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    Title

    First Nations Woman Tending the Cookpot

    Subject

    'At Fort Chipewyan'

    Description

    A First Nations woman tending a camp cookpot at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis photo album. The slide shows the delicate shading possible in the colouration process, in the finely painted sunset sky.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    s035

    Original Format

    glass slide

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “First Nations Woman Tending the Cookpot,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 11, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/278.