The changing political landscape in western Canada in the early
1900s provided many opportunities for Hammond to travel to Alberta,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia on assignment with
the Globe.
One of his most notable western trips was to Alberta in 1909
to cover the Federal Government’s initiative to relocate
buffalo herds from Lamont to Wainwright Alberta.
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Buffalo herd, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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Reference Code: F 1075-9-0-11
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Cowboys chasing buffalo, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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During his time in the west he took over 300 photos
and bought or otherwise received about 100 more. While there,
he wrote 5 or 6 letters for the Globe entitled “the West
from a Car Window”.
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Hammond travelled with the cowboys and others
involved in the relocation, including the well-known American
artist Charlie Russell who specialized in painting western scenes.
“The
star performer was Charlie Russell, the ex-cowboy and present
artist of Western life. He is fire and voluble, constantly
talking and full of stories. These are the greatest collection
of wit combined with vulgarity I ever heard.”
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Group posing with horses, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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Reference Code: F 1075-9-0-11
Archives of Ontario, I0016667
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Charlie Russell, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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Charlie Russell on his horse, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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| The trip also provided him with an opportunity
to visit and photograph some of the immigrant settlements in the
surrounding areas.
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Child holding pail, 1909
M. O. Hammond
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Reference Code: F 1075-9-0-11
Archives of Ontario, I0016665 |
Little girl in field near Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, August, 1927
M. O. Hammond
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Reference Code: F 1075
Archives of Ontario, I0001682 |
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Hammond and Clara travelled to Vancouver in 1927
and were fascinated by the city's immigrant communities and its
waterfront.
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Man working timber in the water,
Vancouver, British Columbia, 1927
M. O. Hammond
Black and white negative
Reference Code: F 1075
Archives of Ontario, I0001687
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Japanese Canadian at Lulu cannery, 1927
M. O. Hammond
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Reference Code: F 1075
Archives of Ontario, I0001685 |
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Japanese-Canadian area of Vancouver,
British Columbia, 1927
M. O. Hammond
Black and white negative
Reference Code: F 1075
Archives of Ontario, I0001691 |
Japanese-Canadian area of Vancouver,
British Columbia, 1927
M. O. Hammond
Black and white negative
Reference Code: F 1075
Archives of Ontario, I0001690 |
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