Ministry of
Government and Consumer Services
Fonds F 2179
86 photographs : black and white prints
Collection consists of photographs acquired by Captain Traill Smith of South Africa while visiting Hudson's Bay area of Ontario. The photographs document Moose Factory and Rupert's House as well as other unidentified regions of northern Ontario. The photographs largely depict the homes, activities and people of Moose Factory and Rupert's House.
Many of the photographs in this collection were taken B.R.Ross and Charles Horetzky. Both Horetzky and Ross were amateur photographers who spent time in northern Ontario during the course of their work with the Hudson's Bay Company.
This collection has been divided into five series.
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Accession Number: 2210
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Reference Code | Series Title |
F 2179-1 | Portrait photographs from northern Ontario |
F 2179-2 | Moose Factory photographs |
F 2179-3 | Rupert's House photographs |
F 2179-4 | Photographs of northern Ontario |
F 2179-5 | Brockville photograph |