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Canada Collection

Background imageCanada Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Background imageCanada Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imageCanada Collection: Poster advertising Holland America Line

Poster advertising Holland America Line
Poster advertising the Holland America Line from Rotterdam, calling at Le Havre, Southampton, Cobh in Ireland, New York and Canadian ports

Background imageCanada Collection: The products of Newfoundland, Canada - Cod

The products of Newfoundland, Canada - Cod
The products of Newfoundland, Canada (" to say nothing of the middle one" ). A pair of large cod flank a young fishermans lad. Date: 1902

Background imageCanada Collection: WWI Poster, The Empire Needs Men

WWI Poster, The Empire Needs Men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915

Background imageCanada Collection: Poster advertising White Star Line to USA and Canada

Poster advertising White Star Line to USA and Canada
Poster advertising the White Star Line between Liverpool and Southampton to Queenstown, Boston, Philadelphia, Quebec, Montreal, Halifax, Portland, Cherbourg and New York

Background imageCanada Collection: Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageCanada Collection: Canadian National Railways Poster

Canadian National Railways Poster showing a steam engine train in Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help

WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imageCanada Collection: Poster advertising Canada via Canadian National Railways

Poster advertising Canada via Canadian National Railways
Poster advertising the opportunity to see Canada via the Canadian National Railways -- apply within!

Background imageCanada Collection: Olympics / 1932 / Ice Hockey

Olympics / 1932 / Ice Hockey
Ice hockey: Canada beating USA 2-1 at Lake Placid

Background imageCanada Collection: Cunard travel Poster

Cunard travel Poster for travel on the Aquitania cruise ship between Europe and the USA and Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane CF-ODA

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver floatplane CF-ODA (msn 113), of Ontario Provincial Air Service (OPAS), moored at a Toronto waterfront jetty, on 26 May1960. Date: 1960

Background imageCanada Collection: North American T-6 Harvard

North American T-6 Harvard
RAF North American T-6 Harvard Mk-2 flying in formation over Canada Date: 1940s

Background imageCanada Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might

Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might
Defenders of the Empire - an allegory: King Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted military. Image produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Background imageCanada Collection: Poster advertising Cunard from the UK to Canada

Poster advertising Cunard from the UK to Canada
Poster advertising Cunard departures from Liverpool and Belfast to Canada on the RMS Caronia and Carmania

Background imageCanada Collection: French Acadians Deported

French Acadians Deported
The French Acadians of Nova Scotia are deported by the English to various east coast locations

Background imageCanada Collection: Sailing Ship / Nonsuch

Sailing Ship / Nonsuch
The replica of the sailing ship the Nonsuch, built in 1970. The original ship sailed to Canada in 1668 and played a part in the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company

Background imageCanada Collection: WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

Background imageCanada Collection: Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: Its Mine, Poster

Its Mine, Poster, Canada, the right land for the right man, with Canadian National Railways

Background imageCanada Collection: Canada, the right land for the right man Poster

Canada, the right land for the right man Poster, showing a man farming and harvesting wheat, by Canadian National Railways

Background imageCanada Collection: The Main Street of Dove Holes, Derbyshire, 1913

The Main Street of Dove Holes, Derbyshire, 1913
Photograph of the main street of Dove Holes, near Buxton in Derbyshire, pictured in 1913. Between 1905 and 1913 a quarter of the village population, about 250 people, emigrated to Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: Canadian Rodeo

Canadian Rodeo
A cowboy riding a bucking bronco at a rodeo at Alberta, Canada. Date: early 1930s

Background imageCanada Collection: Cunard poster

Cunard poster
Poster for Cunard shipping line and their service to the USA and Canada featuring the magnificent Aquitania being pulled into port by tug boats

Background imageCanada Collection: Flag of Canada

Flag of Canada
The flag of Canada, complete with autumnal maple leaves and a beaver! Showing the insignia if the various Canadian provinces on the flag, with the British crown on top

Background imageCanada Collection: Canadian Call to Women White Star Line poster

Canadian Call to Women White Star Line poster
Poster produced by the White Star Line shipping company encouraging women to emigrate to Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: American Indians. Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux

American Indians. Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux
Portrait of Sitting Bull with elaborate feathered head dress reaching to the ground. Sitting Bull lead the resistance against the Americans which culminated in the defeat of General Custer

Background imageCanada Collection: Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Background imageCanada Collection: Royal Line poster

Royal Line poster
Poster promoting Royal Line Northern Canadian railway system and Atlantic steamship service, showing a ship crossing the Atlantic on the way to Canada from Bristol

Background imageCanada Collection: Hudsons Bay Map

Hudsons Bay Map
HUDSONs BAY, at the time of the Seven Years War, showing French and English forts including Fort York, the principal settlement of the Hudsons Bay Company

Background imageCanada Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter CF-OPI

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter CF-OPI
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter float-plane CF-OPI (msn 243) of Ontario Provincial Air Service. Date: 1980s

Background imageCanada Collection: Corythosaurus

Corythosaurus
The Corythosaurus, meaning Corinthian helmet lizard, was a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76 to 74 million years ago

Background imageCanada Collection: St. Johns - Newfoundland - Iceberg off the Narrows

St. Johns - Newfoundland - Iceberg off the Narrows
An Unwelcome Visitor off the Narrows, St. Johns - a huge and rather ominous iceberg at the entrance to the entrance from the sea toward St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanada Collection: Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific
Poster for the Canadian Pacific shipping line advertising the " Empress" Steamers, and illustrated by the Empress of Ireland

Background imageCanada Collection: Country landscape with four flying geese

Country landscape with four flying geese
A country landscape with four flying geese and the sun low in the sky

Background imageCanada Collection: The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

Background imageCanada Collection: The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Background imageCanada Collection: Royal Line poster

Royal Line poster
Poster produced by the Royal Line shipping company claiming to have the fastest service from Britain to Canada, perfect for emigrants anxious to get there quickly!

Background imageCanada Collection: Allan Line to Canada poster

Allan Line to Canada poster
Poster advertising the Royal Mail Allan Line passenger service to and from Canada. Passage can be booked through Sercombe and Hayes, emigration and passenger agents based in Dorchester

Background imageCanada Collection: Allan Line to Canada poster

Allan Line to Canada poster
Poster advertising the weekly express service to and from Canada with the Allan Line Company. The ships also appear to deliver Royal Mail aswell

Background imageCanada Collection: Canada - Lake Louise, Alberta

Canada - Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise, Laggan, Alberta Date: circa 1910

Background imageCanada Collection: The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanada Collection: Champion Lady Steer Roper

Champion Lady Steer Roper
Lucille Mulhall - the Champion Lady Steer Roper of the World at the Winnipeg Stampede of 1913. She only took 33 4/5 seconds to rope this unfortunate bull!

Background imageCanada Collection: Canada - Fort William, Quebec - Indian Church & School

Canada - Fort William, Quebec - Indian Church & School

Background imageCanada Collection: Grand Manan Island, Canada

Grand Manan Island, Canada
Fish Wharves and Warehouses, Seal Cove, Great Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada

Background imageCanada Collection: Farming Scene in Western Canada

Farming Scene in Western Canada - harvesting crops and stooks. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanada Collection: W Rithcie on Lightning Creek during the Calgary Stampede

W Rithcie on Lightning Creek during the Calgary Stampede
William Ritchie riding Lightning Creek during the Calgary Stampede Rodeo, Canada. Date: 1919



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