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Gabriel Dumont
Part of: Gabriel Dumont (2 objects)
Title: | Gabriel Dumont |
Collections: | Kenneth Hayes Collection (North-West Resistance) |
Description: | 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]". |
Related Items: | Kenneth Hayes Collection (North-West Rebellion) |
Format: | still image |
Date: | ??/?//1885 |
Subjects: | Photographs; Métis; Soldiers; Kings and rulers; Dumont, Gabriel, 1837-1906 |
Place: | Langdon, North Dakota, United States |
Creator: | Salter & Taylor |
Names: | Dumont, Gabriel, 1837-1906 |
Languages: | English |
Physical Location: | University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections |
Shelf Location: | PC 255 (A.98-15), Box 1, Folder 1, Item 5 |
Original File MIME Type: | image/tif |
Local Identifier: | UM_pc255_A98-015_001_0001_005_0001 |
Permalink: | http://hdl.handle.net/10719/9178 |
Copyright: | For copyright information please contact archives@umanitoba.ca |