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THE PORTAGE. Where streams become too swift to make headway against the current in the canoes, portaging is resorted to. Canoes and their cargo are packed on the heads and shoulders of the crew to the head of the rapids. Many Indians carry a surprising weight for miles.

THE PORTAGE.
Where streams become too swift to make headway against the current in the canoes, portaging is resorted to. Canoes and their cargo are packed on the heads and shoulders of the crew to the head of the rapids. Many Indians carry a surprising weight for miles.

about 1903
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.6372
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
C.P.R. STEAMER, PRINCESS VICTORIA.
C.P.R. STEAMER, PRINCESS VICTORIA.
W. G. Macfarlane
DOG TRAIN. Over the frozen North of the American continent the dog sleds form the only means of communication through the long winter months. They cover enormous distances daily, the drivers running on snow-shoes. The dogs are largely bred from the wolf.
DOG TRAIN.
Over the frozen North of the American continent the dog sleds form the only means of communication through the long winter months. They cover enormous distances daily, the drivers running on snow-shoes. The dogs are largely bred from the wolf.
W. G. Macfarlane
about 1903
FUR CANOE. The Indians of the Northeast brought their furs to the Hudson Bay coast by the method of these large birchbark canoes, which, being light and in expert hands, were capable of great service.
FUR CANOE.
The Indians of the Northeast brought their furs to the Hudson Bay coast by the method of these large birchbark canoes, which, being light and in expert hands, were capable of great service.
W. G. Macfarlane
about 1903
RED RIVER CARTS. These carts were used from the Great Lakes to the mountains. They are constructed entirely of wood, bound together, when necessary, by rawhide. They are still largely used throughout the Northwest.
RED RIVER CARTS.
These carts were used from the Great Lakes to the mountains. They are constructed entirely of wood, bound together, when necessary, by rawhide. They are still largely used throughout the Northwest.
W. G. Macfarlane
about 1903
WARPING THE FUR BARGES UP STREAM. The barges are tied together and tow-lines passed to the shore. Gangs of Indians in harness take the place of mules and horses of a tow-path. The work is arduous and makes heavy calls upon the hardiest man.
WARPING THE FUR BARGES UP STREAM.
The barges are tied together and tow-lines passed to the shore. Gangs of Indians in harness take the place of mules and horses of a tow-path. The work is arduous and makes heavy calls upon the hardiest man.
W. G. Macfarlane
about 1903
STAGE COACH. In the past stage coaches took the place of the lightning mail and express cars, which now bring communications and valuables to the dwellers of the plains and mountains. The life of the stage-driver was most eventful, and brings to mind tales of Indian raids and other desperate episodes.
STAGE COACH.
In the past stage coaches took the place of the lightning mail and express cars, which now bring communications and valuables to the dwellers of the plains and mountains. The life of the stage-driver was most eventful, and brings to mind tales of Indian raids and other desperate episodes.
W. G. Macfarlane
about 1903
THE BATHING GIRL
THE BATHING GIRL
W. G. Macfarlane
BLACKFOOT CHIEFS.
BLACKFOOT CHIEFS.
W. G. Macfarlane
A bust
G. W. Bonner
Antique bust
G. W. Bonner
"Mercy"
G. W. Bonner
River landscape
G. W. Bonner