Manitoba Photographers: Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921)

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Although based in Fargo, Dakota Territory, and better known for his grand photographs of Yellowstone National Park, F. Jay Hayes visited Manitoba in mid-1881 at the invitation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Near Selkirk, he boarded the Hudson’s Bay Company vessel Colvile for its seven-day circuit of Lake Winnipeg. Returning to Winnipeg, Haynes then traveled east on the new CPR line to Rat Portage [now known as Kenora], taking photos along the Winnipeg River. Then he went west, to the end of tracks a few miles west of Portage la Prairie, transferring to a horse-drawn wagon for the remainder of his trip to Fort Qu’Appelle, northeast of present-day Regina. He took 92 stereoviews during the course of his visit.

Catalogue

The following catalogue of F. Jay Haynes’ catalogue of Canadian photographs, taken in 1881, comes from Mattison [2].

Photo No.	Photo Caption
758	Granite Island, Nelson River
759	Kettle Island
760	Beren’s River Landing - HBC Post
761	Hudson’s Bay Co.’s Post, Beren’s River
762	Mouth of Beren’s River, Lake Winnipeg
763	Beren’s River, Sturgeon Bay
764	Esquimau Dog Train
765	Esquimau Dog Train
766	Fishing Grounds, Saskatchewan River
767	Rock Point, Saskatchewan Rapids
768	Calico Island, Saskatchewan Rapids
769	Grand Rapids, Saskatchewan River
770	Grand Rapids, Saskatchewan River
771	Saskatchewan River, above the Rapids
772	Hudson Bay Post, Grand Rapids
773	H.B. Co’s Portage Railway, Grand Rapids
774	Norway House Landing, Nelson River
775	St. Peter’s Mission, on Red River
776	Winnipeg Lacrosse Team
777	Fort Garry Lacrosse Team
778	Knox Church, Winnipeg, Man.
779	Montreal Bank Block, Winnipeg, Man.
780	Queen’s Hotel, Winnipeg
781	City Hall, Winnipeg
782a	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
782b	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
783	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
784a	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
784b	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
784c	Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit
785	City of Rat Portage, Lake of the Woods
786	Tunnel through Rat Portage Island
787	Tunnel at Winnipeg River
788	C.P.R. Bridge, Rat Portage Rapids
789	C.P.R. Bridge, Winnipeg River
790	C.P.R. Bridge, Lake of the Woods
791	The Falls of Winnipeg River
792	Above the Falls - Winnipeg River
793	Below the Falls - Winnipeg River
794	Rat Portage Falls, Lake of the Woods
795	The Glen at Rat Portage Falls
796	Hudson Bay Co.’s Post, Rat Portage
797	Moonlight, Lake of the Woods
798	Lake of the Woods, East Shore
799	Lake of the Woods, West Shore
800	Lake of the Woods, North Shore
801	The Home of the Ojibewa Indian
802	Ojibewa Tepee, Lake of the Woods
803	Boat Landing, Ojibewa City
804	Ojibewa Bay, Lake of the Woods
805	An Ojibewa Family
806	Keewatin Mills, Winnipeg River
807	Log Boom, Keewatin Mills
808	Keewatin, Mills, from the West
809	Lumber Yard, Keewatin Mills
810	Lake Deception, from the Cars
811	Black Bear Lake
812	Lake Deception, East Shore
813	Lake Deception, West Shore
814	Lake Champaigne
815	Mink Bay, near Deception
816	Mink Bay, Railway Fill
817	Cross Lake, from the Cars
818	Deception City
819	C.P.R. Offices, Deception City
820	Steam Shovel Loading Cars
821	Steam Shovel and Sand Pit
822	Rock Cut, near Lake Deception
823	Rock Cut, near Bobo Lake
824	McDougal Island, Rat Portage
825	Grand Valley, from the North
826	Grand Valley, toward Brandon
827	Shaw’s Engineer Camp, Flat Creek
828	Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon
829	The First Store in Brandon
830	Assinaboine [sic] Valley, Fort Ellice
831	Beaver Creek Valley, Fort Ellice
832	Down the Assinaboine [sic] River, Fort Ellice
833	Hudson Bay Co.’s Post, Fort Ellice
834	Factor’s Residence, Fort Ellice
835	The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train
836	Qu’Appelle Valley, from the South
837	Qu’Appelle Valley, from the West
838	Ft. Qu’Appelle and Valley
839	Qu’Appelle Lake and River
840	Down the Qu’Appelle River, from Fort
841	Mounted Police Quarters, Qu’Appelle
842	Plain Cree Family, Qu’Appelle River
843	Indian Village, Qu’Appelle Valley
844a	Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle
844b	Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle
844c	Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle

Samples

“Northern Pacific Views 765. Esquimau Dog Train” (front) Source: Gordon Goldsborough

“Canadian Pacific Views 792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (front) Source: Gordon Goldsborough

“Canadian Pacific Views 792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (back) Source: Gordon Goldsborough

“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway 828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (front) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Boat - Northwest - 1.

“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway 828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (back) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Boat - Northwest - 1.

“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road 835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (front) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Red River Cart - 4.

“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road 835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (back) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Red River Cart - 4.

Sources:

1. Mattison, David. “Photographing the frontier.” The Beaver, volume 67, number 3 (June/July 1987), pages 24-36.

2. Mattison, David. “A fair collection of views: F. J. Haynes in Canada, 1881. Part One.” Photographic Canadiana, 23-4 January/February 1998.

3. Mattison, David. “A fair collection of views: F. J. Haynes in Canada, 1881. Part Two.” Photographic Canadiana, 23-5 March/April 1998.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 March 2024

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