Historical information

The Churchill Island collection includes objects from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this image represents the Amess era.

Significance

Margaret Amess was the youngest child of Samuel and Jane Amess, who first purchased Churchill Island in 1872.

Physical description

Black and white photographic image of a women, head and shoulders only, believed to be Margaret Amess

Inscriptions & markings

"MONTEATH"