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- Creator:
- Cotter, James L., 1839-1889
- Published / Created:
- ca. 1867-1870.
- Call Number:
- WA Photos 350
- Image Count:
- 9
- Abstract:
- Informal carte-de-visite photographs probably created by James L. Cotter documenting Inuit people and dwellings probably in the vicinity of the eastern coast of Hudson Bay or Belcher Islands, Canada, ca. 1867-1870. Images documenting the traditional costume of the Inuits include an informal portrait of a girl, in addition to group portraits of three women and two men and another group portrait of over sixty children, women, and men. Images documenting Inuit dwellings include a group of men and women in front of three igloos and sitting on top of a sled, two igloos without people, and a structure similar to a tipi with a wooden door.
- Description:
- James L. Cotter worked in various capacities from clerk to chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company, 1857-1888., Manuscript inscriptions and signatures on the rectos and verso of the photographic prints., and The mount on one photographic print bears a mark for R. Smith, Port Hope and Peterborough, Ontario.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hudson Bay
- Subject (Name):
- Cotter, James L.,--1839-1889 and Smith, R.,--photographer
- Subject (Topic):
- Indian architecture--Hudson Bay--Pictorial works, Indians of North America--Pictorial works, Inuit--Canada--Pictorial works, and Inuit--Clothing--Pictorial works
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carte-de-visite photographs of Inuit people and dwellings.
