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Reverse of Miriam Green Ellis' scratch notes, detailing the order of slides for one of her magic lantern shows. The note is written on a stationary envelope from the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, Canada.

Portrait of a young Inuit man, Alikomiak. He was arrested, along with fellow Inuit hunter Tatimagana, for the murder of four Inuit at Coronation Gulf in 1921. Alikomiak shot and killed an RCMP officer, W.A. Doak, and an employee of the Hudson's Bay…

A portrait of a Metis trader. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

Portaging. Men walking along the riverbank pull the barge upstream. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

Two men ploughing a field at Hay River, Northwest Territories, with harnessed dogs. There were no horses or similar draft animals so far North, making dogs particularly important as beasts of burden. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

A stack of boxes from magic lantern slide plates and photographic dry plates, from the Miriam Green Ellis collection.

Five men packing gear into camp. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

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.

Mrs. Stefansson with her family. Mrs. Stefansson: far left. Alex Stefansson: third from left. Old Mary: third from right. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

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…