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On the Mikkwa River. [Four men on a raft, Alberta]. 1914.

Dinner on the trail. 1914. [Men and dogs taking a break, Alberta]

Packtrain crossing Prairie River.[, Alberta. A long line of packhorses]. 1914.

Crossing the Mikkwa river. 1914. [Men fording the river, Alberta].

The scow takes the water. [Men launching a scow at Peace River].

Scow completed, ready for launching. [Peace River, Alberta].

[Caption for photos :0454 and :0455:] Base line through heavy timber where the axemen earn their pay. 1914. [Survey cutline through the trees].

Horses swimming the Wabiskaw [River, Northern Alberta?]

The Fifth Meridian. 1914. [Two dogs in the foreground; a cutline through the trees in the distance, Alberta].

A runaway from another party. Picked up near Prairie river. 1914. [A man on a horse, Alberta].

Part of the gang, Spring 1915.

Packing a pony. 1915. [Men adjusting the packs of a horse].

The Wabiskaw valley, [Alberta]. 1915.

A beaver lodge. 1915.

Camp on the Wabiskaw [River, Alberta], 25th base. 1915.

Levelling crew. 1915. [Two men with a transit].

[Indigenous woman and baby].

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below, we have transcribed the original caption written by John Russell. His description may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe the Indigenous woman who is of mixed heritage. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives].

Breed woman, with papoose. 1915.

Poling canoes up the Wabiskaw river. 1915.

Floating down the Peace [River, Alberta]. 1915 [People in scows].

Camp life. Laundry and bath combined. 1915. [Man standing in a metal tub, wringing out laundry].

Charles shows how it is done. 1915. [Men packing the bags of a packhorse].

Breeds. 1915. [Dene men and children standing before a log construction.]

25th Base Line. 1915. [A survey cutline in the trees].

The chainers. 1915. [Two men].