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    Title

    Composite - Steam Wheeler Under the Midnight Sun

    Subject

    Composite - 'The Northern Trading Co's Str. "Trader". Taken at 11:30 p.m on the Mackenzie below Fort Norman.'

    Description

    The Northern Trading Co's steam wheeler "Trader", photographed on the Mackenzie River below Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories, under the Midnight Sun at 11:30pm. This image juxtaposes the coloured magic lantern version with the photographic print included in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album. The coloured magic lantern slide version is on the top, and the album print is on the bottom.

    Creator

    Miriam Green Ellis

    Identifier

    c010b

    Original Format

    glass slide
    photographic print

    Citation

    Miriam Green Ellis, “Composite - Steam Wheeler Under the Midnight Sun,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/589.