WCPI search results

[new search]

104 results (sorted by title)

Display as: brief entries full entries data grid

add to order image no. contact sheet collection creator title description subject(s) date
524 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     A Large Meeting In Victoria Park During Strike. Park Was Located In A Solid Anglo-Saxon Working Class Residential District, Two Blocks From City Hall In Winnipeg, Mb  Parks ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
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
525 A0018 Archives of Manitoba L.B. Foote   A large crowd of protestors on Main Street in front of the Union Bank building (right background), 1919 General Strike, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  This "silent parade" was called by returned pro-strike soldiers in defiance of Mayor Gray's ban on parades. A noisy meeting had been held at City Hall the night before. The mayor feared lest violence erupt if Specials fought with this parade, since there were soldiers on both sides. The demonstrators declared that they would hold the parade. It was exactly the catastrophe the Strike Committee had been trying to avoid since May 22, 1919.  Transportation ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
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
556 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     A Mounted Police Crossing Main Street In Front Of Argyle Hotel. Sign On Hotel Reads”The Argyle Tea Room Ice Cream  Hotels ▪ RCMP ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
38248 A1277 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Automobile On Main Street Near King Avenue Crushed By Section Of Roofing Blown Off Building During Violent Wind Storm  Automobiles ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 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
38689 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Burrows Avenue, in front of Strathcona School, strewn with the debris scattered by high winds during the Great Summer Storm, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The storm swept through Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 14, 1919.  Schools ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 14
22665 A0752 Miscellaneous Collection     Canadian army at Portage & Main during Winnipeg General Strike.  Military ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
529 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Citizens Committee Volunteers, Including University Students Line Up On Broadway Near Old Buildings Of University Of Manitoba. (See A0018-00538)  Students ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Strikes 1919, June 4
538 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Citizens committee volunteers, including university students line up on Broadway near old buildings of University of Manitoba. (See also A0018-00529)  Students ▪ Universities ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 4
570 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     City Edition Free Press Evening Bulletin Account Of The Winnipeg General Strike Under The Heading “Force Increased By 1,000 Men”  Journalism ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 11
10092 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Corner Of Portage Avenue And Main Street During Strike  Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
539 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Closing In Again As Mounties Complete Their First Charge Up Main Street During The Winnipeg General Strike. Seen In Photo Are Also A Light Standard And Streetcar  RCMP ▪ Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
546 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Gathered At Portage & Main During The Winnipeg General Strike  Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
547 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Gathered At Portage & Main Streets During The Winnipeg General Strike  Automobiles ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
38701 A1293 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Crowd Gathered Outside Winnipeg City Hall On The Afternoon Of June 10 During The General Strike Of 1919  Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
535 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd In Front Of Dingwall’S Store, Portage Avenue During The Winnipeg General Strike. Note Large Clock Outside The Store.  Stores ▪ Timepieces ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
22664 A0752 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowd In Street During Winnipeg General Strike  Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
10087 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowd In Street, Winnipeg  Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 10
10089 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowd In Winnipeg Street  Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21
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
38705 A1293 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Crowd Rocks A Streetcar From Its Tracks On Bloody Saturday, June 21, 1919, During Winnipeg General Strike. The City Hall Is Visible At Right  Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
549 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Scene At Portage & Main Streets During The Winnipeg General Strike  Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
551 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Crowd Scene In Front Of Bank Of Montreal, Corner Of Portage & Main Streets, During The Winnipeg General Strike  Banks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
10088 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowd With Mounted Police On Horses At Corner Of Portage Avenue & Main Street  Horses ▪ Police ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
38717 A1293 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Crowds during massive demonstration, 1919 General Strike, Winnipeg, Manitoba.    Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
22666 A0752 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowds In Street During Winnipeg General Strike  Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
10091 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowds In Winnipeg Street  Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21
10093 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Crowds in Winnipeg Street during strike.  Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21
38683 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Damage To Winnipeg Block Incurred During The Great Summer Storm Of 1919  Blocks ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
38687 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Damaged home and debris following the Great Summer Storm, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The storm swept through Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 14, 1919.  Houses ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
38688 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Damaged home following the Great Summer Storm, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The storm swept through Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 14, 1919.  Houses ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
38685 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection   Damaged Strathcona School on McGregor Street in the wake of the Great Summer Storm, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The storm swept through Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 14, 1919.  Schools ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
38249 A1277 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Debris Strewn On Burrows Avenue At Andrews Street After Violent Wind Storm That Severely Damaged Houses And Other Buildings  Children ▪ Houses ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June 14
562 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     During The Winnipeg General Strike, After The Nwmp Charge, Canadian Army Service Corps Trucks (Seen In Front Of The Northern Trust Co. Building) Carrying Lewis Machine Guns Were Brought Out On The Streets. Photo Taken On Main Street  Automobiles ▪ Guns ▪ RCMP ▪ Trucks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
541 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     During The Winnipeg General Strike, After The Third Charge Mounties Returned With Clubs In Left Hand & .45 Revolvers Drawn Along Main Street. As The Mounties Turned Left Onto William Street Charging Into The Crowd, They Fired A Volley. Later They Claimed That This Was Aimed Over The Heads Of The Crowd. However One Onlooker Was Hit. As The Crowd Broke And Ran The Mounties Fired At The Legs Of The "Rioters"  Automobiles ▪ RCMP ▪ Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
567 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     During The Winnipeg General Strike, The City Edition Of The Free Press Evening Bulletin. Headlines Read “Heidemann Going, Peace Coming”, “Streetcar Men Get 8 Hour Day And Increase”, And “Strike End Expected Today”  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 20
523 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Eight of the ten strike leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Strike leaders: Back row (Left to right): Bray, Armstrong, Queen, Russell, Johns, and Pritchard. Front row (Left to right): Ivens, and Heaps. Only seven were sentenced to prison terms: R.B. (Bob Russell, 2 years; Rev. William Ivens, 1 year; F.J. Dixon, acquitted; Rev. J.S. Woodsworth, wasn't tried; R.E. (Roger) Bray, 6 months; R.J. Johns, 1 year; John Queen, 1 year; A.W. Pritchard, 1 year; George Armstrong, 1 year; A. Heaps, acquitted.  1919, June
11501 A0357 Georgia Law Collection     Fort Garry Gate In Front Of Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg  Forts ▪ Gates ▪ Hotels ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 19
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
38529 A1287 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     General Strike Sympathizers' Parade, turning north onto Main Street from Broadway Avenue.  Parades ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 5
543 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Horses And Police At Portage & Main Streets. Bank Of Ottawa Building Seen In Photo  Banks ▪ Horses ▪ Police ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
544 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     June 21, About 3:45 Pm, As Special Constables Armed With Clubs Marched To Clear The Streets, Some Members Of The Crowd Set Fire To A Streetcar. Special Constables Are Stationed Across The Street To Prevent Crowds From Returning & To Guard The Volunteer Firemen Trying To Put Out Fire In Streetcar. One Former Special Constable Recalls, "There Were Several Hundred University Students Who Had Been Recuited As Night Watchmen...And We Got Drawn Into This. The Specials Were Kept In The Rupert Street Police Station Until After The Mounted Police Had Formed Up. The Mounties Were Well Ahead Of Us, And Had Already Shot. We Could See Them Coming Back, About Two Or Three Blocks Towards Portage And Main From Us... We Came Out, And Marched From Our Building Clear Across Main Street To The City Hall."  Fires ▪ Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21
532 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Large Crowd In Front Of Dingwall’S Store Portage Avenue During The Winnipeg General Strike  Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
537 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Large Crowd Leaving Victoria Park After A Meeting During The Winnipeg General Strike. Buildings Seen On The Left  Parks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
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
526 A0018 Archives of Manitoba L.B. Foote   Large Strike Committee meeting at Victoria Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Throughout the Winnipeg General Strike, the Strike Committee confined its public activities to meetings held in parks across the city.  Parks ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
528 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Liberal Premier T.C. Norris (Left), And His Minister Of Education, R.S. Thornton. Their Party Had Come Into Office In Manitoba In 1915 On An Election Promise Of "Purity In Politics", Defeating A Notoriously Corrupt Government. They Instituted A Whole Set Of Reforms, Though These Were Very Wasp In Tone And Often Worked Against Ethnic Interests ; Compulsory School Attendance, Higher Education Standards, An Independent Civil Service, Woman Suffrage, Temperance Laws, Mothers' Allowances For Widows And Deserted Wives, Improved Workmen'S Compensation, Factory Inspection And "Fair Wage" Arbitration. In 1919 They Were Preparing To Set Up A Joint Council Of Industry Along British Lines. However, Labour Union Leaders Demanded Less Paternalism And More Bargaining Rights To Be Exercised By The Workers Themselves. The Norris Reforms Dared Not Go So Far, And Gradually Support For Them Diminished As Opposition Hardened On Both The Right And The Left  Labour ▪ Personalities ▪ Unions ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
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
38696 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Loyal returned soldiers demonstrate against the General Strike with a rally at government building, Broadway and Kennedy in Winnipeg.  Legislative Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 4
569 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Manitoba Free Press Account Of Strike Under The Headline “Winnipeg Strike Lead By Avowed And Blatant Revolutionist; Fifth Week Of Struggle Finds Situation Improving”  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 13
574 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Manitoba Free Press Account Of Strike With A Cartoon And The Caption “The Torch That Cannot Be Blown Out”  Cartoons ▪ Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 14
578 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Manitoba Free Press Account Of Winniipeg General Strike Under The Heading “Documents Seized In Raid Show Deep And Serious Conspiracy, Says Roberson”  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 18
11489 A0357 Georgia Law Collection     Manitoba Law Courts, South East Corner, Winnipeg  Courts ▪ Judiciary ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June
534 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Mounted Police At Base On Portage Avenue During The Winnipeg General Strike. Sign On One Of Buildings Reads “Velvet Tobacco”  Horses ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
536 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Mounted Police In Front Of Crowd On Portage Avenue. On Left Is The Centra Barber Shop. Sign On The Building In Centre Reads "Alberta Coal From Mine To Consumers", And Two Other Signs Over Building "Velvet Tobacco" , And "Sweet Clover Bacon And Pork Sausage"  Barber Shops ▪ Horses ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 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
10090 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Mounted Police seen in Winnipeg Street.  Horses ▪ Police ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21
22663 A0752 Miscellaneous Collection     Mounted Specials At Scene Of Winnipeg General Strike  Horses ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
540 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Mounties On Horseback Returning South Along Main Street During The Winnipeg General Strike. When The Mounties Got Near The Crowd At City Hall They Were Hit With Stones And Bricks And Almost All Lost Control Of Their Horses  Automobiles ▪ Horses ▪ RCMP ▪ Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
576 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Account Of Strikers Under Heading “Bail Granted Six Men Held For Sedition”.  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
571 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Account Of War Hero, Sgt. F. C. Coppens, Vc With His Picture, Regarding The Winnipeg General Strike  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
577 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Account Of Winnipeg General Strike Leaders Under The Heading “Extremists Among Strike Leaders Quietly Placed Behind Prison Bars”.  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
575 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Accounts Of Strike And A Proclaimation By Charles F. Gray, The Mayor Of Winnipeg For People To Stay Out Of The Streets Especially Not To Be Part Of A Crowd. Also On The Same Page The Headings "The Law As To Riots" And "The People Have No Legal Rights On The Streets During Riotous Disturbances" And More Accounts Of The Winnipeg General Strike  Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Personalities ▪ Politics ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
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
564 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Article. Heading Reads “Red Flag Or Union Jack” ; A Citizen'S Committee Account In The Newspaper  Flags ▪ Journalism ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
566 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Newspaper Page. Manitoba Free Press Headlines Read "Strikebreakers Milk Spilt By Phone Girl" ; New Immigration Act Provides For Denaturalization And Deportation Of All Undesirables Except Canadian Born" . These Were On Account Of The Winnipeg General Strike. Another Heading Reads "Epsom Disturbance Subject Of Inquiry"  Immigration ▪ Journalism ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 20
527 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     On their way from a meeting with Premier Norris at the Manitoba Legislative Building to St. Boniface City Hall on June 3rd, a large group of pro-strike veterans pass the offices of the Winnipeg Board of Trade (or Industrial Arts), which were serving as headquarters for the citizen's' committee.  Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 3
2760 A0089 Archives of Manitoba     Peace Day Parade, Winnipeg  Parades 1919, June
2763 A0089 Archives of Manitoba     Peace Day Parade, Winnipeg  Parades 1919, June
30945 A1032 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     People Gathering On William Avenue, Near City Hall, To Watch Silent Parade Called By Pro-Strike Soldiers  City Halls ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
521 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Premier T.C. Norris addressing huge crowd of members of anti-strike loyalists Veterans Association. At first he had feared they were pro-strike demonstrators, but soon learned differently. Norris declared that all sympathy strikes must cease before his government would confirm the right of collective bargaining, and thanked the Rightist Veterans' Group for its stand on "Law and Order". Later one labour leader alleged that Norris would have passed compulsory collective bargaining laws as late as mid-June 1919 except for the hard-line stand of Meighen and Borden.  1919, June 4
573 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Proclamation, In The Manitoba Free Press, By Mayor Charles F. Gray Of Winnipeg Re: No Parades During The Winnipeg General Strike And Especially Women Taking Part  Journalism ▪ Personalities ▪ Politics ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 21st
542 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Return Of Third Charge Of The Mounties Where One Man, Mike Sokolowiski, Was Killed Instantly By A Shot To The Heart. A Man Is Seen Lying On The Curb In Front Of Manitoba Hotel On Main Street. (Mike Sokolowiski Is Buried In Brookside Cemetery.)  Hotels ▪ RCMP ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
522 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Rev. William Ivans one of ten strike leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike.  Personalities ▪ Religion ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
560 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Scene At Corner Of Portage & Main Streets During The Winnipeg General Strike  Automobiles ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
561 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Scene At Corner Of Portage & Main Streets During The Winnipeg General Strike  Automobiles ▪ RCMP ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
559 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Scene At Corner Of Portage & Main Streets During The Winnipeg General Strike. Note The Light Standard  Automobiles ▪ RCMP ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets ▪ Women 1919, June
554 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Scene During The Winnipeg General Strike From Corner Of Portage & Main Streets Looking North Towards City Hall  City Halls ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
531 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Scene In Front Of Bank Of Montreal Building During The Winnipeg General Strike At The Corner Of Portage & Main Streets  Banks ▪ Horses ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
533 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Scene In Front Of Bank Of Montreal Building. Corner Of Portage & Main During The Winnipeg General Strike  Banks ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
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
563 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Special Police On Main Street & Portage Avenue During The Winnipeg General Strike  Horses ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
38718 A1293 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   Special police reserve proceeding south down Main Street at Portage Avenue, 1919 General Strike, Winnipeg, Manitoba.    Police ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
10086 A0315 Miscellaneous Collection     Specials Police At Corner Of Portage Avenue & Main Street, Winnipeg  Police ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
38728 A1293 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Strathcona School, At Burrows Avenue And Mcgregor, After Its Roof Was Torn Off In The Great Storm Which Swept Through Winnipeg In The Summer Of 1919  Schools ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
519 A0018 Archives of Manitoba A.K. Gee   Strike scene at Portage and Main, Winnipeg, Manitoba at 2:30 P.M., 10 June, 1919.  An anti-strike alderman later testified to the Robson Royal Commission on the strike that special police were set out on the occasion shown in these photographs, to "test" who had "control of the streets". The day before, Mayor Gray had fired the City Police force. Two specials acting as traffic cops replace the familiar bobbies on this corner. They were heckled by pro-strike bystanders and men from the nearby pool hall above the CV cafe. After two hours, the gathering crowd blocked all traffic. The cars shown here may well belong to the Citizen's Committee Headquarters just to the south of the intersection. Only the well-to-do drove cars, and they were used to transport strikebreakers, Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and army officers or the Mayor Gray, who rushed to the scene.  Transportation ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 10
38686 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection L.B. Foote   The Emmanuel Lutheran Church at McKenzie and Boyd Streets, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The steeple had been cropped short by high winds during the Great Summer Storm, June 14, 1919.  Churches ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 14
552 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     The Loyalist Veterans (Middle Class Officers) Holding A Large Banner In A Counter Parade. The Banner Reads "We Will Maintain Constituted Authority, Law And Order... Down With The High Cost Of Living...To Hell With The Alien Enemy...God Save The King...". These Officers Brought Large Numbers Of Veterans To Support The City , Provincial And Federal Governments During The Strike  Parades ▪ Signs ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 4
38684 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection   The roofing ripped from atop Strathcona School and scattered onto McGregor Street during the Great Summer Storm, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  The storm swept through Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 14, 1919.  Schools ▪ Storms ▪ Winnipeg Buildings 1919, June 14
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
548 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Volunteer Men Trying To Put Out Fire In A Streetcar Started During The Winnipeg General Strike  Fires ▪ Streetcars ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
38695 A1292 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     War Veterans Demonstrate Against The General Strike With A Rally At Legislative Building At Broadway And Kennedy In Winnipeg  Legislative Buildings ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 4
553 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Water Hoses Dispersing Crowd At Portage & Main Streets, In Front Of Bank Of Montreal During The Winnipeg General Strike. “The Spencer Heater Co. Of Canada Ltd.” Sign Is Seen On A Building On The Left Background  Banks ▪ Signs ▪ Water ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June
572 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Western Labour News Account Of Strike Under The Heading “Freedom Of Speech”  Journalism ▪ Labour ▪ Newspapers ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
38334 A1280 Winnipeg Free Press Collection     Winnipeg General Strike Committee. R.B. Russell Is In Back Row, Third From Left."  Labour ▪ Personalities ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Women 1919, June
555 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Winnipeg General Strike Scene From Corner Of Portage & Main Street Looking North Towards City Hall  City Halls ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ Winnipeg Streets 1919, June 21
520 A0018 Archives of Manitoba     Winnipeg's city clerk swearing in special police to replace regular police on June 9. Most of the specials were returned soldiers. Officers had been largely anti-strike from the start. Rank and file soldiers, more inclined to be neutral if not pro-strike, were persuaded by the Red Scare Propaganda. 1919, June 5 or June 6.  Police ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June 5 Or June 6
558 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Ww I Veterans On Parade During The Winnipeg General Strike  Automobiles ▪ Bicycles ▪ Flags ▪ Parades ▪ Winnipeg Buildings ▪ Winnipeg General Strike 1919, June
557 A0019 Archives of Manitoba     Ww I Veterans On Parade During The Winnipeg General Strike  Costumes ▪ Parades ▪ Winnipeg General Strike ▪ World War I 1919, June