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Battle of Fish Creek 1885 [graphic material]

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Date:

1885.

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

186610

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Battle of Fish Creek 1885
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Date(s):

1885.

Place:

Toronto :

Place of creation:

Canada

Publisher:

Grip Printing and Publishing Co.,

Extent:

1 print. Lithograph.

Language of material:

English

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Print of the Battle of Fish Creek, North West Rebellion, which took place on April 2, 1885. Work published by Grip Printing and Publishing Co., after sketches by special artist Fred W. Curzon, who was working for the Canadian Pictorial & Illustrated War News.

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Curzon, Fred W., ca. 1862-1890

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Curzon, Fred W., ca. 1862-1890 : Fred W. Curzon (ca. 1862-1890), son of Robert Curzon, illustrator for Illustrated War News. Accompanied Middleton expedition to Canadian North-West during rebellion of 1885, producing series of lithographic views of uprising.

Illustrator, Lithographer, Military.

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(Electronic) N On-line at item level in MINISIS-ICON.

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General note:

The Battle of Fish Creek was also known as the Battle of Tourond's Coulée.
The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance) was a five-month insurgency against the Canadian government, fought mainly by the Métis and their First Nations allies.

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Published title.

Custodial history:

Provenance unknown.

Reproduction note:

C-002425

Location of duplicates note:

The National Archives owns several versions of this print.

Source:

Private
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[Consultation90 Open]

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Copyright: Expired.
Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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