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A Prayer [graphic material] : to be used on the departure of the sledges

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Date:

ca. 14 August 1852

Reference:

Box number: A634-01

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2842746

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W. T. Mumford fonds

A Prayer
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Date(s):

ca. 14 August 1852

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 letterpress / typographie : light blue wove paper
Support 38.100 x 23.200 cm

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During the autumn and spring when the ships were frozen in the ice but the weather was not too severe,the captain dispatched sledge parties to explore new regions hoping to find traces of the men., This prayer was inserted opposite Journal entry titled Separation from the expedition and dated August 1852.

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Artist: Mumford, William T. (Thomas), 1830-1908

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General note:

Removed from: Journal: "Private Journal of an Expedition to the Arctic Regions to ascertain the fate of Sir John Franklin and his Crews, under the Command of Capt. Sir Edward Belcher consisting of Her Majesty's Ships, Assistance, Resolute, Pioneer, Intrepid and North Star in the Years 1852.3.4. By W.T. Mumford, late of H.M.S. Resolute."

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: in pen and brown ink, recto, u.r.: Beechey Island / August 14th 1852 (partial)
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Northwest Territories

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Letterpress works
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Private

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1986-018 PIC
00011
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
To be viewed with the assistance of an art archivist.

Box [1986-018]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A634-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 11

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [00011] C-128841

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1986-18-11 Acquired with the assistance of a grant from the Government of Canada under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
Copyright: Expired

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