Image credits

Find information about the various images used on our website. This list is organized by topic page.

Corporate

• News
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Three women and one man gathered around an indoor stove with a newspaper. Shilly Shally Lodge, Gatineau Park. N.d. Library and Archives Canada. No. R12438.

• About us
  The Public Archives of Canada and the National Library building, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario. 1967. Library and Archives Canada. C-023727.

• Transparency and reporting
  Gar Lunney. A young lady looking through microscope during one of the science classes at Carleton University. Ottawa, Ont. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Donations
  Three generations of Greek-Canadians, Mrs. Aspasoa Sakellaropoulos (centre), her daughter Helen (left) and grand-daughter Magda (right), polishing Easter eggs with olive oil. 1960. Fednews. Library and Archives Canada. PA-149162.

• Working at LAC
  Men working on construction of Concordia bridge. 1964. Library and Archives Canada. Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition. e011178123.

• Contact us
  Telephone Order – Toronto Control Centre. [1972]. Library and Archives Canada/Sears Canada.

Services

• Services for the public
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. “Asian Evening” at Friendship House, Ottawa - Rehana Imdadullah, Hasna Aziz, Madame Imdadullah et Madame Azeez looking at toy snake to be used in a snake dance. 1963. Library and Archives Canada.

• Resources for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation (composite image made from a combination of pictures)
  [Walking Buffalo, 88 years-old, wears a distinctive plains-style bonnet headdress while attending Calgary Stampede last week]. Original title: Walking Buffalo, who is 88 years wears distinctive headdress of plains Indians while attending Calgary Stampede last week. [ca. 1959] Globe and Mail. Library and Archives Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds. e011307300.

  Métis guide Maxime Marion, Lake of the Woods, Ontario. 1872. Library and Archives Canada. C-079643.

  A woman [Iggi (Kigutaitu)] and unidentified girl giving each other a kunik. ca. 1949-1950. Richard Harrington. Library and Archives Canada. a114718.

• Services for publishers
  Chris Lund. Students and teachers at work in the school library of Laurentian High School. Ottawa, Ont. 1959. Library and Archives Canada.

• Services for the Government of Canada
  Women's Army, Ottawa. Women in Uniform Typing on Government of Canada Paper. 1941. Library and Archives Canada. Ronny Jaques.

• Services for galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs)
  Gar Lunney. [A man and a woman reading a sign outside a replica of a pioneer home, Alberta]. 1956. Library and Archives Canada.

• Funding programs
  Gar Lunney. Lila Gee, playground monitor, with Chinese children playing basketball at McLean Park, Vancouver, B.C. 1951. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque/Library and Archives Canada.

Visit us

• Ottawa
  Gar Lunney. A customer examining some eggs in the Ottawa Farmers' Market. Ottawa, Ont. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Halifax
  Bob Brooks. A young lady feeding the pigeons in front of the little band stand which is in the Halifax public gardens. Halifax, N.S. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Winnipeg
  Chris Lund. People on the streets Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Vancouver
  Gar Lunney. Young man taking a picture of two young women at Brockton Point, British Columbia. 1952. Library and Archives Canada.

• Events, exhibitions and tours
  Chris Lund. Traditional dancing at the Dominion Day celebration. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

Collections access and research help

• Search Library and Archives Canada's collections
  Gar Lunney. [Girl sitting at desk flipping through textbook pages at Putnam School. Ottawa, Ontario.] 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Research guides and tools
  Bob Brooks. A house being moved by floating it from Silver Fox Island, Bonavista Bay, to Dover, Newfoundland. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Engage and learn
  Chris Lund. Two men and two women sitting on the lawn of the NFB building. 1956. Library and Archives Canada.

• Come visit
  Two women smiling [Ulaajuk (left) who later married Hiujarluk, both of whom have passed away. Kaqslui (right) whose two sons, Aqaatsiaq and Ulaajuk are both still living in Arviat.] n.d. D.B. Marsh. Library and Archives Canada. e004665465.

• The basics
  Frank Royal. Woman resting and relaxing while preparing the layette. 1946. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque. Library and Archives Canada.

Search Library and Archives Canada's collections

• Collection Search
  Dave Knox. Mobile Shelving in Vault 7. 2017. Library and Archives Canada.

• Census Search
  Chris Lund. Deux hommes et deux femmes prennent un verre dehors sous un parasol à une table, dans le parc national Fundy, au Nouveau-Brunswick. 1953. Library and Archives Canada.

• Library catalogue (Aurora)
  Self-portrait [Gabor Szilasi]. 2014. Gabor Szilasi fonds. Library and Archives Canada. e011435667.

• Search other institutions (Voilà)
  An Alexander Calder sculpture "Man" at Expo 67. 1967. Library and Archives Canada.

• Theses Canada
  Gar Lunney. Students in the classroom taking notes during one of the lectures. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ont. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Government of Canada Web Archive
  Catalogue telephone operators - Toronto Control Centre. 1972. R15993-1224-3-E, Volume number: 40, File number: 4. Sears Canada. Library and Archives Canada.

Research guides and tools

• Genealogy and family history
  William James Topley. Immigrant family upon arrival from Scotland. [ca. 1911]. Library and Archives Canada. PA-010226.

• Indigenous history (composite image made from a combination of pictures)
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Man wearing denim driving a tractor [Cecil John Crowfoot from the Siksika Nation, Alberta]. [1957]. Library and Archives Canada. e010975124.

  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Girl carrying her baby sister in her mother's parka, Iqaluit, Nunavut [Napatchie carrying Paujungi] 1960. Library and Archives Canada. e010975474.

  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Pierre Paquin playing the trumpet, La Broquerie, Manitoba. 1956. Library and Archives Canada. e010973986.

• Military history
  Hubert Reginald Rogers. Attack on all Fronts : war propaganda campaign - World War II. 1943. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1987-72-105 The Hubert Rogers Collection, Gift of Mrs. Helen Priest Rogers.

• Newspapers
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Shirtless man reading the paper and two woman sitting on a rock at water's edge. 1953. Library and Archives Canada.

• Politics, government and law
  Chris Lund. Prime Minister J. G. Diefenbaker addressing the House of Commons during the second session of the 24th Parliament of Canada, Jan. 16, 1959, in Ottawa. 1959. Library and Archives Canada.

• Public research lists
  Unknown. Norman Lawson (left), a radio mechanic, and Russell Tench, an aircraft plumbing mechanic, check the orders and repair lists for a plane. Manitoba. 1930-1960. Library and Archives Canada

• A to Z tools and guides
  The Library, Public Archives of Canada, Sussex Street, Ottawa, Ont. N.d. Doughty, Dr.. Library and Archives Canada. PA-066630.

Genealogy and family history

• How to begin your genealogy research
  Chris lund. Genealogical research. 1956. Library and Archives Canada.

• Census records
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. [Children playing on packed Hudson's Bay Company canoes. Child in hat is Naulaq Nash Saggiatuk. Climbing up below Nash is Tipanasie. The three children at front from left to right are Napatchie McRae, Qaumaktaq, and Joanasie Noah] [Children playing on packed Hudson's Bay Company canoes, Iqaluit, Nunavut]. 1960. Library and Archives Canada.

• Birth, marriage and death records
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton, "Asian Evening" at Friendship House, Ottawa - performers arranging themselves for a performance of a Pakistani wedding scene. 1963. Library and Archives Canada.

• Immigration records
  Build Your Nest in Western Canada. 1907-1908.

• Military history
  Hubert Reginald Rogers. Attack on all Fronts : war propaganda campaign - World War II. 1943. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1987-72-105 The Hubert Rogers Collection, Gift of Mrs. Helen Priest Rogers.

• Citizenship and naturalization
  Mrs. Hoy Kam Gee and Mrs. Gam Jou Lee study English and citizenship during a class at the school for adults at the Chinese Presbyterian Church. 1959. Library and Archives Canada/PA-148768.

• Employment
  Chris Lund. Carpenter holding hammer leaning through window of an unfinished structure smiling. 1954. Library and Archives Canada.

• Land records
  Paysage d'automne avec rivière [peut-être le fleuve Nipigon au nord du lac Supèrieur]. 1870. Library and Archives Canada.

Census records

• General census guide
  William James Topley. Mixed group of immigrants. 1911. Library and Archives Canada.

• Census Search
  Chris Lund. Deux hommes et deux femmes prennent un verre dehors sous un parasol à une table, dans le parc national Fundy, au Nouveau-Brunswick. 1953. Library and Archives Canada.

• Early census and related documents, 1640 to 1945
  Cornelius Krieghoff. Sugar Making in Canada. 1852. Library and Archives Canada.

• Pre-Confederation, 1825 to 1867
  Thomas William Ogilvie McNiven. Wolfe and Montcalm Monument on Des Carrières Street, Quebec City, Quebec. 1828. Library and Archives Canada.

• Dominion of Canada, 1871 to 1931
  Claude Menier, Jean Menier, Senator Gaston Menier, Louise Cuchy children's governess, Hubert Menier and Madame Georges Menier performing a dance step on the bridge of the S.S. SAVOY. 1923. Library and Archives Canada.

• Prairie Provinces Census, 1870-1926
  A farmer tests his grain before harvest in the Prairies. 1930-1960. Library and Archives Canada.

Indigenous history

• Residential School records resources
  Office du film du Québec. [Quebec "Amos" boys hockey team]. [between 1900-1976]. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds. Library and Archives Canada. e01130870.

• Interpreting our documents
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Group of girls singing and playing guitar with a missionary, Richards Island, N.W.T. 1956. Library and Archives Canada. e010799868.

• We Are Here: Sharing Stories
  William Eakin. Philipa Iksiraq with her daughter Sheena in an amauti. 1952. Library and Archives Canada. William Eakin collection. e011306597

• Métis Nation genealogy
  Trader [George] McPherson's family, North West Angle, Lake of the Woods, Ontario [Back row: Margaret McPherson, George McPherson Jr, Sophia Morrisseau Front row: George McPherson Sr, Margaret Adhemar. 1872. Library and Archives Canada. C-079642.

• First Nations genealogy
  Aboriginal man and woman [Alfred and Therese Billette] seated on the grass with two children {Rose and Gordon] outside their tent. N.d. Health and Welfare Canada. Library and Archives Canada. e010999168.

• Inuit genealogy
  Charles Gimpel. [Inuit family with Auto Bogan]. Original title: Es Family with Auto Bogan. 1964. Library and Archives Canada. Charles Gimpel fonds. e011212334-v8.

Military history

• Military abbreviations
  William. Rider-Rider. Three black soldiers in a German dug-out captured during the Canadian advance east of Arras. 1918. Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Library and Archives Canada. PA-003201.

• First World War
  Trenches on the Somme. 1919. Library and Archives Canada no d'acc 1988-180-38.

• How to ATIP a military record
  Pte. Tom Longboat the Indian long distance runner buying a paper from a little French newspaper boy. 1917. Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada.

• First World War - Personnel records
  Aidez à l'oeuvre de Reconstruction. 1914-1918. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-28-478.

• Second World War - Personnel records
  Lieut. Jack H. Smith. H/Captain S.B. East, a chaplain, talking with soldiers of the 48th Highlanders of Canada near Regalbuto, Italy, July-August 1943. July-August 1943. Library and Archives Canada, PA-177090.

• Second World War
  Barney Gloster. Photographers of the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit attached to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. 1945. Canada. Dept. of National Defence. Library and Archives Canada. PA-137474.

Engage and learn

• Project Naming (composite image made from a combination of pictures)
  [Three men, David Martin, Henry Hunt, Mungo Martin] Two men work on wood carvings. 1955. Library and Archives Canada/Fonds de l'Office national du film/e011176583.

  Paulette Aneroluk [Anerodluk] of Coppermine not only takes photographs on her camera, but does all her own developing and printing. 1949. Richard Harrington. Dept. of Indian Affairs & Northern Development. Library & Archives Canada. e008319446-v8.

  A Métis family at their camp with a Red River Cart in Manitoba. 1890-1910. Rice Studio. Library and Archives Canada. c001644.

• Library and Archives Canada Blog
  Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. Anna and Marguerite sitting on a log in a marsh; Anna holding a shovel, Marguerite looking through binoculars. Between 1955-1963. Library and Archives Canada.

• The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast
  Chris Lund. Members of the R. A. Radio Acting Group. 1953. Library and Archives Canada.

• Publications
  A man and woman at a table reading a book at the Kitimat Library, British Columbia. Accession number: 1972-047 NPC, Box number: 06273.4. 1930-1960. Canada. Dept. of Manpower and Immigration. Library and Archives Canada.

• Games
  Gar Lunney. A young child wearing knit cap driving toy car. 1961. Library and Archives Canada.

• Flickr image albums
  Chris Lund. Playing beach ball at the tourist resort Gilwinkee Lodge on Golden Lake, Ontario. 1951. Library and Archives Canada.