Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Lieut. Col. A.G. Irvine
Database ID | 32220 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Irvine (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | [188-?] | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 15 mm x 11 mm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North West Rebellion was co-authored with Professor Blair Stonechild, head of Indigenous Studies at the First Nations University of Canada. The book was praised for its sensitivity in telling the stories of Indians during this turbulent time. It won a 1997 Saskatchewan Book Award for First Peoples Publishing and was a finalist for the Governor Generals Literary Award for non-fiction.On the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in May 1875, Acheson Gosford Irvine (1837-1916) was appointed Assistant Commissioner and became Commissioner in November 1880. He was also in command of the police during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. Irvine retired from the Force in April 1886. | |
Scope and content | Portrait of Lieut. Col. A.G. Irvine, third Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police from 1880 to 1886. | |
Copyright holder | Public domain | |
Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. Contact the Provincial Archives of Alberta for permission. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
Location of originals | Photo credit: Provincial Archives of Alberta. | |
Other numbers/identification | B 196.. Labelled '25' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 72, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
Names | Irvine, Acheson Gosford, 1837-1916 Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Law Enforcement -- NWMP Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32220 |