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Multimedia

The multimedia section in the Canada Year Book Historical Collection includes film, television and radio clips. These allow you to hear or see the sounds of people and events that have helped make Canada what it is today.

Note: Although titles are in English, the content of the posters or ads or news clippings may not be in English, but in the language it was originally published.

 

Posters

1. Your chums are fighting why aren’t you? (1917)
2. We will defend the Preciuous Jewel of Freedom, 1917
3. French Canadians fighting, 230th Voltigeurs, 1917
4. Land, source of life and wealth: The story of farming and social conditions in western Canada, 1907
5. French Canadians. Recruitment campaign, 1917
6. Waste not - want not prepare for winter. Canada Food Board sensitive campaign, 1917
7. The Last Best West is Canada West. U. S. Edition of poster, 1911. Reproduced in Canada West, 1907
8. Canadians, follow Dollard des Ormeaux's example. Recruitment campaign, 1917
9. They serve France. How can I serve Canada? Buy Victory Bonds, 1917
10. 40,000 men needed in Western Canada. Poster to encourage American immigration, 1907
11. Lees Dit! Poster advertising Manitoba to Dutch immigrants, 1897
12. VOTE LIBERAL: A great national asset, 1937
13. VOTE LIBERAL: The gates are mine to open, 1937
14. War tax propaganda, 1917
15. Recruitment poster for Aerial Warriors, 1917
16. Silent picture movie poster, 1927

Ads

In the Canada Year Book's early publishing years, the book was used as an advertisement vehicle. A select few are listed. To view more ads, refer to the individual books.

1. St. Lawrence Glass Works
2. Printed from a Leggotype –  (PDF, 181 kb)
3. Commercial Union Assurance / Life Association of Scotland / North British and Merchantile –  (PDF, 71 kb)
4. St. Lawrence Glass company – (PDF, 118 kb)
5. Montreal Ocean Steamship company –  (PDF, 196 kb)
6. Great Central Route –  (PDF, 167 kb)
7. Leggo and company –  (PDF, 190 kb)
8. Canadian Illustrated News –  (PDF, 205 kb)
9. Northern Railway of Canada, free grant districts of Parry Sound and Muskoka –  (PDF, 215 kb)
10. Schuetze and Ludolff's magnificent Pianofortes –  (PDF, 179 kb)
11. Adirondac, grape nursery and vineyard –  (PDF, 179 kb)
12. Frederick May, wholesale and retail –  (PDF, 134 kb)
13. Novelty sample rooms! –  (PDF, 290 kb)
14. Frank Gilbert, iron and brass founder –  (PDF, 142 kb)
15. John Martin, plumber, gas and steamfitter –  (PDF, 144 kb)
16. The C. W. Williams manufacturing Company –  (PDF, 147 kb)
17. The man who thinks –  (PDF, 211 kb)
18. Eagle Foundry –  (PDF, 191 kb)
19. W. H. Knowles / Prince of Wales photographic studio / Stewart and White / Bay View Hotel –  (PDF, 126 kb)
20. Chemist and Druggist / The Ottawa Times / Le Courrier d'Outaouais –  (PDF, 124 kb)
21. The People's Cheap Shoe store –  (PDF, 145 kb)
22. Ottawa Hotel / Le National –  (PDF, 143 kb)
23. Chemist and Druggist –  (PDF, 116 kb)
24. The London Restaurant / Ottawa Steam Bakery –  (PDF, 121 kb)
25. The Queen's Hotel, Toronto, Ontario –  (PDF, 143 kb)
26. J. Defries and son's –  (PDF, 58 kb)
27. Parks Cotton manufactures / Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway, western division –  (PDF, 167 kb)
28. Dominion Line, Mississippi and Dominion Steamship company –  (PDF, 170 kb)
29. Beaver Line, Canada shipping company –  (PDF, 153 kb)
30. Hamilton and Northwestern Railway –  (PDF, 167 kb)
31. Williams singer –  (PDF, 169 kb)
32. National Opera Theatre - Carnaval 1892
33. Ms. Ed. Bolduc - STARR - Phonograph Albums
34. Don't get discouraged, it will come
35. Your record collection is not complete
36. Nights' of Columbus, Chambly Bassin
37. Expect that ours, will burn

Newsclippings

1. Hamilton women in Canada 18 years, ordered deported
2. Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers
3. The Cunningham clan at the château (available in French only)
4. Revolution In France
5. The Gazette - Germany has signed Armistice
6. First list of the victims of Dieppe (available in French only)
7. The Daily Mail and Empire - Ottawa Parliament Houses Burned
8. The Morning Leader - Britain gives word "WAR!"
9. The Leader-Post - Policeman killed, 100 hurt in riot
10. The Citizen - Peace! World War Ends; Armistice Signed, Kaiser is Outl German Revolution
11. Quintuplets Born to Farm Wife
12. Sir Robert Borden introduces the draft call (available in French only)
13. Article - "Safe and Well" after Dieppe, but brother among missing

Video clips

1. Peoples Of Canada: François Pelletier
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:38)
   
2. Peoples of Canada: Precious Heritage
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:57)
   
3. Peoples Of Canada: The Hutterite
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:08)
   
4. Peoples Of Canada: Long will the world remember
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:44)
   
5. Peoples of Canada: The Orangeman
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:16)
   
6. Peoples Of Canada: Darcy McGee
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:17)
   
7. Peoples Of Canada: Ukrainians
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:17)
   
8. Peoples Of Canada: French Explorers
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:39)
   
9. Peoples Of Canada: Across the Atlantic
   [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:02)
   
10. Peoples of Canada: Lumber Camps of Eastern Canada
    [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (00:59)
    
11. Peoples Of Canada: Five Hundred Years
    [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:16)
    
12. Why Not Use A Tractor? Tractors are slowly and surely
    working a revolution in the practices of farming.
    [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:12)
    
13. Why Not Use A Tractor? A baby tractor doing
    many men's work
    [ MPG ]  [ WMV ]  [ transcript ] (01:39)

Links to CBC videos clips

By clicking on the following links you will be leaving Statistics Canada's website. A new window will open and it will lead you to the CBC Digital Archives (archives.cbc.ca) or to Les archives de Radio-Canada (archives.radio-canada.ca).

After viewing the video, simply close the new window to return to this page.

1. Tough Cookies of the Great Depression
2. Shedding light on the rag trade
3. Canada answers the call
4. Gas, Gas!
5. Going over the top at Vimy Ridge
6. The slit trench
7. Welcome to the federal school
8. CBC Radio goes on the air
9. Telephones become a necessity, not a luxury
10. The last telephone operator from Bécancour
11. Women in the labour force
12. Call for the Bird Commission
13. Not welcome anymore