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"This painting by Manly MacDonald was created for the Canadian War Memorials Fund, an organization established to document Canada's First World War effort. In this painting, MacDonald depicts farmerettes in the Niagara Region. There was no uniform…

A special issue of the Civilian printed in 1916 on the First World War.

Exterior of the Henry K Field & Co industrial complex. The company includes a lumber yard, a door, sash, and blind factory, and a portion dedicated to transporting ship lumber and related supplies. Over 40 men worked at the company.

Rear view of the Carlyle House, a historic home in Alexandria. Built in 1752 by prominent merchant John Carlyle, the mansion had fallen into a state of somewhat disrepair and was hidden from the main street behind the Braddock Hotel.

Exterior of Robert Portner's brewery, established 1862. The operators boasted that the factory contained "the latest scientific improvements in brewing, refrigerating, and bottling machinery. The factory complex also included a car shop, where they…