Canada across the Commons

Posted by Stephanie Fysh in Across The Commons

From sea to sea to sea …

From Newfoundland, where cod once dried on the shore … Drying fish, Burgeo, NL, 1908
Musée McCord Museum
to the Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia. Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, NS, about 1914
Musée McCord Museum
From the beaches of Prince Edward Island … Rustico Beach, PE, 1916 (?)
Musée McCord Museum
… to the busy harbour of Saint John, New Brunswick. Ship at foot of King Street, St. John, NB, 1915 (?)
Musée McCord Museum
From the old streets of Quebec City … Champlain Street, Quebec
Library of Congress
… to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Parliament buildings, Ottawa
Library of Congress
From the beginning of the Prairies in Manitoba … Flour mill and elevator, Portage La Prairie, MB, 1884
Musée McCord Museum
… to life on the land in northern Saskatchewan. Aboriginal family near Prince Albert, SK, 1919
Musée McCord Museum
From the mountains of Alberta … Moraine Lake, Alberta
Library of Congress
… to what lies in them, in British Columbia … Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), Sidney Stevens Walcott (1892-1977), and Helen Breese Walcott (1894-1965)
Smithsonian Institution
… to the farthest Arctic seas. Fast to the floe under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pierce Bay
National Maritime Museum
Happy Canada Day, from Indicommons!

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2 Responses to “Canada across the Commons”

  1. Nina Says:

    This is a wonderful post! :)

  2. Criz Says:

    It’s terrific to see the vintage shots of Canada! Hoorah!

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