A large garden park with flowers and trees. On back: Winnipeg. Mrs. Pederson? June 28th, 1938. Just a little greeting from "old Canada". This is a fine old city. Will return to Minneapolis in a few days. I am feeling fine and have a lovely...
Image of [Boris III, Tsar of Bulgaria] leaving small aircraft; [Hermann Goring] behind him. The [photographer] identified on the back is from Sophia, Bulgaria; it is not clear where the image was taken, however.
Monotone postcard with sepia tone of a portrait of Herman Göring (1885-1946) in uniform with medals. Göring was a German politician, military leader and a leading member of the Nazi Party in the 1920s until 1946.
Abstract
In the last decade historians have focused greater attention on the Canadian home front during the Second World War. This increased scrutiny has led to studies of not only the war’s impact on the nation at large, but also on specific...
Capitols; government facilities; rivers; trees; water;
Parliament buildings with a river in front and trees. Winnipeg Series No. 21. On back: 44 home? St. Winnipeg, Man. Allo hother How are you. I sted here again I was very glad that your mother was at the station here it is a very big city very...
To an uncommon degree the history of the Battlefords reflects the major forces which shaped Western Canadian development prior to World War I. In pre-white times the ford near the mouth of the Battle River was the tribal feuding grounds of Cree and...
Streets; trees; sidewalks; automobiles; cars; pedestrians; electric lines;
A street view with trees and houses and pedestrians and cars. On back: Having a lovely time motored to Spokane, Seattle Vancouver + here. if you ever cut your feet in the city you'd never leave. Hope you're better. Will be home on Saturday. Love to...
Dr. Porter's autobiographical notes about his arrival in Prince Albert in 1878, his responsibilities as the first non-pol ice physician in the Territories , his encounter with Big Bear, and his activities as a volunteer physician during the Riel...
Picture down Banff Avenue toward Cascade Mountain, in the background of picture. There are buildings, including a drug store, on either side of the road. There is a fountain and shrubbery on the median, and there are cards parked and driving...
View of a truck parked in front of a turret-shaped building by some stores near the water front. There is a ship on the water and shoreline visible in the background.
Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Battleford Indians [including three former warriors] at a special ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the battle." Participants in group photo; outdoor scene.
Chinese Civil War; Sino-Japanese War, Second; World War II;
This letter is from the Florence Kirk collection at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kirk spent 18 years teaching English at Ginling College in Nanking (Nanjing), China. In Nanjing Kirk was witness to both the Japanese...
