Henry Joseph Woodside

Henry Joseph Woodside (1858 – November 8, 1929) was a Canadian businessman, journalist, writer, and photographer.

Born in Arkwright, Canada West, Woodside attended school at Owen Sound and Prince Arthur's Landing (now part of Thunder Bay).

[1] Between 1880 and 1898 Woodside ran a number of businesses in Portage la Prairie, including a newspaper, the Manitoba Liberal.

[1] His photographs from this period provide a considerable portion of the recorded visual history of the Gold Rush.

He served again with the rank of colonel in World War I in the 5th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles, and was wounded in France in May 1916.

Photo by Henry Joseph Woodside of crowd assembled at Dawson Post Office, Yukon 1899