A 1901 photograph of a flat-bottomed cargo scow, being carried overland (in a slightly uncontrolled manner) at the Mantaise Portage on the Slave River in Alberta/Northwest Territories, taken by C W Mathers on an expedition to the far north of Canada and published in his book ‘The Far North’. Mathers captioned this photograph: Indians [First Nations people] portaging a 50 ft. scow or boat on the Mackenzie Portage. Goods and boats are portaged four times in 25 miles on account of the rapids on Slave River.
A 1901 photograph of a flat-bottomed cargo scow, being carried overland (in a slightly uncontrolled manner) at the Mantaise Portage on the Slave River in Alberta/Northwest Territories, taken by C W Mathers on an expedition to the far north of Canada and published in his book ‘The Far North’. Mathers captioned this photograph: Indians [First Nations people] portaging a 50 ft. scow or boat on the Mackenzie Portage. Goods and boats are portaged four times in 25 miles on account of the rapids on Slave River. Charles Wesley Mathers (1868–1950) was born in Ontario, Canada. Mathers purchased a photographic studio in Edmonton, Alberta in 1893. He travelled extensively in western and northern Canada, and in 1901 a trip with trader William Connors took him north, starting along the Athabasca River in Alberta. He reached various forts and Hudson Bay Company outposts, keeping a photographic record of his journey. Next year Mathers published a booklet, ‘The Far North’, with over twenty images – his captions were hand-written in the photographic plate. Many of the pictures included indigenous First Nations people, some of whom he captioned as ‘Indians’. This image is scanned from the book. The printed image is relatively small and there are blemishes. Some major reproduction faults have been retouched digitally – if used large this image will look grainy.
Size: 2190px × 2953px
Location: Slave River, Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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