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12d Victoria Chalon 1851 - Public domain banknote scan

12d Victoria Chalon 1851 - Public domain banknote scan

Français : Timbre poste de la province du Canada Public domain photograph of 19th century postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trail of Caribou - Beaumont Hamel Stamp

Trail of Caribou - Beaumont Hamel Stamp

In 1919 a special set of 12 stamps were issued to commemorate the services of the Newfoundland Regiment during World War 1. The phrase "Trail of the Caribou" originated with Lt. Col. Nangle, Roman Catholic Chap... More

Vimy Ridge 1917-barrage map - Public domain map

Vimy Ridge 1917-barrage map - Public domain map

High Resolution Barrage Map [Showing Boundaries and Objectives for Assault on Vimy Ridge, Scale [1:10,000]

1st Hussars tank crew with Sherman Vc Firefly Zetten Netherlands January 1945

1st Hussars tank crew with Sherman Vc Firefly Zetten Netherlands Janua...

Tank crew with their Sherman Vc Firefly tank of the 1st Hussars near Zetten, Netherlands, 20 January 1945. (L-R): Trooper Neil McDougall, Sergeant Tony Hornick, Troopers Johnnie Pritchard and Bill Stewart.

4th Canadian Armoured Division flamethrower demonstration across canal Balgerhoeke Belgium October 1944

4th Canadian Armoured Division flamethrower demonstration across canal...

en:4th Canadian (Armoured) Division demonstrating the use of Lifebuoy en:flame throwers across a canal, Balgerhoeke, October en:1944.

A miner hauling a car of silver radium ore, 340 feet below the surface, Eldorado Mine of Great Bear Lake

A miner hauling a car of silver radium ore, 340 feet below the surface...

A miner hauling a car of silver and radium ore, 340 feet below the surface, at the Eldorado Mine of Great Bear Lake. c. 1930. Photo credit: Eldorado Mining & Refining Ltd., now in the collection of Library and... More

Early automobiles - A157327

Early automobiles - A157327

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, car, 1917, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ammunitioning HMCS Uganda at sea June 1945 LAC 3191648

Ammunitioning HMCS Uganda at sea June 1945 LAC 3191648

Ammunitioning at sea, H.M.C.S. UGANDA.

Armand Bombardier - Canada in World War Two

Armand Bombardier - Canada in World War Two

Armand Bombardier poses, seated at the wheel of the Bombardier military snowmobile

Blackfoot teepee - A black and white photo of a teepee in a field

Blackfoot teepee - A black and white photo of a teepee in a field

Français : Tipi pied-noirEnglish: Blackfoot teepee

Canadian 8th infantry ranville 1944

Canadian 8th infantry ranville 1944

Members of the Luftwaffe taken prisoner by the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade during an attack on a factory in Ranville. Français : Membres de la Luftwaffe faits prisonniers par la 8e Brigade d'infanterie canadi... More

Canadian trench mortar battery after Battle of Hill 70 1917 LAC 3522764

Canadian trench mortar battery after Battle of Hill 70 1917 LAC 352276...

'Z.C. Trench Mortar Battery' France 'Suicide Club' after the battle of Lens. Lieuts. J.A. McGibbon and B.E. Scott, M.C. This photograph shows a trench mortar battery, with their 2-inch medium mortar "Toffee App... More

Canadian trench mortar officers in France WWI LAC 3522765

Canadian trench mortar officers in France WWI LAC 3522765

Canadian Trench Mortar Officers, France. Lieut A.B. Dewberry Lieut W.F. Wurtele Lieut B.F. Morse Capt. R.F. Haig Lieut J.K. Latchford Lieut J.A. McGibbon

Canadian troops in armoured train South Africa Jan 1902 LAC 3407086

Canadian troops in armoured train South Africa Jan 1902 LAC 3407086

Canadian troops, Company "C" in South African Constabulary. The "Messenger Boy" No. 8 Armoured train, named by devons, showing Maxim gun, search-light and gun crew.

Consolidating their positions on Vimy Ridge

Consolidating their positions on Vimy Ridge

Canadians consolidating their positions on Vimy Ridge. Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Defender and Attackers - Vimy Ridge - Public domain map

Defender and Attackers - Vimy Ridge - Public domain map

Summary position of Canadian Corps and German Group Vimy at Zero Hour, 9 April 1917 Français : L'arrangement du Corps Canadienne et d'Allemangne Groupe Vimy au pointe de bataille, 9 avril 1917

Derelict tank stuck in the mud

Derelict tank stuck in the mud

Derelict Tank in badly shelled mud area Public domain photograph of a tank, military armed vehicle, construction vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dressing wounded in trench during the battle of Courcelette. Sept. 15, 1916

Dressing wounded in trench during the battle of Courcelette. Sept. 15,...

Wounded Canadian soldiers at the battle of Courcelette, in the Somme region during WWI. This photo is very widely distributed in a cropped form, without attribution, and mis-titled "The Shell Shocked Soldier."... More

DrKing - A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair

DrKing - A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair

Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, in doctoral gown.

Emile Nelligan - A black and white photo of a man in a coat

Emile Nelligan - A black and white photo of a man in a coat

French-Canadian poet Émile Nelligan. Français : Émile Nelligan

Entrance of the Rideau Canal, Bytown, Upper Canada (Ottawa)

Entrance of the Rideau Canal, Bytown, Upper Canada (Ottawa)

The Rideau Canal where it meets the Ottawa River. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

German submarine U-190, World War II photo

German submarine U-190, World War II photo

German submarine U-190 arrives in St. John’s Newfoundland in June 1945 after surrendering to Royal Canadian Navy sailors off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 May 1945.

Hall d'honneur - A black and white photo of a hallway in a building

Hall d'honneur - A black and white photo of a hallway in a building

Hall of Honour, Parliament of Canada Public domain photograph of parliament, political committee, politicians, government, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

HS34 1 - An old picture of a large building with a flag on top of it

HS34 1 - An old picture of a large building with a flag on top of it

Hudson's Bay company headquarters at York Factory, Manitoba. (1853) Coloured lithograph. Suomi: Hudson's Bay companyn pääkonttori York Factoryssa Manitobassa vuonna 1853.

Ice hockey McGill University 1884

Ice hockey McGill University 1884

Playing hockey on the skating rink at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This action photo of the McGill University men’s hockey team was taken on the McGill campus by Alexander Henderson during the 1... More

Ice hockey McGill University 1901

Ice hockey McGill University 1901

Hockey match at McGill University, 1901 / Montreal, Quebec - Notman Canada Views

Jacques Plante 1944-1945 (cropped)

Jacques Plante 1944-1945 (cropped)

Jacques Plante, 1944 - 1945 / Shawinigan Falls, Quebec. Sur la photo, il porte le chandail de l'équipe de hockey de l'école supérieure Immaculée-Conception (ÉSIC), de Shawinigan.

Macdonald-sm - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

Macdonald-sm - A black and white photo of a man in a suit

John Alexander Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada, in 1867. Public domain photograph of Canadian male portrait, 19th century personalities, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ballet: Martha Graham 1948

Ballet: Martha Graham 1948

Martha Graham, dancer and choreographer Deutsch: Martha Graham 1948

Members of the Royal 22e Regiment in audience with Pope Pius XII

Members of the Royal 22e Regiment in audience with Pope Pius XII

Members of the Royal 22e Regiment in audience with Pope Pius XII. Français : Des membres du Royal 22e Régiment, participant à la libération de l'Italie, en audience avec le pape Pie XII en 1944.

Metcalfe Hockey Club, Ontario, Canada

Metcalfe Hockey Club, Ontario, Canada

Metcalfe [Ontario] Hockey Club, after becoming champions of the Russell County Hockey Association.

Off to War during World War I

Off to War during World War I

"Off to War" - Canadian Expeditionary Force recruits in Alberta, Canada. Français : « À la guerre » - hommes du Corps expéditionnaire canadien en Alberta (Canada).

Old Russell House Ottawa - Victorian era public domain image

Old Russell House Ottawa - Victorian era public domain image

Old Russell House Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photograph published in an advertisement for the hotel in 1875.

Plans for Vimy Ridge Memorial - E010783594-v13

Plans for Vimy Ridge Memorial - E010783594-v13

Plans for Vimy Ridge Memorial from a Series consists of drawings were made for the Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission. There are 5 preliminary drawings, 13 final drawings (drawing number 1 through 56), a... More

Queen Mary with Princess Elizabeth and Margaret

Queen Mary with Princess Elizabeth and Margaret

This is an image of Queen Mary with her granddaughters, Princess Elizabeth and Margaret - Queen Mary touring London's dockyard area with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, May 1939. Accession No.: 1976-005... More

QueenMotherandWLMK - A black and white photo of a man and a woman

QueenMotherandWLMK - A black and white photo of a man and a woman

This is an image of Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in Banff taken in 1939. "This photograph is the same image as PA-802278, except that King George V... More

Saint John the Baptist Cathedral 1892

Saint John the Baptist Cathedral 1892

View of the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist which was burned in the fire of 1892. St. John's, Newfoundland.

Shawinigan Chemicals 1 - A black and white photo of a man working in a factory

Shawinigan Chemicals 1 - A black and white photo of a man working in a...

Workman adjusts a valve at the base of a chemical-mixing tank at the Shawinigan Chemicals Ltd. plant Français : Un ouvrier règle un robinet à la base d'un réservoir de mélange de produits chimiques à l'usine de... More

Sir John Alexander Macdonald Nov 1833 Topley portrait

Sir John Alexander Macdonald Nov 1833 Topley portrait

Portrait of Sir John Alexander Macdonald Public domain photograph of Canadian male portrait, 19th century personalities, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sir And Lady Laurier - A man and a woman walking down a street

Sir And Lady Laurier - A man and a woman walking down a street

The Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and his spouse, Lady Laurier, going to the Parliamentary luncheon at the Colonial Conference in London, England. The Honourable L.P. Brodeur is in the background.

Ski jumping 1905 - A man flying through the air while riding a snowboard
Sp-flu-alberta-field - Canada in World War Two

Sp-flu-alberta-field - Canada in World War Two

Men in an Alberta field wear masks during the Spanish flu, Fall 1918, Canada.Français : Hommes portant un masque durant l'épidémie de grippe espagnole. Alberta (Canada), 1918.

Steel River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Steel River Bridge, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge over Steel[e] River. Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

T17e1 staghound elbeuf, World War II photo

T17e1 staghound elbeuf, World War II photo

A General Motors Staghound T-17E1 armoured car of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons crossing a Bailey bridge, Elbeuf, France, 28 August 1944. Soldiers are offloading railway ties to reinforce or smooth out the road surface.

The Canadian Militia, 1898

The Canadian Militia, 1898

The Canadian Militia, 1898 Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Fuller, Canadian architect

Thomas Fuller, Canadian architect

Thomas Fuller (March 8, 1823 – September 28, 1898), a prominent Canadian architect.

Toboggan Party, Ontario, Canada

Toboggan Party, Ontario, Canada

"The Toboggan Party", Rideau Hall. This illuminated composite photograph is from Lady Dufferin's personal album. c 1872-1875 Français : « La partie de toboggan », Rideau Hall. Photographie multiple provenant de... More

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCanadaWest

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCanadaWest

Toronto, Canada West, from the top of the Jail. lithograph, coloured by hand. Inscription: Inscribed in the print, upper border, "Whitefield's Original Views of North American Cities, No. 30." and lower borde... More

ToVictoryPoster - Drawing. Public domain image.

ToVictoryPoster - Drawing. Public domain image.

To Victory : war propaganda campaign (Canada) Français : La victoire nous attend : Propagande pour la guerre (Canada)

V-J Day in Ottawa. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

V-J Day in Ottawa. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Crowds in Ottawa celebrate the surrender of Japan in August 1945.

Vernon Hockey Club. Hockey team group portrait

Vernon Hockey Club. Hockey team group portrait

Vernon Hockey Club, March 1915 Public domain photograph - sports team group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of wintery Quebec City - coin, public domain photograph

View of wintery Quebec City - coin, public domain photograph

Français : Une rue enneigée de Québec (Québec, Canada) à l'hiver 1872. Il s'agit de la rue aujourd'hui nommée Saint-Patrick (Saint-Patrice), quoique ce nom officiel ne lui sera donné que plus tard, en 1876. Sur... More

Window in Canada Atlantic Railway Office

Window in Canada Atlantic Railway Office

Window in Canada Atlantic Railway Office, decorated for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Southeast corner of Elgin and Sparks Streets, Ottawa, Canada.

Yukon hockey. Yukon Territory

Yukon hockey. Yukon Territory

A hockey game in the Yukon Territories circa 1900

Éboulement Québec 1889 - A group of people standing around a fire
Canada Vacations Unlimited Canada Vacances illimitées

Canada Vacations Unlimited Canada Vacances illimitées

Title / Titre : Canada : Vacations Unlimited / Canada : Vacances illimitées Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Unknown / Inconnu Date(s) : after 1947 / après 1947 Reference No. / Numéro de référence : MIKAN 3007692 ... More

Franklin Carmichael advertisement

Franklin Carmichael advertisement

Franklin Carmichael, By the sea, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, 1925, serigraph on cardboard, 73.2 x 99 cm

Borden and Laurier - A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench

Borden and Laurier - A group of men sitting on top of a wooden bench

Robert Laird Borden and Wilfrid Laurier. Français : Robert Laird Borden et Wilfrid Laurier.

Breakneck Steps, Quebec City, 1870

Breakneck Steps, Quebec City, 1870

The Breakneck Steps, Québec, Quebec, Canada, circa 1870 Français : L'escalier casse-cou, Québec (Québec, Canada), vers 1870

Martin Burrell, Thomas White, Robert Laird Borden, Wilfrid Laurier, George Foster 1912

Martin Burrell, Thomas White, Robert Laird Borden, Wilfrid Laurier, Ge...

From left to right [1]: Martin Burrell (Minister of Agriculture), Thomas White (Minister of Finance and Receiver General), Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister), Wilfrid Laurier (leader of the opposition and for... More

Canadian soldiers peeling potatoes - Canadian Official War Photographs (BL l.r.233.b.57.v1 f022r) (cropped)

Canadian soldiers peeling potatoes - Canadian Official War Photographs...

Canadian soldiers peeling potatoes.This is a single image from a bound selection of the Canadian Government's official photographic series from World War I. The collection of 1772 images, representing around a ... More

Going over the top 01 during World War I

Going over the top 01 during World War I

Troops supposedly "going over the top" at the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, photographed by Canadian official photographer Ivor Castle. This photograph was widely and misleadingly published as a por... More