Harry Pollard (1880–1968) was a Canadian photographer known for his photographs of First Nations peoples in Western Canada.
Harry Pollard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harry Pollard 1880 Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. |
| Died | 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | photographer businessman |
Career edit
Pollard was born in 1880 in Tillsonburg, Ontario. His father, James, was a photographer. In May 1899, Pollard moved to Calgary where he opened a photography studio.[1] Among his most notable photographs are those documenting the First Nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy living in Canada – the Tsuu T'ina Nation, the Siksika Nation and the Kainai Nation.[2][3]
In 1924, Pollard was press photographer for Associated Screen News, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway. He was hired to take promotional pictures of ocean cruises, and his job took him around the world 14 times.[4]
The Harry Pollard photograph collection is in the Provincial Archives of Alberta, having been acquired by the provincial government in 1964.[1]
Personal life edit
Pollard was married Eleanor Tillen, who was named Miss Canada in 1908.[5][1] Together they had five children – Harry, William, Laura, Martha and Helen.[1] Pollard died at the age of 87 on 9 July 1968.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Harry Pollard fonds". HeRMIS. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Savchenko, Glib (13 July 2016). "Canadian Indians in 1910s in Harry Pollard's Photographs – Bird in Flight". Bird in Flight. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Arbuckle, Alex Q. (2 July 2016). "1910: Magnificent portraits of First Nations people of Alberta". Mashable. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ [1] Archived 29 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine Guelph Mercury, 11 March 2007
- ^ "Elbow Park Oral History Project: Helen Firmstone May 6, 1999" (PDF). Glebow Archives. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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