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Husky puppies, sheltering in the shade of a boat at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

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

The community of Fort Mackay, Alberta as viewed from a boat on the river.

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

A sailboat on the river near Fort Chipewyan. It moved too quickly for the photographic plate's exposure, creating a contrast between the crisp background and motion blur of the boat.

A First Nations woman tends the cookpot at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

A group of First Nations, posing with Bishop Emile Grouard before the community of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Bishop Grouard spent the first thirteen years of his missionary career, the period from 1862-1875, at Fort Chipewyan.

The steam wheeler "Slave River" waits for the wind to ease near Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.

A view of the tar sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, as seen from on the river. The deposits erode directly from the riverbank.

The Fire Rangers' camp near Fort McMurray, as seen from the river. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.