Workmen Remove Overburden at Francois-Finlay Post
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| Database ID | 27003 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
| Series | S-B | |
| File/Item Reference | S-B-5589 | |
| Date of creation | 1964 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; 16.5 x 16.5 | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations. | |
| Scope and content | Workmen remove overburden at the site of the Francois-Finlay Post near Nipawin in 1964. | |
| Restrictions on access | See Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Saskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection | |
| Place | Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Finlay, James Francois-Finlay Post Le Blanc, Francois | |
| Subject | Archaeology Forts Fur Trade Francois-Finlay Post | |
| Date Range(s) | 1776-1799 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27003
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