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This is mislabelled, Ernest Brown was born in 1877 which would make him 8 years old when this was taken. Brown moved to Edmonton from Newcastle in 1904.

Thanks Richard, did you mean to add this somewhere else?

No, at the bottom of the photo it says copyright Ernest Brown (the notable Edmonton photographer). So this photo could not be from 1885.

Thanks, we'll have our Archivist check it out!

Actually, Brown himself inscribed his copyright onto this negative. But the date of the subject matter is correct. It's just that Brown asserted his rights to the picture as the holder of the negative, even though he didn't take it. Brown purchased the original negative collections of many prairie photographers, including pictures taken by Charles Wesley Mathers and the Calgary outfit Boorne and May; his images go back to the 1870s. This picture was one of Brown's favorites. The original negative is at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

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Thank you for letting us know. Can you please credit the original photograph? We would appreciate a credit as follows: Provincial Archives of Alberta, PR2006.0508/3. Thank you!

We have credited the original photograph. Thanks again for sharing.

Thank you!

Beautiful photo. Is this Autochrome?

Yes, it is. It's not quite as vibrant as some of the others due to what appears to be an overcast sky, but you can really see the colours pop in the blankets.

Thanks for posting this and the other images. All of us are enjoying them a great deal.

No problem! Thank you for your interest. There will plenty more photos to come (but not too many more autochromes, unfortuantely).

Very nice, its not quite as clear as some of the B&W's but it does bring a different atmosphere to the shot!