Gabriel Dumont
A photograph, dated 1885, of Gabriel Dumont, Métis leader during the North-West Rebellion. Dumont was also a member of the provisional Métis government declared in the District of Saskatchewan in 1885. This print of the photograph was made in Langdon, North Dakota. Written in black ink on the back of the photograph is "Gabriel Dumont, the famous halfbreed plainsman, who was the leader of Riel's armed forces in the second rebellion. He was a powerful man physically and gave ample evidence of skill and courage. He was in command at Duck Lake, Fish Creek, and Batoche. This a rare photograph, taken in Dakota after the rebellion. [To go with article on Strange's Column, 1885 R. G. MacBeth]".
UM_pc255_A98-015_001_0001_005_0001
University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
PC 255 (A.98-15), Box 1, Folder 1, Item 5
still image
English
cre
Salter & Taylor
United States
North Dakota
Langdon
??/?//1885
Photographs
Métis
Soldiers
Kings and rulers
Dumont, Gabriel
1837-1906
Kenneth Hayes Collection (North-West Rebellion)
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10719/hayes
uofm:9178
10719/9178
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