In 1884, Alex Ross (1851-1894) moved from Winnipeg to Calgary, Alberta, where he opened a photographic studio. He is best remembered for his portraits of First Nations people, such as the Tsuu T’ina (then known as Sarcee) and the Blackfoot.
First Nations man, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1886-1890]
First Nations man and his wife.
Date: 1886
Three young Blackfoot men, Calgary, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Bobtail, Cree chief, Alberta.
Date: 1886
Blackfoot man.
Date: [ca. 1885-1894]
Blackfoot man, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Blackfoot boys.
Date: [ca. 1886-1894]
Blackfoot women.
Date: [ca. late 1880s]
Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) woman, Katie, and baby, Calgary, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Blackfoot woman and child.
Date: [ca. late 1880s]
Three young Blackfoot men.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Two Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) girls.
Date: [ca. 1887]
: Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) people moving camp on outskirts of Calgary, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) man.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Blackfoot warrior with sword.
Date: [ca. 1887]
“Joseph”, Blackfoot man.
Date: [ca. 1887]
Rabbit Carrier, Blackfoot.
Date: [ca. 1887-1889]
Blackfoot man.
Date: [ca. 1886-1889]
Crowfoot, Blackfoot Chief.
Date: 1887
Chief Owl, Blackfoot.
Date: [ca. 1886]
Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) tipis, west of Calgary, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1886-1889]
Two of the first pupils at the Blackfoot Anglican School.
Date: [ca. 1886]
Rabbit Carrier, Blackfoot.
Date: [ca. 1886-1894]
First Nations camp near first Hudson’s Bay Company store at Fort Calgary, Alberta.
Date: [ca. 1886]
Blackfoot women with baby on her back.
Date: [ca. 1886]
Crowfoot, Head Chief of the Blackfoot.
Date: 1887
Via: Glenbow Archives