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Louis Riel as a prisoner at Batoche, 16 May 1885

Louis Riel as a prisoner in Major-General F. D. Middleton’s camp at Batoche, 16 May 1885.

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Publisher / custodian: Wikimedia Commons; original holding Library and Archives Canada
Source date: 1885-05-16
Source type: Archival record
Format: Photograph
Regions: Batoche, Saskatchewan
Peoples / communities: Métis
Creator: James Peters
Item identifier: C-003450; MIKAN 3623590
Item date: 1885-05-16
Holding institution: Library and Archives Canada

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Creator: James Peters
Source date / edition: 1885-05-16
Publisher / custodian: Library and Archives Canada
Licence: Public domain: individual Commons PD-Canada and PD-US/PD-US-expired tags

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Record checked: 2026-09-30

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Wikimedia Commons; original holding Library and Archives Canada. Louis Riel as a prisoner at Batoche, 16 May 1885. 1885-05-16. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Riel_prison.jpg. Record checked 2026-09-30.

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