Fort Pelly trading post
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| Database ID | 28240 | |
| Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
| Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
| File/Item Reference | PH-2001-70 | |
| Date of creation | 1887 | |
| Physical description/extent | one photograph; b&w; 23.5 cm x 10 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Fort Pelly was located at the Indian Elbow of the Assiniboine River located eight miles south-west of the site of the present village of Pelly. Fort Pelly was built in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The high palisade fence that surrounded the Fort in 1872 has been replaced by a plank fence in this photo. | |
| Scope and content | A photograph of Fort Pelly trading post in 1887. Two non-Aboriginal couples are posing for photo, standing on top of the new plank fence palisade. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Tyrrell, Joseph Burr | |
| Copyright holder | public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | If used researcher must credit Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Subject | Hudson's Bay Company Fur Trade | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28240
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