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Canadian Collection (page 40)

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!

Background imageCanadian Collection: Viceregal Party at Irish International Exhibition

Viceregal Party at Irish International Exhibition
The Viceregal Party pass the Canadian Pavilion at the Irish International Exhibition at Dublin, Ireland

Background imageCanadian Collection: Downtown Vancouver, Canada

Downtown Vancouver, Canada
Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - photograph taken from the roof of the Garden Hotel

Background imageCanadian Collection: Banff Springs Hotel - Bow Valley, Canada

Banff Springs Hotel - Bow Valley, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Inuit Seal Hunters

Inuit Seal Hunters
Two inuit seal hunters in full fur and hide clothing. The hunter on the right has goggles to protect his eyes against the glare from the pure white snow

Background imageCanadian Collection: Stretching Polar Bears Skin - Inuit

Stretching Polar Bears Skin - Inuit
Two Inuit man and a young boy stretch a Polar Bear skin on a frame

Background imageCanadian Collection: Hudsons Bay Inuit Mother and Daughter

Hudsons Bay Inuit Mother and Daughter

Background imageCanadian Collection: Inuit Camp at Hudson Bay

Inuit Camp at Hudson Bay in summertime. A Canoe is being built by the side of a hide-covered tent

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Cascade Mountain and Alpine Gardens, Banff

Canada - Cascade Mountain and Alpine Gardens, Banff, Alberta

Background imageCanadian Collection: Upper Canada College - Toronto, Canada

Upper Canada College - Toronto, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Street scene in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Nowadays a centre for white water rafting on the Fraser River

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Mount Stephen and the town of Field

Canada - Mount Stephen and the town of Field, British Colombia

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta

Canada - The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta. Called Big, Middle and Little sister! - the Bow River is pictures flowing below

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta

Canada - Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta
Canada - The Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, Alberta

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada - East Portal of Spiral Tunnel & Mount Stephen

Canada - East Portal of Spiral Tunnel & Mount Stephen. The tunnel opened in 1909. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCanadian Collection: Caleches at the Lookout, Mount Royal, Montreal, Canada

Caleches at the Lookout, Mount Royal, Montreal, Canada
Caleches (small open carriages) at the Lookout, Mount Royal, Montreal, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Montreal, Canada - Windsor Station

Montreal, Canada - Windsor Station
Montreal, Canada - The Canadian Pacific Railway - Windsor Station. The New Carlton Hotel is in the background (left)

Background imageCanadian Collection: St Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Canada

St Joseph Oratory, Montreal, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Toronto, Canada - Yonge Street

Toronto, Canada - Yonge Street looking north. Crowds of onlookers are waiting for something, or lots of people are shopping at once

Background imageCanadian Collection: Montreal, Canada - Illuminated Cross

Montreal, Canada - Illuminated Cross on Mount Royal

Background imageCanadian Collection: Fontaine Park, Montreal, Canada

Fontaine Park, Montreal, Canada
Fontaine Park (with Fountains in full effect!) at night, Montreal, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Montreal, Canada - St Catherine Street West

Montreal, Canada - St Catherine Street West

Background imageCanadian Collection: Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street West

Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street West with trams and large (flash!) saloon cars

Background imageCanadian Collection: Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia

Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia
A Pleasant Pastime - Salmon Trolling at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Trolling is the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat

Background imageCanadian Collection: Flower Pot Island, Georgian Bay, Canada

Flower Pot Island, Georgian Bay, Canada
Flower Pot Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. There were three of these natural rock pillars, of which two survive after the collapse of the third in 1903

Background imageCanadian Collection: The Japanese Church, Vancouver

The Japanese Church, Vancouver
The Japanese United Church, Powell Street, Vancouver

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Pavilion - London Exhibition

Canadian Pavilion - London Exhibition
The Canadian Pavilion at the Franco-British Exhibition in London, 1908. This section appears to contain stands devoted to pianos and organs

Background imageCanadian Collection: Minaki, Holiday resort 1929

Minaki, Holiday resort 1929
Reproduction of a booklet cover design for the Canadian National Railways Holiday Resort, located in Minaki, Ontario, showing male and female golfers

Background imageCanadian Collection: Inter-Colonial Railway

Inter-Colonial Railway
Train of the Inter-Colonial Railway running between Canada and America. Burns wood fuel and has a spark arrester on the smoke stack

Background imageCanadian Collection: Tramcar in Canada

Tramcar in Canada
Park Line Tramcar in Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Harvesting in Canada

Harvesting in Canada
Farmers harvesting with a combine harvester at Louise Bridge, Red River, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Empire Exhibition Scotland - Dominions and Colonial Avenues

Empire Exhibition Scotland - Dominions and Colonial Avenues
The Canadian Pavilion and Palace of Industry - part of the Dominions and Colonial Avenues section of the Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Background imageCanadian Collection: Duke of Connaught opening Canadian Parliament

Duke of Connaught opening Canadian Parliament
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Governor General of Canada, opening the Canadian Parliament. General scene showing the arrival of the Duke

Background imageCanadian Collection: Battles of Arras 1918

Battles of Arras 1918
Canadian Signal Service laying cables over newly captured ground at Neuville Vitasse during the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918

Background imageCanadian Collection: Second Battle of Arras 1918

Second Battle of Arras 1918
Canadian cavalry moving to a forward area along a road near Cherisy on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Background imageCanadian Collection: Battle of Arleux 1917

Battle of Arleux 1917
Canadian troops resting in trench shelters during the Battle of Arleux on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian troops 1916

Canadian troops 1916
Canadian troops scramble to leave their trench and advance toward enemy lines, somewhere in the Somme area

Background imageCanadian Collection: Howitzer 1918

Howitzer 1918
A Canadian 8 inch Howitzer in a camouflaged gun position in action in Thelus on the Western Front in France during World War I in January 1918

Background imageCanadian Collection: Capture of Cambrai 1918

Capture of Cambrai 1918
A patrol of Canadian soldiers entering Cambrai on the day of its capture on the Western Front in France during World War I in October 1918

Background imageCanadian Collection: Battle of the Canal du Nord 1918

Battle of the Canal du Nord 1918
Infantry support from the 4th Canadian Division advancing amongst the caterpillar tracks at the Battle of the Canal du Nord on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918



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