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Coward, Samuel Herbert
Samuel Herbert Coward (1880-1972) managed the affairs of the Revillon Frères Trading Company Ltd. in Canada from 1904 to 1931. For his work, he travelled from one end of the Canadian North to the other, visiting fur-trading posts along the way. He spent time in several areas, notably, the Peace River (Alberta), Great Slave Lake (Northwest Territories), the Albany River (Ontario), Hudson Bay (Nunavut) and even on Baffin Island (Nunavut). Wherever he went, he carried his small portable camera in order to photograph the daily life of the peoples of the North and document the fur trade. Upon his return to his base camp, he developed and printed his own photographs.
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Nanuk (White Bear), Port Harrison (?), QC, about 1920
Samuel Herbert Coward
About 1920, 20th century
MP-1976.26.54
Photograph
Kayaks in an inlet, QC (?), about 1920
Samuel Herbert Coward
About 1920, 20th century
MP-1976.25.134
Photograph
Interior, Revillon Frères trading store, Fort George, QC, about 1910
Samuel Herbert Coward
About 1910, 20th century
MP-1976.24.49