Photography

A photograph of Fort Pelly trading post in 1887. Two non-Aboriginal couples are posing for photo, standing on top of the new plank fence palisade.

Historical note:

Fort Pelly was located at the Indian Elbow of the Assiniboine River located eight miles south-west of the site of the present village of Pelly. Fort Pelly was built in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The high palisade fence that surrounded the Fort in 1872 has been replaced by a plank fence in this photo.

Image of Fort Pitt with tent and foliage in foreground, Fort Pitt in background.

A photograph of the site of Fort Pitt taken in 1947. It was the Hudson Bay trading post on the North Saskatchewan River between Battleford and Edmonton that was looted and burned by Plains Cree warriors during the 1885 resistance. The depression next to the river on the right is where the NWMP were allowed to leave the Fort on a scow and float downriver to Battleford.

Historical note:

A photograph of the Anglican Church in the Fort Pitt District between Onion Lake Reserve and the town of Frenchman Butte Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885. The article appeared in the Star Phoenix October 23, 1947.

Image of Red River carts and oxen in background. A Metis man sits atop a cart. [Fort Smith] buildings in far background; summer scene.

File contains 4 negatives of men pouring the foundation for the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, on July 19, 1986.

Editor's introductory article to issue comments on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the late 1800s by photographers looking to capture, "cowboys and Indians".

Describes photographs of dancers taken at Fort Berthold, North Dakota.

File contains 12 negatives showing traditional dancers at a pow wow on November 14, 2008. The dancers range from adults to children and are clothed in traditional garb. The pow wow was held at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre from November 14, 1990.

File contains 12 negatives showing traditional dancers at a pow wow on November 14, 2008. The dancers range from adults to children and are clothed in traditional garb. The pow wow was held at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre from November 14, 1990.

Image of cairn/monument at Frog Lake.

Historical note:

"Although it was not a military engagement, the incident known as the Frog Lake Massacre proved to be one of the most influential events associated with the North-West Resistance. Incited by hunger and mistreatment rather than political motives, a breakaway element of the Plains Cree murdered nine White men on the morning of April 2, 1885, in Frog Lake, North-West Territories (now Alberta).

Image of cemetery at Frog Lake. Visible are the following grave markings: W. Gilchrist, C. Gouin, and Wolliscroft and T. Quinn. Two others are included but blurred.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2006.

Discusses two different library web projects that make direct use of the Internet to improve descriptions of their photographic holdings, that relate to Indigenous peoples, in order to share the images with remote communities and the world.

Includes links to timeline, suggested readings, techniques, and various periods in the Curtis' life.

Discusses the play The Edward S. Curtis Project: A Modern Picture Story by Marie Clements; photographs by Rita Leistner.

Image of "funeral teepee". Human scull in centre of uncovered teepee. The skull sits atop what looks like a mound of belongings. A cast iron pan is also visible.

Rows of pelts hanging on wall.

Photograph 2 of 2 of a fur delivery. On back: "$25.00 worth of furs leaving Fort Chipewyan 1961."

Photograph 1 of 2 of a fur delivery. On back: "Fur from HBC Fort Chipewyan" [Alta].

A fur trapper posing with numerous pelts in right hand, with gun in left. Pelts hanging from pile of logs; winter scene.

Websites includes photographs of American Indians posing in Aboriginal dress or activities during the U.S. Geological and Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian and the Powell Survey of the Colorado River Canyons.

Book review of: George Flett: Ledger Art by George Flett. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 119.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. at the Government telegraph office in Moose Creek, Alberta (now Lindberg) where he worked from 1904 to 1909. In 1909 he moved his family to a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. and family near their home in Moose Creek, Alberta (now Lindberg). Mann Jr. worked at the Government telegraph office there from 1904 to 1909. In 1909 he moved his family to a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. and two horses with barn wall behind him. He grew up in Onion Lake, North West Territories and like his father was a fluent Cree speaker. He was hired as a Government Telegraph officer in 1902, and later raised a family on a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan where this photograph was taken.

A photograph of George Mann Jr.'s children on horses at their homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. (l to r) Beatrice, Eveleen, Marion and Pete.

A photograph of the George Mann Jr. family homestead, 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Taken around 1950 when son Pete lived there with his family.

A photograph of the George Mann Jr. family on their homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. George and Ethel Mann in foreground and children (l to r) Beatrice, Eveleen, Marion and Pete sit on horses behind them. Mann Jr. grew up in Onion Lake, North West Territories and like his father was a fluent Cree speaker.

A photograph of the George Mann Jr. family on a picnic, probably near their homestead, 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The family used to take holiday trips to the north near Onion Lake where Mann Jr. grew up. It is possible he used these outings to visit a daughter (Mabel Trottier) he fathered in Onion Lake in 1898.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. in a buggy hitched to a single horse. The buildings in the background look like Indian agency buildings, possibly in Saddle Lake where his father was Indian agent from 1900 to 1905. He grew up in Onion Lake, North West Territories and like his father was a fluent Cree speaker. He was hired as a Government Telegraph officer in 1902, and later raised a family on a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

A staged photograph of George Mann Jr. playing cards with a friend, probably in Saddle Lake Indian agency between 1900 and 1905. He worked with his father, Indian agent George Mann (see historical note), and later became a telegraph line man for the Government of Canada.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. playing a banjo and sitting next to a piano in the Saddle Lake Indian agency house between 1900 and 1905. He worked with his father, Indian agent George Mann (see historical note), and became a Government telegraph operator in 1902.

A photograph of George Mann Jr. (left) with two friends in a hunting camp, probably north of Lloydminster in the early 20th century. They appear to be having good time. He grew up in Onion Lake between 1883 and 1900(see historical note), became a Government telegraph operator in 1902, and married Barr Colonist Ethel Burgess in 1904.

Aerial view of Giant Mine.

Historical note:

Book review of: The Gift of the Face by Shamoon Zamir.

A photo of the girl's dormitory of the old Anglican Mission school at La Ronge in August 1919. This school was destroyed by fire in March 1920 and a new one built. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.

Photograph taken in the late 1920s.

Image of a group of girls in school uniform standing in front of the All Saints school at Lac La Ronge; summer scene.

Digital collection of 188 photographs taken between 1887-1892 by John C. H. Grabill.

On information card: Grave found in association with La Loche House with a Hudson's Bay Fort. Principle features are the cross at the head of the grave and a picket wood fence. Methy Portage, SK.

The grave of Francois-Xavier "Batoche" Letendre who died in 1901 of consumption. He was a successful businessman and the founder of Batoche, Saskatchewan.

Three photographs on one page including the grave of Chief Poundmaker, the last camp of Chief Crowfoot (tipi ring), and the grave of Chief Crowfoot.

Historical note:

The Cree Chief Poundmaker was the Blackfoot Chief Crowfoot's adopted son.

Photograph with camp and boats in foreground at Fort Norman, NWT. Buildings in background; summer scene.

A photograph of the nine graves of the men killed in Frog Lake by Plains Cree warriors. The Frog Lake Graves is written on the back of the photo and it is signed by W. B. Cameron.

Historical note:

This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885.

Black and white photograph of the wooden grave markers of the Metis killed at Batoche.

Black and white photograph of the graves of seven men killed in the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885, along with the graves of Corporal D. Cowen, who was killed while scouting.

Black and white photograph of the graves of seven men killed in the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885, along with the graves of Corporal D. Cowen, who was killed while scouting.