J.H. Clarke was born in England August 6, 1860. He was married and had one son. They came to Winnipeg to partake in the booming city and he was immediately hired as a photographer by a local firm. Some years later, he joined a group of Manitobans going west to find their fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush. He got as far as Victoria B.C. Then reality set in and he returned to Winnipeg. Many believe he had wisely taken his camera with him. On the way home he took a number of photographs later made into very collectible postcards. We understand that Mr. Clarke prospered in Winnipeg and then moved to Selkirk in 1903. The back of his cards always say “J.H.Clarke Selkirk, Man.”
He died of pneumonia at the Winnipeg General Hospital February 14, 1923 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Winnipeg.
26 4X5 TONED SILVER PRINTS – SOME BACK TO BACK ON PAPER
ALL FROM CONTRUCTION AND MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CPR RAILWAY 1882 TO 1903
