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Photograph album of Newfoundland and Labrador
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One photograph of a man standing in front of trees holding a knife and an apple [?]. He is wearing a salt and pepper style cap and a pocket watch chain with a croix pattée.

Page 10.

One photograph of 6 people sitting on rocks. One woman and one man are carrying guns. One photograph of two people about to jump backwards into a body of water off of a dock.

Page 11.

One photograph of 3 men eating in a boat which is on a river bank. Two men are wearing salt and pepper caps and one is smoking a pipe. The third man is pouring liquid into a cup from a kettle. the verso of the photograph reads "A resting spot. Humber River."
One photograph of a lean to in small clearing. Verso of the photograph reads "Cook house at our camp. Big Falls Humber River."

Page 12.

One photograph of 2 men standing on a boat. One is wearing what appears to be a captain hat. One photograph of a group of Inuit men standing outside wearing caps and sealskin kamiks.

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One photograph of an iceberg. One photograph of a small community (possibly near Frenchman's Cove) with the caption on the verso "Humber Arm. One of the great fiords of Newfoundland."

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One photograph of two women sitting in front of rocks. One photograph of an Inuit man and woman in sealskin kamiks, and dickies. The two are standing in front of a sod house, likely in Labrador. Image is cropped such that their faces are not visible.

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One photograph of a group of men standing on rocks. The men are wearing caps and a few are smoking pipes. One photograph of small community on the water.

Page 2.

Two photographs of sailing ships in the harbour in St. John's, Newfoundland. The Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist can be seen in the skyline.

Page 21.

One photograph of two smoke houses. Caption on verso of the photograph reads "Smoke house at our camp. Big Falls Humber River." One photograph of four people standing in front of a clapboard house. Caption on verso of the photograph reads "House as good as they average in Labrador."

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One photograph of a bare tree. One photograph of water with hills in the background. The caption on the verso of the photograph reads "Mountain scenery. Lower Humber."

Page 3.

Two photographs , one showing the harbour docks of St. John's, Newfoundland and one showing two ships up close. One ship appears to have the words "Cobden Mines" written on it.

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One photograph of Signal Hill taken from the water. One photograph of a group of Inuit men on a boat. The men are wearing a mixture of European clothing, kamiks and fur hats and some are smoking pipes.

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One photograph of a man, woman, two children and three dogs standing in front of a clapboard home. Caption on the verso of the photograph reads "Labrador family at Hawks Harbour." One photograph of homes and a fence along the water. Caption on the verso of the photograph reads "Humber Arm at Bay of Islands."

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Two photographs of a group of European and Inuit men and women standing in the distance of a town. The Inuit people are wearing a combination of European and Inuit clothing.

Page 37.

One photograph of a person from behind wearing suspenders and a flynet hat. One photograph of two men on a boat. One man is wearing the coat of a British Naval Commander.

Page 38.

One photograph of a body of water captioned on the verso "pool at base of the fall. Steady Brook." There is a man standing on rocks overlooking the pool.

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One photograph of a woman posing in front of a display of skunk pelts. One photograph of a group of Inuit and European people standing in the distance from a village.

Page 42.

One photograph of a salmon jumping up over Little Falls, Humber River taken from a canoe. One photograph of a person standing in a boat with a pole. The photograph is captioned on the verso "poling through Little Falls Humber River."

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One photograph captioned on the verso "salmon leaping the Big Falls Humber River." One photograph of two men sitting in front of a building with two beagle dogs.

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One photograph of salmon leaping the Big Falls, Humber River. One photograph of a man holding a fish captioned on the verso "10 lb salmon caught by W.W. Dutcher Big Falls, Humber River."

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One photograph of three men sitting on a boat. All three are smoking pipes, one is wearing a salt and pepper cap and two are wearing bowler hats. One photograph of boats in St. John's, Newfoundland harbour.

Page 6.

One photograph of two men standing on a boat. One is wearing a salt and pepper hat and smoking a pipe. One photograph of numerous people standing on the deck of a ship as it pulls into harbour.

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One photograph of 4 people on a rocky beach at the bottom of a cliff, possibly at Blow me Down Provincial Park. One photograph of a small unnamed harbour.

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One photograph of 5 people sitting on rocks by the water, possibly at Blow me Down Provincial Park. One photograph of a small community in an inlet, possible Lark Harbour or somewhere else in the Bay of Islands area.

Photograph album of Newfoundland and Labrador

  • SCA425-GA495
  • Accession
  • ca. 1890

One photograph album of 91 photos from Newfoundland and Labrador, ca. 1890. The images show men and women hunting, fishing, exploring nature and visiting with Inuit communities. The photographs were taken in St. John's (showing Signal Hill, the harbour, and the city skyline), along the Humber River (at Big Falls, Steady Brook, and Bay of Islands), and in Labrador (at Nain, Cape Harrison and Hawke Harbour).