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A steam wheeler travelling the Clearwater River, as seen from the bank.

A First Nations family, posing next to their tepee. The ubiquitous camp dogs occupy the foreground.

The main street of Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Two steam wheelers that travelled the rivers of Northern Alberta, the A & A Company's 'Slave River' and the H. B. Company's 'Athabasca River'. Both vessels are named for actual rivers.

Buildings on rough-cleared land at the depot of Waterways. This community, situated south of Fort McMurray, was the terminus of the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway at the northernmost end of the railroad.

Miss Patterson, on the boardwalk in Lac La Biche. On this day, Miss Patterson was travelling to be married.

Bishop Grouard, an Oblate missionary, at the Edmonton train station, June, 1922. He oversaw the vicariate of Athabasca-Mackenzie, and was active in the North for half a century. Bishop Grouard is credited with bringing the first printing press to…

White visitors pose with Inuit hunters and what appears to be a freshly killed Beluga. This photo is not taken by Miriam Green Ellis, but is included with her collection of glass slides. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

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.

The elaborately decorated interior of the Roman Catholic church built in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. The colouration highlights the friezes and extensive decoration by Father Emile Petitot, OMI. This magic lantern slide has been…