Curator's note | A scow is a flat bottomed boat used to transport bulk freight. The Hudson's Bay Company employed many to transport trade goods and supplies in the Canadian Northwest. These vessels needed to be portaged around rapids or eased lightened through river rocks and white water. |
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Title | Loading Hudson's Bay Company Scows |
Date | [ca. 1910] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 16.5 cm |
Scope and content | Loading up the Hudson's Bay Company scows at Prince Albert for trading posts along the North Saskatchewan river. |
Repository | University of Saskatchewan Archives |
Fonds/collection | Brock Silversides fonds | Credits | James, W.J. |
Retrieval information | Series 2.3: Gateway to the North, Gateway - Rejected Illustrations - folder 1 |
Occupation(s) |
Clerks |
Theme(s) |
Transportation & Delivery |
Database ID | 36770 |