Saturday, January 19, 2019

"William Duncan Late in Life, Exhibiting to Friends For Photographing the Canvas, Hammock, Clock, Water Bottle, and Accordion Used By Him On His Voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57."


"William Duncan late in life, exhibiting to friends for photographing the canvas, hammock, clock, water bottle, and accordion used by him on his voyage to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1856-57." Duncan was a British missionary who founded the Tsimshian communities of Metlakatla, British Columbia, and Metlakatla, Alaska. Taken by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, c. 1916-1917.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.
William Duncan's Wikipedia entry.

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