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Carrie M. Derick, scientist

Carrie M. Derick, scientist

Description: The botanist Carrie M. Derick (1862-1941) was the first female university professor in Canada, and became a full professor at McGill University in 1912. This photograph may have been taken by jour... More

Catharine Kate Carty - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Catharine Kate Carty - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Kate was married to Michael Mooney, lockmaster of Narrows Lock, Rideau Lakes. From archives of Mooney family.

Clara Brett Martin - Public domain portrait photograph

Clara Brett Martin - Public domain portrait photograph

Clara Brett Martin. Martin graduated from Trinity in 1890. In 1897, she graduated from Osgoode Law School and was admitted to the Bar, becoming Canada's first female lawyer.

Dola Dunsmuir - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress

Dola Dunsmuir - A black and white photo of a woman in a dress

Dola Dunsmuir, mccann collection rru archives Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1910s, 1920s or 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elsie Stephen - An old photo of a woman sitting in a chair

Elsie Stephen - An old photo of a woman sitting in a chair

Français : Photographie : Elsie Stephen. Elle est la mère de Elsie Reford. English: Photograph : Elsie Stephen.

Emily Sprague - A black and white photo of a woman

Emily Sprague - A black and white photo of a woman

Français : Émily Sprague (1887-1951) nouvelleshebdo.com ledevoir.com facebook.com

Eugenie et Ariane

Eugenie et Ariane

Français : Mme Raoul Tremblay (Eugénie Lapointe) et Mme Onésime Tremblay (Ariane Ouellet)

Ex-servicewomen learning manicure techniques

Ex-servicewomen learning manicure techniques

Ex-servicewomen learning manicure techniques during a retraining course on beauty parlour operation at the Robertson Hairdressing School, Apr 1945

Fabriquedesbombes - Canada in World War Two

Fabriquedesbombes - Canada in World War Two

Français : Je fabrique des bombes et j'achète des obligations - Achetez des obligations de la victoire.English: "I'm making bombs and buying bonds! - Buy Victory Bonds." World War II poster from Canada.

Federation nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 1907

Federation nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste 1907

First presidential board, Fédération nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, 1907. From right to left : Top : Caroline Dessaulles-Béique, Lady Jetté, Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie ; Middle : Marie-Louise Globensk... More

Femme posant devant le pont Saint-Joseph à Alma (Québec)

Femme posant devant le pont Saint-Joseph à Alma (Québec)

Images tirées des fonds de la Société d'histoire du Lac-Saint-Jean.

Gladys Drury on a rooftop in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Gladys Drury on a rooftop in Halifax, Nova Scotia

In January 1906, Gladys Henderson Drury (1885-1927) married Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook. Note the words "LADY BEAVERBROOK" written across the bottom of the photograph.

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 000.507.001 (front) (37579976745)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 000.507.001 (front) (37579976745)

Photograph of a woman standing beside a chair, taken by John W. Boyce of Belleville, Ontario. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017. Originally donated to Glanmore in July 2000 by J... More

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 000.507.011 (38466566161)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 000.507.011 (38466566161)

Photograph of an older woman sitting on a chair, holding a book, taken by Robert McCormick of Belleville, Ontario. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017. Originally donated to Glanm... More

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.507.037 (37552399205)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.507.037 (37552399205)

Young woman, seated, taken by Joseph H. Ford of Belleville, Ontario. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017. Originally owned by Lily Vanderwater (formerly Ketcheson, 1902-1992).

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.507.040 (front) (38439346381)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.507.040 (front) (38439346381)

Seated young woman, reading a book. Taken by D. Whatmough of Belleville, Ontario. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017. Originally owned by Lily Vanderwater (formerly Ketcheson, 1902-1992).

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.522.001 (38385353866)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.522.001 (38385353866)

Portrait of a young woman, taken by Durwood A. Weese of Belleville, Ontario. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017.

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.522.002 (37554243145)

Hastings County Archives 2017-100 998.522.002 (37554243145)

Three unidentified women, one behind the other, photographer unknown. Transferred from Glanmore National Historic Site in November 2017.

Hastings County Archives 2018-006 2 02 (25984281848)

Hastings County Archives 2018-006 2 02 (25984281848)

Group of young women, dressed in naval costumes, probably for a performance of some kind. Hannah Harrison is at the bottom right. Part of the https://discover.cabhc.ca/hannah-harrison-collection" Hannah Harris... More

Hastings County Archives HC01977 (38873491561)

Hastings County Archives HC01977 (38873491561)

Note on back reads: "Elizabeth McMullen, sister of Lorenzo Burke, an early settler [in Huntingdon Township, Hastings County, Ontario] - photo around 1900" from photo loaned by Charles Irvine, Ivanhoe, Nov. 1965"

Hastings County Archives HC02031 (36137488465)

Hastings County Archives HC02031 (36137488465)

District meeting of the female members of the Ku Klux Klan near Deseronto, Ontario. The higher ranking "wizards" are wearing black. Two Union Jack flags are on display. Hastings Club No. 3 was active from abo... More

Hastings County Archives HC02382 (39553708974)

Hastings County Archives HC02382 (39553708974)

Reproduction of a photograph of a young woman, seated. Donated by N. J. Musgrove.

Hastings County Archives HC02465 (39574111744)

Hastings County Archives HC02465 (39574111744)

Five women standing next to a barn with a grain silo being filled from a threshing machine behind them. The farm was on Concession 9, Lot 12 of Rawdon Township in Hastings County, near Springbrook, Ontario, and... More

Hastings County Archives HC02479 (26512372098)

Hastings County Archives HC02479 (26512372098)

Photograph of a standing woman and dog, by Notman and Fraser of King Street, Toronto. A note on the back reads "Mrs (Dr) Ridley, 1880".

Hastings County Archives HC02488 (40440531291)

Hastings County Archives HC02488 (40440531291)

Photograph of a woman identified as "Mrs (Dr) Ridley". Possibly Anna Maria Pearson Campbell, who married Charles Neville Ridley in 1868.

Jean Reed, Toronto Star employee

Jean Reed, Toronto Star employee

Jean Reed, employee of the Toronto Star, enlisted into Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service.

Katherine Hughes, first Provincial Archivist of Alberta

Katherine Hughes, first Provincial Archivist of Alberta

Katherine Hughes, first Provincial Archivist of Alberta

Laura Borden - A man and a woman standing on a boat

Laura Borden - A man and a woman standing on a boat

Sir Robert L. and Laura Borden aboard SS ROYAL GEORGE en route to England

Lillian H. Smith - A black and white photo of a woman

Lillian H. Smith - A black and white photo of a woman

A picture of the Canadian librarian Lillian H. Smith Public domain photograph, 20th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lily Primrose - A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat

Lily Primrose - A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat

Lily Primrose, wife of PCH Primrose. Public domain photograph, 20th-century female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lizzie Cyr Mugshot - An old photo of a woman in a hat

Lizzie Cyr Mugshot - An old photo of a woman in a hat

Original caption: "According to Calgary Police records, Cyr was arrested four times between 1913 and 1917, twice for vagrancy and twice for drunkenness. Her 1916 arrest for vagrancy ended in a sixty-day senten... More

Locomotive fast freight cleaning

Locomotive fast freight cleaning

Canadian women replaced men in many of the roundhouse jobs during World War II. Here, two of them clean a fast freight locomotive.

Margaret Sybella Brown and Elizabeth Brown as adults

Margaret Sybella Brown and Elizabeth Brown as adults

Item is a photograph of Margaret and Elizabeth Brown, the twin daughters of R.H. Brown, Sydney Mines. Dated between 1870-1900. Downloaded from https://beatoninstitute.com/margaret-and-elizabeth-brown. Beaton ... More

Mildred (HS85-10-11374) original
Mildred (HS85-10-11374) - Public domain portrait print
Mrs Dunlap, 1936, Ontario, Canada

Mrs Dunlap, 1936, Ontario, Canada

Wife of David A. Dunlap, 1936. Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait of a middle aged woman, King, Ontario

Portrait of a middle aged woman, King, Ontario

Portrait of a middle aged woman from King, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Eaton with his mother, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Robert Eaton with his mother, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Robert Young Eaton with his mother Margaret Herbison Eaton. Note: City of Toronto Archives incorrectly identifies the woman as Flora McCrae Eaton.

Rustico Beach on Prince Edward Island

Rustico Beach on Prince Edward Island

Two woman on Rustico Beach, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Français : Deux femmes sur la plage de Rustico, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada.

Usine de munitions Robert Mitchell - Montreal - 1941

Usine de munitions Robert Mitchell - Montreal - 1941

Français : Des ouvrières des munitions se coiffent entre elles (vraisemblablement à l’usine de munitions de la Robert Mitchell Co.), mars 1941.

Women graduates University of Toronto circa 1915

Women graduates University of Toronto circa 1915

Women graduates march from University College to Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Women playing hockey outside Varsity Arena Toronto

Women playing hockey outside Varsity Arena Toronto

Women playing hockey outside of Varsity Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Marie Francoise Globensky (nee Brousseau dit Lafleur) by Roy-Audy

Marie Francoise Globensky (nee Brousseau dit Lafleur) by Roy-Audy

Portrait of Marie-François Globensky (née Brousseau-dit-Lafleur), settled, St-Eustache, Québec

College. Marjorie, Inga BAnQ P48S1P08817

College. Marjorie, Inga BAnQ P48S1P08817

For documentary purposes the original description provided by BAnQ has been retained. Additional descriptive text may be added by Wikimedians with the wiki description = parameter, but please do not modify the ... More

College. Rushee Party BAnQ P48S1P03539

College. Rushee Party BAnQ P48S1P03539

For documentary purposes the original description provided by BAnQ has been retained. Additional descriptive text may be added by Wikimedians with the wiki description = parameter, but please do not modify the ... More

Mona (HS85-10-36814) original - Public domain portrait photograph
Mona (HS85-10-36814) - Public domain portrait photograph
Mrs Ralph Smith (HS85-10-38343) original

Mrs Ralph Smith (HS85-10-38343) original

Original caption: "Mrs. Ralph Smith."

Mrs Ralph Smith (HS85-10-38343)

Mrs Ralph Smith (HS85-10-38343)

Original caption: "Mrs. Ralph Smith."

Girls ice hockey team 1921
Lady Zoë Laurier - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Lady Zoë Laurier - Black and White Portrait Photograph

Lady Zoë Laurier (née Lafontaine) Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SABernard - Public domain portrait print

SABernard - Public domain portrait print

Lady Susan Agnes Macdonald, wife of Sir John A. Macdonald Public domain photograph of 19th-century fashion design, dress catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Native women on lower Yukon near Dawson, Canada, ca. 1905 -  aa04b9b5ebf054b711ff372131392385

Native women on lower Yukon near Dawson, Canada, ca. 1905 - aa04b9b5e...

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Group. Native women on the lower Yukon. Dawson, Canada. ca. 1905." Caption on the front of the photo reads ""Leap year on the Lower Yukon.""

03. Who is this Queen for Mardi Gras? (7694060578)

03. Who is this Queen for Mardi Gras? (7694060578)

1953 To obtain high quality and larger reproductions of this image please visit the Galt Museum & Archives website: http://www.galtmuseum.com/archives.htm and include thIs number in your request: 19752309094

Mattie on a hot stove. VPL 2276 (9557468750)

Mattie on a hot stove. VPL 2276 (9557468750)

PHOTO NUMBER: 2276 DESCRIPTION: Mattie on a hot stove PHOTOGRAPHER: Ida Madeline Gunterman DATE: 1902 SUBJECTS: Lardeau River Valley, Beaton, Nettie L Mine More information on our historical photograph collection: /

Women in rafters. VPL 2271 (9554679273)

Women in rafters. VPL 2271 (9554679273)

PHOTO NUMBER: 2271 DESCRIPTION: Women in rafters and man with brooms PHOTOGRAPHER: Ida Madeline Gunterman DATE: 1902 SUBJECTS: Lardeau River Valley, Beaton, Nettie L Mine More information on our historical pho... More

Two women near boardwalk at Perce, QC, 1930

Two women near boardwalk at Perce, QC, 1930

Photograph, Two women near boardwalk at Percé, QC, 1930, Silver salts on paper - Gelatin silver process, 7.6 x 5.1 cm Français : Photographie, Deux jeunes femmes près d'une promenade, Percé, QC, 1930, Gélatin... More

Florence Hammond and baby, Queenston Heights (I0001539)
Gathering trilliums in the woods, Grimsby (I0001397)

Gathering trilliums in the woods, Grimsby (I0001397)

Picryl description: Public domain image of flowers, flower arrangement, bouquet, blooming plant, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mr. and Mrs. Aitken, Breton (I0001555)

Mr. and Mrs. Aitken, Breton (I0001555)

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Aitken and chicken, Breton (I0001556)
Mrs. Aitken and her chickens, Breton (I0001554)

Mrs. Aitken and her chickens, Breton (I0001554)

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of chicken, poultry, agriculture, farm animals, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Aitken and her children, Breton (I0001552)

Mrs. Aitken and her children, Breton (I0001552)

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Canadian nurse Madeleine Jaffray (15002116032)

Canadian nurse Madeleine Jaffray (15002116032)

Formal portrait of Madeleine Frances Jaffray in nurses' uniform. Provincial Archives of Alberta, A14050. Note: Madeleine Jaffray volunteered with the French Flag Nursing Corps, Red Cross in 1915 and served in F... More

JA Greene, Undertaker

JA Greene, Undertaker

in 1904, JA Greene of Dawson City was the only undertaker in the Klondike region.

Julia Calcutt Kittson Henry

Julia Calcutt Kittson Henry

Julia Calcutt circa 1795. Mrs Julia (born Calcutt) Kittson Henry (1756-1835)

World Gym workout (Unsplash)

World Gym workout (Unsplash)

World Gym, London, Canada

Hastings County Archives HC02112 (Front) (34930113583)

Hastings County Archives HC02112 (Front) (34930113583)

Photograph of young woman and girl in day clothes , circa 1870, taken by David Morrice of Madoc, Ontario.

Waco Siege – Riddle Image No. 5 – Agent tends to Riddle behind Bradley IFV

Waco Siege – Riddle Image No. 5 – Agent tends to Riddle behind Bradley...

A federal agent tends to Branch Davidian Ruth Riddle (29) as the building is engulfed in flames.

Hastings County Archives HC01314 (35227264866)

Hastings County Archives HC01314 (35227264866)

Woman at Northern Electric, Belleville, Ontario sitting in front of a piece of equipment. Photo taken by Graetz Bros. and donated by the Belleville and District Chamber of Commerce in 1960.

Junior League Follies, Edmonton, Alberta, 1952 - Flickr - Provincial Archives of Alberta

Junior League Follies, Edmonton, Alberta, 1952 - Flickr - Provincial A...

Provincial Archives of Alberta, KS.336/1. From the Kensit Studio fonds.

Internos - 534 Queens Ave. (14795022969)

Internos - 534 Queens Ave. (14795022969)

London, Ontario. The building at 534 Queen’s Avenue was built in 1870, and was purchased by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1951. The building housed a number of overlapping programs, with Internos operating from... More

Irene Gurney Evans 1908

Irene Gurney Evans 1908

A white woman with dark hair in a bouffant updo, wearing a white blouse or dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline

Miss Elaine Casgrain in automobile, Montreal, QC, 1912

Miss Elaine Casgrain in automobile, Montreal, QC, 1912

Photograph, Miss Elaine Casgrain in automobile, Montreal, QC, 1912, Silver salts on glass - Gelatin dry plate process - 20 x 25 cm Français : Photographie, Mlle Elaine Casgrain en automobile, Montréal, QC, 19... More

Woman arriving in the streets of Dawson with a dog team carrying her luggage, Yukon Territory, 1898 (HEGG 351)

Woman arriving in the streets of Dawson with a dog team carrying her l...

Caption on image: "Dog team express Dawson City 98" Original photograph by Eric A. Hegg 2467; copied by Larss and Duclos Subjects (LCTGM): Sled dogs--Yukon--Dawson; Women--Yukon--Dawson; Carts & wagons--Yukon... More

Klondike Kate's Restaurant

Klondike Kate's Restaurant

Klondike Kate's Restaurant in Dawson, Yukon Deutsch: Klondike Kates Restaurant in Dawson in Yukon

Woman wearing earphones

Woman wearing earphones

Woman wearing wire earphones. Español: Mujer usando audifonos de cable.

Charlotte Selina Cox Bompas

Charlotte Selina Cox Bompas

Black and white photo portrait of an elderly white woman seated in a chair

1922 Victoria High School Women's Basketball Squad

1922 Victoria High School Women's Basketball Squad

Victoria High School (Edmonton, Alberta) Girls’ Basketball Sextette, Challenge Cup 1922: (l-r) Miss L. Maguire, coach; Lotta Dempsey, Centre; Lucille Dobson, centre; Margaret McPhereson, guard; Thyra Hull, gua... More