File N-2002-005: 2-3 - [Lawson Hubbard Company, Fort Good Hope]

• Graphic material
• Textual record

64 photographs : b&w prints
ca. 2 cm of textual records

This file consists of one journal comprised of 64 black and white photographs (N-2002-005: 0124 to 0187) and accompanying narrative dated between 1921-1922. The journal describes the winter that Robinson spent at Gravel Point, the Hudson's Bay Company shipyard and his work as a purser and pilot aboard the "Lady Mackworth" before joining the Lawson Hubbard Company as a trader in Fort Good Hope. The photographs include images of Robinson, travel by dog team, fishing, the steamer "Northland Trader" trapping activities, indigenous clothing, stretching moose hide and settlements at Fort Resolution, Fort Providence and Fort Good Hope.

Robinson's description in his journal may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe Indigenous Peoples including Inuit and peoples with mixed heritage. Please note that Robinson's journal also includes a racist and sexist slur for Indigenous women which is visible throughout the attachment. We have reproduced the original as is because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives.