Vintage Canada

Step back in time with this selection of photographs from our historical archive. The "Vintage Canada" photo gallery offers a captivating glimpse into Canada's history and cultural heritage that spans decades, capturing everyday life, iconic landmarks, and pivotal moments that have shaped Canada’s identity. Relive scenes from th...Read more
309 items in this collection sampler
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Banff National Park Alberta Canada
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A scow-load of freshly-caught B.C. salmon arriving at a cannery on the Skeena River, British Columbia, Canada. July 26, 1937.
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Empire Games. 1954 (Vancouver--Canada). August 12, 1954.
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Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) and Prince Philip (1952-) in an open-top car riding through Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. Dated 20th Century
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1900S Old Post Card Of Covered Wagon Freight Teams Leaving Ashcroft For Cariboo Canada
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Icon Restoration National Gallery Ottawa Canada
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Gold prospectors along the Bedwell river, Canada, illustration by Jules Gaildrau from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 532, Volume XXI, May 7, 1853.
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Commonwealth Prime Ministers gather in London for the coronation of King george VI 1937. Left to right: Prime Ministers, Michael Savage of New Zealand, joseph Lyons of Australia, Stanley Baldwin of Great Btitain, The King, Prime Minister william McKenzie King of Canada and Prime Minister james Barrie Herzog of South Africa
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Canada: November, 1969 The SS Manhattan, an oil tanker outfitted with an icebreaker bow, as she crosses the Northwest Passage in the Arctic. The ship is 1005 feet long, and its beam was increased form 132 feet to 148 feet by the addition of a protective "ice belt" to guard against hull penetration by the icebergs encountered on the expedition. The icebreaking bow added 65 feet to her length.
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Canada: c. 1915 A group of Canadian war workers of the land enjoying a moment of relaxation.
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada: c. 1959' A skier gazes at the trails made by previous adventurers on the slopes at Jasper National Park, a paradise for winter, spring, and early summer skiing.
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1930s 1940s TWO MEN STANDING IN CANOE IN SHALLOW WATER OF LAKE HOLDING OARS WEAR BACKPACKS LAKE OF THE WOODS ONTARIO CANADA
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Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada: c. 1900. A Kamloop Native American man fishing for salmon on the Fraser River.
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Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada: c. 1959. Two cross country skiers herring-bone up a slope in the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal.
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Cutting the boundary line. Men of the British North American Boundary Commission survey crew posed in clearing, with transit, marking the boundary line between Canada and the United States, along the right bank of the Moyie River, Idaho. ca. 1860
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Fort Magnesia, Cape Sabine, Ellesmere Land, Canada: c. 1900 An Eskimo family poses in its home.
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High angle view of a covered bridge across a river, Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada
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1920S 1930S Group Men Women Camping In Tents Horses With Riding Gear In Background Mountains Assiniboine Canada
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William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, in the City Hall in Amsterdam. Speech in the auditorium Date November 19, 1947 / Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland.
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1930S Couple Hiking Together Looking At Canoe Lake Of The Woods Ontario Canada
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Canada: 1956. A worker in a pulp mill maneuvers logs to be steamed so the bark can be removed.
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1940S 1950S Two Men Standing By River Next To Canoe One Man Holding Oar Lake Of The Woods Ontario Canada
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Vintage photograph. Winter in Laurentian
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada: c. 1963 Two women wax their skis before the run down the ski trail.
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Workers at Bottling Factory, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada, circa 1910
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Vintage photograph. A record total of 2,200 General Electric Company share owners and guests attended the Company's 60th annual meeting. The share owners came from nearly all of the 48 states and from Canada
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1930S Group Men Women At Campsite Cooking Fire Horses Campfire Wilderness Adventure Cowboy Tent Canada Assiniboine
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1930S Woman Aquaplaning Water Board Being Towed Behind Boat Skiing Wake Of Tow Sport Sports Nushoka Lake Canada
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William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, at the City Hall in Amsterdam. Posing with Mayor d'Ailly Date November 19, 1947 / Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland.
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1930S Two Cowboys Herding Horses Through Rocky Stream Mustangs Wild Horses Round Up Brazeau River Alberta Canada
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Eskimo man holding an axe, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Vintage photograph. Quebec iron and titanium corporation
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St. Sauveur, Quebec, Canada: c. 1952. A weary and happy couple head home arm in arm after a day of skiing.
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Downtown business section of Toronto
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Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) and Prince Philip (1952-) in Bermuda. Dated 20th Century
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Photograph of Lieutenant-General Eedson Louis Millard 'Tommy' Burns (1897-1985) a senior officer of the Canadian Army and diplomat. Dated 20th Century
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1920s PORTRAIT NATIVE AMERICAN MAN WEARING FULL FEATHER HEADDRESS STONEY SIOUX ALBERTA CANADA
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With Best Wishes -- Someone in the United States chalked a good luck message on the side of one of 300 old United States tanks sold to Canada for training purposes. The tanks rolled into Camp Borden, one of Canada's largest training centers, recently. September 10, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Mounties Shoot Canadian Foot-And-Mouth Cattle -- Men of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police photographed picking off some of the cattle with rifles, in their burial pits in the Regina area.A disastrous outbreak of foot and mouth disease has hit the Regina, Saskatchenan area of Western Canada. Hundreds of cattle are being slaughtered daily, shot by 'Mounties', and buried in slaked lime pits. It is believed that the disease was brought to Canada by a German immigrant. March 6, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos).
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Vintage photograph. Winter at St Adele showing snow covered trees and church in distance
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La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada: c. 1960 Fishermen landing a big lake trout on Lac La Ronge in Canada.
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The Banff Springs Hotel in the Bow River Valley of the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, 1939
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Vintage photograph. Quebec's skyline as seen from mid St. Lawrence, showing The Chateau Frontenac
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Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada: September 4, 1929 A man trout fishing below Cameron Falls.
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Vintage photograph. Birch tree and farm dwelling at Val-David in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
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The load of seal skins on board a icebreaker ship in the territory of Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada, photo from L'illustrazione Italiana, year LX, n 42, October 15, 1933.
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Canada/UK: Canadian soldiers of Chinese descent from Vancouver, British Columbia, who served with the South East Asia Command (SEAC), await transfer back to Canada at No.1 Repatriation Depot, Surrey, England, 27 November 1945
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Canada, Quebec, St Jovite, Sleigh on country road
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Frozen landscape during the month of July in Makkovik, Labrador, Canada, photo from L'illustrazione Italiana, year LX, n 42, October 15, 1933.
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The Royal Couple Will Attend Niagara Falls Church -- A view of the interior of Christ Church near Niagara Falls where Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will attend the service on October 7th.One of the highlights of the forthcoming Royal tour of Canada will be the visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to the famous Niagara Falls, which they will view from the 'honeymooners' balcony of the General Brook Hotel. On Sunday October 7th, they will attend a service at the nearby Anglican Christ Church, set pictures quely in a grove of maple trees. The sermon will be preached by the rector, Rev. Canon A.T.F. Holmes who saw service in Britain as padre with the Royal Canadian Air Force of Canada. September 6, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).