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 George Thomas Inkster Family Album

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George Thomas Inkster family album

This small collection of photos was donated along with several documents by Addie Sarah Inkster & Mrs. Erwin Peterson (either Alice or Edith Inkster) -- the granddaughters of George Thomas Inkster. You can read more about their story here. 
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Please contact us if you have any information about the people in this album

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Three Granddaughters

2/16/2131
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​​Towner, North Dakota?
c.1910

These three girls are the granddaughters of George T Inkster.
A note on the back reads:
"Edith Inkster
Alice Inkster
Addie Sarah Inkster
great grand daughters
Father Colin Sinclair Inkster"

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Isabelle belle inkster

2/16/2134

​Towner, North Dakota?
​c.1900

Isabelle 'Belle' Inkster (b.1896) was the youngest daughter of George T Inkster.
A note on the back reads:
"Belle Inkster
In the 1800 sometime. Grandpa C.S. Inkster born in 1881, and she was his youngest sister, the baby of the Inkster family."

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2/16/2153
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Towner, North Dakota?
c.1900-1910

A note on the back reads "Waiting for the blasting".

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View of dawson city, yukon

2/16/2159
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c.1897

A note on the back reads:
"Dawson
The property of
Geo. Inkster.
Towner
N.D"
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Turcotte(?) family

Photo by Ryder Larsen
Red River Settlement (Winnipeg)
1866-1870

We speculate that this photo might show Caroline Turcotte  (?-1898), the wife of George Thomas Inkster, along with her mother and one of her sisters.

Edited views are offered to enhance the original tintype.

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2/16/2155

​Towner, North Dakota?
​c.1890s

This photo might show the wedding of one of George T Inkster's children, but we can't conclusively identify anyone.

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Mrs. William Odell

2/16/2156

Photo by Gauvin Gentzel & Co
​Winnipeg
1905-1918

It's not clear who Mrs. William Odell was, or her connection to the Inkster family.

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Christmas card

2/16/2158

​c.1900-1910

A Happy Christmas
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Seven Oaks House Museum & Ross House Museum sit on Treaty One land:
​The traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg and Ininíwak, the land of the Dakota and the homeland of the Red River Métis.

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  • Seven Oaks House Museum
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    • School Programs
    • Rentals
    • Archives >
      • Seven Oaks Album
      • Wright Album
      • Redwood Album
      • George Inkster Album
      • Misc Photos
    • History >
      • John & Mary
      • Children
      • George T Inkster
      • Nahovway & Colin
      • An Enduring Legacy
      • Changing Times
      • New Beginnings
      • Material Culture of the Inkster-Sinclair Women
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Our Mission
  • Ross House Museum
    • Visiting Information
    • Events
    • History >
      • Artifact Gallery
      • The Ross Family >
        • Alexander Ross
        • Salis Timentwa (Sarah Ross)
        • William Ross
        • Jemima McKenzie Ross
        • James Ross
        • William Coldwell
        • Henrietta Ross
      • History of Ross House Museum
      • The Boiling Point of North Point Douglas
    • Volunteer
    • Our Mission
  • Learning
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Video Tours
    • Winnipeg 1884: Finding the Past in Our Present
  • Gathering
    • Contemporary Artists
    • Heritage Database