On the White Horse Plains near Old Fort Garry
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Date:1862Reference:Box number: A342Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2833404Date(s):1862Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour, coloured pencils and blue pastel over pencil on light brown wove paper
Support 38.700 x 56.100 cmScope and content:This watercolour was mounted on a wove paper support during conservationAdditional name(s):Additional information:General note:St. François Xavier, Manitoba is about 25 km west of the city of Winnipeg on the Assiniboine River. It began in the lee of a ridge on the prairie. Initially, it was named Grantown after its founder Cuthbert Grant (a Métis) who settled there in 1824. He was soon joined by many Métis families. St. François Xavier was also named the White Horse Plains (La Prairie du Cheval Blanc). The ridge itself was called the Coteau de Festin and it was a gathering place for the First Nations' celebrations.Availability of other formats note:Colour transparency availableSignatures and inscriptions note:Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Inscribed recto: in black ink, l.r. "Armstrong 62"; on a seperate piece of paper pasted l.l. in black ink, "On the White Horse Plains".Container note(s):C-114495 : recto
C-114499 : versoSubject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1981-055 PIC
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No restrictions on access or on use for reproduction or publicationBox [1981-055][ConsultationOpen]A342 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[ConsultationOpen]Copy negative [1981-055][ConsultationOpen]C-114495 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[ConsultationOpen]C-114499 Item no. assigned by LAC 1[ConsultationOpen]Terms of use:Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1981-55-1
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