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Supply caches at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. The structures have been built off the ground to keep them out of reach of animals. The closest cache includes a dogsled for winter transportation.

A man attempting to ford the Salt River on horseback. The horse has become stuck, the photograph capturing the animal's distress in the motion blur where it is tossing its head. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available…

The Northern Trading Co's steam wheeler 'Trader', pictured at 11:30 at night with the sun only just going down. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

The Northern Trading Co's steamwheeler "Trader", photographed on the Mackenzie River below Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories, under the Midnight Sun at 11:30pm. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis'…

Miriam Green Ellis takes a stealthy photo of a fellow traveller at camp in Salt Springs in the Northwest Territories.

A group of Slavie First Nation women and children, pictured at Providence, Northwest Territories.

Tents belonging to the Slavie First Nation at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

Skin boats at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. The hull is covered in hides, which would be removed for sale at its destination. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam…

A skin boat on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. The skins would be removed for sale at its destination.

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.