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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
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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 |
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Fort Enterprise In Winter. From A Drawing By Lt. Back R.N |
Buildings ▪ Forts |
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A0080 |
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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
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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
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A0027 |
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Photo From A Sketch, A First Nations Chief Making A Speech To Gov. Of Red River At Fort Douglas |
Forts ▪ Red River Settlement |
1825
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A0028 |
Archives of Manitoba |
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Photo From An Engraving Of Upper Falls Of Winnepeek River |
Red River Settlement ▪ Rivers |
1825
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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
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A0005 |
Archives of Manitoba |
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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
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