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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.
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.…
Alex Stefansson with Friends
Alex Stefansson (right, at back) with friends in Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo…
Mrs. Conibear
Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, posing in front of her Fort Smith home with a bag made from a moose fetus' hide. 'Tea bags' like this were used much like a market bag. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as…
Laura, in Blue
A portrait of Laura, an Inuit woman travelling to Edmonton for trial. She is said to have beaten her husband. Miriam Green Ellis did not comment on the circumstances of the altercation, but did report that Laura was sent back home without a…
Alex Stefansson with Puppies
Alex Stefansson, posing with two husky puppies at Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Alex is the son of Mrs. Stefansson and famed Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo…
Mrs. Stefansson and Old Mary
Mrs. Stefansson with her family. Mrs. Stefansson: far left. Alex Stefansson: third from left. Old Mary: third from right. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
Inuit Women and Children
Two Inuit women with children. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
Portrait of Alikomiak
Portrait of a young Inuit man, Alikomiak. He was arrested, along with fellow Inuit hunter Tatimagana, for the murder of four Inuit at Coronation Gulf in 1921. Alikomiak shot and killed an RCMP officer, W.A. Doak, and an employee of the Hudson's Bay…