The fonds consists of photographs taken by Edgar Millen while serving in Canada’s north as an officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The photographs include images depicting the Arctic, where Millen was stationed, as well as several photos of Millen’s funeral and a cairn erected in his honour.
Group photograph of several Inuit individuals, including men, women and children, standing and sitting out-of-doors behind a dog team and sled; all are wearing parkas, mittens and mukluks.
Portrait of an Inuk man dressed in a skin parka, mittens and mukluks.
Portrait of an Inuk man dressed in a skin parka, fur mittens and mukluks standing out-of-doors.
A woman dressed in a Mother Hubbard style parka and standing in the entrance way of an igloo in Cambridge Bay.
View of a man standing in profile and wearing a fur-trimmed parka.
A group of individuals standing around a loaded dog sled.
View of a young Inuk man wearing a parka and mukluks, standing at the opening of an igloo.
- View of a smiling Inuk girl wearing a parka and mukluks; an engine in front of the Hudson's Bay store is visible in the background.
- Similar to image EA-26-81
A head and shoulders view of two Inuk men; one is turned away from the camera.