The Late Pauline Johnson - Photograph. - 15 March 1913.

 
Database ID25644
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections
Fonds/CollectionCanadiana Pamphlets Collection
SeriesLIX
File/Item ReferenceLIX-144-TheLate (Box 57)
Date of creation15 March 1913
Physical description/extent1 photograph / clipping; b&w; 17 cm x 10.5 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteEmily 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 contentPortrait of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet. Subtitle on photograph: "Celebrated Indian poetess, who died in Vancouver on March 7, after a lingering illness".
ContributerToronto Globe
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
Other terms governing use and reproductionResponsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointUniversity of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection
Other notesTaken from the Toronto Globe, 15 March 1913.
PlaceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Treaty boundariesNo treaty
Cultural regionCanada -- National
NamesJohnson, Pauline
Toronto Globe
SubjectNews and Reporting
People -- Portraits
Women
Aboriginal
Literature
Poetry
Date Range(s)1910-1919
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