Indian Boys Making Snow-shoes at Lorette, Canada - Sketch. - [1875?].

 
Database ID24710
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionCanadiana Pamphlets Collection
SeriesXXXII
File/Item ReferenceXXXII-197-IndianBoys (Oversize)
Date of creation[1875?]
Physical description/extent1 engraving reproduction
Number of images1
Historical notePublished from 1857 to 1916, the original Harper's Weekly ("Journal of Civilization"), distinguished itself by criticizing New York's corrupt Tammany Hall (via the cartoons of Thomas Nast) and by publishing numerous lithographs that documented the progress of the Civil War. Revived briefly as a granola-scented broadsheet in the 1970s, the Weekly was more successfully relaunched in 2000.
Scope and contentReproduction of engraving from Harper's Weekly, showing three Aboriginal male youths seated in various stages of snowshoe construction. Indoor scene at Lorette, MB; sketch by E.R. Morse.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerHarper's Weekly
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
Other terms governing use and reproductionResponsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
PlaceLorette, Manitoba, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 2
Cultural regionPlains
NamesHarper's Weekly
SubjectChildren
Lifestyle
Transportation
Snowshoes
Date Range(s)1870-1879
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