S.S. Marquis

 
Database ID30022
InstitutionPrince Albert Historical Society
Fonds/CollectionPAHS Archives collection
SeriesH series
File/Item ReferenceH series-H-561 (H series)
Date of creation[188-?]
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b & w / drymounted; 15 x 20 mm
Number of images1
Scope and contentImage of the S.S. Marquis. Written on front of photo at top: "At the close of the Rebellion the Marquis left Fort Pitt for the Grand Rapids at 2:30 on the 4th of July 1885 having on board the following troops. 90th Battalion, Winnipeg Rifles, The Little Black Devils, 232 officers and [illegible]; 10th Royal Grenadiers, Toronto, 190 officers and men; part of the Winnipeg Light Infantry, 50 officers and men; arriving Battleford at 3 a.m., 5th of July, Prince Albert 8:30 a.m. 5th of July, The Pas [illegible], 10th of July, Grand Rapids 6:30 a.m." At bottom of photo: "The end of the Hudson's Bay Company steamboat "Marquis" [illegible] on the bank of the Saskatchewan River [illegible]. During the North West Rebillion (sic), 1885, the "Marquis" operated on both branches of the Saskatchewan River."
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointPAHS Archives
Treaty boundariesNo data
Cultural regionPlains
Names10th Battalion, Royal Grenadiers
90th Battalion, Winnipeg Rifles
Hudson's Bay Company
S.S. Marquis
Winnipeg Light Infantry
SubjectHudson's Bay Company
Northwest Resistance
Transportation
Steamers
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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