Photograph
Ox Carts with Furs
| A view showing a line of ox carts loaded with furs leaving the Hudson Bay Company's Post to make the 16 mile trip to avoid the rapids on Slave River. Housing is in the background. Text on photograph reads: "Fort Smith, H.B. Co's. Post, showing the ox carts loaded with fur, making the 16 mile portage to avoid the rapids on Slave River. 700 miles North of Edmonton." and "Photo by C.W. Mathers, Edmonton." |
| Image ID: | 5136 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Mathers, C. W., Edmonton |
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| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A62)07105 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 6 inches |
| Fur trade |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Carriages and carts |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Housing |
| Cities and towns |
| Horses |
| Oxen |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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