Government Surveyors (Scout) Corps During the 1885 Uprising

 
Database ID27005
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
SeriesS-B
File/Item ReferenceS-B-5767
Date of creation1885
Physical description/extent1 photograph; 25.5 x 16
Number of images1
Scope and contentA photograph of the government's surveyors corps of scouts during the 1885 uprising, probably taken at Qu'Appelle prior to Middleton's march north. The men appear to be armed with lever action repeating rifles and pistols.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
Copyright holderUnknown
Copyright expiry dateUnknown
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
PlaceQu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 4
Treaty 6
Canada -- National
Cultural regionPlains
Canada -- National
NamesSurveyors Corps
Wheeler, A.O.
SubjectArmed Forces
Warfare
Northwest Resistance
Warfare -- Weapons
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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