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A sailboat on the river near Fort Chipewyan. It moved too quickly for the photographic plate's exposure, creating a contrast between the crisp background and motion blur of the boat.

Captain Myers of the steam wheeler "Slave River", leaning out the cabin window to smoke his pipe.

The community of Fort Mackay, Alberta as viewed from a boat on the river.

The Upper Pelican Rapids, located near the community of Fort Fitzgerald, Alberta.

Husky puppies, sheltering in the shade of a boat at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

The Office of the Mining Recorder at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This structure appears to be located on a farm property. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

The most Northerly bank, a Union Bank of Canada, in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. The man standing in front of the building is B. Beuer, the bank manager.

B. Beuer, the Manager of the Union Bank of Canada in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, pictured inside the bank.

Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, posing in front of her Fort Smith home with a bag made from the a moose fetus' hide by an Inuit craftsperson. 'Tea bags' like this were used much like a market bag. This image is also represented among Miriam…

A rug pieced together from seal and polar bear fur, made by an Inuit craftsperson.