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This mallet was used by Ada Sylvester, who worked at the Canadian Car and Foundry in Thunder Bay, Ontario, during the Second...

Icebreaker CCGS D’Iberville underway, Resolute Bay, 1964

This colorful decoy, made in the mid-20th century in Ontario, depicts a hooded merganser.

Horse-drawn hearse in front of Saint-Philippe church, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, [ca 1925]

This clock belonged to Charles Le Moyne (1687–1755), second Baron de Longueuil. This prominent member of the military elite in...

Trappers leaving for hunting grounds with packhorses, Fort St. James B.C., 1924

Carriage-maker Félix Gauthier of Trois-Rivières built this magnificent three-horse hearse in 1898 for his funeral parlour,...

Fall Wheat, Pincher Creek, Alberta [190?-1911]

Flora Higgins made this hooked rug to commemorate International Women’s Year in 1975, which was proclaimed by the United...

St-Stephens Church, Chambly, Quebec, 1970

This very colorful turkey was made in 2001 from wood and metal by Doverny Thivierge, a folk artist from Quebec.

First Nations man loading a canoe at a lake, possibly near Winnipeg, Manitoba [19-]

This silver mustard pot was made in 1797 in London, England, and was later reworked by Paul Morin, a silversmith in Québec City....

Boats on the Great Slave Lake at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories [190?-1911]

Legendary Canadian pianist, innovator and performer Glenn Gould wore this lamb’s wool scarf in all seasons, along with a cap...

Bella Coola village on the north side of Bella Coola river, British Columbia, 1920

Covered bridge in Shediac or Sussex, New Brunswick, 1956

This pocket watch belonged to Louis-Joseph Papineau. The politician — known, among other things, as a staunch defender of...