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A horse and rider, stuck in the soft mud of the riverbank in an attempt to ford the Salt River in the Northwest Territories. The photo captures the motion blur where the distressed horse is thrashing its head. This image is also represented among…

"Doc" Griffin, a steam wheeler cook, holds two fish caught near the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The fish are incorrectly identified as trout in the caption. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured…

A barge, stripped of its hide hull, sits on the river bank at Fort Simpson in the Northwest Territories. Hides for trade were often used as boat hulls, acting as both cargo and transportation.

Miriam Green Ellis, swimming in the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. She swam at every opportunity along the journey.

Major Burwash, arctic explorer, poses with Ethel and Mrs. Gooch in the woods near Wrigley, Northwest Territories.

The steam wheeler "Distributor", owned by the Alberta & Arctic Co.

Two men swim in the river alongside the steam wheeler. Swimming was a popular activity amongst steam wheeler passengers.

A portrait of Captain Bucey, at the helm of his steam wheeler, possibly the 'Distributor'.

Three children pose for the camera. The little girl closest to the camera holds a puppy, while the First Nations children in the background look to someone outside the frame.

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…