Three patients in a hospital ward. One man is standing, facing the camera and waving while smiling. Another is sitting on a bed and facing the camera but looking down at another man. The other man is seated on a chair facing away from the camera and towards the other two. All three are dressed in pyjamas and plaid patterned housecoats. There are three beds visible, white metal frames with thin mattresses and wheels, two pillows each and white sheets. The closest bed has a metal eating tray rolled over the bed and a pair of shoes are on top. There are a line of tables to the PL of the image with a water jug visible. There are three windows visible in the image with the furthest showing two or three individuals outside. The two closest windows have blinds with the middle windows' blind falling down on one side.
  • Reference
    SW-PP2014.2.11
  • Description
    Three patients in a hospital ward. One man is standing, facing the camera and waving while smiling. Another is sitting on a bed and facing the camera but looking down at another man. The other man is seated on a chair facing away from the camera and towards the other two. All three are dressed in pyjamas and plaid patterned housecoats. There are three beds visible, white metal frames with thin mattresses and wheels, two pillows each and white sheets. The closest bed has a metal eating tray rolled over the bed and a pair of shoes are on top. There are a line of tables to the PL of the image with a water jug visible. There are three windows visible in the image with the furthest showing two or three individuals outside. The two closest windows have blinds with the middle windows' blind falling down on one side.
  • Notes
    Thomas Suwark is standing and waving, Willie is standing and looking down, and Markoosie is seated facing away from the camera. From original archive: In February 1962, Don Reynolds, a staff photographer from the Saint Joseph Museums in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA visited The Pas, Manitoba with the then Director, Roy Coy, on a flora specimen gathering trip. Mr. Reynolds took a series of wonderful journalistic quality black and white photos and created a photobook of his visit, a photobook that the Sam Waller Museum now has in its collection. Images cover the Trappers' Festival, Dog Derby and TB patients at the Clearwater Lake Hospital. What is of particular note with regards to these photographs is that all of the Clearwater Lake Hospital patients are identified by name, home location and various other unique bits of information. The images remained with the photographer and the Museum until his death. Following his death the images were deemed to be unrelated to the Saint Joseph Museums mandate. It was at this point that the Sam Waller Museum was contacted and the photographs accepted in the Museum's permanent collection.
  • Location
    Clearwater Lake Indian Hospital
  • Date
    February, 1962
  • Names
    Markoosie, Willie, Thomas Suwark
  • Minor Pictured?
    No
  • Original Archive
    Sam Waller Museum, PP2014.2.11
  • Cross Reference
    SW-PP2014.2.10, SW-PP2014.2.12, SW-PP2014.2.13, SW-PP2014.2.19
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