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Modified photograph of Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, holding a moosehide 'tea bag' in front of her Fort Smith home. From the accompanying text:

'Mrs Connibear in front of her house at Fort Smith. It is probably the only house in the…

A man stands at the riverbank accompanied by a skinny horse and a dog. This horse is said to be the only one north of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

Miriam Green Ellis, pictured in a field of fall rye on Mr. Card's farm at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

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

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.

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.

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

Mrs. Conibear, trader and entrepreneur, posing in front of her Fort Smith home with a bag made from a moose fetus' hide. 'Tea bags' like this were used much like a market bag. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as…

Miriam Green Ellis posing in a late summer rye field at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

The Office of the Mining Recorder at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.