Audrey and Harry Hawthorn Library and Archives

22-2-a032905
Item
c.1920

Two men on horseback lead other horses carrying packs. Log structures under construction can be seen. Mountains visible in distance.

Fred Ryckman

Men on horseback following a river crossing

22-2-a032908
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Men and horses with packs complete a river crossing and proceed into the forest. Mountains in distance.

Fred Ryckman

Mountain view

22-2-a032910
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

View from an elevated site showing mountain tops. Snow-covered evergreens appear in the foreground.

Fred Ryckman

Group portrait of men in native clothing, view two

22-2-a032912
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Seven men dressed in native clothing stand facing the camera. The men on each end are only partially visible. Trees or bushes and the roof of some kind of structure are visible behind the men. A younger man or boy peeks out from behind the line of older men.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of a smiling man in a hat

22-2-a032915
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A smiling man faces the camera with his hands crossed in front of his chest. He wears western clothing, as do two other partially visible men on either side of him. They stand in front of a wooded wall.

Fred Ryckman

Group portrait of men in front of large building

22-2-a032916
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A large group of men in western dress stand and sit posed in front of a large building that may be made of stucco. The man sitting front and centre holds a flag from British Columbia.

Fred Ryckman

Fred Ryckman fonds

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Fonds
[1920-1936]

The fonds consists of records created by Ryckman during his tenure with the Department of Indian Affairs, primarily from the 1920s and 30s. The fonds includes contact sheets made as copies of photographs that remain in possession of Ryckman’s heirs. Records in the fonds take the form of notes and correspondence. Also included in records is a ledger which contains census information. The fonds also includes photocopies of newspaper articles relating to members of the First Nations whom Ryckman came into contact with as a result of his work as well as materials relating to Ryckman himself.

The fonds consists of the following files:

1-1, Ledger Book [Original & Copies], c. 1920
1-2, Photographs [Negatives & Contact Sheets], c. 1920
1-3, Articles and Correspondence [Photocopies], 1922-1936
1-4, Kootenays [Typed & Handwritten transcipts], c. 1932

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of two men on horseback at Beartooth Montana, 1916

22-2-a032834
Item
1916

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Two men sit astride horses outside with a log structure in the back right. Image is labeled Beartooth, Montana, 1916. A flag flies from the log structure.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of two men in front of tipi, view one

22-2-a032835
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Two men sit in front of a tipi. The one on the left wears native clothing. The one on the right wears western style clothing and is writing in a book. Debris scattered in the grass in front of tipi.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of two men in front of tipi, view two

22-2-a032836
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Two men sit in front of a tipi. The one on the left wears native clothing. The one on the right wears western style clothing and is writing in a book. Debris scattered in the grass in front of tipi. This view closer up than image a032835.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of infant in cradleboard

22-2-a032839
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

An infant rides in a decorated cradleboard held by a female. A young boy and male look on from the right.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of two men in front of a frame structure

22-2-a032842
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Two men in western style clothing stand in front of a wooden structure. The man on the right has a rifle.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of a man in native dress

22-2-a032844
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

An older man wearing native dress stands in a grove of trees. On the bottom right corner of photograph is imprinted "Montgomery," perhaps the name of the photography studio.

Fred Ryckman

Group portrait of a man, several women and children

22-2-a032845
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A man, several women, and two children stand in front of a large tipi. They wear a mix of native and western clothing. Several tipis and tents in background and mountains in the distance.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of young adult male in native dress

22-2-a032846
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A young man wearing a headdress and native clothing stands in front of a large tree.

Fred Ryckman

Group portrait of nine men posed with a trophy, view two

22-2-a032848
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

Nine smiling men and a trophy pose in front of a log structure. See also image a032847.

Fred Ryckman

Portrait of a man and a car

22-2-a032854
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

A man stands beside a car resembling a Model T Ford with mountains in the background.

Fred Ryckman

View of tipis

22-2-a032856
Item
c.1920

Part of Fred Ryckman fonds

View of several tipis, including some without covers. At least one structure appears on the left side of the image. Brush and hills are visible in the distance.

Fred Ryckman