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Two First Nations people in a bark canoe

Albumen print (around 1870, Alexander Henderson): Two Indigenous Men in a Bark Canoe, Restigouche, QC (peaceful winding river scene). Two individuals navigate in a birch bark canoe. Dark water mirror effect. Lush vegetation (conifers, hardwoods).

Two Indigenous men in a bark canoe, Restigouche, QC, about 1870. Alexander Henderson (1831-1913), albumen print. McCord Stewart Museum, Public Domain.

This photograph offers some insight into the life and transportation methods of Indigenous communities in the Restigouche region of Quebec in the 19th century, captured through the lens of Alexander Henderson.