Laura, in Black and White

Title

Laura, in Black and White

Subject

'Laura'

Description

A portrait of Laura, an Inuit woman travelling to Edmonton for trial. She is said to have beaten her husband. Miriam Green Ellis did not comment on the circumstances of the altercation, but did report that Laura was sent back home without a conviction from Justice Murphy.

This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

People

Miriam Green Ellis

Identifier

p086

Original Format

photographic print

Files

p086.jpg

Citation

Miriam Green Ellis, “Laura, in Black and White,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2024, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/483.

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