Winnipeg in Focus is a database for archival descriptions and digital collections at the City of Winnipeg Archives.

Copyright and Terms of Use

Aerial View of Winnipeg Looking East on Portage Avenue Towards Main Street, 1935

Records on Winnipeg in Focus are intended for personal use. Those seeking to use these records for commercial purposes should contact the City of Winnipeg Archives prior to use. Some of the photographs and other archival records reproduced and available on Winnipeg in Focus are in the Public Domain, meaning the Copyright has expired. Copyright restrictions may apply in other instances.It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether use or publication of material complies with existing regulations such as the Copyright Act.

See also our takedown policy.

All images, including those in the Public Domain, must be credited to the City of Winnipeg Archives and have a citation indicating the title and location code within the City of Winnipeg Archives. Preferred citations would also record the provenance of an image, noting when it is part of a larger body of material, and appear as follows:

• [Identification of image]. City of Winnipeg Archives. [Provenance of image] ([Location Code]).
• National Park Orchestra, 1937. City of Winnipeg Archives. Owen Clark Collection (A1648 File 14).

The following credit line may also be used, “Photo [or image] courtesy of the City of Winnipeg Archives.”