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Ainslie, Henry Francis
Lachine Rapids, 1843 Lachine Rapids on the St. Lawrence River, travelled by the 83rd Regiment, 1843. Watercolour by Henry Francis Ainslie (1803-1879).
ID #23213

Armstrong, William
Bad Boy Bad Boy, Qui-we-sain-shis, a Cree (Algonquian) Indian. The Cree Indians were located from James Bay out to the western plains. Watercolour over wove paper by William Armstrong (1822-1914)
ID #20635
Toronto, 1856 A view of Toronto, including the harbour, 1856. Etching and lithograph by William Armstrong (1822-1914).
ID #23212
Ojibwa Fishing Fishing near Sault Ste. Marie, 1869 by Ojibwa Indians, a sizeable Algonquian tribe in Northern Ontario.
ID #10037
Wolseley Expedition Colonel Wolseley's expedition at Prince Arthur's Landing (later Port Arthur) on Lake Superior, 1870, en route to the Red River Colony. Watercolour by William Armstrong (1822-1914).
ID #23269
Thunder Cape A towering out-thrust of Canadian Shield rock, Thunder Cape stands at Thunder Bay, where the town of Port Arthur developed from the 1870s. Watercolour by William Armstrong (1822-1914).
ID #23239

Back, George
Fort Chipewyan Fort Chipewyan on Lake Athabaska, from which Nor'Westers would thrust to the Artic and Pacific Oceans.
ID #10264
Lake Superior "A Bay in Lake Superior Where We Were Detained By a High Wind" showing the rugged northern terrain surrounding Lake Superior. Watercolour by George Back.
ID #23074
Kakabeka Falls A view of Kakabeka Falls on the Kaministikwia River in future Northern Ontario, 1825. Watercolour by George Back (1796-1878).
ID #23196
Botanical Sketches Botanical sketches of vegetation from the Northwest Territories, c. 1825. Watercolour by George Back (1796-1878).
ID #23227
Hudson Strait, 1840s. An iceberg, a ship, and some walrus near the entrance of Hudson Strait, Northwest Territories, c. 1840. Watercolour and gouache by George Back (1796-1878).
ID #23250
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