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Gelatin silver print - Interior of fur trading post, Labrador(?), NF(?), about 1909 | McCord Museum
Intérieur d'un poste de traite de fourrures, Labrador (?), T.-N. (?), vers 1909
Intérieur d'un poste de traite de fourrures, Labrador (?), T.-N. (?), vers 1909

Gelatin silver print

Interior of fur trading post, Labrador(?), NF(?), about 1909
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Inscriptions(Pencil on verso) The raw furs were brought into these centers by local trappers.They would be sorted, graded for buyers like my father. I regret not knowing the exact location of this one. Sybil Ross 19/4/86
Date About 1909
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper mounted on card
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions19.7 x 24.1 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberMP-1986.9.2.22
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Sybil Ross

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