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Title

Civilised and Wild Indians near Calgary, A Red River Cart.

Arrangement structure

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Item (linked) part of

Edward D. Roper fonds [graphic material, textual record]

Date(s)

ca. 1883

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 drawing / dessin : grey wash over photo with opaque white on wove paper matted and mounted
Support: 20.200 x 11.300 cm (sight)
Secondary support: 34.700 x 26.400 cm (secondary support)

Scope and content

A similar composition can be found facing p.348 of Edward Roper's "By Track and Trail, A Journey Through Canada" (London, 1891).
This work is part of a set of drawings [acc. nos. 1989-176-140 to 1989-176-148] originally placed in a wooden box with the title "EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE DOMINION OF CANADA" carved in the lid.

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing
no restrictions

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Box
2000790685 Item no. assigned by LAC 143

Restrictions not set

Other accession no.

1989-176 DAP
00143

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1989-176-143
Copyright: Expired

Additional name(s)

Artist: Roper, Edward, 1833-1909.

Additional information

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscription: in pen and black ink, recto, l.r., on the mat: No.4. Civilized & Wild Indians near Calgary. A Red River Cart.

Subject heading

Indian.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON70283

MIKAN no.

2904418