Hudson’s Bay Company fort, Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island
Type: Image
Date: c.1866
History
Fort Rupert, close to modern-day Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, was built in 1849 to serve the exploitation of coal seams at Suquash.
Description
This image shows the Hudson's Bay Company fort and stone house at Fort Rupert with the indigenous village captured to the right. The script reads 'Fort Rupert Indian Village general view as seen from the foreground of the picture, the only one in existance.'
Item Details
- Materials: Graphic material
- Archival Reference: K62A-C
- Author: Dally, Frederick
- Credit: Image K62A-C courtesy of Toronto Public Library, Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, K62A-C.