Item GM-PH-3381 (1)-(8); GM-DA-6; TR-205 to TR-206 - Photographs and employment charters relating to Archibald McDonald

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Photographs and employment charters relating to Archibald McDonald

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GM-PH-3381 (1)-(8); GM-DA-6; TR-205 to TR-206

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  • 1836-1915 (Accumulation)

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8 photographs : prints, b&w
0.001 m of textual records
1 watercolour

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Custodial history

Lynn Anderson of the Fort Qu'Appelle Historical Society donated these records to the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan in one accession in 2006: R2006-199 (May 19, 2006).

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Images accumulated and used by Archibald McDonald (1836-1915), the last Chief Factor for the Hudson's Bay Company in Fort Qu'Appelle.

(1): Exterior view of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Fort Qu'Appelle with seven unidentified men, one dog and one child in front of the store.

(2): Portrait of Archibald McDonald seated in a chair with his legs crossed. Photographer: Maull & Company, London, United Kingdom.

(3): Portrait of Archibald McDonald by Gauvin Gentzel & Company of Winnipeg. McDonald's signature is below the portrait.

(4): Exterior view of Fort Garry.

(5): Composite photograph of Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Commissioned Officers, 1872-1881. Key to picture is included.

(6): Group of unidentified men in room with door in background and furs on floor in front. American Art Gallery, Winnipeg stamped on back.

(7): Group of unidentified men outside the original Fort Garry gate.

(8): Photographic copy of a sketch of Fort Qu'Appelle by Neison, 1877.

GM-DA-6: Watercolour painting of Fort Qu'Appelle by F.W. Lee, October 1899.

TR-205 to TR-206: Charters issued to Archibald McDonald by the Hudson's Bay Company relating to his employment as chief trader and factor dated April 9, 1872 and May 31, 1873.

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Records are in good physical condition.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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Scanned images of the described records have been transferred to digital storage.

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Records are open for research use.

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Use, publication and/or reproduction of records may be subject to terms and conditions of the Copyright Act and/or a donor agreement.

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GM-PH-3381 (1)-(8); GM-DA-6; TR-205 to TR-206

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Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan

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  • English

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  • Latin

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