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    Title

    Skin Barge Frames at Fort Simpson

    Subject

    'Frame of skin barge. Fort Simpson'

    Description

    A barge, stripped of its hide hull, sits on the river bank at Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories. Hides for trade were often used as boat hulls, acting as both cargo and transportation.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    p093

    Original Format

    photographic print

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “Skin Barge Frames at Fort Simpson,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 30, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/490.