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A canoe hulled with birch bark, pictured on the shore at the Fort Norman First Nations camp. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

A birch bark canoe, set on the shore at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

A boat hanging in midair as it is navigated over a short waterfall. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

A portrait of Captain Bucey, at the helm of his steam wheeler, possibly the 'Distributor'.

Captain Myers of the steam wheeler "Slave River", leaning out the cabin window to smoke his pipe.

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.

A horse and rider, stuck in the soft mud of the riverbank in an attempt to ford the Salt River in the Northwest Territories. The photo captures the motion blur where the distressed horse is thrashing its head. This image is also represented among…

Miriam Green Ellis in a canoe crossing the Salt River in the Northwest Territories. This makeshift 'ferry' was pressed into service when fording the river by horse proved risky due to the soft mud of the bank. A coloured version of this image appears…

Miriam Green Ellis, swimming in the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. She swam at every opportunity along the journey.

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