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PSaundersEJ20010008.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a snowy street scene annotated 'Portage Avenue'.
Photo 2 is a bus in an urban street.
Photo 3 is a street scene with many people.
Photo 4 is a snowy railroad crossing.

PRidingRH21040039.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
#1 is a view of the corner of Main Street and Portage Avenue Winnipeg, looking north, with Canadian National ticket office, the McIntyre Block and shape of the Union Bank building further down.
#2 is Main Street…

PMooreD16070027.jpg
Nine photographs from an album.
Photo 1 and 2 are of a Bison preserved in a government building.
Photo 3 is a street scene, captioned 'Portage Ave, Winnipeg'.
Photo 4 is seven airmen and a woman grouped together at Winnipeg station.
Photo 5 is a…

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PPhillipsCR1502.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of central Winnipeg looking due east with the Red River meandering top left to middle right and the Assiniboine River meandering from bottom centre to top centre joining it. The Trans Canada Highway runs top left to bottom…

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PSaundersEJ20010020.jpg
Four oblique aerial photographs.
Photo 1 and 2 are views of the snowy city, captioned 'Winnipeg 8,000 ft'.
Photo 3 is a view of houses, captioned 'Winnipeg 1,000' ft. There is also a ticket from the Winnipeg Electric Company.
Photo 4 is a snowy…

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PMonksMA17010010.jpg
A large group of service and civilian personnel inside a large room with columns and arched windows. Space for a band with music stands and a piano in the centre. To the left a sign 'Ticket Office'.

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PMonksMA17010011.jpg
View of the Manitoba Legislative Building with trees in the foreground.

MFreemanRRE1523700-191019-030001.jpg
Ralph's graduation banquet from No 17 SFTS Souris, Manitoba. It includes the programme of addresses, menu and a list of those participating.
A second copy has some signatures of participants.

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YHolmesWC176554v1.pdf
Describes crossing the Atlantic to Canada and journey to Bowden, Alberta and then on to Estevan, Saskatchewan. Day by day account of activities, flying and life in Canada, Concludes with journey back across Canada

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BBaileyJDBaileyJDv1.pdf
Bill Bailey's wartime memoirs, from enlistment, training in UK and Canada and detail of each of 31 operation in Bomber Command. After completion of his tour he was transferred to Lossiemouth to train Free French aircrew. After successful progress he…

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SJenkinsonLP1316403v10020.1.jpg
Written for Cornish aviation society. Welcomes Philip Jenkinson and gives account of his training and operations on 10 Squadron Halifax. Describes being shot down and baling out. Mentions evading, capture and as a prisoner being on a tour of his…

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PCothliffKB15030060.jpg
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.

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PMonksMA1709.jpg
Two men wearing civilian clothes sitting in a filed with trees and a building in the background. On the reverse 'Chuck Pawlietza + Stan Mount at Dauphin Lake'.

PGeachDG16010024.jpg
Photo 1 is the Town Hall at Rivers, Manitoba. The ground is snow-covered.
Photo 2 is a small wooden building with a sign 'Four Star Theatre'. The ground is snow-covered.

SWooleyAJ[Ser#-DoB]v10034.jpg
Quote from Byron with note 'this is my wish for you' from Sgt Nav Cecil E Wood from Canada.

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PSaundersEJ20010052.jpg
Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a steam engine captioned 'No 1 CPR'.
Photo 2 is a steam engine captioned ;The first CPR No 1 at Winnipeg'.
Photo 3 is a steam engine captioned 'No 1 CNR'.
Photo 4 is an airman with an aircraft behind,…

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PMonksMA17010081.jpg
Left - three airmen, two wearing battledress and one in shirtsleeves standing outside a hut. Right - view across open ground with water in front an trees in the distance. Captioned 'Sunset on the 500 yd range. Paulson'.

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PSaundersEJ20010053.jpg
Six men and two nurses positioned on and around an ambulance.

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PMonksMA17010070.jpg
Seven airmen sitting on ground with a hut and trees behind them and lake in the background. Captioned 'The boys at Dauphin Lake'.

PFordTA17110027.pdf
Three items from an album.
Item 1 is a card for the Airmen's Club, Operated by the Winnipeg Women's Air Force Auxiliary.
Item 2 is a card accompanying a gift of cigarettes and sweets, donated by the Wartime Pilots and Observers Association.
Item 3…

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MGeachDG1394781-160401-090001.jpg
A membership card for a social club for airmen. Open daily for reading, writing, dances, sing songs and meals, it is operated by the Winnipeg Women's Air Force Auxiliary. On the reverse is a sketch of the club's location.

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LFordTA1585520v1.pdf
Flying Officer T.A. Ford’s RCAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book, from 11th July 1942 to 27th August 1950, detailing his training in Great Britain and Canada and operations as a pilot and flying instructor. Also includes post-war duties with Transport…

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PFordTA17110020.pdf
Three photographs from an album. They were taken on a 48 hour leave at Winnipeg, at 229 Centennial St.
Photo 1 is a lady in a fur coat and hat, captioned 'Mabel (Mrs Craig)'.
Photo 2 and 3 are Terry Ford, with trainee sidecap standing at the same…

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EJolliffeWJJollifeFSWXX0727-01.jpg
From his father wishing him a happy birthday and from his mother wishing him a speedy return.

LBarberT1047323v2.pdf
T. Barber’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot from 27th June 1943 to 6th May 1945 detailing his training, operations and instructional duties as an Air Bomber. He was stationed at RCAF Station Paulson (No. 7…

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