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Background imageCanadian Collection: Maynard Ferguson, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett

Maynard Ferguson, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett
Maynard Ferguson, 2000

Background imageCanadian Collection: Oscar Peterson in concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955. Artist: Denis Williams

Oscar Peterson in concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955. Artist: Denis Williams
Oscar Peterson in concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Background imageCanadian Collection: Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett

Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968

Background imageCanadian Collection: Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955
Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner at Marcos Restaurant after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Background imageCanadian Collection: Victory Bonds will help stop this. Kultur vs. Humanity, 1918

Victory Bonds will help stop this. Kultur vs. Humanity, 1918
Victory Bonds will help stop this. Kultur vs. Humanity, published 1918 (colour lithograph). This refers to the sinking of the Red Cross transport ship Llandoverty Castle

Background imageCanadian Collection: Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920)

Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Driving A Cow Before Her, Laura Secord Passed The American Sentries, c1909, (c1920). Laura Secord (1775-1868) Canadian heroine of the War of 1812

Background imageCanadian Collection: Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century

Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century. Wray is probably best known for her performance in the original King Kong (1933)

Background imageCanadian Collection: Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935

Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935. Born Katherine Lester, she was adopted by the Hollywood film director Cecil B DeMille

Background imageCanadian Collection: Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, 31 August 1918, (1926)

Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, 31 August 1918, (1926)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, France, 31 August 1918. Two days later the Canadians attacked and broke through the German defences of the Drocourt-Queant Line

Background imageCanadian Collection: Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello (Venice), 1898. Creator: Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello (Venice), 1898. Creator: Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello (Venice), 1898.

Background imageCanadian Collection: Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Tim Jordan, 1B, 1911-12 Toronto, Toronto (baseball), 1911.

Background imageCanadian Collection: Gillis, hammer, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gillis, hammer, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gillis, hammer, 1912. Shows Duncan Gillis (1883-1965), a Canadian athlete who competed in the Hammer throw in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm Sweden.

Background imageCanadian Collection: William J. Bradley, Toronto (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

William J. Bradley, Toronto (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
William J. Bradley, Toronto (baseball), 1911.

Background imageCanadian Collection: James Mullin, 2nd baseman, 1909-11 (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

James Mullin, 2nd baseman, 1909-11 (baseball), 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
James Mullin, 2nd baseman, 1909-11 (baseball), 1911. Shows baseball player James Henry (Jim) Mullin (1883-1925) who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Background imageCanadian Collection: C.C. Childs, Simon Gillis, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

C.C. Childs, Simon Gillis, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
C.C. Childs, Simon Gillis, between c1910 and c1915. Shows C.C. Childs (1884-1960), American athlete and bronze medal winner in hammer throw at the 1912 Olympics and Simon Peter Gillis (1880-1964)

Background imageCanadian Collection: Johnny Coulon, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Johnny Coulon, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Johnny Coulon, between c1910 and c1915. Shows bantam weight boxing champion of the world (1910-1914), Johnny Coulon (1889-1910).

Background imageCanadian Collection: MINIA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

MINIA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
MINIA, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCanadian Collection: Fort Edmonton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Fort Edmonton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fort Edmonton, between c1910 and c1915. Looks like the one in Alberta on the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Edmonton (also named Edmonton House)

Background imageCanadian Collection: J.J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Shows railroad executives James Jerome Hill and Carl Raymond Gray.

Background imageCanadian Collection: J. J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J. J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J. J. Hill & Carl Gray, between c1910 and c1915. Shows railroad executives James Jerome Hill (1838-1916) and Carl Raymond Gray (1867-1939).

Background imageCanadian Collection: William Crooks, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

William Crooks, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
William Crooks, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the William Crooks, the first locomotive in Minnesota which was built in 1861

Background imageCanadian Collection: French boxer Charles 'Little Apache' Ledoux and Frank Fleming, between c1910 and c1915

French boxer Charles "Little Apache" Ledoux and Frank Fleming, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French boxer Charles "Little Apache" Ledoux and Frank Fleming, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCanadian Collection: J.J. Hill, L.W. Hill, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.J. Hill, L.W. Hill, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Hill, L.W. Hill, between c1910 and c1915. Shows railroad executive James Jerome Hill (1838-1916) with son Lewis W. Hill.

Background imageCanadian Collection: The late Judge Haliburton, author of 'Sam Slick', 1865. Creator: Unknown

The late Judge Haliburton, author of "Sam Slick", 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late Judge Haliburton, author of "Sam Slick", 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, '...of Mr. T. C. Haliburton, formerly Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, and latterly M.P

Background imageCanadian Collection: Canadians from France, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Canadians from France, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Canadians from France, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageCanadian Collection: An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Creator: Unknown

An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Creator: Unknown
An Indian with a flag of truce, in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant Edward C

Background imageCanadian Collection: Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

Background imageCanadian Collection: Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams addresses recruits, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the U.S.S

Background imageCanadian Collection: Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Colonel Guthrie on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948), leader of the 236th Canadian Infantry (the Maclean Highlanders), speaking on the U.S.S

Background imageCanadian Collection: Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties in New York, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers and band marching in New York City. The Highlander regiments were in the United States in July of 1917 for "British Recruiting

Background imageCanadian Collection: Captain Adams receiving 'Kilties' on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Captain Adams receiving "Kilties" on U.S.S. Recruit, July 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Background imageCanadian Collection: U.S. soldier & Canadian 'Kiltie', 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S

U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Background imageCanadian Collection: A spread in Nova Scotia ward, Le Touquet, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

A spread in Nova Scotia ward, Le Touquet, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A spread in Nova Scotia ward, Le Touquet, between 1914 and c1915. Soldiers seated at a table in the Canadian base hospital in the Hotel du Golf, Le Touquet, France during World War I

Background imageCanadian Collection: Gunner McPhail, 107th Co. (Canadians), who escaped from Germans, between 1914 and c1915

Gunner McPhail, 107th Co. (Canadians), who escaped from Germans, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunner McPhail, 107th Co. (Canadians), who escaped from Germans, between 1914 and c1915. Soldier at a Canadian base hospital in the Hotel du Golf, Le Touquet, France during World War I

Background imageCanadian Collection: Major Elliott & Captain Young of Canadian Hospital, between 1914 and c1915

Major Elliott & Captain Young of Canadian Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Major Elliott & Captain Young of Canadian Hospital, between 1914 and c1915. Major H.C.S. Elliott, of Cobourg, Ontario with Captain C.A

Background imageCanadian Collection: Eskimos on their way to the sea, between c1900 and 1929. Creator: Unknown

Eskimos on their way to the sea, between c1900 and 1929. Creator: Unknown
Eskimos on their way to the sea, between c1900 and 1929

Background imageCanadian Collection: Mail team before railroad came, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Mail team before railroad came, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Mail team before railroad came, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageCanadian Collection: Traveling by dog sled, between c1900 and 1917. Creator: Unknown

Traveling by dog sled, between c1900 and 1917. Creator: Unknown
Traveling by dog sled, between c1900 and 1917. Dog team harnessed to a sled holding four girls, in front of a snow-covered cliff

Background imageCanadian Collection: The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864

The Chaudière Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudière, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Chaudiere Gold-Fields, Canada: the diggings on a tributary of the Chaudiere, 1864. Forty-eight years ago a woman, engaged in washing, found a large nugget of gold

Background imageCanadian Collection: Corporal J. Mant in Canadian Hospital, Le Touquet, between c1910 and c1915

Corporal J. Mant in Canadian Hospital, Le Touquet, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Corporal J. Mant in Canadian Hospital, Le Touquet, between c1910 and c1915. Nurse bandaging head of a soldier at the Canadian base hospital in the Hotel du Golf, Le Touquet, France during World War I

Background imageCanadian Collection: Col. Williams, Commanding Valcartier Camp, Canada, between c1914 and c1915

Col. Williams, Commanding Valcartier Camp, Canada, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Williams, Commanding Valcartier Camp, Canada, between c1914 and c1915. Colonel Victor Williams with Canadian soldiers in automobile at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier

Background imageCanadian Collection: 48th Highlanders, 12th Infantry, & 10th Royal leave Toronto for camp, 1914

48th Highlanders, 12th Infantry, & 10th Royal leave Toronto for camp, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
48th Highlanders, 12th Infantry, & 10th Royal leave Toronto for camp, 1914. The 48th Highlanders of Canada, an infantry regiment based in Toronto with the Sherbrooke Hussars regiment

Background imageCanadian Collection: Toronto recruits drilling at armory, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Toronto recruits drilling at armory, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Toronto recruits drilling at armory, between c1914 and c1915. Canadian soldiers drilling at the armory, Toronto, Canada, during World War I

Background imageCanadian Collection: 17th Reg't [i.e. Regiment] leaving Toronto, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

17th Reg't [i.e. Regiment] leaving Toronto, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
17th Reg't [i.e. Regiment] leaving Toronto, between c1914 and c1915. Crowd watching Canadian soldiers from the 17th Regiment in Toronto, Canada, during World War I

Background imageCanadian Collection: Recruiting, Montreal, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Recruiting, Montreal, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruiting, Montreal, 1914 (date created or published later). Soldiers standing in front of a window which displays a recruitment poster for the 5th Regiment Royal Highlanders of Canada

Background imageCanadian Collection: Steamer 'White Horse' in Five Fingers, 1920. Creator: Unknown. Steamer 'White Horse' in Five

Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920. Creator: Unknown. Steamer "White Horse" in Five
Steamer "White Horse" in Five Fingers, 1920

Background imageCanadian Collection: Miss Eva Gauthier, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Eva Gauthier, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Eva Gauthier, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. Canadian-American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher

Background imageCanadian Collection: Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway: Opening Ceremonies at Goderich, Canada West, 1858. This railway, which is largely held by English capitalists, connects that inland sea, Lake Huron, through Buffalo



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