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Wilfred Reid ("Wop") May, famous aviator, in his military uniform. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918 for his exemplary service as a pilot in World War I.

Wop May and Miriam Green Ellis were good friends; MGE reported that he…

Miriam Green Ellis poses with Winnifred Martin on the steps of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia in 1913.

Buildings on rough-cleared land at the depot of Waterways. This community, situated south of Fort McMurray, was the terminus of the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway at the northernmost end of the railroad.

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

Men wait on the dock with cargo to travel up the Clearwater River in Alberta. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

Two Slavie First Nations women at Providence, Northwest Territories, the younger of whom carries a small child in a sling on her back. They may represent three generations of the same family. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis'…

Two Loucheux women, pictured at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

Two First Nations women at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

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

Three children pose for the camera. The little girl closest to the camera holds a puppy, while the First Nations children in the background look to someone outside the frame.