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Starting a Farm in the Bow River Valley, Southern Alberta, Canada. Winter Wheat and Alfalfa Farms in Southern Alberta
This attractive brochure emphasized the CPR’s three-million–acre irrigation block, located east of Calgary. Begun in the 1890s during a period of dry years, the scheme involved a series of canals that brought water to farms in the region,…
Stealthy Photo in the Salt Springs Camp
Miriam Green Ellis takes a stealthy photo of a fellow traveller at camp in Salt Springs in the Northwest Territories.
Steam Wheeler 'Distributor'
The steam wheeler "Distributor", owned by the Alberta & Arctic Co.
Steam Wheeler 'Slave River' Near Fort Chipewyan
The steam wheeler "Slave River" waits for the wind to ease near Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.
Steam Wheeler 'Slave River' Taking On Fuel
The steam wheeler 'Slave River', taking on cords of wood for fuel. The vessel is open to show the fuel storage hold.
Steam Wheeler 'Trader' Under the Midnight Sun
The Northern Trading Co's steamwheeler "Trader", photographed on the Mackenzie River below Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories, under the Midnight Sun at 11:30pm. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis'…
Steam Wheeler Cook with Fresh Fish
"Doc" Griffin, a steam wheeler cook, posing with fresh fish (though not trout as the caption suggests). According to Miriam Green Ellis, he had started a medical degree and left it for the river life. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured,…