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William Bell Malloch
Date [ca.1865]-1878
Dimensions1 cm of textual records. - 36 photographs : b&w
Object NumberP407
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Mrs. D. A. Murray and David Ross McCord
Biographical Sketch

William Bell Malloch was born in Perth, Ontario, in 1845. He was a doctor employed by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1869 to 1878. Although he was stationed at Moose Factory, he often had to travel to other fur-trading posts when his medical expertise was required. Malloch was also an amateur photographer, and he captured numerous scenes during his time at Moose Factory. William Bell Malloch died in 1881.


Scope and Content

The William Bell Malloch fonds contains documents on the Canadian North and on the lifestyles of Canada's northern peoples. In it are photographs of Little Whale River, Abitibi River, whale and seal hunting, Inuit lifestyles and scenes of family life. Its textual materials include two copies of a tapescript entitled "Six Hundred Miles on Snowshoes" that describes Malloch's trek on snowshoes from Montréal to Moose Factory, in the Far North, in the winter of 1870.


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Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Dr. William Bell Malloch, photographer, Montreal, QC, 1869-70
Dr. William Bell Malloch, photographer, Montreal, QC, 1869-70
William Notman
1869-1870
I-42589.1
Dr. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
Dr. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
William Notman Studio
1872
I-73519.1
Dr. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
Dr. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
William Notman Studio
1872
I-73518.1
Dr. William Bell Malloch and lady, Montreal, QC, 1872
Dr. William Bell Malloch and lady, Montreal, QC, 1872
William Notman
1872
I-73517.1
Dr. William Bell Malloch and lady, Montreal, QC, 1872
Dr. William Bell Malloch and lady, Montreal, QC, 1872
William Notman
1872
I-73516.1
Mrs. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
Mrs. William Bell Malloch, Montreal, QC, 1872
William Notman
1872
I-73515.1
Ross, William Gillies
[ca. 1904]-1908
P087
Ross, William Oliver Kennedy
[ca. 1880]-1970
P384
William John Watts
1861-1866, 1900
P663

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.