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    Title

    First Nations Baby in Hammock

    Subject

    'Baby 2 days old in hammock Indian family. Fort Norman.'

    Description

    A First Nations women cares for her children within the family's tent at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. A newborn baby sleeps in a makeshift hammock hanging from the roof support. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    p046

    Original Format

    photographic print

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “First Nations Baby in Hammock,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed December 1, 2024, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/443.