Post by grahamew on Apr 21, 2019 8:54:13 GMT -5
Alex Ross, 1851-1894, came to Calgary, Alberta in 1884 and set up a photographic studio at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Osler Street. He had previously worked for a photographer in Winnipeg, but felt the time was right to strike out on his own and establish his own business. He quickly became well-known for his photographs of the First Nations people in the Calgary area, especially the Tsuu T'ina (called Sarcee at that time) and the Blackfoot. Some of the photographs were taken outdoors, but many more were carefully-posed studio shots. By 1891 the studio seems to have closed, and three years later Ross died at the relatively young age of 43. Glenbow Archives holds 125 of Alex Ross's original photographs, a brief but important visual record of the last two decades of the 19th century.
Text and most of the photos below come from here:
www.flickr.com/photos/glenbowmuseum/sets/72157627560241641

Blackfoot boys, 1887

Bobtail, Cree, 1886

As above

Young Blackfoot men. 1887

Blood, 1884-90

Rabbit Carrier, Blackfoot

As above

Sarcee woman, 1884-90

Blackfoot, 1887

Brave Sword, Blackfoot, late 1880s

Blackfoot woman with child

Calling Beaver, Sarcee, 1887

Bull Head, Sarcee, 1887

Unidentified, late 1880s

Sotanah or Flying Chief or Rainy Chief, North Blood, 1885-6

Blackfoot woman and child, late 1880s

Blackfoot boys, 1886-94

Sarcee Women, 1887

Big Loon, Blackfoot, 1887

Blackfoot boys from the Anglican School, 1887

Blackfoot women, late 1880s

Blackfoot, 1885

Blackfoot man, 1888

Blackfoot man, late 1880s-earl7 90s

Blackfoot man, 1885-94
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Blackfoot, 1885

Joseph, Blackfoot, 1887

Sarcee camp near Calgary

Unidentified camp near Fort Calgary

Sarcee camp near Calgary

Bad Dried Meat/Deerfoot, 1887

Owl, Blackfoot, 1887

Unidentified, 1886

Crowfoot, Blackfoot, 1888

As above

Katie and baby, Sarcee, 1887

Old Brass(?), Siksika (note the Union Jack over his shoulder)

Blood boy
Text and most of the photos below come from here:
www.flickr.com/photos/glenbowmuseum/sets/72157627560241641

Blackfoot boys, 1887

Bobtail, Cree, 1886

As above

Young Blackfoot men. 1887

Blood, 1884-90

Rabbit Carrier, Blackfoot

As above

Sarcee woman, 1884-90

Blackfoot, 1887

Brave Sword, Blackfoot, late 1880s

Blackfoot woman with child

Calling Beaver, Sarcee, 1887

Bull Head, Sarcee, 1887

Unidentified, late 1880s

Sotanah or Flying Chief or Rainy Chief, North Blood, 1885-6

Blackfoot woman and child, late 1880s

Blackfoot boys, 1886-94

Sarcee Women, 1887

Big Loon, Blackfoot, 1887

Blackfoot boys from the Anglican School, 1887

Blackfoot women, late 1880s

Blackfoot, 1885

Blackfoot man, 1888

Blackfoot man, late 1880s-earl7 90s

Blackfoot man, 1885-94

Blackfoot, 1885

Joseph, Blackfoot, 1887

Sarcee camp near Calgary

Unidentified camp near Fort Calgary

Sarcee camp near Calgary

Bad Dried Meat/Deerfoot, 1887

Owl, Blackfoot, 1887

Unidentified, 1886

Crowfoot, Blackfoot, 1888

As above

Katie and baby, Sarcee, 1887

Old Brass(?), Siksika (note the Union Jack over his shoulder)

Blood boy