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Five men packing gear into camp. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured.

A handwritten page from one of Miriam Green Ellis' journals, commenting on a wedding she attended in October.

A handwritten page from one of Miriam Green Ellis' journals, spanning October and November.

These photographs of Palmyra, Syria, are printed as glossy silver gelatin prints and were likely taken with a hand-held camera and celluloid film. Despite this use of twentieth-century technologies, the photographs follow a tradition of travel…

This panoramic photograph was created from three different prints, as we can see from the seams between the photographs.For another example of a panoramic photographic, see the group portrait of plumbers and steamfitters.This album is part of…

Codex. 16 x 24 cm.
N 7433.4 V42 A6 P37 2002

Papillons Européens: Nocturnes, Crépusculaires, et Diurnes demonstrates a method of recording specimens that predates photography: the nature print. With a nature print, the specimen itself is used to make an impression so that, as with…

The cover of Miriam Green Ellis' book 'Pathfinders', published by the Canadian Women's Press Club. This volume chronicled the history of the CWPC.

Altered Book. 13 x 19 cm.
N 7433.4 S8795 A6 P38 2000z