Men wait on the dock with cargo to travel up the Clearwater River in Alberta. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.
A birch bark canoe, set on the shore at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.
Miss Christine Gordon poses in her garden near Fort McMurray, Alberta. She acted as postmistress for the community until the Hudson's Bay Company took over administering the mail. Miriam Green Ellis visited with Miss Gordon to follow up on her doings…
The Salt Springs Patrol, in the Northwest Territories. Miriam Green Ellis rides with them, mounted on the leftmost horse. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.
Miriam Green Ellis in a canoe crossing the Salt River in the Northwest Territories. This makeshift 'ferry' was pressed into service when fording the river by horse proved risky due to the soft mud of the bank. A coloured version of this image appears…