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Canadian Collection (page 42)

Background imageCanadian Collection: Church at Perce, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

Church at Perce, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
This is the charming little Church at Perce, very close to Gaspe, a town which sits at the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Village of Petit Cap, Quebec, Canada

Village of Petit Cap, Quebec, Canada
Petit Cap a fishing village on the Gasp Peninsula in Quebec, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Politician - John G. Farmer

Canadian Politician - John G. Farmer

Background imageCanadian Collection: Alma, Quebec, Canada - General View

Alma, Quebec, Canada - General View
The present city of Alma was born in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d Alma

Background imageCanadian Collection: Oldest house at Cap-Sante, Quebec, Canada

Oldest house at Cap-Sante, Quebec, Canada
The oldest house at Cap-Sante, built in 1696, only 17 years after the town was first settled

Background imageCanadian Collection: Banff Springs - Canada

Banff Springs - Canada. The Dominion Express Company was acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company itself was incorporated in 1881

Background imageCanadian Collection: Upton, Quebec, Canada

Upton, Quebec, Canada
Rue St Helene in the northern part of Upton, Quebec, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Quebec, Canada - Fisherman and Boy

Quebec, Canada - Fisherman and Boy. The older fisherman has a large net (seemingly in need of repair) across his knees

Background imageCanadian Collection: Great Trunk Railway Station, Guelph, Canada

Great Trunk Railway Station, Guelph, Canada
GTR Station, Guelph, Canada. GTR stands for Grand Trunk Railway, a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine

Background imageCanadian Collection: British Colombia border over to the Yukon

British Colombia border over to the Yukon
The British Colombia border over to the Yukon - The Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police steam launch Gladys on a windy arm of the Tagish Lake

Background imageCanadian Collection: Colonel Billy Bishop VC with German air aces

Colonel Billy Bishop VC with German air aces
Air Marshal William Avery Bishop (1894 - 1956) VC, Canadian First World War flying ace, being toasted at a gathering of air aces in Berlin where he was guest of honour

Background imageCanadian Collection: CPR Station - Vancouver

CPR Station - Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Station - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Card from the front - World War Two

Card from the front - World War Two
A card sent back home by Marie serving with the Canadian Forces during World War Two

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian dog teams, Russia 1919

Canadian dog teams, Russia 1919
Canadian dog teams and sleighs in the snowy landscape of North Russia. Canadian troops formed part of the allied intervention force fighting on the side of the anti-Bolsheviks during the Russian

Background imageCanadian Collection: J Arthur as Cymbeline

J Arthur as Cymbeline
JULIA ARTHUR Canadian born actress in the roll of Cymbeline in Shakespeares play of the same name

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian soldiers learning how to attack with a bayonet

Canadian soldiers learning how to attack with a bayonet

Background imageCanadian Collection: Great Scot, Some Growth

Great Scot, Some Growth
A comment on the impressive growth of contribution by Canada to the Allied effort during World War I. The towering Canadian soldier here is a symbol of numerical force

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian soldiers training for the front, in the mud and water of Salisbury Plain

Canadian soldiers training for the front, in the mud and water of Salisbury Plain

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian transport in a flooded road at Larkhill

Canadian transport in a flooded road at Larkhill

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian soldiers inspecting armoured cars at the Salisbury Plain camp

Canadian soldiers inspecting armoured cars at the Salisbury Plain camp

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916

Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916
Illustration of Sir Samuel Hughes (1853-1921), the Canadian Minister of Militia, pictured on horseback in France during the First World War

Background imageCanadian Collection: Tommy Burns (1881-1955)

Tommy Burns (1881-1955)
Photograph of Tommy Burns, the Canadian heavyweight boxer who was World Champion between 1906 and 1908, pictured in 1908

Background imageCanadian Collection: Christmas Dinner in a Canadian Log Cabin, c. 1906

Christmas Dinner in a Canadian Log Cabin, c. 1906
Illustration showing Chinese waiters bringing the Christmas dinner, suckling-pig, into a dining room full of Canadian frontiersmen, c.1906

Background imageCanadian Collection: Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908

Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908
Series of photographs showing Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the Canadian heavyweight boxer, boxing with a sparring partner, 1908. Burns was World Heavyweight Champion between 1906 and 1908

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Troops of the Eighth Army, Italy; Second World War

Canadian Troops of the Eighth Army, Italy; Second World War
Photograph showing a unit of Canadian infantry of the Allied Eighth Army changing position, in Italy, during the Second World War, 1944

Background imageCanadian Collection: Allied Paratroops over Wesel; Second World War, 1945

Allied Paratroops over Wesel; Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph showing Allied Airborne forces parachuting down into the Rees / Wesel area of Germany during Operation Varsity in March 1945

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World

Canadian Gunner with German Munitions, France; Second World
Photograph showing a Canadian gunner inspecting some captured German 14-inch shells, Boulogne, 1944. The shells shown in the picture would have been used to fire at Dover

Background imageCanadian Collection: Allied Troops in the Reichswald Forest; Second World War, 19

Allied Troops in the Reichswald Forest; Second World War, 19
Photograph showing British and Canadian troops, tanks, armoured vehicles and trucks on the edge of the Reichswald Forest during the Allied offensive of February 1945

Background imageCanadian Collection: Emigration. The land of Promise. Emigrants Catching their Fi

Emigration. The land of Promise. Emigrants Catching their Fi
Moving illustration showing in close up the expressions on the faces of young emigrants as their ship enters the St Lawrence River and the passengers catch their fist sight of Canadian land

Background imageCanadian Collection: Candadian regimental Colours placed on the Wolfe Monument in

Candadian regimental Colours placed on the Wolfe Monument in
The Colours of several Canadian battalions and one artillery battery are seen placed on the monument to General James Wolfe in Westminster Abbey

Background imageCanadian Collection: Emigrants to Canada 1888

Emigrants to Canada 1888
Emigrants on a Canadian Pacific train: Scots on the left, Irish on the right

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada for holidays

Canada for holidays
Canadian Pacific advertising Canada as a holiday destination in 1935

Background imageCanadian Collection: George V speaking to Canadian officers

George V speaking to Canadian officers during his visit to France in October 1915

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian Highlanders

Canadian Highlanders marching through London at the Lord Mayors Show in 1915

Background imageCanadian Collection: Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sir Wilfred Laurier looking at emigrants on the Empress of

Sir Wilfred Laurier looking at emigrants on the Empress of
Illustration showing the Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and his wife looking at the new immigrants on board RMS Empress of Britain, as they cross the Atlantic to Canada, 1907

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadian guide making a canoe, 1858

Canadian guide making a canoe, 1858
Engraving showing a French Canadian voyageur (guide) making a canoe on a framework of cedar covered with sheets of birch bark

Background imageCanadian Collection: American Indians. The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring

American Indians. The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring
Ojibway Indians, wearing wraps and feathers in their hair, with thatch triangular huts in the background and what looks like a washing line

Background imageCanadian Collection: Ottawa, 1857

Ottawa, 1857
Landscape of Ottawa in its undeveloped state, showing a small number of houses and a mill at the edge of the river, c.1857

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sioux native American Indian Chiefs outside Buckingham Palac

Sioux native American Indian Chiefs outside Buckingham Palac
In 1907, two Sioux native American Indian chiefs, Akish ya and George Kiyiwakan went from Manitoba to London, Great Britain, to air their grievances against the Canadian Government

Background imageCanadian Collection: Sir John William Dawson

Sir John William Dawson
SIR JOHN WILLIAM DAWSON Canadian geologist

Background imageCanadian Collection: American Civil war. Embarkation at Woolwich

American Civil war. Embarkation at Woolwich
Embarkation at Woolwich of the E Battery fourth brigade of the Royal Field Artillery on board the Melbourne for Canada. British troops en route for Canada to protect the Canadian border

Background imageCanadian Collection: Troops of the Royal Canadian Engineers, Italy; Second World

Troops of the Royal Canadian Engineers, Italy; Second World
Photograph showing men of the Royal Canadian Engineers, carrying mine-detectors, moving west of Ortona, Italy, during December 1943

Background imageCanadian Collection: BRAMSHOTT - 1916

BRAMSHOTT - 1916
View of Bramshott Hampshire. Known locally as Tin Town because of the hundreds of tin shacks built for the Canadian army camped threre

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canada House 1930S

Canada House 1930S
The exterior of Canada House, Trafalgar Square, central London, which is now a cultural centre promoting Canadian music, films and visual arts etc

Background imageCanadian Collection: Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856

Queen Victoria visiting HMS Resolute, Cowes, 1856
Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856

Background imageCanadian Collection: Three Frontiersmen Mending their Canoe, Canada, 1883

Three Frontiersmen Mending their Canoe, Canada, 1883
Engraving of three frontiersmen mending their canoe with hot wax or gum, in the Canadian back woods

Background imageCanadian Collection: Social / Canada Oven 19C

Social / Canada Oven 19C
French-Canadian woman puts bread dough into an outdoor oven on a farm



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