Page 7 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photographs depict Fort Osborne Barracks and its Parade Square, soldiers marching, the Civic Auditorium, and the Mall Hotel on Portage Avenue between Colony and Balmoral Streets.
Page 2 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photos consist of Portage Avenue looking west from around Vaughn Street, a rail line at Portage Avenue and St. James Street, troops in formation, and Mrs. and Shirley Gardiner. See general notes section for more details.
Photograph shows Hurtig Furs store on Portage Avenue, storefront decorated with victory sign for Victory in Europe (VE Day) celebrations that marked the end of World War 2 in Europe.