Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Photograph of the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police from 1880 to 1886.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
On the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in May 1875, Acheson Gosford Irvine (1837-1916) was appointed Assistant Commissioner and became Commissioner in November 1880. He was also in command of the police during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
Contributor/Editor
[Provincial Archives of Alberta, Blair Stonechild, Bill Waiser]
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
Yes
Publisher
[University of Saskatchewan Archives]
Publication Date
[188-?]
Credit
University of Saskatchewan Archives, Bill Waiser fonds, MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Lieut (Box 19); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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Resource Type
Images -- Photographs
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Image
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