The Late Pauline Johnson - Photograph. - 15 March 1913.
Database ID | 25644 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | LIX | |
File/Item Reference | LIX-144-TheLate (Box 57) | |
Date of creation | 15 March 1913 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph / clipping; b&w; 17 cm x 10.5 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (b. 10 March 1861 - d. 7 March 1913), commonly known as E. Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson, was a Canadian writer and performer. She was born in Chiefswood, the family home built by her father on the Six Nations Indian Reserve outside of Brantford, ON and died in Vancouver, BC. Pauline Johnson was the youngest of four children born to George Henry Martin Johnson (1816 - 1884), a Mohawk, and Emily Susanna Howells Johnson (1824-1898), an English woman. Johnson is often remembered for her poems that celebrate her aboriginal heritage. | |
Scope and content | Portrait of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet. Subtitle on photograph: "Celebrated Indian poetess, who died in Vancouver on March 7, after a lingering illness". | |
Contributer | Toronto Globe | |
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. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Other notes | Taken from the Toronto Globe, 15 March 1913. | |
Place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | No treaty | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
Names | Johnson, Pauline Toronto Globe | |
Subject | News and Reporting People -- Portraits Women Aboriginal Literature Poetry | |
Date Range(s) | 1910-1919 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25644 |