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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.
Tags: frontier life, magic lantern, river travel
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.
Tags: magic lantern, midnight sun
Hauling Boxes into Camp
Men carrying wooden boxes of supplies, piled on the riverbank where they were unloaded from a steam wheeler, into camp. Such deliveries were infrequent and necessarily large. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.
Tags: frontier life, magic lantern
First Nations Woman Making Snowshoes
A First Nations woman making snowshoes. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
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.…
Tags: Alberta, Edmonton, Inuit, magic lantern
Interior of Roman Catholic Church
The elaborately decorated interior of the Roman Catholic church built in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. The colouration highlights the friezes and extensive decoration by Father Emile Petitot, OMI. This magic lantern slide has been…
Birch Bark Canoe
A canoe hulled with birch bark, pictured on the shore at the Fort Norman First Nations camp. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.
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.
Tags: hunting & fishing, Inuit, magic lantern
Portrait of Bishop Grouard
Bishop Grouard, an Oblate missionary, at the Edmonton train station, June, 1922. He oversaw the vicariate of Athabasca-Mackenzie, and was active in the North for half a century. Bishop Grouard is credited with bringing the first printing press to…
Tags: Alberta, album photos, Catholic priest, Edmonton, portrait
Miss Patterson
Miss Patterson, on the boardwalk in Lac La Biche. On this day, Miss Patterson was travelling to be married.
Tags: Alberta, album photos, frontier life, Lac La Biche