Mina Benson Hubbard
Canadian Explorer of Labrador
Note: Images of Leonidas Hubbard’s Expedition Follow those of Mina Hubbard’s Expedition
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34-Year Old Mina Benson Hubbard During Her 1905 Expedition Through Labrador
Sketch of Mina Benson in Her Early Years
Mina Benson Grew Up in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County, Ontario. She Attended High School in the Town of Cobourg.
Nurse Mina Benson in 1900
Mina Benson Hubbard Embarking on Labrador Expedition - June 1905
Near the Village of North West River, Labrador
George Elson During Mina Benson Hubbard’s 1905 Expedition
Mina’s Photograph of Seal Lake, Taken on July 16, 1905. The Rocks on top of the Boulder in the Foreground were Arranged by Mina and George Elson
Mina with Nascaupee Women
The Nascaupee Chief and Men
Two Pages from Mina’s Expedition Diary
The George River in Quebec
Gilbert Blake, One of Mina Benson Hubbard’s Guides
Mina’s Arrival at Ungava Bay
Wedding Day for Mina and Harold Ellis - September 14, 1908
Brochure Advertising a Lecture by Mina in 1938
Leonidas Hubbard
Leonidas Hubbard
The Shawangunk Mountain Ridge in New York State. In November 1901, During a Camping Trip There in November 1901, Leonidas Hubbard First Mentioned the Idea to Dillon Wallace About Exploring Labrador.
Battle Harbour, Labrador
Leonidas Hubbard Shortly Before Departing the Village of North West River, Labrador
Dillon Wallace at Beginning of the 1903 Expedition With Leonidas Hubbard and George Elson (Photo by Leonidas Hubbard)
George Elson and Dillon Wallace Somewhere in Labrador (Photo by Leonidas Hubbard)
George Elson and Dillon Wallace Lost on the Susan River (Photo by Leonidas Hubbard)
Dillon Wallace and George Elson Somewhere in Labrador (Photo by Leonidas Hubbard)
Leonidas Hubbard (foreground) and George Elson, Shortly Before Elson and Wallace Left For Help. When Help Arrived, Leonidas Was Found Dead Here
New York Times Article Announcing Death of Leonidas Hubbard