Manitoba Photographers: Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921)

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Although based in Fargo, Dakota Territory, and better known for his grand photographs of Yellowstone National Park, F. Jay Hayes visited Manitoba in mid-1881 at the invitation of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Near Selkirk, he boarded the Hudson’s Bay Company vessel Colvile for its seven-day circuit of Lake Winnipeg. Returning to Winnipeg, Haynes then traveled east on the new CPR line to Rat Portage [now known as Kenora], taking photos along the Winnipeg River. Then he went west, to the end of tracks a few miles west of Portage la Prairie, transferring to a horse-drawn wagon for the remainder of his trip to Fort Qu’Appelle, northeast of present-day Regina. He took 92 stereoviews during the course of his visit.

Catalogue

The following catalogue of F. Jay Haynes’ catalogue of Canadian photographs, taken in 1881, comes from Mattison [2].

Photo No.

Photo Caption

758

Granite Island, Nelson River

759

Kettle Island

760

Beren’s River Landing - HBC Post

761

Hudson’s Bay Co.’s Post, Beren’s River

762

Mouth of Beren’s River, Lake Winnipeg

763

Beren’s River, Sturgeon Bay

764

Esquimau Dog Train

765

Esquimau Dog Train

766

Fishing Grounds, Saskatchewan River

767

Rock Point, Saskatchewan Rapids

768

Calico Island, Saskatchewan Rapids

769

Grand Rapids, Saskatchewan River

770

Grand Rapids, Saskatchewan River

771

Saskatchewan River, above the Rapids

772

Hudson Bay Post, Grand Rapids

773

H.B. Co’s Portage Railway, Grand Rapids

774

Norway House Landing, Nelson River

775

St. Peter’s Mission, on Red River

776

Winnipeg Lacrosse Team

777

Fort Garry Lacrosse Team

778

Knox Church, Winnipeg, Man.

779

Montreal Bank Block, Winnipeg, Man.

780

Queen’s Hotel, Winnipeg

781

City Hall, Winnipeg

782a

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

782b

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

783

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

784a

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

784b

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

784c

Streets of Winnipeg, Marquis of Lorne’s Visit

785

City of Rat Portage, Lake of the Woods

786

Tunnel through Rat Portage Island

787

Tunnel at Winnipeg River

788

C.P.R. Bridge, Rat Portage Rapids

789

C.P.R. Bridge, Winnipeg River

790

C.P.R. Bridge, Lake of the Woods

791

The Falls of Winnipeg River

792

Above the Falls - Winnipeg River

793

Below the Falls - Winnipeg River

794

Rat Portage Falls, Lake of the Woods

795

The Glen at Rat Portage Falls

796

Hudson Bay Co.’s Post, Rat Portage

797

Moonlight, Lake of the Woods

798

Lake of the Woods, East Shore

799

Lake of the Woods, West Shore

800

Lake of the Woods, North Shore

801

The Home of the Ojibewa Indian

802

Ojibewa Tepee, Lake of the Woods

803

Boat Landing, Ojibewa City

804

Ojibewa Bay, Lake of the Woods

805

An Ojibewa Family

806

Keewatin Mills, Winnipeg River

807

Log Boom, Keewatin Mills

808

Keewatin, Mills, from the West

809

Lumber Yard, Keewatin Mills

810

Lake Deception, from the Cars

811

Black Bear Lake

812

Lake Deception, East Shore

813

Lake Deception, West Shore

814

Lake Champaigne

815

Mink Bay, near Deception

816

Mink Bay, Railway Fill

817

Cross Lake, from the Cars

818

Deception City

819

C.P.R. Offices, Deception City

820

Steam Shovel Loading Cars

821

Steam Shovel and Sand Pit

822

Rock Cut, near Lake Deception

823

Rock Cut, near Bobo Lake

824

McDougal Island, Rat Portage

825

Grand Valley, from the North

826

Grand Valley, toward Brandon

827

Shaw’s Engineer Camp, Flat Creek

828

Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon

829

The First Store in Brandon

830

Assinaboine [sic] Valley, Fort Ellice

831

Beaver Creek Valley, Fort Ellice

832

Down the Assinaboine [sic] River, Fort Ellice

833

Hudson Bay Co.’s Post, Fort Ellice

834

Factor’s Residence, Fort Ellice

835

The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train

836

Qu’Appelle Valley, from the South

837

Qu’Appelle Valley, from the West

838

Ft. Qu’Appelle and Valley

839

Qu’Appelle Lake and River

840

Down the Qu’Appelle River, from Fort

841

Mounted Police Quarters, Qu’Appelle

842

Plain Cree Family, Qu’Appelle River

843

Indian Village, Qu’Appelle Valley

844a

Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle

844b

Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle

844c

Sitting Bull’s Deserted Tepee, Qu’Appelle

Samples

“Northern Pacific Views
765. Esquimau Dog Train” (front)

“Northern Pacific Views
765. Esquimau Dog Train” (front)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough


“Canadian Pacific Views
792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (front)

“Canadian Pacific Views
792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (front)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

“Canadian Pacific Views
792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (back)

“Canadian Pacific Views
792. Above the Falls - Winnipeg River” (back)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough


“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway 
828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (front)

“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (front)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Boat - Northwest - 1.

“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (back)

“Stereoscopic Views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
828. Steamer “Northwest” at Brandon” (back)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Boat - Northwest - 1.


“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road 
835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (front)

“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road
835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (front)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Red River Cart - 4.

“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road 835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (back)

“Northern Pacific Views along the line of the Northern Pacific Rail-Road
835. The Half-Breeds’ Ox and Cart Train” (back)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Transportation - Red River Cart - 4.

Sources:

1. Mattison, David. “Photographing the frontier.” The Beaver, volume 67, number 3 (June/July 1987), pages 24-36.

2. Mattison, David. “A fair collection of views: F. J. Haynes in Canada, 1881. Part One.” Photographic Canadiana, 23-4 January/February 1998.

3. Mattison, David. “A fair collection of views: F. J. Haynes in Canada, 1881. Part Two.” Photographic Canadiana, 23-5 March/April 1998.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 March 2024

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