IMAGE CITATION
Date: 1948 ca
Subject:
Orignal Work:
Place: Moose River Road, N.S.
Source: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
Reference Number: 1987.178.14.225/ Helen Creighton Collection
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IMAGE INFORMATION
Helen Creighton and a friend went to visit two Mi'kmaq sisters living on Moose River Road, Lunenburg County. Dr. Creighton's friend is at left, holding a Mi'kmaq woodsplint basket. The woman in the centre is Mary Anne, last name unknown, standing with her sister. Mary Anne was reportedly a famous bootlegger for the area. [Thanks to Margaret Campbell for the identification. See Mary Anne's photo by Robert Norwood]
KEYWORDS
women; basketry, woodsplint; housing; Mary Anne; Moose River Road; Lunenburg County; Nova Scotia