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While food was always a key driver of Western Canada’s economy, the war meant that Prairie production had global consequences. This brochure, published by the North-West Line Elevators Association, encourages farmers to tailor their production to…

A young First Nations mother, pictured carrying her baby in a moss bag. Her location and nation affiliation are unknown, though this image may have been taken during Miriam Green Ellis' journey to Aklavik.

This photo shows the front wrapper from Part 1 of Harris’s The Fishes of North America That Are Captured on Hook and Line (1898). The wrappers for the first part were relatively plain, but later parts (such as Part III shown in this exhibition)…

The verso of the front wrapper for Harris’s The Fishes of North America That Are Captured on Hook and Line (1898) includes advertisements for the work and testimonials to its cost and quality, presumably to encourage subscribers to continue their…

Tunnel Book. 7.5 x 7.5 cm; extends to 15 cm.
N 7433.4 B73 A6 W67 2000

This album includes photographs and objects. Particularly notable is the page that features a photograph of a church side-by-side with a piece of textile taken from the church altar. Both of these items have an indexical relationship to the place…

Wilfred Reid ("Wop") May, famous aviator, in his military uniform. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918 for his exemplary service as a pilot in World War I.

Wop May and Miriam Green Ellis were good friends; MGE reported that he…

A wooden storage box from the Miriam Green Ellis collection, with its contents displayed around it. Two of the cardboard boxes hold photographic dry plates, while the third contains magic lantern slide plates. The papers on the top are Miriam Green…