Photograph depicts a view of Arctic cottongrass in a moist depression on the tundra near Pangnirtung Fiord; an attached album label provides further detail about the native uses for cottongrass. Photographs contained in album depicting J.D. Soper's expedition to Greenland and the Canadian Eastern Arctic.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts R.C.M.P. Constable Tom Tredgold standing with two young Inuit children in theri winter garb. The photograph is contained in an album depicting J.D. Soper's expedition to Greenland and the Canadian Eastern Arctic.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph of Doctor and Earling Porsild standing in front of an unidentified building. Earling Porsild is smoking a pipe.
Soper, J. DeweyView of a group of mounted police and soldiers posing (mid-construction) in front of the R.C.M.P. detachment at Pangnirtung Fiord, Baffin Island.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts an unidentified man holding a dead Greenland hare by its legs; two unidentified men in background. Parts of ship are visible. The hare was collected at Dundas Harbour, Devon Island by J. Dewey Soper for the National Museum of Canada.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts Arctic flowers growing on Devon Island along Lancaster Sound.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts an iceberg in the middle of the Arctic Ocean.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph is a picturesque view of the coastline west of Pond Inlet settlement, looking northeast to the southeastern part of Bylot Island; trees in foreground and the schooner Arctic anchored in far distance.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph is a portrait of an unnamed trader wearing fur hat and coat. Profile view.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph shows Nukudluk standing in front of the courthouse during his trial for murder.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotographs depicts a group of Mounted Police after the trial of Nukudluk. On the extreme right, First Officer Lemieu of the ARCTIC, and next to him Inspector Joy, R.C.M.P.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a narwhal that had been harpooned by Inuits in Eclipse Sound and secured with a line to the shore prior to skinning and cuttin up.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph shows a narwhal floating in the ocean at Pond Inlet.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph shows a narwhal beached on the sand. Unidentified boat is in the background.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph is a picturesque view of a mountain coastal range falnking Cumberland Sound in Baffin Island.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts an Eskimo child wearing furs and standing outside a tupik at Pangnirtung.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a Pangnirtung Fiord coastline view of a mountain plateau. Part of the schooner ARCTIC is visible.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a Pangnirtung Fiord coastline view of a mountain plateau. Part of the schooner ARCTIC is visible and further details are provided in a photograph label.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotogaph shows an H.B.C. building at Pangnirtung with several unidentified people surrounding it. Mountains in background.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph show a coastal view of Pangnirtung terrain during low tide; three puppies playing in the foreground.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a group posed outside at Lake Harbour on Christmas day, and l to r are: Lavoie (R.C.M.P.), Mackenzie (Hudson's Bay Co.), Jack Ford (Hudson's Bay Co.), Roland Soper, Carolyn (Carrie) Soper, MacKeller (R.C.M.P.), and Allan Frazer (Hudson's Bay Co.). The Soper family spent at year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Common Skunk in Ontario.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Richardson Ground Squirrel eating from hand at Islay, Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Bonaparte Weasel in winter pelage at Edmonton, Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts the Purple Saxifrage ("S. oppositifolia") at Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, N.W.T. in June 1929.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a nest and eggs of the Common Mallard duck. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912 and he began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a nest and eggs of the Canvasback at a slough near Edmonton. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912, and he began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a red squirrel's "midden pile" of processed spruce cones; an attached album label provides further detail. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a nest and eggs of the Redhead at a slough near Edmonton. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a spotted sandpiper on its' nest. Soper moved from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, in 1912, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest and eggs of the Horned Grebe
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts the nest and eggs of the Ruffled Grouse in cedar lowlands. Soper spent time investigating and cataloguing birds and wildlife in Ontario (Wellington and Waterloo Counties).
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts two young Bronzed Grackle birds sitting on a tree branch on a farm near Preston. Soper spent time investigating and cataloguing birds and wildlife in Ontario (Wellington and Waterloo Counties).
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a Goshawk mounted by J.D. Soper on the farm near Preston, Ontario. Soper spent time investigating and cataloguing birds and wildlife in Ontario (Wellington and Waterloo Counties).
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Prairie Crocus at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts the Torrens River Valley in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a Bonaparte's Weasel in winter pelage near Whitemud Creek, Edmonton. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a skunk walking through leaf-covered ground. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photograhing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a chipmunk at a hole in the base of a spruce tree. Soper moved in 1912 from Ontario to Strathcona, later a district of Edmonton, and began investigating and photographing the wildlife of Central Alberta.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a group picnicking below a cliff near Glasgow Falls; l to r: Carrie Soper, Roland Soper, Mackenzie, Frazer, [Jack] Ford, and Bell (the last four men were all Hudson's Bay Company employees). The Soper family spent a year in Lake Harbour where Dewey Soper had a federal government contract to explore the north coast of Hudson Strait.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts King Eider on nest close to the Bowman Bay coastline, western Baffin Island, N.W.T. in July, 1929.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts J. Dewey Soper writing biological notes at a camp along the Koukdjuak River, west of Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, N.W.T. in September 1925.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts waterlily in Soper pool, Fort Garry, Manitoba.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts group of Rocky Mountain Grizzly Bears at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts young Cottontail Rabbit at Fort Garry, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts young Cottontail Rabbit at Fort Garry, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts group of Canadian Reindeer at Richards Island, Mackenzie River, N.W.T. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts young American Coots at Grande Prairie, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts juvenile Common Tern at Lake Manitoba, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest of Trumpeter Swan in Grande Prairie district of Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts juvenile Blue-winged Teal at Clairmont Lake, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts young of Upland Plover at Rowsey [?] Lake, Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Trumpeter Swan at Clairmont Lake, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts pair of Trumpeter Swans at Clairmont Lake, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts downy Canada Geese at Lake Newell, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Prairie Lily at Grande Prairie, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts an Indian Paintbrush at Grande Prairie, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts the Rocky Mountains near Torrens River, Alberta. Camp with tent [Soper camp?] is in foreground. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts pack and saddle horse train en route to Torrens River, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of Soper's Inuit assitants, Kavivau (rear) and Ashuna in a freighter canoe on the Blue Goose River. The Soper party was searching for the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose, suspected to be in the southwestern region of Baffin Island.
Soper, J. DeweyTundra Scene along Blue Goose River. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the White-rumped Sandpiper near camp Kungovik. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyRock Ptarmigan on nest near camp Kungovik. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyFemale Rock Ptarmigan on nest.The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyBivouac near camp Kungovik. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweySabine Gulls over camp Kungovik. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of Lont-tailed Jaeger. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also studied native living conditions and general topography in cooperation with the Dept. of Agriculture and Topographical Surveys.
Soper, J. DeweyNesting area of the Blue Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Blue Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Blue Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Blue Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Blue Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyMeeting area of Blue Goose.The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Lesser Snow Goose. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. A well regarded zoological find, in 1957 Ottawa created the Dewey Soper Bird Sanctuary on Baffin Island in his honor.
Soper, J. DeweyFemale King Eider. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also made topographical, and agricultural observations for the Department of Agriculture and Topigraphical Survey and reported on the living conditions of local native communities.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of Soper's Inuit assistants, Kavivou and Ashuna, preparing to load the freighter canoe on the morning of the Soper party's departure from Camp Kungoviik. The group was searching in the area for the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose, suspected to be in the southwestern part of Baffin Island.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of the Soper party beginning their portage upstream from the camp at the mouth of Kommanik River. J. Dewey Soper and his two Inuit assitants, Kavivau and Ashuna, were returning to Cape Dorset after a summer spent searching for and locating the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of the C.G.S. Arctic at Erebus Bay, Beechey Island.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph shows an Eskimo pup at {Pangnirtung].
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of two Inuit hunters in sealskin clothing at Pangnirtung. J. Dewey Soper was in the north as the appointed naturalist to the Canadian Government's Arctic Expedition.
Soper, J. DeweyPhotograph depicts a view of four Inuit boys at Pangnirtung Fiord. J. Dewey Soper was in the north as the appointed naturalist to the Canadian Government's Arctic Expedition.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Astotin Lake, Elk Island National Park, Alberta. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Whistling Swans. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest of Common Mallard at Pelican Lake, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Western Grebe. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts J. Dewey Soper with his son, Roland, with dog train on the Pine Lake Trail, Wood Buffalo Park, April, 1933. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Kickinghorse River and Selkirk Range west of Yoho, British Columbia. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts view of Singoosh Lake, Duck Mountain, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts view of Singoosh Lake, Duck Mountain, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest and eggs of the Eared Grebe. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest of the Western Grebe. Photo is hand-tinted
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts nest of the American Pintail. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Mule Deer near Lower Sunwapta River, Jasper National Park, Alberta in August 1939. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Plains Bison in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Bison calf at Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyPhoto depicts Cow Moose at Bagwa Lake, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan. Photo is hand-tinted.
Soper, J. DeweyNest and eggs of the Lapland Longspur. The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also made topographical, and agricultural observations for the Department of Agriculture and Topigraphical Survey and reported on native communities.
Soper, J. DeweyArctic Hare.The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also made topographical, and agricultural observations for the Department of Agriculture and Topographical Survey and reported on native communities.
Soper, J. DeweyArctic Hare.The North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior commissioned Soper in 1928 to study the biology and natural history of Baffin Island. His focus was to discover the nesting grounds of the Blue Goose suspected to be in the southwest of Baffin Island. He also made topographical, and agricultural observations for the Department of Agriculture and Topographical Survey and reported on native communities.
Soper, J. Dewey