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A bird’s-eye panoramic map showing the city of Brantford in 1875: streets, waterways, buildings, surrounding landscape and grid layout as it existed in the late 19th century.

This medal represents the type of award Bannister won in 1876, symbolizing official validation of his artistic excellence. Its inclusion emphasizes the institutional significance of his achievement.

The Photo shows four Black railway porters Shirley Jackson, Pete Stevens, Harry Gairey, and Jimmy Downes, standing beside a train. Jackson and Gairey were leaders in organizing the BSCP, which was the first Black union in Canada to win a contract…

The photo shows the Women's Auxiliary part of the BSCP in Toronto. It was made up of the wives of Black railway porters, they played a big role in organizing meetings and keeping records. They also hosted events and held union activities when the…

Photograph taken by an unknown person in 1940 (according to Museum of Toronto). Ten women are in the photo: Mrs. Glinda Olive Dawthins; Mrs. Marion Dewby; Mrs. Lila Williams; Mrs. Victoria Knight; Mrs. Margrove Brooks-Lewsey; Mrs. Ella Crowley; Mrs.…

This photo shows three young girls, Eleitha Haynes, Elizabeth Phillips, and Camille Haynes, participating in Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre. Brotherhood Week was an annual program designed to introduce children to different countries,…

The thumbnail from Black Theatre Workshop's video in which the interview Tyrone Benskin about the impact and goals of Black Theater Workshop.

Black Theatre Workshop interviewing their former artistic director on the importance, impact and goals of the theatre group.

This was an advertisement from 1993 made by the Bisexual Women’s Anthology in the Sister Vision Press opening with, “CALLING ALL BISEXUAL WOMEN”. The intended purpose of this advertisement was to gather bisexual women to write an anthology about…