree and left it for the river life. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    s005a

    Original Format

    glass slide

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “Steam Wheeler Cook with Fresh Fish,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 11, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/250.