Toronto is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surroundingContinue reading “73 Interesting Vintage Photos Showing Transportation in Toronto During the 1980s”
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50 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Canada During the Early 20th Century
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the UnitedContinue reading “50 Vintage Photos Showing Everyday Life in Canada During the Early 20th Century”
30 Incredible Color Photos of Montreal, Canada in the 1960s
Montreal is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary”, it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, whichContinue reading “30 Incredible Color Photos of Montreal, Canada in the 1960s”
How A Small Group Of Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark From Soviet Occupation
By May 1945 the war in Europe had finally started to wind down. Yet for the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, there was one final mission to complete before they were relieved. Due to increasing tensions between them and the USSR, the Western Allies recognized that they had to take as much GermanContinue reading “How A Small Group Of Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark From Soviet Occupation”
‘Wait for Me, Daddy’ – Story Behind One of Canada’s Most Famous Photos During World War II
It’s October 1, 1940 and Province photographer Claude P. Dettloff is standing on Columbia Street at 8th Street in New Westminster, his press camera up to his eye, preparing to take a shot. He’s focusing on a line of hundreds of men of the B.C. Regiment marching down 8th to a waiting train. Soldiers ofContinue reading “‘Wait for Me, Daddy’ – Story Behind One of Canada’s Most Famous Photos During World War II”
Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs of Vancouver From the 1950s and 1960s
Fred Herzog (September 21, 1930 – September 9, 2019) devoted his artistic life to walking the streets of Vancouver as well as almost 40 countries with his Leica, photographing – mostly with colour slide film – his observations of the street life with all its complexities. Herzog ultimately became celebrated internationally for his pioneering streetContinue reading “Fred Herzog’s Early Color Street Photographs of Vancouver From the 1950s and 1960s”
48 Vintage Photos of Life in Canada during the 1950s
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891Continue reading “48 Vintage Photos of Life in Canada during the 1950s”
44 Amazing Vintage Photos of Canadian Brides in the 1930s
Wedding photography has evolved since the invention of the camera, and weddings have become the mainstay of many professional studios and independent photographers. As early photos were taken in studio because of the bulk of the cameras and to provide better lighting options, the bride and groom made the trip to the studio to haveContinue reading “44 Amazing Vintage Photos of Canadian Brides in the 1930s”
41 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life of Native Americans in Western Canada during the Early 1930s
Between 1928 and 1934, the French-American anthropologist, artist, and writer Paul Coze (1903-1974) made four trips across western Canada collecting ethnographic objects for the Musée d’Ethnographie (Trocadero) in Paris and the Heye Foundation in New York. An ardent admirer of Native American cultures, Coze helped organize the Cercle Wakanda, a group of Parisian “Indian hobbyists”Continue reading “41 Amazing Vintage Photos Showing Life of Native Americans in Western Canada during the Early 1930s”
33 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ontario, Canada during the Late 19th Century
Ontario is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada’s most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country’s population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada’s fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and NunavutContinue reading “33 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Ontario, Canada during the Late 19th Century”
