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Fort Edmonton

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Date:

1949 reprint 1967.

Reference:

Box number: 20332

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

4105217

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Confederation Life Insurance Company fonds

Fort Edmonton
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Date(s):

1949 reprint 1967.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 reproduction : photomechanical print ; 40.5 x 50.7 cm (support).

Language of material:

English

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This reproduction of J.D. Kelly's 1949 oil painting depicts a boat brigade setting out from Fort Edmonton in May of 1825 on its annual trip down the Saskatchewan River to York Factory with a cargo of furs and supplies.

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Confederation Life Association

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Artist: Kelly, John David, 1862-1958

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This image was used to illustrate Confederation Life's 1950 annual calendar.
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This work is a colour offset lithograph from a set entitled, "Gallery of Canadian History," Portfolio # 1, produced by the Confederation Life Association. John David (J.D.) Kelly was one of several painters commissioned by Confederation Life to produce works documenting pivotal moments in the development of Canada. A number of these paintings appeared on calendars issued by Confederation Life, as well as being reproduced as offset lithographs for a Centennial project entitled, "Canadian Historical Prints from the Confederation Life Collection."
Fort Edmonton or Edmonton House, was the name of a series of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts from 1795 to 1891. The fort competed for business with the North West Company's Fort Augustus from 1795 to 1821. Fort Edmonton was the terminus of the Carlton Trail, the overland route for Métis freighters between Red River and the west. It was also an important stop on the York Factory Express route between Fort Vancouver (Oregon) and London, via Hudson Bay.
Fort Edmonton was also called Fort-des-Prairies and Amiskwaskahegan (Beaver Hills House).

Custodial history:

This item is part of a portfolio of reproductions that was a gift from Confederation Life.

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For another version of this item see MIKAN 2955537

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Private

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1967-049 PIC
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Graphic (art)

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Box [1967-049] 20332

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020332 Item no. assigned by LAC 9

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, 1967-49-9
Copyright: expired.

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