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Canot de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson muni d'une voile de fortune, vers 1919
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Canot de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson muni d'une voile de fortune, vers 1919

Gelatin silver print

H.B.C. canoe with makeshift sail, about 1919
Artist (1887-1941)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date About 1919
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper mounted on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions8.9 x 11.2 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberMP-0000.597.247
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Mrs. R. Mack
Status
Not on view

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Shoreline and floating ice from bow of canoe, about 1919
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Canoe making, Waskaganish (Rupert House), QC, 1921(?)
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