Dr. Russell's Water Transportation Prairie Provinces
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| Database ID | 25944 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Russell, Ralph C. | |
| Series | A71 | |
| File/Item Reference | A71_I_1m | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 4 mm | |
| Number of images | 16 | |
| Scope and content | A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation). | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Reports Field notes | |
| Provenance Access Point | Russell, Ralph C. | |
| Place | Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 1 Treaty 2 Treaty 6 International | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic International | |
| Names | Dumont, Gabriel, 1837-1906 Russell, Ralph | |
| Subject | Transportation -- Ships and Boats Northwest Resistance Transportation Metis -- History Indigenous Peoples General Employment Riverboats - Minnow/Minou Riverboats - Northcote Riverboats - Lily | |
| Date Range(s) | 1870-1879 1880-1889 1890-1899 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25944
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