George Sternberg Album #2 - Early Canadian Views
 

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Identifier

sa2-069-01

Date

1-1-1916

Description

This black and white photograph features two men strapping a large wooden wagon to a white boat due to high rising water on the Red Deer River. The wagon is upside down on the motorboat with its wheels in the air. A teamster stands in the shallow water to the left of the boat. One man is sitting in the boat. Three white tents are seen in front of the trees on the other side of the river. A mountain is in the background on the left side of the photo. Handwriting is below the photograph.

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black and white photograph

Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Rivers, Camping, Red Deer River (Alta. and Sask.), Canada, Wagons

Rights

© University Archives, Fort Hays State University

Publisher

Digitized by Forsyth Digital Collections

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Language

eng

Transcription

On account of high water we were compelled to take our wagon apart and haul it accross [sic] [across] the river in this way. 35108.16

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Keywords

Paleontology, Expedition photographs, Rivers, Camping, Red Deer River (Alta. and Sask.), Canada, Wagons

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