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Lot of 4 albumen photographs, each on 9 x 11 in. mount. William Notman & Son: Montreal, ca 1880s. Some are uncredited but believed to be taken by Notman. Subjects identified in the negative and on mount, and include: " Pisquapita (Hair in Knot) Cree Indian, Calgary"; "Kuskita au Musqua (Black Bear Cree squaw), Calgary"; untitled view of a Blackfoot family sitting in front of tipi. Vast expanse of Plains behind them; and " Canada Indians," as penciled in lower margin, showing a large gathering of people, possibly a ceremony.William Notman (1826-1891) immigrated to Montreal from Scotland in 1856, bringing his family over a bit later. He eventually gained an international reputation, setting up branches in both Canada and the United States, including at Yale and Harvard seasonally to tap into the student trade. His images range from trains and trestles, to other constructions such as bridges, to individual portraits, to the rapidly vanishing aboriginal peoples of North America. After his death, a couple of sons continued his legacy. McGill University purchased the Notman Collection from the Associated Screen News who had purchased it from the last son (Charles) in 1935 when he retired. The McCord Museum used this collection as the beginning of an extensive collection of Canadian photography built up over the past half-century.William Notman (1826-1891) was a Scottish-Canadian photographer with an international reputation. He was based in Montreal but had several studio locations and maintained seasonal branches at both Harvard and Yale to capitalize off of the student populations.