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71520 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     A Crowd Of Men And Women On The Sidewalks During The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike In Winnipeg, Mb. In The Middle Of The Photo Is A Line Of Specials On Horseback With Clubs (Or Sticks), One Man Is In The Lead. They Are On Main Street Just Past The C.V. Cafe At 353 Main Street And Victoria Billiards At 355 1/2 Main Street And The Central Barber Shop. There Are Billboards Advertising "Velvet Tobacco", And "Sweet Clover Bacon And Pork Sausage". One Sign Reads "Alberta Coal From Mine To Consumers. Photo Courtesy Of The Mackie Family  Advertising ▪ Automobiles ▪ Costumes ▪ Riots ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June 10
71519 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     A Large Crowd Of Men And Women Watching The Action At The Corner Of Portage Avenue And Main Street During The Winnipeg General Strike. In The Background The Bank Of Hamilton Is Visible With Automobiles In Front. The Building On The Left Side Is The Canadian National Railways Building With The Cnw (Canadian National Wireless) Sign Hanging Outside. A Lamp Standard Is In The Middle Of The Photo. Streetcar Tracks Are Along The Street. Photo Courtesy Of The Mackie Family  Automobiles ▪ Banks ▪ Costumes ▪ Riots ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June 10
71522 A2403 Miscellaneous Collection     A Large Group Of Men And Women On The Sidewalk And Street Outside, Facing The Mcarthur Building (207 To 215 Portage Avenue) With Dingwall'S Limited, Jewellers And Opticians, At 215 Portage Avenue, During The Winnipeg General Strike. Note The Men Sitting On The Roof Of The Building On The Left.  Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
37278 A1245 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Army Trucks Rumble Up To Stony Mountain Penitentiary At The Height Of A Prison Riot  Jails ▪ Military ▪ Riots 1960, August 14
530 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Between 4 & 5 P.M. Some 200 Specials Armed With Wagon Spokes And Baseball Bats, Are Seen Marching West Along Portage Avenue After Clearing Portage And Main Streets, Past The Oldfield Kirby And Gardiner Building. As The Specials Marched On Crowds, Bats, Fists, Stones, Bricks And Broken Bottles Began To Fly. Mayor Gray Had Told The Leader Of The Mounted Specials That He Would Shortly Read The Riot Act And That Would Enable The Royal Northwest Mounted Police To Be Brought In And Firearms To Be Used If Necessary. Thus He Almost Precipitated The Bloodbath That Would Finally Occur Eleven Days Later  Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
71521 A2403 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowd Of Men, Women And Children At The Corner Of Portage Avenue And Main Street Outside The Cnw (Canadian National Wireless Building During The Winnipeg General Strike. On The Right Outside The Molson Bank Are Cars And More People. In The Background Is A Line Of Specials On Horseback. (See Also A2402-71519)  Automobiles ▪ Bicycles ▪ Horses ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
2765 A0089 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Scene On Main Street, Winnipeg  Events ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919
9131 A0284 Miscellaneous Collection     Drawing Of Newspaper Riots In Winnipeg. Paper Unknown. Papers Wrecked Were Nor' Wester, Le Metis, And The Manitoban. The Liberal Survived. The Free Press Began Publishing This Year During The Hiatus And Got Off To A Fine Start  Journalism ▪ Metis ▪ Newspapers ▪ Riots 1872
9130 A0284 Miscellaneous Collection     Drawing Of Newspaper Riots In Winnipeg. Papers Wrecked Were Nor' Wester, Le Metis, And The Manitoban. The Liberal Survived. The Free Press Began Publishing This Year During The Hiatus And Got Off To A Fine Start  Journalism ▪ Metis ▪ Newspapers ▪ Riots 1872
40685 A1360 Herman Holla Collection     Exterior View Of The Manitoban Building. See A1360-40683  Newspapers ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1872
31301 A1044 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Front Page, Manitoba Free Press: One Killed, Scores Hurt In Riot Following Attempt To Parade.”"  Documents ▪ Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 23
71506 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     Large Crowd Of Men And Women In Front Of Dingwall'S Limited, Jewellers And Opticians On 215 Portage Avenue, On Their Way To Portage Avenue And Main Street. The Dingwall'S Clock Outside The Store Reads 19 Minutes To Three. Specials On Horseback Are Trying To Exercise Crowd Control Due To The Winnipeg General Strike. A Sign With A Beaver, A Wreath And The Word "Mons" Hangs From A Lamppost. The Molson'S Bank Building Is Seen On The East Side Of Main Street. (Mons Was A Battlefield Site In France Where Canadians Fought In Wwi)  Bicycles ▪ Costumes ▪ Horses ▪ Riots ▪ Signs ▪ Timepieces ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Women 1919, June 10
71518 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     Long Line Of Mounted Specials On Horseback Carrying Clubs Coming Down Main Street, With A Large Crowd Of Men And Women Watching The Action At The Corner Of Portage Avenue And Main Street. Buildings On The East Side Of Main Street From The Molson'S Bank Building To The Confederation Life Building Are Visible With Automobiles In Front. The Building On The Left Side Is The Canadian National Railways Building With The Cnw (Canadian National Wireless) Sign Hanging Outside. The Lamp Standards Are In The Foreground. Photo Courtesy Of The Mackie Family  Automobiles ▪ Costumes ▪ Horses ▪ Riots ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June 10
38333 A1280 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Mounted Police Patrolling Streets To Control Riots During Winnipeg General Strike  Police ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
565 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Accounts Of The Winnipeg General Strike. One Article Mentions Sergeant Coppins, Vc  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Personalities ▪ Riots ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
568 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Article. During The Winnipeg General Strike A Newspaper Headline Reads “ Canadian Cloth Manufacturers Have Made Excess Profits During The Last Of The War”  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Riots ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
2659 A0086 Archives of Manitoba     Regina, Saskatchewan Riot  Riots ▪ Strikes 1935, July 1
2657 A0086 Archives of Manitoba     Regina, Saskatchewan Riot  Riots ▪ Strikes 1935, July 1
2656 A0086 Archives of Manitoba     Regina, Saskatchewan Riot.  Riots ▪ Strikes 1935, July 1
57697 A1764 Miscellaneous Collection     Rioters Charging St. Charles Streetcar During Street Railway Strike In Winnipeg, Mb  Riots ▪ Streetcars ▪ Strikes ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1906, March 30
40684 A1360 Herman Holla Collection     Same As A1360-40683  Newspapers ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1872
550 A0018 Archives of Manitoba A.K. Gee   Special Police entering the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, towards a General Strike riot.  The riot, during the Winnipeg General Strike, caused by Mounted Specials around Dingwall's Store, brought reinforcements of Specials on foot armed with clubs.  Riots ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
545 A0018 Archives of Manitoba A.K. Gee   Special Police entering the intersection of Portage Avenue from Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, towards a General Strike riot.  The riot caused by mounted Specials around Dingwall's Store brought reinforcements of Specials on foot, armed with clubs.  Riots ▪ Stores ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
37277 A1245 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     The Blackened Shell Of The Recreation Building, Stony Mountain Penitentiary, The Result Of A Fire Set During Prisoner'S Riot  Jails ▪ Riots 1960, August 15
40683 A1360 Herman Holla Collection     The Composing Room Of "The Manitoban" Newpaper. A Mob Of Angry Voters Wrecked The Offices Of Three Newspapers In Winnipeg Allowing The Free Press To Take Advantage Of The Lull In Competition To Get Off To A Good Start. Drawing From Canadian Illustrated News. Photo Courtesy Of Herman Holla  Newspapers ▪ Offices ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Wrecks 1872
71512 A2402 Miscellaneous Collection     Very Large Crowd Of Men And Women In The Streets And On The Sidewalks During The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. In The Middle Of The Photo Is A Line Of Men With Clubs (Or Sticks), One Man Is In The Lead Carrying A Club; They Are On Main Street Outside The C.V. Cafe At 353 Main Street And Victoria Billiards At 355 1/2 Main Street. The Winnipeg Buildings Seen From (L- R): The Merchants Bank, The Bank Of Ottawa, Victoria Billiards And C.V. Cafe, And The Central Barber Shop. In The Foreground Are People In Automobiles With The Tops Down. On A Lamppost Is A Banner With A Beaver, Wreath And The Word "Arras". There Are Billboards Advertising "Velvet Tobacco", And "Sweet Clover Bacon And Pork Sausage". Photo Courtesy Of The Mackie Family  Automobiles ▪ Bicycles ▪ Costumes ▪ Riots ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June 10
53181 A1607 Winnipeg Police Department Collection     Winnipeg Police, Controlling Riots During The Winnipeg General Strike, On Horseback Were Known As Specials  Events ▪ Police ▪ Riots ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919