Keywords: LouisRiel1878.jpg Louis Riel 1878 The accompanying description was provided with the photograph This albumen portrait of Louis Riel was almost certainly taken following his release from the Beauport Quebec asylum en route to Keeseville New York in early 1878 The photograph is in the cartes-de-visite format This photograph is signed by Riel in the bottom margin of the card Such signed photographs are extremely scarce Retrieved from http //www umanitoba ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/nativestudies/louisriel/riel_1878 html University of Manitoba Archives PD-old Louis Riel 1878 portrait photographs Sepia photographs of men Men with beards Signed photographs |