"Prairie Belles: from a painting by Roper"

 
Database ID27070
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionShepherd, G.F.
File/Item Reference53.9
Date of creation[c.1885-1890]
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 17.5 cm x 22.5 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteMr. Shepherd was a farmer, author and curator of the Western Development Museum, Saskatoon. His papers consist of personal correspondence, 1938-1977, subject files, 1933-1977; books, 1961-1977 and newspapers. Among the subject files are ones on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Cypress Hills area, Sioux Indians, and the Western Development Museum. The Books section is mainly about books he wrote.
Scope and contentImage depicts two women walking outside of a settlement. Both wear blankets, one with beadwork and the other holding a buffalo horn (?).
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerRoper, E
Copyright holderUnknown
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointShepherd, G.F.
Treaty boundariesNo data
Cultural regionPlains
SubjectArt and Artifacts -- Clothing
Women
Settlements
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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