"He shot Capt French"
Database ID | 29944 | |
Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
Series | H series | |
File/Item Reference | H series-H-397 (H series) | |
Date of creation | 1885 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 13.5 x 18 mm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | Image of Donald Ross, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot [killing Captain John French], then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reaching it." | |
Copyright holder | Public domain | |
Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
Other notes | Located in PAHS Peters album, Vol. 1, p. 38. Excerpt on back of photo from: Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions by Charles Arkoll Boulton, 1886. | |
Place | Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | French, John Ross, Donald | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29944 |