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Canadian Collection (page 39)

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Halifax, Nova Scotia - City Hall

Canada - Halifax, Nova Scotia - City Hall Date: 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Newfoundland -ss Florizel at Icefields

Canada - Newfoundland -ss Florizel at Icefields
Canada - Newfoundland - SS Florizel at Icefields - the crew boarding. A passenger liner, the Florizel was the flagship of the Bowring Brothers Red Cross Line of steamships

Background imageCanadian Collection: William (Billy) Bishop, Canadian flying ace

William (Billy) Bishop, Canadian flying ace
William " Billy" Bishop, (1894 - 1956), Canadian World War One flying ace

Background imageCanadian Collection: Colonel Stanley Gardener

Colonel Stanley Gardener
Lieutenant Colonel Stanely Gardener - A Canadian colonel who enlisted in 1914 and died in September 1918. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian machine gunners with a Colt M1895, WW1

Canadian machine gunners with a Colt M1895, WW1
Three Canadian machine gunners with a Colt-Browning M1895, nicknamed a Potato Digger, on the Western Front in France during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCanadian Collection: General view, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley

General view, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
General view of the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924, seen from Old London Bridge. Date: 1924

Background imageCanadian Collection: Queen Elizabeth II North America visit - Uplands airport

Queen Elizabeth II North America visit - Uplands airport
Queen Elizabeth II being welcomed by the governor general, Vincent Massey, at the start of her visit to North America. They are accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip

Background imageCanadian Collection: Cairn on the sumit of Mount Cathedral, Canada

Cairn on the sumit of Mount Cathedral, Canada
Cairn on the summit of Mount Cathedral, near Keremeos, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Queen Elizabeth II North America visit - Ottawa Parliament

Queen Elizabeth II North America visit - Ottawa Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II, with the Duke of Edinburgh at her side, opens Canadian parliament in Ottawa. She is reading the speech from the throne, and is watched in the foreground by federal judges

Background imageCanadian Collection: Queen Elizabeth II, Canada tour 1967

Queen Elizabeth II, Canada tour 1967
Queen Elizabeth II at the Montreal Expo 67 fair during her tour of Canada in 1967 accompanied by Sir William Oliver, British commissioner-general of the exhibition

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Building, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley

Canadian Building, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Canadian Building from the lake at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sir Douglas Haig with Canadian troops, northern France

Sir Douglas Haig with Canadian troops, northern France
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British army officer, congratulating Canadian troops who took part in the Battle of Amiens towards the end of the First World War

Background imageCanadian Collection: Naval gun firing behind Canadian lines, Vimy Ridge, WW1

Naval gun firing behind Canadian lines, Vimy Ridge, WW1
A naval gun firing over Vimy Ridge behind Canadian lines at night on the Western Front in northern France during the First World War. Date: May 1917

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian heavy Howitzer on the Somme, France, WW1

Canadian heavy Howitzer on the Somme, France, WW1
A Canadian heavy Howitzer in action during the Battle of Courcelette, on the Somme, France, during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Background imageCanadian Collection: Brigadier General Watson in Jerusalem, WW1

Brigadier General Watson in Jerusalem, WW1
Brigadier General (later Major General) Sir David Watson (1869-1922) of the Canadian 180 Infantry Brigade on his arrival in Jerusalem during the First World War

Background imageCanadian Collection: Curing Cod Fish - Southside, St. Johns, Newfoundland

Curing Cod Fish - Southside, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Curing Cod Fish - Southside, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada Date: circa 1909

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian armourers repairing rifles, Salisbury Plain, WW1

Canadian armourers repairing rifles, Salisbury Plain, WW1
Canadian armourers repairing Ross straight-pull rifles on Salisbury Plain at the start of the First World War. Another man in the background is repairing a bicycle. Date: 27 September 1914

Background imageCanadian Collection: Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tour of Canada

Princess Elizabeth - Royal Tour of Canada
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) shakes hands with the train porters as she takes leave of the royal train and its crew at Charlottetown

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Agathe des Moins

Canada - Agathe des Moins
Province of Quebec, Canada - The Laurentide Inn, Agathe des Moins in the Laurentian Mountains - a resort used by families from the cities and a popular spot for Winter Sports. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCanadian Collection: Coronation. Canadian PMs coach arrives

Coronation. Canadian PMs coach arrives
A coach carrying Mr. St, Laurent, Canadian Prime Minister approches the Abbey West Door escorted by Canadian Mounted Police. 1953

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Toronto - YMCA Building

Canada - Toronto - YMCA Building
Canada - Toronto - Central YMCA Building Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Doctor M W Locke in action

Doctor M W Locke in action
Doctor Mahlon William Locke (1880-1942) - the famous foot doctor of Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada performing his twist on another patient

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Nova Scotia - Hampton

Canada - Nova Scotia - Hampton viewed from the Gaskill Heights. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Womens Residence, Macdonald College

Canada - Womens Residence, Macdonald College
Canada - The Womens Residence at Macdonald College - established in 1905 and opened in 1907 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, in the West Island region of the Island of Montreal

Background imageCanadian Collection: Vancouver - Stanley Park - Douglas Fir Tree

Vancouver - Stanley Park - Douglas Fir Tree
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Stanley Park. The park contains many huge Douglas-fir (pictured), Western Red cedar, Western Hemlock, and Sitka Spruce trees. Date: 1904

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Typical Mining Scene

Canada - Typical Mining Scene
British Columbia, Canada - Typical Mining Scene showing two prospectors blowing black sand from placer gold. The word placer refers to the alluvial deposits in modern or ancient stream beds

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Buffalo at Winnipeg

Canada - Buffalo at Winnipeg Date: 1905

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Kamloops, British Columbia

Canada - Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops - a city in British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. Date: 1906

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Niagara Falls - Propect Point

Canada - Niagara Falls - Propect Point Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Manitoba Parliament Buldings, Winnipeg

Canada - Manitoba Parliament Buldings, Winnipeg. The foreground statue commemorates those from Winnipeg who lost their lives in the First World War. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Ottawa - The Confederation Building

Canada - Ottawa - The Confederation Building Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Vancouver - Hastings Street

Canada - Vancouver - Hastings Street
Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver - Hastings Street looking west Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Xmas in Canada

Xmas in Canada
Winter in a French Canadian town (Pevibonka) - parishioners come by sledge to church. Date: 1931

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Village Snow

Canadian Village Snow
Distant view of a French Canadian village, showing a frozen lake which must be crossed by sledge. Date: 1931

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada Scenery / Winter

Canada Scenery / Winter
Deep snow covers the countryside near the small French Canadian town of Peribonka. Date: 1931

Background imageCanadian Collection: Cpr in the Selkirks

Cpr in the Selkirks
The Canadian Pacific Railway crosses Surprise Creek, in the Selkirk mountains. Date: circa 1880

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada Scenery / Glaciers

Canada Scenery / Glaciers
Canadian scenery: Great Selkirk glaciers Date: 1907

Background imageCanadian Collection: Angelus in Canada

Angelus in Canada
French-Canadian farmworkers pause in their labours when the angelus sounds Date: late 19th century

Background imageCanadian Collection: Advert for Canadian Pacific Lines, 1926, Paris

Advert for Canadian Pacific Lines, 1926, Paris Date: 1926

Background imageCanadian Collection: Fort Steele fast cruiser MP34 in dry dock

Fort Steele fast cruiser MP34 in dry dock

Background imageCanadian Collection: RCMP fast cruiser Fort Steele MP34

RCMP fast cruiser Fort Steele MP34

Background imageCanadian Collection: Grand canoe reception on the St Lawrence River

Grand canoe reception on the St Lawrence River
Grand canoe reception given to the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) on the St Lawrence river during his visit to Canada in 1860

Background imageCanadian Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageCanadian Collection: Ice Palace - Montreal, Canada

Ice Palace - Montreal, Canada
The Ice Palace erected in the Dominion Square, Montreal, Canada during the Winter Festival of 1885. This extraordinary structure was built out of sixteen thousand blocks of ice three feet four inches

Background imageCanadian Collection: WW2 British Merchant Navy vessel

WW2 British Merchant Navy vessel
Typical of tens of thousands of their comrades in the merchant navy: the officers and crew of the Canadian-built " Fort Dease Lake" stand beside the ship they sail

Background imageCanadian Collection: County Poor Farm, Arcadia, Nova Scotia, Canada

County Poor Farm, Arcadia, Nova Scotia, Canada
A county poor farm at Arcadia, Nova Scotia in Canada. Poor farms provided accommodation for the able-bodied poor who were given board and lodging in return for their labour on the farm

Background imageCanadian Collection: Iroquois Indians - Canada

Iroquois Indians - Canada. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Background imageCanadian Collection: British Empire Exhibition - The Canadian Pavilion

British Empire Exhibition - The Canadian Pavilion. Statue of Edward, Prince of Wales, carved in butter!



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