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A Métis man transporting furs for the Hudson's Bay Company on Red River Carts, Fort Smith, Slave River, N.W.T.

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

R190-173-1-E, Box number: 2678

Item no. (creator):

N.W.T. 12-1-7

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3392317

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A Métis man transporting furs for the Hudson's Bay Company on Red River Carts, Fort Smith, Slave River, N.W.T.
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place of creation:

Northwest Territories

Extent:

1 photograph

Language of material:

English

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Photograph taken at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

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Photographer: Mathers, Charles W., 1868-1950

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General note:

Described by the RECON project.
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.
The caption of this record has not yet been revised through Project Naming.
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Métis

Portraits

Transportation - Land - Carts

N.W.T. - FORT SMITH
Source:

Government

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1936-271 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Nil

Box [CANADA. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR 1936-271] 2678

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1936-271 NPC] PA-042058

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: C.W. Mathers / Canada. Dept. of Interior / Library and Archives Canada / PA-042058
Restrictions on use: Nil
Copyright: Expired.

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