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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.

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.

The community of Fort Resolution, as seen from the deck of a steam wheeler. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

The exterior of the Catholic Mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, as seen from outside the fence.

First Nations boys, pictured in the meal hall of the Catholic mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories.

The boys' dormitory of the Catholic mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories.

A portrait of Sister St. Rose, the Mother Superior of the Catholic mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

A crew of men tow logs behind a rowboat, for use by a steam wheeler.

A Slavie First Nations camp, awaiting treaty money at Providence, Northwest Territories.