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43634 A1440 Canadian National Railway Collection     A Drawing Titled, “Ville De Winnipeg” Showing (Indians) First Nations Men And Metis Traders In The Foreground And Buildings In The Background (Located At The Junction Of The Red River And Assiniboine River).  Fur Trade ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1820c
1909 A0063 Archives of Manitoba   Aboriginal man scalping his victim.  From a painting by Peter Rindisbacher.  1821c
2301 A0074 Archives of Manitoba     After Coalition In 1821, Nicholas Garry, A London Director Of The Hbc Was Appointed To Reconcile Differences Between The Fur Trade Offices Of Both Companies. In The Picture, He Is Seen Travelling West With North Wester Simon Ncgillvray (With Glasses)  Fur Trade ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Personalities 1821
9 A0001 Public Archives of Canada     Arrival At Norway House, Lake Winnipeg, October 14, And Departure Thence, October 16, 1821. Watercolour And Ink By Peter Rindisbacher  Art ▪ Buildings ▪ Forts 1821, October 14
8719 A0272 Miscellaneous Collection     Artist'S Sketch Of Lord Selkirk Visiting His Colony At Red River  Personalities ▪ Red River Settlement ▪ Selkirk Settlers 1817
7940 A0248 Miscellaneous Collection     Capt. Edward Parry. Published After His Outstandingly Successful Expedition 1819-20  Exploration ▪ Personalities 1821
2472 A0079 Archives of Manitoba     Captain John Franklin Exploring Great Bear Lake, The Continent'S Fourth Largest Lake, Where He Spent The Fall And Winter, Studying And Exploring Its Shoreline. Franklin Returned To England In 1827. He Was Knighted In 1829, And In 1845 Disappeared While Searching For The Legendary North West Passsage. His Two Ships, "Erebus" And "Terror" Had Been Crushed In The Ice And He Along With His Entire Crew Had Perished. With Modern Technology Man Is Tapping The Vast Deposits Of Mineral Wealth Lying In The Great Bear Region. Photo From A Painting By J.D. Kelly  Canoes ▪ Costumes ▪ Equipment ▪ Exploration ▪ Flags ▪ Personalities 1825
5 A0001 Archives of Manitoba     Drawing By C.W. Jefferys From Painting By Peter Rindisbacher.View Of Fort Gibraltar From Assiniboine River  Forts ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1821
1709 A0056 Archives of Manitoba     Drawings By C.W. Jefferys Based On Paintings By Peter Rindisbacher. Top: Red Lake Chief Making A Speech To Gov. Pelly At Fort Douglas, Red River. Bottom: Red Lake Chief & Some Of His Followers Visiting Gov. Pelly At Red River  1825
16442 A0515 Miscellaneous Collection     Earl Of Selkirk, Founder Of Selkirk Settlement In 1820  Personalities ▪ Red River Settlement ▪ Scots ▪ Selkirk Settlers 1820c
2099 A0068 Archives of Manitoba     Eskimos In Kayaks & Oomiak Of Savage Islands Visiting Ships In Hudson Bay. Drawing  Boats ▪ Kayaks ▪ Ships 1821, July
5279 A0168 Miscellaneous Collection     First St. Boniface Church & Presbytery. Redrawn From Watercolour Painted In 1821  Churches ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1821
5280 A0168 Miscellaneous Collection     First St. Boniface College  Schools ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1821
83 A0003 Archives of Manitoba     Fort Enterprise In Winter. From A Drawing By Lt. Back R.N  Buildings ▪ Forts 1825c
46 A0002 Archives of Manitoba     Fort Gibraltar From Assiniboine Avenue. From A Drawing By C.F. Jeffereys From A Painting By P. Rindisbacher  Forts ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1821
2540 A0082 Archives of Manitoba     From A Drawing Of The Boundary Post Between United States And Ruperts Land At Pembina, Red River  Boundary Commission ▪ Dogs ▪ Monuments ▪ Posts ▪ Red River Carts ▪ Teepees 1824c
817 A0027 Archives of Manitoba     From A Drawing, Nicholas Garry At Red River, Who Arranged Details Of Union Of Hbc & North West Co. , And Was Deputy Gov. Of Hbc 1822 -1835  Fur Trade ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Personalities 1821
2281 A0074 Archives of Manitoba     Governor George Simpson Of Red River And Hbc In A Canoe. From A Painting  Canoes ▪ Fur Trade ▪ Personalities 1824
2491 A0080 Archives of Manitoba     In The Background Is Fort Edmonton, (Which Was First Built By The Hbc In The Valley Of The North Saskatchewan River In 1795), Rebuilt Further Up River Below Where The Present Legislative Building Is Located. The First Fort Edmonton Was Destoyed By The Blackfoot Indias In 1807. The Fort Had An 18 Foot High Palisade (Fence Of Pointed Sticks) Around Its Four Walls And Corner Block Houses Of Two Storeys. Governor George Simpson Visited Fort Edmonton In May, 1825 And A Ball Was Held For The Entire Population. Two Weeks Later He Joined The Annual Boat Brigade To York Factory. Pointed Barges Seen In The Photo Carried Five Tons Of Cargo In The Form Of Supplies And Bales Of Fur. They Were Manned With Eight Oars And Used A Square Sail When The Wind Was Right. Seen Also In The Photo Are Red River Carts And Wagons Pulled By Horses, And A Group Of People. The Trip To York Factory Would Take Four And A Half Months To Complete With Supplies For The Next Season. Image From A Painting By J.D. Kelly  Boats ▪ Canoes ▪ Forts ▪ Fur Trade ▪ Horses ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Personalities ▪ Teepees ▪ Wagons 1825, May
4 A0001 Public Archives of Canada     Ink Drawing From A Painting By Peter Rindisbacher. Winter Fishing On The Ice Of The Assiniboine And Red Rivers. Partially Built Fort Gibraltar In The Background.  Art ▪ Fishing ▪ Forts ▪ Ice ▪ Rivers ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1817-1825
7939 A0248 Miscellaneous Collection     John Ross, First Of Great British Arctic Captains Of 19th Century.,  Exploration ▪ Personalities 1818
870 A0029 Archives of Manitoba   Lands at the Red River conveyed by aboriginal Chiefs to the Earl of Selkirk.  Photo of a pen-and-ink drawn map.  Maps ▪ Red River Settlement 1817
2160 A0070 Archives of Manitoba     Launch Of An East India Man, The “Edinburgh” Leaving The Slips At Blackwall, The Cradle Of Shipbuilding. On The Left Is The “Abercrombie Robinson” Launched The Following Year  Boats ▪ Ships 1825
2595 A0083 Archives of Manitoba     Map By Aaron Arrowsmith Of Red River Settlement As It Was In 1816  Maps ▪ Red River Settlement 1819
2611 A0084 Archives of Manitoba     Map Of North America  Maps 1824
2585 A0083 Archives of Manitoba   Map showing lands at the Red River conveyed by aboriginal chiefs to the Earl of Selkirk.  Photo of a pen-and-ink drawn map.  Maps ▪ Selkirk Settlers 1817
69 A0003 Archives of Manitoba     Norway House Drawn By Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10510 A0328 York Factory Collection     Norway House. Peter Rindisbacher Collection  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
26446 A0888 Miscellaneous Collection     Painting Showing Hbc Canoe With Governor Sir George Simpson. Photo From A Glass Lantern Slide  Boats ▪ Canoes ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Personalities 1824
810 A0027 Archives of Manitoba     Photo From A Sketch Of Red River Selkirk Settlement Believed To Be By Lord Selkirk  Buildings ▪ Red River Settlement 1817
844 A0028 Archives of Manitoba     Photo From A Sketch Of The Governor Of Red River Settlement Driving His Family In A Cariole Pulled By A Horse On The Frozen Red River  Carioles ▪ Horses ▪ Red River Settlement ▪ Rivers ▪ Women 1824
816 A0027 Archives of Manitoba     Photo From A Sketch, A First Nations Chief Making A Speech To Gov. Of Red River At Fort Douglas  Forts ▪ Red River Settlement 1825
855 A0028 Archives of Manitoba     Photo From An Engraving Of Upper Falls Of Winnepeek River  Red River Settlement ▪ Rivers 1825
2216 A0072 Archives of Manitoba     Portage Of A Canoe. The Canoe Shown Here Was A Woods Or Pack Canoe Developed By The Malecite Indinas In Central And Southern New Brunswick. At One Time It Was Common From The East Coast Of Maine To The St. Lawrence River At Quebec. The High Peaked Ends Designed To Help The Canoe Double As A Shelter, Eventually Evolved To Straight Stems And A Lower Gunwale Line By The End Of The 19th Century.  Boats ▪ Canoes ▪ Fur Trade 1820c
2376 A0076 Archives of Manitoba     Sir John Franklin On The Arctic Ocean. Based On A Drawing By Lt. Back, R.N. Drawing By C.W. Jefferys  Exploration ▪ Personalities 1821
936 A0031 Archives of Manitoba     Sir John Richardson 1787-1865. Member Of Sir John Franklin'S Arctic Expeditions  Exploration ▪ Personalities 1820c
2441 A0078 Archives of Manitoba     Sir John Ross' Expedition, Search For North West Passage  Boats ▪ Exploration ▪ North West Passage ▪ Ships 1818, Aug 18
1567 A0052 Archives of Manitoba     Sketch Of First Anglican Church.,  Buildings ▪ Churches 1823
23684 A0792 Manitoba Centennial Corporation Collection     Sketch Of The Earl Of Selkirk, Founder Of The Selkirk Settlement  Personalities ▪ Red River Settlement ▪ Scots ▪ Selkirk Settlers 1820c
841 A0028 Archives of Manitoba     Sled On Left At St. John’S Cathedral At Red River  Churches ▪ Sleds ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1823
2204 A0071 Archives of Manitoba     Swiss Settlers' Ship “Lord Wellington” In Danger Of Being Crushed By A Drifting Iceberg. From A Watercolour By Peter Rindisbacher.  Boats ▪ Icebergs ▪ Immigration ▪ Ships ▪ Swiss 1821, July
2108 A0068 Archives of Manitoba     The Crews Of Hms “Hecla” And “Griper” Cutting Into Winter Harbour, September 26, 1819. Drawing By Lieut. Beechey, Rn, Engraved By Edward Finden, Published By John Murray, London. Fine Engraving 63 X 92 Mm  Boats ▪ Harbours ▪ Ships 1819, September 26
16436 A0515 Miscellaneous Collection     The Fourth Duke Of Richmond, Governor-General Of Canada 1818-1819  Personalities ▪ Politics 1818-1819
2444 A0078 Archives of Manitoba     The Hudson'S Bay Company Ships "Prince Of Wales" And "Eddystone" Bartering With The Esquimaux Of The Upper Savage (Slave) Islands, Hudson Straits. The Large Boat In The Foreground Is Filled With The Women And An Old Man Steering. The Canoe In The Foreground Is Loaded With Blubber And Bladders Oil. The Naked Esquimaux Has Sold All His Clothes. From A Watercolour By Robert Hood (1796 - 1821)  Boats ▪ Canoes ▪ Eskimos ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Inuit ▪ Ships 1819, August 13
122 A0005 Archives of Manitoba     The Red River Cart : No Iron Was Used. The Frame Was Held Together With Wooden Pegs. The Tires Were Bound Round With Strips Of "Shagan Happi" Raw Fresh Skin Of Buffalo Or Cattle, Which As It Dried Shrank And Held Them Tightly Forming A Hard And Durable Rim. These Carts Followed The Metis Hunting Parties And Were Used To Carry The Meat Of Slain Buffalo. From A Drawing By C.W. Jefferys  Horses ▪ Metis ▪ Red River Carts 1825
2190 A0071 Archives of Manitoba     The “Hecla” And The “Gripper” At Parry'S Farthest. From A Sketch By Lt. Hoppner, Rn  Boats ▪ Exploration ▪ Ships 1820, August 17
2096 A0068 Archives of Manitoba     The “Prince Of Wales” And The “Eddystone” Of Hbc Fleet Meet Captain Parry’S Arctic Expedition In 1821. From A Water Colour By Peter Rindisbacher  Boats ▪ Hudson Bay Company ▪ Ships 1821
1573 A0052 Archives of Manitoba     View Of Roman Catholic Church, Red River Colony.From A Drawing By William Kempt Of Hbc  Churches ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1823
43096 A1422 Canadian National Railway Collection     View Of The Two Forts On The Red River At Pembina  Buildings ▪ Forts ▪ Rivers 1822, May 25
201 A0007 Archives of Manitoba     Wagon Train At Rest On Prairie With The Oxen Unhitched  Oxen ▪ Prairies ▪ Red River Carts 1824c
123 A0005 Archives of Manitoba     Winter Travel In The West: With Dog Cariole At The Hudson Bay; The Governor Of Red River Driving His Family In A Horse Cariole. Photo From Lithographs By W. Day  Carioles ▪ Dogs ▪ Horses ▪ Red River Settlement ▪ Sleds 1825
10320 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10321 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10322 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10323 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10324 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821
10325 A0322 York Factory Collection     York Factory By Artist Peter Rindisbacher  Buildings ▪ Forts 1821