"He shot Capt French"
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| Database ID | 29944 | |
| Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
| Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
| Series | H series | |
| File/Item Reference | H series-H-397 (H series) | |
| Date of creation | 1885 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 13.5 x 18 mm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | Image of Donald Ross, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot [killing Captain John French], then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reaching it." | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
| Other notes | Located in PAHS Peters album, Vol. 1, p. 38. Excerpt on back of photo from: Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions by Charles Arkoll Boulton, 1886. | |
| Place | Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | French, John Ross, Donald | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/29944
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