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Gelatin silver print
Inuit women carrying rocks for the foundation of our building, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Photographer
Robert L. Ridley
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsOn album page, underneath image, handwritten, l.c. : No Trades Union in this country / Wages 50¢ per day + grub ?
Date
1920
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions9.5 × 14.5 cm
Origin
Canada
Object NumberM2013.36.2.2.21
CreditGift of Mrs. Justine Sentenne
Status
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Inuit women carrying rocks for the foundation of our building, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.273
Inuit women carrying rocks for the foundation of our building, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.468
An Inuit woman carrying a rock, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.274
An Inuk woman carrying a rock, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.2.20
An Inuk woman carrying a rock, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.390
An Inuk woman carrying her child, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.262
An Inuk woman carrying her child, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.2.17
Hudson’s Bay store at Chesterfield Inlet with S. Ford and two unidentified Inuit, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.272
A group of Inuit leaving after a midday meal, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.266
A group of Inuit leaving after a midday meal, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.271
A group of Inuit eating a meal, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.268
An Inuit woman, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.2.18
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