Keyword: Military
Gnr Owles, Geo. E.
Gnr Owles, Geo. E.; 89th Battery, 1st Cdn. L.A.A. Regt C.M.F. C.A.O., 1943
| Internal ID: | 0129.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1943 |
No 5 Platoon No 1 Company, 133 C.I.B.T.C., 1944
No 5 Platoon No 1 Company, 133 C.I.B.T.C. Wetaskiwin, Oct 1944 ( no name list available )
| Internal ID: | 0137.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 1st 1944 |
R.C.A. Gas Training
Four men from the 108th Fd. Bty. R.C.A. suited up for gas training in England. 2nd from left is Jim Brown.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0001 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
1st Troop Contingent Leaving Cranbrook, B.C.
Photo shows a large gathering at the rail station in Cranbrook BC as the 1st troop Contingent leaves Cranbrook, 1914.
| Internal ID: | 0161.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
The HMCS "Cranbrook" Crew
Photo of the crew aboard the HMCS "Cranbrook" minesweeper built in WW II.
| Internal ID: | 0164.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Cranbrook World War I Recruits
World War I Recruits on steps of City Hall, Cranbrook, B.C. - 1914. A portion of the "Recruiting" sign is visible, and the recruiters are in uniform.
| Internal ID: | 0167.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Military Gun and Cenotaph at Cranbrook's Government Building
WW I military gun installation and cenotaph in front of Cranbrook courthouse at east end of Baker Street.
| Internal ID: | 0174.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Ralph West and Harold Foxlee
Ralph West (left) and Harold Foxlee. Both men joined the Revelstoke Forestry Draft in 1917. At the time Ralph West lived in Paterson and Harold Foxlee in Robson, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0129.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1917 |
R.C.A. Gas Training
Four men from the 108th Fd. Bty. R.C.A. suited up for gas training in England. 2nd from left is Jim Brown.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0002 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1940 |
Cranbrook World War I Recruits
World War I Recruits on the steps of City Hall, Cranbrook, B.C. - 1914.
| Internal ID: | 0167.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
No. 1 Ordnance Field Park, R.C.O.C., C.A.S.F.
No. 1 Ordnance Field Park, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corp. C.A.S.F. Photo taken in front of an Avro Lancaster bomber. See text for name list.
| Internal ID: | 0129.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Anti-Tank Battery at Camp Shilo, Manitoba
108th Anti-Tank Battery training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba - not Army trucks.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Cranbrook World War I Recruits
World War I Recruits on the steps of City Hall, Cranbrook, B.C. - 1914. The recruiters are in uniform and the sign is visible.
| Internal ID: | 0167.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Civil Defense 1942
Support your local Civil Defense, Department of National Defense, Ottawa; L to R: L.A. Read, F.F. Becker, Cliff Swan, unknown, J.T. Fitzwater. Image from Kimberley submission.
| Internal ID: | 0197.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
108th Anti-Tank Battery
108th Anti-Tank Battery training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba during WW II.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Cranbrook World War I Recruits
World War I Recruits on steps of the Court House, Cranbrook, B.C. - 1914.
| Internal ID: | 0167.0004 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1914 |
Canadian Forestry Corps, Revelstoke
Manufacturers Independent Forestry Company, Revelstoke, B.C. June 12,1917. The Canadian Forestry Corps was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. It was created during the First World War when it was discovered that huge quantities of wood were needed for use on the Western Front.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 12th 1917 |
108th Anti-Tank Battery
108th Anti-Tank Battery training at Camp Shilo, Manitoba during WW II.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
108th Field Battery, R.C.A
108th Field Battery, R.C.A. Kimberley, BC. See text for name list.
| Internal ID: | 0137.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | October 23rd 1939 |
Kimberley Militia Personnel
Identified as members of the Kiomberley Militia c. 1960. Left to right: Ray Bozzer, Eric Bisgrove, Roger Lye, Barney Ralph, Nan McRae, Bill Archibald.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0008 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1960 |
108th Anti-Tank Battery
108th Anti-Tank Battery, April 1940. Names of individuals in the image are legible when viewing full sized resource.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | April 1st 1940 |
Air Cadet Squadron #266
Kimberley Air Cadet Squadron #266, attending Summer Camp at Vancouver - 1963.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0010 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1963 |
Kimberley Air Cadet Squadron #266
Kimberley, B.C. Air Cadet Squadron #266, 1958 Sponsored by Sullivan Lodge #35, Oddfellow and Rebecca Lodge #61. Warren Cassidy, CO - centre, Hugh Cassidy, Officer Commanding, Civilian Instructors ( L-R ) Ted Jardine, Hap Richardson, Frank L. Goodwin.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0011 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1958 |
Kimberley Air Cadet Squadron at Summer Camp
Kimberley Air Cadet Squadron at Summer Camp - 1954: Top Row - Mr. Cassidy, Bernard Hagen, Bob Nesbitt, Dave Backstrom, Barrie Foster, Malcolm Watson, James Oscarson, Warren Corrie, Dino Bozzer, Brock Berkhoven, Mr. Bently. Bottom row - Bernie Beninger, Doug Whitford, David Oscarson, Bill Almack, Jack Dean, Lloyd Dean, Norman Foster, Barry McWhirter, Raymond Ohnstad
| Internal ID: | 0146.0012 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1954 |
Homesick Soldiers from Kimberley
Photocopy from Kootenay News Advertiser November 6, 2000. A WW II photo. HOMESICK SOLDIERS FROM KIMBERLEY See linked document for names.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0013 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Kimberley Sailors at HMCS Cornwallis
Sailors from Kimberley at HMCS Cornwallis, 1944: 1st Row - Joe Turner, Murray McKenzie, John McGregor, Larry Musser, Philip McKim, Fred McKim. 2nd Row - Percy Moody, Hunter McLure, Michael Diduck, Ron Hutchinson, Eddie LaFortune, Tom McCormick.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1944 |
Soldiers Marching
Soldiers Marching in the parade on Norbury Ave. (10th Ave.) Dan Melody added: This was actually takewn on 1st Street, between 12th and 13th Avenues, just before the Anglican Church - the Air Cadets heading toward Baker Park.
| Internal ID: | 0523.0014 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland
Jack Reynolds, Lt. Col. ( right ) and SS Tilly Sergeant, on May 5,1985 at the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland. This was at the Canadian Cemetery at Holtenberg in Raalte, Province of Overysel, Holland.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0015 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | May 5th 1985 |
40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Reynolds at the Canadian Cemetery ( Holtenberg ) in Raalte, Province of Overysel, Holland, May 5,1985.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | May 5th 1985 |
Soldiers Marching
Soldiers Marching in the parade on Norbury Ave. (10th Ave.).
| Internal ID: | 0523.0016 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Paul Soderholm
Paul Soderholm in uniform standing in the yard of Soderholm house in Kimberley - 1942.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0017 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Paul Soderholm and Family
Paul Soderholm in uniform in downtown Kimberley with his mother and 2 sisters, Ruth and Irma - 1942.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0018 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Sam Soderholm
Sam Soderholm, at left in uniform, at Calgary Tech. - 1935-37 .
| Internal ID: | 0146.0019 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Sam Soderholm
Sam Soderholm at Helwan, Egypt. The aircraft is a Vickers Wellesley bomber of the Royal Air Force. Written on back of photo - "My next mode of transport, how do you like it?"
| Internal ID: | 0146.0020 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1940 |
Sam Soderholm
Sam Soderholm flying over the pyramids at Abu Sueip, Egypt - 1936.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0021 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Stan Fisher
Image of Stan Fisher in uniform.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0022 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1944 |
Gordon Fisher
Gordon Fisher is seen in uniform in the cockpit of an airplane, around 1944.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0023 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1944 |
Military Decorations
Image of six unidentified military men. One apears to be a commanding officer. The men look to be in the act of being recognized and are proudly displaying their military decorations. Who are these men?
| Internal ID: | 0146.0024 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Molrose Meets the Military
G. Molrose (middle) standing with two men in military uniform, possibly Castlegar.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0026 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Cadet Inspection
Kimberley cadets standing in parade square for annual inspections.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0026 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1968 |
Hankinson In Uniform
Man in front of tent wearing rain gear. Assumed to be name of Hankinson as noted on negative envelope. Possibly from Castlegar.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0027 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Cadet Inspection
Kimberley cadets standing outside the Civic Center in a parade square for annual inspections.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0027 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1968 |
Paul Soderholm
Photo of Paul Soderholm at military camp in Vernon, B.C. In the image, he is marked by the blue "X".
| Internal ID: | 0146.0028 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1942 |
Cranbrook's 3rd Contingent
Cranbrook's 3rd Contingent. Militia in front of Recruiting Office, City Hall on 10th Avenue (aka Norbury Avenue) Cranbrook, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0157.0028 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1918 |
Paul Soderholm
Paul Soderholm in Canadian armoured vehicle near Petra, Egypt.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0029 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Cranbrook's 3rd Contingent
Cranbrook's 3rd Contingent. Militia in front of Recruiting Office, City Hall on 10th Avenue (aka Norbury Avenue) Cranbrook, B.C.
| Internal ID: | 0157.0029 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1918 |
Sam Soderholm
Sam Soderholm soloing in a De Havilland Moth at Calgary.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0030 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1935 |
Sam Soderholm
Sam Soderholm at Prestwick, England, 1937, in military aviation.
| Internal ID: | 0146.0031 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1937 |
Lloyd Armour
Lloyd Armour, R.C.A.F. pilot at Edmonton, AB, 1941
| Internal ID: | 0146.0032 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1941 |
Cemetery and Memorial
Postcard album - Arras - cimetiere et memorial aglais English: cemetery and memorial aglais.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0050 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
Vimy Ridge - 1st Canadian Line
Postcard album - Vimy Ridge - 1st Canadian Line Cote de Vimy - 1st Ligne canadienne.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0052 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
Lorette - With the Glory of Division Barbot
Postcard album - 1914 Souchez. A la Gloire de la Division Barbot (77e d.i.a) English: Souchez. With the Glory of Division Barbot (77e d.i.a).
| Internal ID: | 0133.0054 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
Kimberley Remembrance Day Services
People at the Remembrance Day Services in Kimberley, November 1967 (note railway tracks in background).
| Internal ID: | 0146.0064 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | November 1st 1967 |
Military Men at a Monument
Arras album - Group of military men at a monument.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0075 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Military Men at a Monument
Arras album - Group of military men at a monument.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0076 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
Vimy Ridge
Arras Album - Group of military men at a Vimy Ridge monument.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0077 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1925 |
A. Glen of Kimberley, BC 1915
Personalities of Kimberley, B.C. - A. Glen, age 17, 73 R.H.C., 1915 WWI, photo taken in Montreal
| Internal ID: | 0196.0077 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Snow Fiesta in Kimberley, BC 1958
Kimberley Snow Fiesta 1958 - Wendy McIntyre, (attendee), Florence Brown making speech, (outgoing Queen 1957), Ricky Cline (attendee).
| Internal ID: | 0197.0079 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1958 |
Canadian Active Service Force
No. 1 Corps Section; No. 1 Ordnance Field Park Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps; Canadian Active Service Force. This photo is presumed to have Castlegar links.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0083 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1943 |
Canadian Active Service Force
No. 1 Ordnance Field, Park Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps; Canadian Active Service Force. This photo is thought to have Castlegar links.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0084 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1943 |
107th Regiment Members
107th Regiment men from Cranbrook and area taking the officers' course return home.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0087 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | March 18th 1915 |
Canadian Legion, Cranbrook, BC
Unused B&W printed postcard of Royal Canadian Legion building on Baker Street in Cranbrook, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0095 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Canadian Legion, Cranbrook, BC
Unused B&W printed postcard of Royal Canadian Legion building on Baker Street in Cranbrook, BC.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0096 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1915 |
Peter Carruthers
Funeral of Peter Carruthers held in Lethbridge, with many Cranbrook residents travelling there to attend, prior to remains being shipped to Ottawa for interment.
| Internal ID: | 0052.0108 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | April 15th 1915 |
Royal visit the Queen in Fort Steele
Queen Elizabeth II at Fort Steele - Queen Elizabeth, Princess Anne and Mr. Nicholson on walk about at Fort Steele, with the Cranbrook Girls Bugle Band in attendance.
| Internal ID: | 0197.0138 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1971 |
English Cemetery
Postcard album - Environs d'Arras - Marceuil - Cimetiere anglais. English: Surroundings of Arras - Marceuil - English Cemetery.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0142 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
English Cemetery
Postcard album - Environs d'Arras - Ecoives - Mont-Saint-Eloi - Military British Cemetery (4.000 tombes). English: Surroundings of Arras - Ecoives - Mount-Saint-Eloi - Military British Cemetery (4,000 tombs).
| Internal ID: | 0133.0146 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
English Cemetery
Postcard album - Environs d'Arras - Souchez - Cimetiere anglais du Cabaret-Rouge. English: Surroundings of Arras - Souchez - English Cemetery of the Cabaret-Red.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0147 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
English Cemetery
Postcard album - La Targette - Cimetiere militaire anglais. English: The Sash bolt - English military Cemetery.
| Internal ID: | 0133.0148 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
Fort William Girls Military Band
Fort William Girls' Military Band, part of the Ontario war time effort. The bass drum player in the middle of the photo is Catherine Johnson.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0152 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1946 |
English Cemetery
Postcard album - Environs d'Arras - Duisans - British Cemetery (1917-1920). English: Surroundings of Arras - Duisans - British Cemetery (1917-1920).
| Internal ID: | 0133.0152 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1925 |
Fort William Girls Military Band
Fort William Girls' Military Band, part of the Ontario war time effort. The bass drum player in the middle of the photo is Catherine Johnson.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0153 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1946 |
