Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School
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Asst. [Assistant] Indian Girl Cook, Portage Residential 1959
Manitoba
Assistant cook (student?), Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
At the Homemakers Conference, Indian Res.[Residential] School, P. la P. [Portage la Prairie], August 1952, 3 Indian ladies
Manitoba, 1952
Three women at the August 1952 Homemakers Conference, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
Portage la Prairie 1951, Ready for church
Manitoba, 1951
Boys "ready for church," Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
At Portage la Prairie, March 13, 1950
Manitoba, 1950
Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
In the Sewing Room Mar. [March] 1952, Portage la Prairie Indian Res. [Residential] School
Manitoba, 1952
Students in the sewing room, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
Indian boys and Angus calves, Portage Fair
Manitoba, circa 1950
Boys from Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School with their Angus calves at the Portage Fair.
Portage la Prairie, June 1951. The new car
Manitoba, 1951
"The new car," Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
My trip to Berens River
Manitoba, 1951
"My trip to Berens River," Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[Students at sewing class]
Manitoba, circa 1950
Students in sewing class, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[Male students with back towards the camera watching TV]
Manitoba, circa 1960
Boys watching television, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
Cleaning up. Portage Residential
Manitoba, 1959
Students cleaning up in the kitchen, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[Male student holding trophy]
Manitoba, circa 1960
Unidentified student holding trophy, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[A group of students with government and school officials]
Manitoba
A group of students with government and school officials, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School. Co. Jones, director of Indian Affairs, stands in the back row.
A visit from African missionary, Dr. [William Sidney] Gilchrist. He showed the assembled school slides of Africa
Manitoba, 1956
A visit to Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School from a missionary to Africa: "He showed the assembled school slide of Africa."
Ready for church in P. la P. [Portage la Prairie]. [Female students in school uniform standing in front of the school facade].
Manitoba, 1951
Girls "ready for church," Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[Students' Christmas presentation]
Manitoba, circa 1950
Student Christmas presentation, Portage la Prairie v.
Portage Indian Residential School Mixed Choir 1964. [...] Director, [and], Principal
Manitoba, 1964
School choir, Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School.
[Female students baking bread]
Manitoba, circa 1950