A remarkable collection of 74 photographs at the Archives of Manitoba, presumed to have been taken or acquired around 1881 by Charles Ellis, were later acquired by Donald Bruce Decker. The Decker family donated them to the archives around 2001. A few samples are shown below.
Upper Fort Garry Gate (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/10
Entrance to Upper Fort Garry from the south with a bridge over the Assiniboine River in the foreground (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/2
View inside Upper Fort Garry looking southward (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/5
Unidentified men posing around cannons inside Upper Fort Garry (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/3
Louise Bridge under construction (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/20
Steamboat Cheyenne at anchor in the Red River (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/1/11
A view of muddy Main Street looking north from the post office (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/3/68
Seamstresses inside Hope's tent factory (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/2/32
Home of businessman James H. Ashdown on Euclid Avenue (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/2/32
Indigenous people with Red River Cart on Notre Dame Avenue (c1881) by Charles Ellis
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Bruce Decker Collection, GN8/2/32
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ellis House (43 Boyle Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Photographers: Charles Ellis (1844-1921)
Memorable Manitobans: Donald Bruce Decker (1946-1986)
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 October 2026
