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26456 A0888 Miscellaneous Collection   A gentleman travelling in a dog cariole in the Hudson Bay area with an aboriginal guide.  Photo from a glass lantern slide of a painting by Peter Rindisbacker.  CariolesDogs 1829c
1830 A0060 Archives of Manitoba   Aboriginal women inside a tent.  From a painting by Peter Rindisbacher, the original of which is in the West Point Museum.  TentsWomen 1829c
156 A0006 Archives of Manitoba     Chippawa Mode Of Travelling In Winter With Dogs And Sled, And Woman Carrying The Food Etc. From A Watercolour By Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834). (Same As A0005-00121)  DogsSledsWomen 1829c
121 A0005 Archives of Manitoba     Chippewa Mode Of Travelling With Family On Snowshoes And Dog Sled. The Women Carried The Teepees, Food And Clothing. From A Watercolour By Peter Rindisbacher, 1806-1934.  ChildrenDogsSledsSnowshoeingWomen 1829c
2471 A0079 Archives of Manitoba     The Linking Of The Lake Ontario And Lake Erie For Commercial Shipping. The First Shovel Was Turned On November 30, 1824 By William Hamilton Merritt'S Welland Canada Co. Overcoming A Fall Of 325 Feet In The Niagara River, The Canal Was Designed To Convey Small Craft From Lake Ontario To Port Robinson, About Halfway, And By Way Of The Welland And Niagara Rivers To Lake Erie. Swift Currents Forced Abandonment Of The Latter Portion And The Canal Was Extended Across Country In 1833 To Bravelly Bay, Now Port Colborne. The Route Has Been Changed, Locks Reduced In Number And Increased In Size. The Welland Canal Has Proved Increasingly Valuable In The 2,300 Mile Waterway Into The Heart Of The Continent. November 27, 1829, Was The Grand Opening Ceremony Of The Welland Canal, Seen In This Photo From The Painting By J.D. Kelly  CanalsCeremoniesCostumesShips 1829