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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

Eaton's advertisement 1908

Eaton's advertisement 1908

Advertisement in the Christmas edition of the Globe newspaper for the Eaton's Department Store in Canada.

Empress steamer - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Empress steamer - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Canadian Pacific Railway Empress Steamer poster, published in 1920 in the United Kingdom. Publisher: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, London, England. Print / estampe : colour lithograph on wove paper. Suppor... More

Pierre Charles Canot - A View of Louisburg in North America

Pierre Charles Canot - A View of Louisburg in North America

A View of Louisburg in North America, November 11, 1762. Lithograph This image depicts the city of Louisburg in the background, Gabarus Bay, the English Camp, the French Fleet, the Island Battery and the Lighth... More

Battle of Fish Creek - A painting of a battle with a large group of soldiers

Battle of Fish Creek - A painting of a battle with a large group of so...

The Battle of Fish Creek (also known as the Battle of Tourond's Coulée), fought April 24, 1885 at Fish Creek, Saskatchewan was a major Métis victory over the Canadian forces attempting to quell Louis Riel's Nor... 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

John Christian Schetky, H.M.S. Shannon Leading Her Prize the American Frigate Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour (c. 1830, with border)

John Christian Schetky, H.M.S. Shannon Leading Her Prize the American ...

A depiction of the Royal Navy frigate H.M.S. Shannon leading the captured American frigate U.S.S. Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, in June 1813.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (No. 54 on work)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (No. 54 on work)

Toronto (No. 54 on work). A hand-coloured lithograph view of Toronto. Two men and a lady holding a parasol are standing on a sidewalk in the foreground of the image. Trees make up the middleground and the city... More

View of Parliament Hill and Chaudière Falls. "City of Ottawa, Canada West", ca. 1859, by Stent and Laver.

View of Parliament Hill and Chaudière Falls. "City of Ottawa, Canada W...

A view of Ottawa, some of Hull and of the Ottawa River circa 1859, including views of the Chaudière Falls and of Parliament Hill (formerly Barrack Hill) prior to the construction of the Parliament Buildings. O... More

Bishopsu lac1 - A painting of a castle on a hill

Bishopsu lac1 - A painting of a castle on a hill

An image of Bishop's College in Lennoxville from across the a body of water. On the lower left, below the image, are the initials CBE which might possibly allude to Caroline Bucknall Estcourt.

C001035k - Public domain portrait print

C001035k - Public domain portrait print

Zity a Huron indianHand-colored lithograph Français : Zity, un membre de la tribu des Hurons

HouseofParliamentToronto, Ontario, Canada

HouseofParliamentToronto, Ontario, Canada

House of Parliament and Government Offices, Toronto. Lithograph, hand-coloured on wove paper.Français : Les édifices du Parlement et les bureaux du gouvernement, Toronto. Lithographie, coloriée à la main sur p... More

WLMK hammer and tongs Votez Liberal poster 1930

WLMK hammer and tongs Votez Liberal poster 1930

Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, 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.

Engraving of Toronto by William Henry Blett 1841

Engraving of Toronto by William Henry Blett 1841

Toronto Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Canadian World War II poster GiveUsTheTools

Canadian World War II poster GiveUsTheTools

Canadian Victory Loan drive poster. This poster was part of the 1st Victory Loan campaign launched in June 1941 with the theme "Help Finish the Job!" Casson won first prize with this poster in the 1941 Victory ... More

Battle of Queenston Heights

Battle of Queenston Heights

The Battle of Queenston Heights Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John A Macdonald election poster 1891

John A Macdonald election poster 1891

"The Old Flag - The Old Policy - The Old Leader". 1891 Canadian election campaign poster for Sir John A. Macdonald. Français : "Le vieux drapeau, les vieux principes, le vieux chef". Campagne électorale de 1891.

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

Battle of Saint-Eustache

Battle of Saint-Eustache

Picture from Wiki EN portal. Original license shown below: Back View of the Church of St. Eustache and Dispersion of the Insurgents by Charles Beauclerk (1813 - 1861). Français : Estampe, Vue arrière de l'églis... More

Citadel of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Citadel of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Citadel of Kingston, (from the St. Lawrence). By William Henry Bartlett. Medium: engraving, coloured by hand. Scene depicts Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario. Bartlett's Canadian prints were originally published in... More

The First Locomotive with a Steel Boiler

The First Locomotive with a Steel Boiler

The First Locomotive with a Steel Boiler. Etching of steam engine pulling a car that appears to be full of wood. Below the side windows is written "Scotia" and "No. 90". Inscription: l.c.; "The First Locomotive... More

"Baron Renfrew" 1825 - Drawing. Public domain image.

"Baron Renfrew" 1825 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Baron of Renfrew, a large disposable timber ship which travelled from North America to the United Kingdom.1 print / estampe : crayon lithograph with watercolour Français : Le Baron of Renfrew Des monstres d... More

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

Après guerre - A painting of a street with people walking on it

Après guerre - A painting of a street with people walking on it

Français : Après bombardement Le dessin est de Richard Short. L'illustration représente l'église de Notre-Dame-des-Victoires et les ruines de la basse-ville à la suite de la prise de Québec en 1759. La destruc... More

Coppermine mouth 1821 - A drawing of a tent set up on a hill overlooking a body of water

Coppermine mouth 1821 - A drawing of a tent set up on a hill overlooki...

View of the Arctic Sea, from the Mouth of the Copper Mine River, Midnight. July 20, 1821

John Christian Schetky, H.M.S. Shannon Leading Her Prize the American Frigate Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour (c. 1830)

John Christian Schetky, H.M.S. Shannon Leading Her Prize the American ...

A depiction of the Royal Navy frigate H.M.S. Shannon leading the captured American frigate U.S.S. Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, in June 1813.

Phoenix and Breadalbane (cropped)

Phoenix and Breadalbane (cropped)

"HMS Phoenix and the Breadalbane at the moment when the latter was crushed and sunk. The field of ice, easing off from the Phoenix passed astern to the Breadalbane, and entering her bow, she filled and sank in ... More

New Names Canadian WW1 recruiting poster

New Names Canadian WW1 recruiting poster

Enlist! New Names in Canadian History - More are coming-Will you be there?, Offset lithograph, 69.8 x 52.0 cmFrançais : Affiche pronant l'enrôlement dans les forces armées canadiennes pour la Première Guerre mondiale.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada West in 1854

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada West in 1854

Toronto in 1854. Visible are the docks in the harbour, and the main thoroughfare is Front Street.

Advertisement for Molson's Ale

Advertisement for Molson's Ale

Advertisement for Molson Brewery. Inscription: Inscribed in the print, recto t.: MOLSON'S ALE; l.l.: ESTABLISHED 1786; l.r.: Fifty six years ago when Sir John A. Macdonald/ was first premier of the Dominion of... More

Canada Marine Works - A painting of a city with a river running through it

Canada Marine Works - A painting of a city with a river running throug...

Lithograph of Canada Marine Works along Lachine Canal in Montreal.

Ilsvaincront1918 during World War I

Ilsvaincront1918 during World War I

Français : Ils vaincront si vous souscrivez à l'emprunt de la Victoire, 1918, Canada English: (They win if you buy Victory Bonds, 1918, Canada)

Entrée à Toronto - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Entrée à Toronto - Public domain image of a steam ship or boat

Entrance to Toronto.Français : Entrée à Toronto

Engraving of Rideau Canal locks - Public domain scan / engraving

Engraving of Rideau Canal locks - Public domain scan / engraving

Copy of Bartlett? engraving of the lowest Rideau Canal Lock at Bytown, as seen from Parliament Hill above, looking North across the Ottawa River to the mouth of the Gatineau River

Reciprocity pigs - A pig that is standing in the grass

Reciprocity pigs - A pig that is standing in the grass

"When our interests clash, whose ox is likely to get gored?" Political cartoon suggests the imbalance of benefit from en:Reciprocity (Canadian politics) between the United States and Canada. The food in the pig... More

Affiche Voltigeurs during World War I

Affiche Voltigeurs during World War I

Français : Affiche de recrutement du Régiment des Voltigeurs, Canada, pour la première guerre mondialeEnglish: Recruitment poster for the Voltigeurs Regiment, Canada, 1st World War.

Biere Molson, Colonel de Salaberry

Biere Molson, Colonel de Salaberry

Title / Titre : Biere Molson, Colonel de Salaberry Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Unknown / Inconnu Date(s) : circa / vers 1924 Reference No. / Numéro de référence : MIKAN 3000365, 4328111 collectionscanada.gc.ca/o... More

James Henry Craig (color) - Public domain portrait print

James Henry Craig (color) - Public domain portrait print

Portrait of "His Excellency Sir James Henry Craig, Captain-General, and Governor in Chief of Lower Canada, Upper Canada". ca 1810-1811, London, England. Print (hand-coloured aquatint and etching on wove paper).

Battle of the Windmill - A black and white drawing of a river

Battle of the Windmill - A black and white drawing of a river

View of the Battle of Windmill Point, below Prescott, Upper Canada, (from the Ogdensburg side of the St. Lawrence). Woodcut

Charles T. Metcalfe - Public domain portrait engraving

Charles T. Metcalfe - Public domain portrait engraving

Sir Charles T. Metcalfe, Governor General of British North America Date(s): 1844 , Place of publication: Montreal , Publisher: RWS Mackay Terms of use Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3272 ... More

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFromJail

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFromJail

A view of expanding Toronto from the top of the jail, 1854. Hand-coloured lithograph by Edwin Whitefield. Español: Vista de Toronto desde Front Street en 1854.

Aubrey George Spencer lithograph coat of arms

Aubrey George Spencer lithograph coat of arms

Aubrey George Spencer, Lord Bishop of Newfoundland, crayon lithograph on chine colle on wove paper. Inscribed in the stone. l.c.; THE LORD / BISHOP OF NEWFOUNDLAND. / [coat-of-arms] / Aubrey Newfoundland [facs... More

Engraving of General Post Office Adelaide Street

Engraving of General Post Office Adelaide Street

Post Office Adelaide Street. Toronto, Canada Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

RNCVR Overseas recruiting ad C-095725

RNCVR Overseas recruiting ad C-095725

Recruiting advertisement for the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, Overseas Division

The Gates Are Mine election poster

The Gates Are Mine election poster

VOTE LIBERAL - "THE GATES ARE MINE TO OPEN". Mackenzie King 1930 Election Posters. This is the first of three copies of this colour poster. The work depicts Miss Canada, opening the doors, under a "1930 Budge... More

Back - Buffalo Pound (1820) - Public domain scenic engraving

Back - Buffalo Pound (1820) - Public domain scenic engraving

Print entitled "A Buffalo Pound" related to the 1819-1822 Franklin Expedition. View shows buffalo that have been herded into a pound. An Indian encampment is in the background. This image has been labelled II-3... More

Edward Hanlan of Toronto - Champion Sculler of the World

Edward Hanlan of Toronto - Champion Sculler of the World

Lithograph entitled "Edward Hanlan of Toronto - Champion Sculler of the World".

La Salle Fort Frontenac

La Salle Fort Frontenac

Fort Frontenac/La Salle Inspecting the Construction of Fort at Cataraqui (Kingston) 1676. Color print on woven paper.

Battle of Fort Frontenac

Battle of Fort Frontenac

The capture of French Fort Frontenac by the British in 1758 (Battle of Fort Frontenac)

Eskimo Seal Hunting - Public domain portrait print

Eskimo Seal Hunting - Public domain portrait print

Eskimo Seal Hunting Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gibson e010956964-v8 - Public domain portrait engraving

Gibson e010956964-v8 - Public domain portrait engraving

Inscribed. Inscription: in the print, recto, l.c.: I am you obt (sic) Servant David Gibson / Engd by H.B. Hall's Sons, New York

Napoléon Aubin 3 - Public domain portrait engraving

Napoléon Aubin 3 - Public domain portrait engraving

Français : Portrait de Napoléon Aubin (1812-1890). «Lithographié par N. Aubin, d'après un portrait par Th. Hamel». Lithographie sur papier vélin. Théophile Hamel a réalisé deux oeuvres représentant Napoléon Aub... More

Pierre Charles Canot - C005907k

Pierre Charles Canot - C005907k

A View of Louisbourg when that city was besieged in 1758 Français : Vue de Louisbourg assiégée en 1758

Gooderham and Worts, Canadian Rye Whisky

Gooderham and Worts, Canadian Rye Whisky

Gooderham and Worts Ltd., Toronto Canada, Canadian Rye Whiskey.

Henry Kelsey sees the buffalo on the western plains

Henry Kelsey sees the buffalo on the western plains

Henry Kelsey sees the buffalo on the western plains

PEI map 1874 - Public domain vintage map

PEI map 1874 - Public domain vintage map

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Thomas Shaughnessy by Leslie Ward

Thomas Shaughnessy by Leslie Ward

Caricature of Sir T.G. Shaughnessy by "Spy" (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, 1908

GJM journal illustration lac1

GJM journal illustration lac1

Indians Crossing the Ice. Published in George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Journal of the Bishop of Montreal, during a visit to the Church Missionary Society's north-west America mission (London: Seeley, Burnside, a... More

Bert Lindsay, Imperial Tobacco Ice Hockey Card, Canada
La Ville de Trois-Rivières 1810

La Ville de Trois-Rivières 1810

Français : La Ville de Trois-Rivières, 1910; provient de Lambert. J., Travels through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America., Londres, 1810. Vol. II, p. 28

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada West

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada West

Toronto, Canada West. This panorama extends across Toronto from the Provincial Asylum's dome on the left to Ashbridge's Bay on the right.Français : Toronto, Ouest du Canada. Print after a painting by William Armstrong

BC-New Eldorado - An old map of a valley with a river running through it

BC-New Eldorado - An old map of a valley with a river running through ...

The New Eldorado - A Complete View of the Newly Discovered Goldfields in BNA with Vancouver Island and the Whole of the Seaboard from Cape Flattery to Prince of Wales Island

GJM journal illustration lac2

GJM journal illustration lac2

A Missionary Descending the Rapids in a Canoe with Indians. Published in George Jehoshaphat Mountain, Journal of the Bishop of Montreal, during a visit to the Church Missionary Society's north-west America mi... More

The Burning of the House of Assembly at Montreal 25 April 1849

The Burning of the House of Assembly at Montreal 25 April 1849

The Burning of the House of Assembly at Montreal, 25 April 1849. The Illustrated London News, 19 May 1849. - Courtesy National Archives Canada, C2726.

York from Gibraltar Point

York from Gibraltar Point

York (Toronto) from Gibraltar Point.Français : York (Toronto) depuis la pointe Gibraltar.