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Colourful tropical fish such as these from Strack’s Naturgeschichte in Bildern mit erläuterndem [1826] were popular subjects in colour-plate books about fish.

Acquired in honour of Stacy Schiff

American Pictorialist photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn was a founding member of the Photo-Secession, along with Alfred Stieglitz. Photo-Secession members advocated for photography’s status as a fine art, showing their photographs alongside…

An elderly Loucheux First Nations couple at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, watching the boats come in. They have come faithfully for years, despite his blindness. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a…

An elderly couple of the Loucheux First Nation sit watching the boats come in at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. They have come faithfully for years, despite his blindness. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured…

A group of Loucheux First Nations, pictured at Fort MacPherson, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

Two women of the Loucheux First Nations. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.