Batoche ,Ceramic Telegraph Insulator Fragment, 01 (Back)


Title: Batoche ,Ceramic Telegraph Insulator Fragment, 01 (Back)
Subject: Batoche, Humboldt, power line, porcelain, Fisher, Dennis, Jean
Description: This image (by Peter Beszterda) is of a ceramic telegraph insulator from Batoche and was part of the Humboldt-Batoche telegraph line that was cut by Dumont's forces in 1885. It is part of the Dennis and Jean Fisher Collection. This collection contains archaeological artifacts taken from the battlefields of the 1885 Resistance as well as Fort Pitt (Saskatchewan), Cumberland House (Saskatchewan) and St. Peter’s Mission, Montana. The collection also includes various artifacts and ephemera relating to the 1885 Resistance and Gabriel Dumont.
Date: 1885
Type: Image
Coverage: Central and Saskatoon Saskatchewan
GDI Media Filename: Batoche Powerline Insulator (Back).jpg

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Category Fisher, Dennis and Jean Archaeological and Historical Artifact Collection