Zareba and Sleeping Soldiers at Batoche

 
Database ID29946
InstitutionPrince Albert Historical Society
Fonds/CollectionPAHS Archives collection
SeriesH series
File/Item ReferenceH series-H-398 (H series)
Date of creation10 May 1885
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 15.5 x 23.5 mm
Number of images1
Historical noteA zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense.
Scope and contentImage of a zareba at Batoche, showing soldiers sleeping behind walls of fortification. Visible are several Snider-Enfield rifles used by the soldiers.
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 PointPAHS Archives
Other notesSee also: PAC 700 (Library and Archives Canada).
PlaceBatoche, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
Subarctic
SubjectNorthwest Resistance
Weaponry
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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