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A Red River Cart

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Date:

1886

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

2953590

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Alice Bell collection

A Red River Cart
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Date(s):

1886

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 print / estampe ; 2 1/2" X 3 3/4"?

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General note:

In "Souvenir of Winnipeg, Manitoba." New York, 1886 (unverified)
The Red River cart was first used by the Métis to carry meat from the buffalo hunt and in farm work. Later, they would be used in brigades to transport goods over long distances.

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TRANSPORTATION - LAND - RED RIVER CARTS

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Graphic (art)

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]
No restrictions on use for reproduction or publication. Physical access to be given through an art archivist

Copy negative C-017923

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1945-64
Copyright: Expired / Expiré

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