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

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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