Louis Riel on Trial
Database ID | 26959 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
File/Item Reference | S-B7661 | |
Date of creation | 1885 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; 12.5 x 10 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | Charles Nolin, Riel's cousin, is testifying at the extreme left. Questioning Nolin is prosecutor, Christopher Robinson, standing in robes in the centre. Robinson was the son of John Beverley Robinson, a central figure in Upper Canada's Family Compact. Riel stands in the prisoner's box in the middle of the picture. Judge Hugh Richardson and Magistrate Henry Lejeune preside on the bench. Crown Counsel B.B. Osler is in robes on the right. North-West Mounted Police Captain R.B. Deane is seated at the far right. The Reverend E.F. Wilson, 1844-1915, completed the sketch. He was present in the courtroom the day Charles Nolin testified. The engraving of the artwork appeared in the The Graphic (London, England) on September 12, 1885, page 292. Source, Glenbow Archives. | |
Scope and content | Photograph of a sketch of Riel's trial in Regina, NWT, 1885. Riel stands at centre in the prisoner's box. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Contributer | Wilson, Rev. E.F. | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Researchers must contact the Glenbow Archives for permission to use or reproduce this image. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
Location of originals | Image No: NA-826-8, Glenbow Archives Photo Collection | |
Place | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Lejeune, Henry Nolin, Charles Osler, B.B. Richardson, Hugh Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Robinson, Christopher | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance Metis -- History | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26959 |