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Canadian Collection (page 20)

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain

Canadian Pacific Empress of Britain - cover design, passenger list. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanadian Collection: General The Hon. Sir J. H. G. Byng

General The Hon. Sir J. H. G. Byng
One of a superb series depicting Generals and Admirals of the British Forces. They were drawn by Francis Dodd R.A who replaced his brother-in-law Muirhead Bone as an Official War Artist

Background imageCanadian Collection: British Home propaganda

British Home propaganda
The young girl in a sailor's uniform is wearing a hat with Iron Duke on it. On the reverse is a written message saying that the girl recipient has been to several theatre performances - ZigZag

Background imageCanadian Collection: Memorial to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Graye, Normandy

Memorial to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Graye, Normandy
Plaques to the Rifles and to the Canadian Scottish were unveiled on this renovated lavoir (a communal washing place) on 5 June 1994 to commemorate the liberation of Graye by the two Regiments whose

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Inuksuk Monument Utah Beach Museum

Canadian Inuksuk Monument Utah Beach Museum
It is estimated that about 3, 000 Native Canadians (Inuit, Metis and others) fought in WW2 of whom some 200 died. The Memorial, built by Inuk Elder Peter Irniq was unveiled on 30 October 2005

Background imageCanadian Collection: Fontaine-Henry Memorial to Canadian Liberators

Fontaine-Henry Memorial to Canadian Liberators
This Memorial, which is on Route 1 of the Canadian Memorial Routes and was unveiled in 1994, lists the following units - First Hussars; la Chaudiere; Regina Rifles; 13th RCA (Royal Canadian Artillery)

Background imageCanadian Collection: la Maison Queens Own Rifles of Canada Bernieres

la Maison Queens Own Rifles of Canada Bernieres
This building on Juno beach is clearly seen in the pictures of Canadian troops landing on D Day. It is now a memorial to the Queens. The building on D Day is menorm099

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Cemetery Beny sur Mer Normandy

Canadian Cemetery Beny sur Mer Normandy
The cemetery sits on the highest point for some miles & has two watch towers from which excellent views can be gained towards Juno Beach where the Canadians came ashore

Background imageCanadian Collection: RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada

RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada. Date: 1910

Background imageCanadian Collection: Gracie Fields, 1940

Gracie Fields, 1940
Actress Gracie Fields in her capacity as an Honorary Captain in Canadas Womens Volunteer Reserve Corps. 1940

Background imageCanadian Collection: WW1 - 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders) - Allied Flags

WW1 - 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders) - Allied Flags
WW1 - Humorous patriotic postcard in support of the 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force

Background imageCanadian Collection: Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1

Arras-Lens road, France -- Canadian memorial, WW1
Les Tilleuls crossroads, Arras-Lens road, near Vimy, France -- Canadian memorial erected during WW1, following the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 9-12 April 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageCanadian Collection: Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, Toronto

Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, Toronto
Letterhead design - McGregor Hosiery Mills, manufacturers of finest quality hosiery, Toronto, Canada. 1936

Background imageCanadian Collection: USA - Great Burin, South Coast. (Newfoundland)

USA - Great Burin, South Coast. (Newfoundland) - Great Burin, South Coast. (Newfoundland). The Burin Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in

Background imageCanadian Collection: Assiniboia Hotel, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Assiniboia Hotel, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1904

Background imageCanadian Collection: CPR TRAIN

CPR TRAIN
A train of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Date: 1895

Background imageCanadian Collection: Western Canada - Indian Squaw with Travois

Western Canada - Indian Squaw with Travois. A travois (formerly travoy or travoise) is a historical frame structure that was used by indigenous peoples, notably the Plains Indians of North America

Background imageCanadian Collection: Rideau Canal at Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada

Rideau Canal at Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada
Rideau Canal at Bytown (now Ottawa), Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1840

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1

Canadian Light Infantry in Great War Deeds, WW1
A gallant trio of Canadian sharpshooters (Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry), nicknamed The Three Musketeers, holding a mound all day on the Western Front under all kinds of fire

Background imageCanadian Collection: WW1 - Canadian Volunteers

WW1 - Canadian Volunteers
WW1 - The Canadian Volunteers, also known as The Moose Jaw Legion of Frontiersmen, photographed in front of a band stand at their first appearance

Background imageCanadian Collection: Supermarine Spitfire XVIe of Canadian No421 Squadron, R

Supermarine Spitfire XVIe of Canadian No421 Squadron, RAF, Jan 1945

Background imageCanadian Collection: Douglas DC-3 of Canadian Colonial Airways over George W

Douglas DC-3 of Canadian Colonial Airways over George Washington Bridge, New York, 1939

Background imageCanadian Collection: Asarum canadense, Canadian asarabaca or wild ginger

Asarum canadense, Canadian asarabaca or wild ginger.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine 1827

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian soldier with Tabby the cat, WW1

Canadian soldier with Tabby the cat, WW1
A member of the A company of the 1st Battalion of Canadian troops in Bustard Camp on Salisbury Plain, with " Tabby" the Persian cat brought across the Atlantic with the men. Date: 1914

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Navigator Cargo Ship Explosion, Barbados

Canadian Navigator Cargo Ship Explosion, Barbados, Barbados. Date: 1925

Background imageCanadian Collection: Kings Scouts, Winnipeg, Canada

Kings Scouts, Winnipeg, Canada -- group photo with leader. Date: 20th century

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage 1936 medal

Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage 1936 medal
A Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage 1936 medal. Manufactured by J. R. Gaunt, London. Commemorative Ware

Background imageCanadian Collection: Cambrai road Army advances Dated September 7th 1918

Cambrai road Army advances Dated September 7th 1918
Cambrai road. Army advances. Dated September 7th 1918. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Background imageCanadian Collection: A train of the Canadian Pacific Railway

A train of the Canadian Pacific Railway
A monarch of the rail: the front of a 4-6-2 passenger locomotive of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Date: c. 1930s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Prunella Stack & the Womens League of Health & Beauty

Prunella Stack & the Womens League of Health & Beauty
Ann Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack

Background imageCanadian Collection: Matheson Alexander Lang - Canadian-born actor

Matheson Alexander Lang - Canadian-born actor
Matheson Alexander Lang (18791948) - Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright. Date: 1926

Background imageCanadian Collection: Dawson City, Yukon, Canada

Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, important during the Klondike Gold Rush. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sir William Osler

Sir William Osler
SIR WILLIAM OSLER Canadian medical known for clinical innovations and favouring warmer relations between staff and patients. Date: 1849 - 1919

Background imageCanadian Collection: The High Level Bridge, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The High Level Bridge, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada over the North Saskatchewan River. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Tilt Cove Copper Mine, Newfoundland, Canada

Tilt Cove Copper Mine, Newfoundland, Canada. Date: 1902

Background imageCanadian Collection: Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland

Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland
Electric Power House - Flume & pipe line - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada. The first hydroelectric generating station (Petty Harbour Generating Station) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Background imageCanadian Collection: The City Dairy - Toronto, Canada

The City Dairy - Toronto, Canada - apparently the best known dairy in the world ! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: The Great Divide, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada

The Great Divide, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada
A monument at the Great Divide in Banff National Park where Waters flow east to the Pacific Ocean and east to the Hudson Bay and Atlantic Ocean

Background imageCanadian Collection: Supermarine Seafire XV SR464 of the Royal Canadian Navy

Supermarine Seafire XV SR464 of the Royal Canadian Navy
Supermarine Seafire XV, SR464, of the Royal Canadian Navy, with folded wings

Background imageCanadian Collection: NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2

NFS mobile kitchen / canteen unit, WW2
A mobile kitchen used by the National Fire Service (NFS), donated to the British home front war effort by the Canadian Red Cross, seen here on display at Regional (London) headquarters, Lambeth. SE1

Background imageCanadian Collection: Coronation 1953, Commonwealth army contingents marching in p

Coronation 1953, Commonwealth army contingents marching in p
Marching through the rain-soaked streets, some of the Australian and Canadian troops who preceded Queen Elizabeth II in the golden state coach in the procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham

Background imageCanadian Collection: Mappins China Shop, Montreal, Canada

Mappins China Shop, Montreal, Canada. The card states that this shop sol all the famous makes such as Wedgewood, Spode, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester and Minton. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: The Dock at St. Anthony, Labrador and Newfoundland

The Dock at St. Anthony, Labrador and Newfoundland. Postcard sold for the benefit of Sir Wilfred Grenfells work in Labrador and Newfoundland for the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen

Background imageCanadian Collection: St. Johns - Newfoundland - Houses Snowed in

St. Johns - Newfoundland - Houses Snowed in on Merry Meeting Road Date: circa 1930

Background imageCanadian Collection: House of Industry, Beeton, Ontario, Canada

House of Industry, Beeton, Ontario, Canada
The House of Industry at Beeton, Ontario. The House of Industry was Canadas equivalent to the British workhouse

Background imageCanadian Collection: Inuit Eskimo Women

Inuit Eskimo Women
Canadian Inuit Women

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Fur Exhibit - London Exhibition

Canadian Fur Exhibit - London Exhibition
Canadian Fur Exhibit by Holt, Renfrew and Co, Ltd. of Toronto (est. 1837) at the Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908

Background imageCanadian Collection: Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917

Battle of Vimy Ridge 1917
Pack horses of the Canadian Field Artillery carrying 18 pounder shells at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917



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