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66213 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     (L- R): D. Ferguson, Cpr Electrician; A. Chestnut, Timekeeper And P.B. Gaffney, Cpr Inspector; On The Site Of The Righting And Underpinning Operations To The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator.  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Personalities ▪ Transportation 1914, February 26
17515 A0553 Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum     90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles On Parade In Front Of University Of Manitoba, Broadway Avenue  Military ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, August
17516 A0553 Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum     90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles On Parade In Front Of University Of Manitoba, Broadway Avenue  Military ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, August
17517 A0553 Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum     90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles On Parade In Front Of University Of Manitoba, Broadway Avenue  Military ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, August
17518 A0553 Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum     90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles On Parade In Front Of University Of Manitoba, Broadway Avenue  Military ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, August
17514 A0553 Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum     90th Regiment Winnipeg Rifles On Parade In Front Of University Of Manitoba, Broadway Avenue, Winnipeg, Mb  Military ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, August
66224 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     A Dirt Hopper Discharging To A Horse-Drawn Wagon During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Horses ▪ Machinery ▪ Transportation ▪ Wagons 1914, May 14
71574 A2404 Miscellaneous Collection     A Large Crowd Seen In Background Watches A Marching Band With Volunteers Parading On A Winnipeg Street Prior To Going Overseas. Note The Streetcar Tracks On The Street  Bands ▪ Military ▪ Musical Instruments ▪ Parades ▪ Uniforms ▪ World War I 1914, August
71344 A2397 Miscellaneous Collection L.B. Foote   A line of Manitoba Shooters with their Ross Rifles in the last Manitoba Provincial Rifles Association Annual Prize Meeting at a St. Charles Rifle Range, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Meeting was just before "The Guns Of August", the outbreak of the Great War. Note the shooters in suits with simple shooting equipment, rifle ammunition, score record book, binoculars for spotting shots, signalling and scoring. The register keepers are in the background with blackboards, and letters "D," "E," and "F." Note shooters #2, 3, and 4, are sighting right through English Martin target aperture receiver sights pinned to bridge of rifle breech and action. Note the long leather slings from muzzle swivel, through middle barrel band swivel and around left arm and attached to forward swivel in front of trigger guard. These men had no ear muff sound protectors, no 10x shooting jackets, and no shooting mitts, but they could shoot.  Guns ▪ Associations ▪ Equipment ▪ Shooting ▪ Costumes 1914, July
65288 A2105 University of Alberta Archives     A Woman On A Railway Hand Car Near Strongfield, Sk  Agriculture ▪ Lifestyle ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation ▪ Women 1914, July
58491 A1791 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Aerial View Showing New Section Of Corduroy Road At Construction Site Of Pointe Du Bois, Mb, Plant  Construction ▪ Hydro ▪ Roads 1914, May 8
15936 A0498 University of Winnipeg Collection     Cast, In Costume, Of The United College Production The Servant In The House.  Costumes ▪ Students ▪ Theatre ▪ Universities 1914, February
18698 A0595 Manitoba Cooperater Collection     Children Of Kensington School At Field Day  Children ▪ Schools ▪ Sports 1914, June 24
58536 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     City Of Winnipeg Light And Hydro Department Railway Cars Derailed At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Railways ▪ Accidents ▪ Coaches ▪ Hydro 1914, July
58540 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department Locomotive At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Locomotives ▪ Railways 1914, July
58494 A1791 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Concrete “Footing Plates” Put In Place For 110k-V Towers At Cpr Crossing, Transcona, Winnipeg, Mb  Construction ▪ Hydro ▪ Railways ▪ Towers 1914, December 21
53258 A1611 Winnipeg Police Department Collection     Convention Of Chief Constables Association Of Canada Held In Winnipeg. Chief Of Winnipeg Police Department D. Macpherson 1911-1919. Photo By Rembrandt Studio  Associations ▪ Conventions ▪ Personalities ▪ Police 1914, June
2708 A0087 Archives of Manitoba     Decoration Day Parade In Winnipeg  Parades 1914, May 9
66217 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Disposing Of Earth Excavated From The East Trench During Righting And Underpinning Operations On The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Horses ▪ Transportation 1914, March 17
65286 A2105 University of Alberta Archives     Down By The Water, Near Wynward, Sk  Agriculture ▪ Beaches ▪ Costumes ▪ Lifestyle ▪ Women 1914, July 12
66226 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Earth Under The Bins Failing During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Transportation 1914, June 29
66218 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Excavating The Trench On The East Side Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Horses ▪ Transportation 1914, April 3
66198 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Excavation Of The East Trench And The Installation Of A Gravel Runway During Righting And Underpinning Operations On The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, May 16
16544 A0519 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At Scott Block, 274 Main Street, Winnipeg  Blocks ▪ Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
16545 A0519 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At Scott Block, 274 Main Street, Winnipeg  Blocks ▪ Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
16546 A0519 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At Scott Block, 274 Main Street, Winnipeg  Blocks ▪ Fire Engines ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
16543 A0519 Winnipeg Fire Department Collection     Fire At Scott Block, 274 Main Street, Winnipeg  Blocks ▪ Fires ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
24817 A0830 Winnipeg Tribune Collection     Fire, Scott Furniture, 272 Main Street  Fires ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
24818 A0830 Winnipeg Tribune Collection     Fire, Scott Furniture, 272 Main Street  Fires ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1914, March 23
43029 A1420 Canadian National Railway Collection     First Canadian Northern Railway Train To Arrive In Calgary  Buildings ▪ Locomotives ▪ Railways ▪ Towns 1914, February 23
44727 A1477 Canadian National Railway Collection     Four Men Standing Near Buildings, Battleford, Sk  Buildings ▪ Towns 1914, May
44728 A1477 Canadian National Railway Collection     Four Men Standing On A Hill With Battleford, Sk, In The Background  Buildings ▪ Landforms ▪ Prairies ▪ Towns 1914, May
31297 A1044 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Front Page, Free Press News Bulletin, War Extra “Germans Invade France! Russian Cossacks Cross German Frontier”  Documents ▪ Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ World War I 1914, August 2
22749 A0755 Gurling Collection     Gas Operated Train Car Near Dugald, Mb, Men With A Dog And Guns Shooting Crows  Birds ▪ Dogs ▪ Guns ▪ Railways ▪ Shooting ▪ Towns 1914, July
999 A0034 Archives of Manitoba     Group Of Immigrants (Setters From Colorado) Standing In Front Of A Train With A Sign Reading “Solid Train Load Of Settlers For Alberta”, In The Town Of Bassano, Ab  Immigration ▪ Railways ▪ Signs ▪ Towns ▪ Women 1914, March
66221 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Hauling Earth Up The North Conveyor Trench During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Horses ▪ Transportation 1914, April 22
14312 A0445 Treherne Museum Collection     Indianford Picnic At T. Bowman'S Grove  Automobiles ▪ Costumes ▪ Picnics 1914, July 1
7651 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     J. Devlin'S Road Gang, Boulton, Mb  Construction ▪ Horses ▪ Roads 1914, June
7652 A0239 Miscellaneous Collection     J. Devlin'S Road Gang. Boulton, Mb  Construction ▪ Roads 1914, June 6
18260 A0580 Institute of Arctic Research Collection E. Jones   Large crowd of people watch the arrival of the first train, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.  Building with sign, "F.G. Dawson Wholesale Grocers" on the wall, and another building with sign "Home of Nabob Brands" visible in the background.  Houses ▪ Stations ▪ Buildings ▪ Events ▪ Railways ▪ Towns ▪ Women ▪ Coaches 1914, April 9
71299 A2396 Miscellaneous Collection     Large Group Of University Students In Suits Who Won The Wood And Stewart Debating Competion. Written On The Photo Is "We Won. (Wood& Stewart Debaters) '18 Ensemble And Bun Feed, Dec. 4, '14". Seen In The Photo Are 4 Suitcases, One Is Full Of Apples, And Two Pennants, One Reads "Agriculture"  Costumes ▪ Food ▪ Students ▪ Universities 1914, December 4
65922 A2129 P.F.R.A. Tree Nursery, Indian Head Collection   Lilacs and Caragana shrub groups in front of the residence, Indian Head Forest Nursery Station, Saskatchewan.    Agriculture ▪ Environment ▪ Flora ▪ Research ▪ Trees 1914, June 12
19113 A0613 Antler River Historical Society Museum, Melita Collection     Lol (Loyal Orangemen'S Lodge) Celebration At Melita, Mb  Associations ▪ Bands ▪ Celebrations ▪ Lodges ▪ Towns ▪ Women 1914, July 12
19115 A0613 Antler River Historical Society Museum, Melita Collection     Lol (Loyal Orangemen'S Lodge) Celebration At Melita, Mb  Associations ▪ Bands ▪ Celebrations ▪ Lodges ▪ Towns ▪ Women 1914, July 12
19114 A0613 Antler River Historical Society Museum, Melita Collection     Lol (Loyal Orangemen'S Lodge) Celebration At Melita, Mb  Associations ▪ Bands ▪ Celebrations ▪ Lodges ▪ Towns ▪ Women 1914, July 12
19112 A0613 Antler River Historical Society Museum, Melita Collection     Lol (Loyal Orangemen'S Lodge) Celebration At Melita, Mb  Associations ▪ Banks ▪ Celebrations ▪ Lodges ▪ Towns ▪ Women 1914, July 12
58466 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Machinery Scattered At Side Of Railway Tracks At Ponte Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1914, May 13
65919 A2129 P.F.R.A. Tree Nursery, Indian Head Collection   Main drive, Indian Head Forest Nursery Station, Saskatchewan.    Agriculture ▪ Environment ▪ Research ▪ Roads ▪ Trees 1914, August 17
58532 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Man Driving A Railway Hand Car Probably At Pointe Du Bois, Mb, Hydro Site  Handcars ▪ Hydro ▪ Railways 1914, July
70044 A2208 Miscellaneous Collection     Manitoba Free Press Headline “Allies Have Won A Great Victory; Germans Routed Everywhere”, Along With A Map Showing A Section Of The Country Which The Germans Have Been Driven Back. (4x5 Neg.)  Maps ▪ Newspapers ▪ World War I 1914, September 14
70041 A2208 Miscellaneous Collection     Manitoba Free Press Newspaper Page With Headline “Two Million Men Engaged In Desperate Battle In Belgium”, Along With A Map Showing Where The British Are Fighting. (4x5 Neg.)  Maps ▪ Newspapers ▪ World War I 1914, August 24
15140 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephone Buidling, Carberry, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, June
15199 A0474 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephone Building, Dugald, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, November
15153 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephone Office, Dunrea, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, March 21
15136 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephones Building, Austin, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, June
15158 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephones Office, Killarney, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, June
15163 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephones Office, Morris, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, August
15168 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Government Telephones Office, Russell, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, July
71345 A2397 Miscellaneous Collection L.B. Foote   Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association Annual Rifle Meet at the St. Charles Rifle Range, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The competitors are hard working farmers, citizens, and soldier shooters with Mark I and II Ross .303" British Caliber Rifles. The man in the front centre in the business suit with a cap has a Magazine Lee Enfield .303 Rifle.  Military ▪ Uniforms ▪ Associations ▪ Guns ▪ Shooting ▪ Costumes 1914, July
13981 A0434 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Manitoba Telephone Office, St. Agathe, Mb  Buildings ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, August
18191 A0578 University of Winnipeg Collection L.B. Foote and James   Men and women of Wesley College at their first annual banquet at the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Note the chandeliers and the ceiling.  Universities ▪ Women ▪ Costumes ▪ Hotels ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Dining 1914, February 11
58493 A1791 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men At The Sweat Board Preparing And Placing Concrete To Anchor Angle Tower On Winnipeg River  Construction ▪ Hydro ▪ Towers 1914, May 13
58554 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men Mixing Concrete At The “Sweat Board” At The Construction Site Of Dam At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Construction ▪ Dams ▪ Hydro 1914, March
58464 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men Moving Machinery Near Railway Track At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1914, May 13
58465 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men Moving Machinery Near Railway Track At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1914, May 13
66203 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Men Operating Screw Jacks Beneath The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction ▪ Equipment 1914, October 17
58535 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men Standing In City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Railway Coach Display Birds They Shot While Hunting  Birds ▪ Coaches ▪ Hunting ▪ Hydro ▪ Railways 1914, July
58541 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Men Viewing Collapsed Railway Bridge  Railways ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
6274 A0197 Oblate Fathers' Collection   Mission House, Lebret, Saskatchewan.  Left to right: R.R.P.P. Boyer, St. Germaine, Carriere, Etienne.  Buildings ▪ Churches ▪ Missions ▪ Personalities 1914, September
15160 A0473 Manitoba Telephone System Collection     Mts Office At Lowe Farm, Mb  Buildings ▪ Communications ▪ Telephones ▪ Towns 1914, August
6059 A0191 Oblate Fathers' Collection     Notre Dame Church, Kenora, On., On Fire  Buildings ▪ Churches ▪ Fires 1914, December 24
40756 A1363 Harry Moody Collection     Parade On Fischer Avenue, The Pas, Mb  Parades ▪ Streets ▪ Towns 1914, August 28
71997 A2424 Miscellaneous Collection     Photo Of Men And Women On Skating On The Assiniboine River In Winnipeg, Mb. Leafless Trees And A Building Are Visible On The River Bank In The Background. There Is No Snow On The Ground. Caption In Handwriting On Bottom Of Photo "Skating N Assinaboine (Sic) At Winnipeg, Nov. 1914 T.C.T"  Recreation ▪ Rivers ▪ Skating ▪ Trees ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Women 1914, November
58553 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Pile Driver # 2 At Hydro Dam Construction In Pointe Du Bois, Mb.  Construction ▪ Hydro ▪ Machinery 1914, July
5880 A0186 Oblate Fathers' Collection     Pointed Cap, Aboriginal Of File Hills Agency, 107 Years Old  Costumes ▪ Personalities 1914 Nov 12
53387 A1617 Winnipeg Police Department Collection L.B. Foote   Police convention, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba.    Conventions ▪ Parks ▪ Police 1914, June 25
66215 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Private Houses Belonging To (L- R) Mr. Campbell, Mr. Rankin, Mr. Keller, Mr. Anderson, And Mr. James, On The Site Of The Righting And Underpinning Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator.  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Houses ▪ Personalities ▪ Transportation 1914, March 17
66204 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Pushers Install On The West Face Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Grain Elevator ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, October 17
66201 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Pushers Installed On The West Face Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, May 16
38017 A1270 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Railway Bridge Over Winnipeg River That Collapsed, Throwing Train Into Water  Railways ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, June 30
42756 A1411 Canadian National Railway Collection     Sir Arthur Conan Doyle And Lady Doyle (Centre) With Friends At The Great Divide, Jasper National Park  Authors ▪ Mountains ▪ Parks ▪ Personalities ▪ Women 1914, June
42758 A1411 Canadian National Railway Collection     Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Poses With Members Of The Edson Baseball Team During His Visit To Jasper National Park, Ab  Authors ▪ Baseball ▪ Parks ▪ Personalities ▪ Sports 1914, June
42757 A1411 Canadian National Railway Collection     Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Trying His Hand At Baseball During A Visit To Jasper National Park, Ab  Authors ▪ Baseball ▪ Parks ▪ Personalities ▪ Sports 1914, June
58492 A1791 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Site Of Construction Camp At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Camps ▪ Construction ▪ Hydro 1914, March
66225 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Site Of The Accident To Gordon Ferris, Who Was Injured During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Construction ▪ Accidents 1914, May 19
66219 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Sliding Displaced Material Into The East Trench During Righting And Underpinning Operations On The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Research ▪ Transportation 1914, April 3
18777 A0598 Hillcrest Museum Souris Collection     Souris Volunteers For The Front. 32nd Battalion, The Only One From Souris, Mb, That Went  Military ▪ Towns ▪ World War I 1914, November 18
58555 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Special Tower Erection At 110 K-V Line Cpr Crossing In Transcona, Winnipeg, Mb  Hydro ▪ Railways ▪ Towers 1914, December 21
65027 A2096 Olds College Collection     Students Of The Olds School Of Agriculture  Agriculture ▪ Colleges ▪ Education ▪ Students 1914, October
14325 A0446 Treherne Museum Collection     Sunday School Picnic At Olive Church, Located At Nw 22-8-10w. In Use As A Church From 1899 - 1958  Buggies ▪ Churches ▪ Picnics 1914, July 8
65144 A2100 University of Alberta Archives     The Better Farming Train, Which, Through The Use Of Lectures And Demonstrations, Attempted To Improve The Agricultural Practices Of Canadian Farmers. It Consisted Of A Locomotive, Refrigerator Car, Three Stock Cars, Two Lecture Cars, Two Model Cars, One Ladies' Car, Sleeper And Caboose. The North Star And The State Elevator Co. Ltd. Elevators Are In The Background  Agriculture ▪ Education ▪ Elevators ▪ Railways 1914, July
66231 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The Camp Erected In Conjunction With Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Buildings ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Transportation 1914, May 16
66222 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The Driving Gear And Hopper Of The East Conveyor Used During Operations To Right And Underpin The The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Elevators ▪ Machinery ▪ Transportation 1914, May 5
66223 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The East Conveyor In Use During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator.  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Machinery ▪ Transportation 1914, May 15
71341 A2397 Miscellaneous Collection L.B. Foote   The last Annual Provincial Rifle Association Matches held in July, 1914 at St. Charles Rifle Range before "The Guns of August", Winnipeg, Manitoba.  St. Charles was the 6th rifle range built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is 9 miles west of the city centre, 1/2 mile north and 1/2 mile west, of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack. In the photo are hardy worker pioneers with family. Note one of the men has traded hats with the woman and the baby is playing with the rifle. The men have $25.00 Mark II Ross Rifles in an era when a man worked 14 hours a day for $1.00. So the purchase of a new Canadian-made Ross Rifle from Quebec required considerable thought. Note the Martin target aperture receiver sight and eyepiece on the Rifle. The competition between the Canadian Ross Rifle and the British Long Lee Enfield at $18.25 (proven in the Boer War) raged on at the St. Charles Range. The rapid rate For The .303" Ross MK II with 5 round Harris Box Magazine was 5 shots aimed, in 40 seconds; for the Lee Enfield it was 10 shots in 40 seconds. A staff sergeant is on the left.  Guns ▪ Shooting ▪ Women ▪ Associations ▪ Costumes ▪ Military ▪ Tents ▪ Uniforms ▪ Children 1914, July
71338 A2397 Miscellaneous Collection L.B. Foote   The last Annual Provincial Rifle Matches held in July, 1914 at St. Charles Rifle Range before "The Guns of August", outbreak of the Great War, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  St. Charles was the 6th rifle range built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is 9 miles west of the city centre, 1/2 mile north and 1/2 mile west of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack. In the photo are hardy worker pioneers with family. Note one of the men has traded hats with the woman and the baby is playing with the rifle. The men have $25.00 Mark II Ross Rifles in an era when a man worked 14 hours a day for $1.00. So the purchase of a new Canadian-made Ross Rifle from Quebec required considerable thought. Note the Martin target aperture receiver sight and eyepiece on the rifle. The competition between the Canadian Ross Rifle and the British Long Lee Enfield At $18.25 (proven in the Boer War) raged on at the St. Charles Range. The rapid rate for the .303 Ross MK II with 5 round Harris Box Magazine was 5 shots aimed, in 40 seconds; for the Lee Enfield it was 10 shots in 40 seconds. The Staff Sergeant is on the left.  Guns ▪ Shooting ▪ Women ▪ Associations ▪ Costumes ▪ Military ▪ Tents ▪ Uniforms ▪ Children 1914, July
71348 A2397 Miscellaneous Collection L.B. Foote   The Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association Annual Rifle Matches, just prior to the outbreak of the Great War, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Shown in the photo are the Long Lee Enfield .303 Rifle Contingent, from La Riviere, Manitoba, at the Manitoba Matches at St. Charles Rifle Range. Note the Long Lee Enfield Cleaning Rod; and the shirt, pants and suspenders, hat and tie, the simple shooting attire worn by the five shooters.  Shooting ▪ Associations ▪ Guns ▪ Costumes 1914, July
66229 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The North End Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Operations To Right And Underpin It.  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Transportation 1914, July 14
66207 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The North End Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations, Showing A Tilt Of 9 Degrees  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, October 17
40715 A1361 Harry Moody Collection     The Rear Of The Arade Leaving The Barracks Of North West Mounted Police On Larose Avenue  Barracks ▪ Buildings ▪ RCMP 1914 August 28.
66216 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     The Top Of The Shores And Head Block Used During Righting And Underpinning Operations At The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Transportation 1914, March 17
16355 A0512 Winnipeg Archives     Thomas Russ, Mayor Of Winnipeg, Driving Last Spike Into Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway Track  Events ▪ Personalities ▪ Politics ▪ Railways 1914, December 17
58462 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Transporting Hydro Machinery By Rail  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, May 13
58463 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Transporting Hydro Machinery By Rail  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, May
58469 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Transporting Machinery By Handcar At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, June 15
58470 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Transporting Machinery By Handcar At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, June 15
58468 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Transporting Machinery By Handcar At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, June 15
14051 A0436 Miscellaneous Collection     Truck (Decorated With Flowers) Belonging To Dent'S English Bacon Co. Ltd, In Front Of Their Butcher Shop, Fort Street, Winnipeg.,  Automobiles ▪ Shops ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, July
66212 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Two Men Involved In The Righting And Underpinning Operations On The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator Starting For Red River In A Horse-Drawn Sleigh During Minus 32 Degree Weather  Agriculture ▪ Elevators ▪ Horses ▪ Sleds ▪ Transportation ▪ Weather 1914, February 7
58467 A1790 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Upper Part Of Wheel Held By Four One-Inch Balls On Tracks At Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Hydro ▪ Machinery ▪ Railways 1914, June 15
66199 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     View From The Northeast Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, May 16
66202 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     View From The South West Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, May 16
58537 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department Train Where Railway Bridge Collapsed  Hydro ▪ Railways ▪ Coaches ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
58538 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department Train Where Railway Bridge Collapsed  Hydro ▪ Railways ▪ Coaches ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
58529 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Collapse Of Railway Bridge Showing Where The Train, Which Belonged To The City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department, Fell Into The River  Hydro ▪ Bridges ▪ Railways ▪ Accidents ▪ Rivers 1914, July
58530 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Collapse Of Railway Bridge Showing Where The Train, Which Belonged To The City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department, Fell Into The River  Hydro ▪ Bridges ▪ Railways ▪ Accidents ▪ Rivers 1914, July
58531 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Collapse Of Railway Bridge Showing Where The Train, Which Belonged To The City Of Winnipeg Light And Power Department, Fell Into The River  Hydro ▪ Railways ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents ▪ Rivers 1914, July
58542 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Collapsed Bridge And Railway Cars  Railways ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
58543 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Collapsed Bridge And Railway Cars  Railways ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
43139 A1424 Canadian National Railway Collection     View Of Frosts Sawmill, Willow River, Bc. Note: Lumber Wagon On Road  Buildings ▪ Lumbering ▪ Mills ▪ Towns ▪ Wagons 1914, August
58533 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Locomotive After Being Dragged From The River Following Collapse Of Railway Bridge  Railways ▪ Locomotives ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
58534 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Locomotive After Being Dragged From The River Following Collapse Of Railway Bridge.  Railways ▪ Locomotives ▪ Bridges ▪ Accidents 1914, July
58539 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     View Of Railway Bridge Probably Near Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Bridges ▪ Railways 1914, July
66205 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     View Of The North End Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator After Straightening.  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, December 14
66206 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     View Of The North West Corner Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator After Straightening  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, December 14
66200 A2140 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     View Of The Railway Tracks And The Camp Erected On The Site Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During The Righting And Underpinning Operations.  Agriculture ▪ Transportation ▪ Elevators ▪ Accidents ▪ Construction 1914, May 16
65145 A2100 University of Alberta Archives     Visitors To The Better Farming Train  Agriculture ▪ Education ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, July
58552 A1792 City of Winnipeg Hydro Collection     Water Heating Outfit At Hydro Construction In Pointe Du Bois, Mb  Construction ▪ Hydro 1914, March
17301 A0544 Binscarth Collection     Winnipeg Battery Field Artillery (2nd Contingent)  Military ▪ World War I 1914, November 9
26315 A0882 Women's Studies Collection     Winnipeg Canoe Club Halloween Masquerade Dance At Columbus Hall. Palmer Photo Co  Clubs ▪ Dance ▪ Sports ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Women 1914, October 31
72520 A2445 Miscellaneous Collection     Woman Working In A Office At A Telephone Switchboard In 1914. Note The Calendar On The Wall And The Lantern  Furniture ▪ Offices ▪ Telephones ▪ Women 1914, April
66214 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Worker Hand Digging The Trench On The East Side Of The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Righting And Underpinning Operations  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Labour ▪ Transportation 1914, February 26
66230 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Workers Loosening Jackscrews On “G” Piers During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Labour ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, July 15
66227 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Workers Mixing Concrete To Repair The Damaged Bins On The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator During Operations To Right And Underpin It  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Labour ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, July 1
66228 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Workers Removing Supporting Braces In The East Trench During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation 1914, July 14
66220 A2141 Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Collection     Workers Tunneling Under The Storage Bins During Operations To Right And Underpin The Cpr North Transcona Grain Elevator  Agriculture ▪ Construction ▪ Elevators ▪ Labour ▪ Railways ▪ Transportation ▪ Tunnels 1914, April 4
58674 "MUSIC Greg Agnew Collection     “Ye Old Fashioned Concert” At Grace Church  Churches ▪ Music ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1914, March 6