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Sports on board. Sept. 1923. [People gathered on deck of a scow].

Approaching [Fort] McMurray. [People on deck, buildings in the distance].

Landing our party at Carcajou Point. May 1923. [Scow and Hudson's Bay Company boat moored along shore while supplies are unloaded].

[Fort] Chipewyan, Alberta. 1923. [Buildings viewed from the water].

Ft. [Fort] Chipewyan, on Lake Athabaska. 1923.

The bell buoy being towed to its position off [Fort] Resolution. July 1923.

The "Ptarmigan" [boat] leaving the Sawmill. Canoes loaded with barrel buoys. June 1923.

S.S. "Distributor", crossing Great Slave Lake.

Home made anchors. [Constructed of boulders and lashed wood].

During the big storm at Rae, after the bridge was blown away. July 1923. [View of a boat and buildings].

[Caption from photos :0541 and :0542:] Dogribs are very fond of dancing. They gather themselves / together, and dance even to 2 A.M., when this picture [:0542] was taken. July 1923. [A crowd of people in Rae].

[Captions from photos :0541 and :0542:] Dogribs are very fond of dancing. They gather themselves together, and dance even to 2 A.M., when this picture [:0542] was taken. July 1923. [A crowd of people at Rae; teepee in the background].

[Captions from photos :0543 and :0544:] The Dogribs are very fond of gay colours. Also every [Tlicho woman] has a shawl. The N.T. co. [Northern Trading Company?] and Mission buildings. July 1923. [People gathered at Rae (Behchoko)].

[Archivists modified the above description, which was originally written by photographer John Russell. We have redacted a derogatory term that Russell uses for Indigenous women. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives.]

Old Fort Rae. This picture is taken from the north west. July 1923.

The whole family comes to Rae for treaty. [A family in a canoe]. July 1923.

Marriage is a favorite pastime at Rae. July 1923. [Three couples lined up for photograph].

Indian [Indigenous] houses near the Gros Cap. July 1923

At the Yellowknife. [River? Tents, teepees, in the distance; boats and people along the shore].

James. 1923. [Man poses by canoe]

How to rug up your mosquito bar. Aug. 1923. [Man under a net or canvas in camp].

They use a blanket for a sail. Aug. 1923. [Dogrib canoes, one under sail, on Lake Marian].

The east shore of the North Arm. 1923.

The end of the survey. We meet on the Ptarmigan [ship]. Sept. 1923. [Men standing on the deck of the 'Ptarmigan'.]

Schooner "Ptarmigan."

"Ptarmigan" [boat] in harbour near the Gros Cap. Sept. 1923.