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One of Miriam Green Ellis' many efforts to capture the Midnight Sun, here over the Arctic Ocean. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is the more delicately painted of two glass slide interpretations of this image.

One of Miriam Green Ellis' many efforts to capture the Midnight Sun.This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers. A caption has been written beneath the image.

One of Miriam Green Ellis' many efforts to capture the Midnight Sun. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, still vivid despite the scratches and wear to the pigment.

A portrait of Laura, an Inuit woman accused of beating her husband, taken while she was traveling South for trial. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers.

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…

A tar sands deposit eroding from the riverbank in northern Alberta. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers. The framing paper on this slide is glossy and textured, rather…

The Discovery Well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories, surrounded by the worker's camp, pictured from a boat on the river. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white…

A priest from the Catholic Mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories poses with a covered wagon. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers. A caption has been written…

Skin boats at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers. A faded caption has been written in beneath the image.

Mrs. Stefansson with her family. Mrs. Stefansson: far left. Alex Stefansson: third from left. Old Mary: third from right. This slide is shown in full, showing the black paper used to frame the image and the red and white indexing stickers.