Manitoba Historical Photographs: Manitoba and the Northwest (circa 1883)

This slim volume, published around 1883 by James Campbell & Sons of Toronto, featured sketches of scenes in Manitoba and western Canada.

Main Street, looking towards Fort Garry, Winnipeg

Fort Garry in 1871

General view of Winnipeg

Incoming Tenants

Portage la Prairie from Main Street. Brigade leaving the Portage for Prince Albert, N.W.T.

Portage la Prairie from the Elevator, looking south, Canadian Pacific Railway

Emerson, the Gateway City on the Red River

Brandon, from North Side of River Assiniboine

Rosser Avenue, Brandon

Sixth Street, Brandon

Steamer Northwest on the Assiniboine, at Brandon

Railway Portage Grand Rapid, between Lake Winnipeg and the Upper Saskatchewan

Rat Portage Falls, Winnipeg River

Lake of the Woods

Scene on the Saskatchewan River

Selkirk

Prairie Farm near Brandon, First Season

Prairie Farm near Brandon, Sixth Season

First Ten Days on the Prairie, Breaking the Prairie

Buffalo Hunting, Olden Time

Traders and Emigrants Crossing the Prairies

Qu’Appelle Valley

Sources:

Manitoba and the Northwest, circa 1883, published by James Campbell & Son, Toronto, Ontario. Wittemann Bros, 45 Murray St., New York, Sole Agents for Louis Glaser’s Souvenir Albums.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 November 2013