W. B. Cameron and Horse Child
Database ID | 28301 | |
Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
File/Item Reference | PH-87-101 | |
Date of creation | 1947 | |
Physical description/extent | one photograph; b&w; 10 cm x 6 cm | |
Number of images | 2 | |
Historical note | This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885. | |
Scope and content | A photograph taken on Poundmaker Reserve September 22, 1947 of William Bleasdell Cameron with Horse Child (Mistatim Awasis in Cree) who was the son of Big Bear. They are looking at a photograph of themselves together in Regina in 1885 during the trial of Big Bear. Cameron had testified in Big Bear's defense. Notes are written on back of the photo. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Copyright holder | public domain | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Cameron, William Bleasdell, 1862-1951 (Frog Lake witness) Horse Child (Mistatim Awasis) | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance News and Reporting -- Articles | |
Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28301 |