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Loucheux Couple Watching Boats
An elderly Loucheux First Nations couple at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, watching the boats come in. They have come faithfully for years, despite his blindness. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a…
Loucheux Women at Forth McPherson
Two women of the Loucheux First Nations. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
First Nations Woman Tending the Cookpot
A First Nations woman tending a camp cookpot at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis photo album. The slide shows the delicate shading possible in the…
Mother Superior
A portrait of Sister St. Rose, the Mother Superior of the Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Catholic Mission. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album. The image…
Tar Sands
A tar sands deposit in a riverbank at Waterways in northern Alberta. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.
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…
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…
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…
Up the Clearwater
A crew of men wait on the river dock to go up the Clearwater River. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
Midnight Sun
One of Miriam Green Ellis' many efforts to capture the Midnight Sun. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is the more boldly painted of two glass slide interpretations of this image.