Workmen at melting furnace, Dominion Bridge Company
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Photograph shows Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workers at melting furnace in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
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Workmen at melting furnace, Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workers at melting furnace in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
VE Day - Hurtig Furs store decorated with victory sign
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.
Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – page 3
Page 3 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photographs depict two families acquainted with Wallace: the Butlers (Jim Sr., Jim Jr., Les, Aggie, Gig, and Mrs. Butler) and the Drinkwaters (Mr. and Mrs. Drinkwater, Joan, Hilda, and Les), as well as Gladstone Manitoba. See general notes section for more details.
Wallace, John
Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – loose photo of St. Paul’s College
A loose photograph of Old St. Paul’s College on Ellice Avenue from a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. The photograph is likely from page 4 of the scrapbook.
Wallace, John
Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – page 6
Page 6 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photographs depict the Pavilion in City Park (Assiniboine Park), the Legislature Building off in the distance down Memorial Boulevard, St. Ignatius Church at Corydon Avenue and Stafford Street, the Winnipeg Cenotaph, and acquaintenances of Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy and “Sister Sue”, and two people identified only as “Joan” and “Den”. See general notes section for more details.
Wallace, John
VE Day in Winnipeg showing Eaton's Building on Portage Avenue adorned with flags
Photograph shows Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) celebrations marking the end of World War 2 in Europe.
A scrapbook of photographs taken by Corporal John Wallace of Winnipeg in April, 1940. The scrapbook is 9 pages consisting of 48 photographs, 2 of which are loose. The photographs depict Fort Osborne Barracks, Old St. Paul’s College, the Memorial Boulevard area, Gladstone MB, and fellow soldiers Wallace was acquainted with, as well as their families. The scrapbook is annotated and is accompanied by notes written by Wallace explaining some of the photos and those featured in them. Some photos are missing.
Wallace, John
Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – page 2
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.
Wallace, John
Scrapbook of Corporal Wallace – page 8
Page 8 of a photograph scrapbook made by Corporal John Wallace in April 1940. Photographs depict the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada near the Raleigh Apartments at Vaughan Street and Ellice Avenue, Memorial Boulevard (likely at Broadway, facing west with the Mall Hotel in the distance), a road outside Fort Osborne Barracks, and Corporal Wallace at the home of “The Dowlings” (likely on Beaverbrook Street).
Wallace, John
Group of workmen at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows group shot of workmen outside Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, Plant Manager William Albert Daum identified in center right wearing fedora hat and coat. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Workmen packing at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workmen packing in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Group of workers in line behind work station at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, group shot of workers standing side by side in line behind work station. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Welders at work bench, Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, welders at work bench working on shell cases in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Photograph shows Dominion Bridge Company during World 2 munitions retooling, Time Keeper McWee, Machine Shop Foreman Bert Lug (or Lub?), and Plant Manager William Albert Daum posing for shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Workmen standing by shell cases and machinery at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workmen standing by shell cases and machinery in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Man grinding shell cases at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, unidentified man grinding shell cases in foreground. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Group of female workers at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, group shot of female workers posing in dresses. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.
Workmen at work stations, Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, workmen at work stations in shot. Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940. - Description (on verso): Varnishing and final inspection 4.5 Honitzers.
Group of workmen at Dominion Bridge Company
Photograph shows interior view of Dominion Bridge Company during World War 2 munitions retooling, group shot of workmen with Ken Marley (far right) and Plant Manager William Albert Daum (near center, in hat). Date of photograph is approximate, ca. 1940.