Alfred Irving Hallowell Photographs

The photographs of A. Irving ("Pete") Hallowell give a rich portrait of the people and places of numerous Indigenous communities in the 1920s and 1930s.
Exploring the Hallowell photographs

This page provides a guide to photographs taken by the anthropologist A. Irving Hallowell during his trips to numerous Indigenous communities, particulary Ojibwe communities along the lower and upper Berens River in Manitoba and Ontario.

Photos from these places can be obtained for free by community members. To inquire, write to [email protected], or call 215-440-3418.

This page will be updated as new resources are added to provide more ways of exploring the photographs, including by names of people in the photographs.

 

 

Exploring the Hallowell photographs

Hallowell photo A201

Photoalbum A: Berens River Ojibwe photo album

This photo albums includes images from Berens River, Poplar Hill, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi, and Pikangikum, from throughout the 1930s.

 

Hallowell photo F173

Photoalbum F: Miscelleneous Indigenous photo album

This photo album includes photos related to places also found in other photo albums he assembled. The photos currently digitized from this album are mailny those relating to Berens River, Poplar Hill, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi, and Pikangikum, from throughout the 1930s.

There are also some images from Jackhead, Duck Lake, Deer Lake, Fishing Lake, and Nipissing.