The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Black and white photograph of three Indigenous women, two middle-aged and one younger wearing beaded dresses. One woman holds an infant on her lap.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Photo of family (2 grandparents(?), one mother with toddler on back). Elderly man wears cross around his neck and holds a walking stick. Mother with patterned blanket and beaded necklace and earrings.
Image depicts an elderly couple posing in front of their teepee with 3 young children. Elderly man holds a stick and is wearing a cross around his neck. They all wear western style dress, though the children have traditional beadwork around their necks. Teepee and rack clearly visible in background. Inscription on back reads: "Indian Family & tee-pee Cree tribe".
A photograph of two Native women with a child and dog in background. They are dressed in traditional beaded clothing and have braids and long dresses. They stand in a grove of what looks like willow bush.