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Steam Wheelers - 'Slave River' and 'Athabasca River'
Two steam wheelers that travelled the rivers of Northern Alberta, the A & A Company's 'Slave River' and the H. B. Company's 'Athabasca River'. Both vessels are named for actual rivers.
Waterways Train Depot
Buildings on rough-cleared land at the depot of Waterways. This community, situated south of Fort McMurray, was the terminus of the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway at the northernmost end of the railroad.
Miss Patterson
Miss Patterson, on the boardwalk in Lac La Biche. On this day, Miss Patterson was travelling to be married.
Portrait of Bishop Grouard
Bishop Grouard, an Oblate missionary, at the Edmonton train station, June, 1922. He oversaw the vicariate of Athabasca-Mackenzie, and was active in the North for half a century. Bishop Grouard is credited with bringing the first printing press to…
After the Whale Hunt
White visitors pose with Inuit hunters and what appears to be a freshly killed Beluga. This photo is not taken by Miriam Green Ellis, but is included with her collection of glass slides. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.
Birch Bark Canoe
A canoe hulled with birch bark, pictured on the shore at the Fort Norman First Nations camp. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
Interior of Roman Catholic Church
The elaborately decorated interior of the Roman Catholic church built in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. The colouration highlights the friezes and extensive decoration by Father Emile Petitot, OMI. This magic lantern slide has been…
Laura with Car
An Inuit woman from Aklavik, Laura, poses behind the wheel of a car in front of the Templeman Bros. store in Edmonton, Alberta. An unknown man sits in the back seat. According to its sign, the store specializes in plumbing, heating and tinsmithing.…
First Nations Woman Making Snowshoes
A First Nations woman making snowshoes. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
Hauling Boxes into Camp
Men carrying wooden boxes of supplies, piled on the riverbank where they were unloaded from a steam wheeler, into camp. Such deliveries were infrequent and necessarily large. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.