Photographs
Round up of enemy aliens in Windsor, ON
MAKER
The Windsor Star
DATE
June 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
The Windsor Star
Black and white photograph of Italian Canadian men being placed in the back of a police vehicle. There are a number of men already in the vehicle. Two police officers are observing the men on either side of the vehicle entrance. On June 10, 1940 the Windsor Police raided local Italian Canadian establishments and arrested a number of men of Italian heritage. Thirty-five men from Windsor were eventually interned.
Round up of enemy aliens in Windsor, ON
MAKER
The Windsor Star
DATE
June 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
The Windsor Star
Black and white photograph of two Italian Canadian men being monitored by a police officer. The man in the foreground is looking down at his hand while holding his hat in his other hand. On June 10, 1940 the Windsor Police raided local Italian Canadian establishments and arrested a number of men of Italian heritage. Thirty-five men from Windsor were eventually interned.
Round up of enemy aliens in Windsor, ON
MAKER
The Windsor Star
DATE
June 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
The Windsor Star
Close-up shot of an Italian Canadian man being placed in the back of a police vehicle. The man is either wiping his face with a cloth or attempting to hide his face. On June 10, 1940 the Windsor Police raided local Italian Canadian establishments and arrested a number of men of Italian heritage. Thirty-five men from Windsor were eventually interned.
Bassano family portrait
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
March 1923
INSCRIPTIONS
Verso:
(top, handwritten in pencil) YEAR TAKEN MARCH 1923 / Mrs. Brigitta Bassano. AGE THIRTY EIGHT / Teresa ” AGE TWELVE 10 MOS [underlined] / Antoinette ” AGE SEVEN + 5 mos / Eva / (ROSE) Rosina ” AGE THREE / + 2 mos
(centre, handwritten in pencil) PHOTOGRAPHED IN ITALY / GUGLIONESI (VILLAGE) / PROVINCIA DI / CAMPOBASSO
(centre, printed in black ink) 928
(bottom, handwritten in pencil) ROSE VALENTINI / 8 ROCKCASTLE DR. / WESTON ONT / M9R 2V1 >/p>
Recto:
(top, handwritten in red ink) ITALY 1923 – BRIGIDA BASSANO + CHILDREN
(bottom, handwritten in red ink) ANTOINETTA + MOTHER – ROSE – THERESA
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli
This is similar to DICEA2010.0001.0006.
This is a family portrait of the Bassanos, Toni Ciccarelli’s family. Toni is shown on the far left as a young child (7), with her two sisters, Rosina (3) and Teresa (12), and their mother, Brigitta. This portrait was taken in Italy before the family immigrated to Canada. Toni is wearing a top with a pair of pants, and a light jacket. Her mother and sisters are all wearing dresses. The eldest daughter, Teresa, (far right) is the only person in the photo who is smiling. She is holding an open book in one hand and some foliage in the other. Brigitta has her arm raised slightly, with a cloth or blanket drapped over it. The photo is taken indoors in a studio setting.
Portrait of Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1933
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of Antoinette (Toni) Ciccarelli
This is a black and white bust portrait of Toni Ciccarelli at age 18. She is shown looking over her left shoulder and looking off-camera. Her face has no expression. The background of the photograph has been darkened with graphite.
View of garden at World War II internment camp
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
The Giacomelli Family
View from above of gardens and barrack buildings at a World War II internment camp. Based on research the camp appears to be Camp Fredericton/Ripples, however this information is not conclusive and there is a possibility that this could be Camp Petawawa. The barbed wire fence is visible in the foreground, while 3 internees can be seen in the garden in the centre of the photograph.
View of garden at World War II internment camp
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
The Giacomelli Family
View from above of two men walking through the gardens of a Canadian World War II internment camp. Based on research the camp appears to be Camp Fredericton/Ripples, however this information is not conclusive and there is a possiblity that this could be Camp Petawawa. At the left the barbed wire fence is visible. The garden is visible in the foreground, with a building and pile of wooden logs in the centre background. The barrack buildings and guard tower are visible in the far right of the photograph.
Group portrait of internees at Camp Ripples
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1943
CREDIT LINE
The Giacomelli Family
Group portrait of mostly Italian Canadian internees in the garden at Camp Fredericton/Ripples in New Brunswick. Barrack buildings can be seen at the left.
Early street view of Thunder Bay, ON
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Thunder Bay Public Library
Very early photograph of a street in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The photograph shows early shops in Thunder Bay, as well as horse-drawn carriages. In the left foreground is an early automobile.
Lake Superior Regiment leaving Port Arthur, ON
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
October 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
Thunder Bay Public Library
The photograph depicts a large crowd of soldiers and onlookers on Red River Rd. (formerly Arthur St.). Soldiers with the Lake Superior Regiment are seen marching towards the train station on Water St. The first section of the regiment left the armoury and paraded to Red River Rd., down to Cumberland St., then south to Pearl St. and the waiting trains. The soldiers were led by the regimental band. Soldiers from the Fort William regiments assemled at McKellar Park and paraded through Fort William Sts. before being brought to Port Aruthur by way of street cars. They were led by the city brass band and the girls pipe band.
Italian branch of the Canadian Legion float
MAKER
Harold’s Studio
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Thunder Bay Public Library
This is a black and white photograph depicting the a car pulling a float from the Italian branch of the Canadian Legion. The float features a couple sitting in a gondola, flanked by women in traditional dress. The year the photograph was taken is unknown, as well the parade name.
Automotive Building, Toronto
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
CNE Archives, Pringle and Booth fonds
The Automotive Building as built in 1929 by architect Douglas Kertland at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario. The architectural style of the building represented a move away from the Ex’s more Classical building style, with the introduction of Art Deco elements in its detailing and ornamentation. During World War II the building was used to detain Italian-Canadian enemy aliens prior to their transfer and internment at Petawawa Internment Camp.
Auto Show in the Automotive Building, Exhibition Place
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1940
CREDIT LINE
CNE Archives, Pringle and Booth fonds
Photograph of the Auto Show being held in the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario. A variety of cars from 1940 can be seen featured in the photograph. In June of the same year a number of Italian Canadian men were held in both the Automotive Building and the Horse Palace on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. They slept on a cement floor with a single blanket for bedding and were under constant guard.
First council session of the League of Nations
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
January 16, 1920
CREDIT LINE
UNOG Library, League of Nations Archives
The photograph depicts the first council session at the Palais du Quai d’Orsay in Paris. On January 16, 1920 the pact of the League of Nations was negotiated during this first council session meeting.
During the war, inmates manufactured pillow slips for the Department of Service
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1941
CREDIT LINE
Copyright Source: “The Closing of Prison for Women in Kingston July 6, 2000” Correctional Service Canada 2000. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2012.
During the war, female inmates manufactured pillow slips for the Department of Service. The first German enemy alien was admitted to the prison in 1939-40. Like other prisoners of war who followed, she was kept segregated from the general population and governed under a different set of Regulations and Instructions from the general population. The Prison for Women’s war effort began in 1941-42 when inmates began manufacturing thousands of pillow slips for the Department of Service (now the Department of National Defence.) As the war progressed, the textile product line expanded and, also in 1941-42, inmates began to raise poultry for larger scale egg production. During World War II four Italian Canadian women were interned at the Kingston Prison for Women.
Women inmates at Kingston Penitentiary, at the turn of the century
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Copyright Source: “The Closing of Prison for Women in Kingston July 6, 2000” Correctional Service Canada 2000. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2012.
Black and white photograph of two women inmates at Kingston Penitentiary, in the early 20th century. The women appear to be standing outside their cells in this photograph as the cell bars can be seen behind the head of the women in the foreground. This woman appears to be holding a bowl in her hand. The second woman in the background appears to be holding a cane. Both women are dressed in plain, long dresses with their hair pulled back.
Italian emigrants arriving at the Emigrant Aid Society in Naples
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Touring Club Italiano, Milan
A black and white photograph of Italian emigrant men arriving at the Emigrant Aid Society (Opera Assistenza Emigranti) in Naples before embarking for the United States. The group of Italian men are shown walking with suitcases, bags, and blankets in hand towards the gates of the Emigrant Aid Society building.
Benito Mussolini’s war declaration
MAKER
Weir
DATE
June 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
© PA Photos Limited 2009 all rights reserved/The Canadian Press
Black and white press photograph of Italian leader Benito Mussolini delivering his war declaration from the Palazzo Venezia Balcony in Rome, Italy.
Photograph of road construction crew, Toronto, ON, ca. 1891-1911
MAKER
City of Toronto Engineer’s Office
DATE
ca. 1900
CREDIT LINE
City of Toronto Archives, Series 376, File 4, Item 21
Black and white photography of a road construction crew. Photograph shows road construction crew (approximately 15 individuals) pausing for the photograph, many with shovels and racks in hand, on a tree-lined street in a dense urban neighborhood. Most of the crewmen are shown wearing round-brimmed hats and sport moustaches. Two men, center back, of the photograph are shown wearing more formal dresswear, observing or supervising the crew.
Photograph of a damaged store on St. Clair Ave West, Toronto, ON
MAKER
Globe and Mail
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 66768
Black and white phtograph showing a broken store window of a grocery store on St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto.
Many Italian businesses were damaged by vandals once Canada and Italy were at war.
In this photo, onlookers appear to be turned toward the photographer, watching the photo be taken of a scene outside the T. Ugolini store which sold fruits and vegetables. The photographer appears to be documenting the incident. In the center of the photograph, there is a large hole in the glass, suggesting something was intentionally thrown through the glass pane.
Calgary Italian Boy’s band in Stampede parade, Calgary, AB
MAKER
McDermid Photo Laboratories, Calgary, Alberta
DATE
1930
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5141-4
Black and white photograph showing John J. Pompilio’s band marching a parade during the Calgary Stampede. Pompilio was an Italian immigrant and musician. He is most likely the gentleman at the right foreground of the image in white pants, a jacket and a hat leading his band. In addition to his band Pompilio also provide private music lessons to those in Calgary. His band members march behind him carrying their instruments, while on-lookers line the streets and watch the parade go by. Two of the men in the photograph have been identified as Louis Violini, who is third from left in the first row and Natale Violini playing tuba. The band broke up soon after this photograph was taken.
Bird’s eye view, downtown Calgary, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1934
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-3409-24
Aerial view of 1st Street SE, looking north in Calgary, Alberta. A commercial building is visible in the left foreground. Fire Hall No. 1 is just behind this building at the left centre of the image. A cathedral is visible in the right foreground, with home located in behind it. Centre Street bridge is located in the far left background of the image.
Empire block, downtown Edmonton, AB
MAKER
McDermid Studio, Edmonton, Alberta
DATE
1930
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives ND-3-5079c
Black and white photograph of the Empire Block building in downtown Edmonton. The building was constructed by McDougall and Secord, Ltd. in 1905 and served as both an office and retail space. The main floor of the building was originally occupied by Liggett’s Owl Drugs Company Ltd., with the upper three floors reserved for offices. In 1962 the building was torn down in by the McDougall-Secord Company to make room for the Empire Building, which was eleven storeys high. The new building was completed in 1963.
Gulch Giants, 1932-33 Bantam League
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1933
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Black and white photograph of the Gulch Giants, 1932-33 Bantam League, baseball team. In 1933 there were only three teams in the league: the Gulch, which was comprised of mostly Italians, the town, which was comprised of mostly Scottish and English and the East Trail, which was comprised of mostly Ukrainians. The baseball team shown in this photograph have been identified from left to right as: Tino Magliani, Frank Turik, John Lauriente, Archie Martin, Cheeka Ermacora, Ed Gri, Faust Angerilli, Joe Monaldi, unknown, Lorne Tognotti, Nick Turik, Chief Buna, Allan Tognotti, Ching Battistella, Mike Wolfe, Charlie White (Sponsor), Louis Demore (Coach). All the members of the team were 13 years old.
Camille Lauriente seated outside his grocery store on Rossland Avenue, Trail, BC
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1922
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Black and white photograph of Italian immigrant Camille Lauriente sitting in front of his grocery store in the “Gulch” neighbourhood of Trail, BC. Lauriente was one of the early pioneers to the area and ran his store, which purports to have “the best groceries that money can buy,” in direct competition to the store owned by fellow Italian immigrant Isaco Georgetti (who had also opened the Montana Hotel in 1902).
Montana Hotel, Rossland Avenue, Trail, BC
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Black and white photograph of the Montana Hotel which was located on Rossland Avenue in the “Gulch” area of Trail, BC. The hotel was built by Italian immigrant Isaco Georgetti in 1902 and ran the hotel until 1913 when he sold it to August Mueller. During its heyday the hotel was a popular hangout for smelter workers. The hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1990.
Camp Stores Office, Eau Claire Camp No. 130, internment camp in Kananaskis Valley
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1942
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives PA-3505-6
Photograph of two men standing in front of the camp store at Eau Claire Camp No. 130 in Alberta. During World War II the Canadian government authorized the internment of a number of men and women who they deemed enemies of the state. They were interned in a number of remote camps across the country. While in the camps the internees were paid for work completed in the camp and were able to purchase small goods such as toothpaste and cigarettes at the camp store. German prisoner of war Alfred C.W. Giesendoerfer (Internee number 40016) has been identified standing at left.
Eau Claire Camp No. 130, internment camp in Kananaskis Valley, near Seebe, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1942
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives PA-3505-2
Aerial image showing internees playing soccer at an internment camp in Alberta. The internees are playing in a central field surrounded by barrack buildings. A barbed wire barricade is barely visible in behind the barrack buildings. Trees and mountains are visible in the distance.
Guards watch internees at Castle Mountain Internment Camp, Banff, AB
MAKER
Gushul Studio, Blairmore, Alberta
DATE
ca. 1916
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NC-54-4336
Black and white photograph depicting internees and guards outdoors at the Castle Mountain Internment Camp in Banff, Alberta. The internees stand huddled in the middle of what appears to be a snow covered field. Guards holding rifles over their shoulders stand guard in a circle around the internees. Barrack buildings are visible in the left background and a stone compound with look-out tower is visible in the right background. Mountains are visible in the far distance. During World War I the Canadian government authorized the internment of a number of individuals across the country. Many of the men interned at this camp would be sent to the Crowsnest Pass area to work in the mines.
Angelina Rebaudengo with son Mario, Calgary, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
October 21, 1941
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-18
Black and white photograph of Angelina Rebaudengo and her son Mario Rebaudengo standing in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta. Angelina and Mario are the wife and son of Italian Canadian internee Antonio Rebaudengo. This photograph was taken while Antonio was interned. A dog is standing in front of Angelina in the foreground.
Antonio Rebaudengo reading Italian newspaper, Calgary, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
November 21, 1937
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-16
Black and white photograph depicting Antonio Rebaudengo standing outdoors on a snow-covered sidewalk reading an Italian newspaper. Rebaudengo is dressed in a suit and is holding a cigar in his hand. During World War II Rebaudengo was interned.
Antonio Rebaudengo with son Mario, Calgary, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1926
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-5
Italian Canadian Antonio Rebaudengo standing outside of his family home at 517 2nd Avenue, NE, Calgary, Alberta holding his son Mario’s hand. During World War II Antonio Rebaudengo was interned.
Internees at the internment camp, Castle Mountain, AB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1915
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-1870-6
Black and white photograph of a group of male internees standing behind a barbed wire fence at an internment camp in Castle Mountain, Alberta. All the men appear to be dressed in the same uniform, which consisted of a button-down shirt, overalls and a hat. Some men appear to be wearing a jacket as well. A white tent if visible in the left background and mountains are visible in the right background.
Photograph of Norman Ade Clark
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1942
CREDIT LINE
CWM 20020203-017, George Metcalf Archival Collection, © Canadian War Museum
Black and white photograph of Norman Ade Clark. Clark is seated indoors on a table drapped with a white cloth. He is looking up to his right and holding a fencing sword across his lap. Clark is not clothed, which suggests that the photograph was taken in order to study the human form. He is illuminated by a raking light, which serves to highlight his muscular form and also casts harsh shadows on the wall. The photograph seems to have been altered after it’s making in the interest of modesty.
Clark was an English merchant marine who was interned at Camp Fredericton along with a number of German and Italian merchant marines and German Canadians. Italian Canadian internees were transferred from Petawawa to Fredericton in July 1942. According to an account written by Vincenzo Poggi regarding an incident that occurred in the camp, Poggi began to teach Clark the art of painting in April of 1942. He was soon targeted by a group of Italian Canadian internees who accused him of working with a Mounted Police spy and an English spy. Poggi continued to work with Clark and referred to his relations with Clark as being “purely of a professional nature.” However, due to a number of altercations with internee Nello Trasciatti and his group Poggi was compelled to stop giving lessons to Clark in order to “keep the peace” and protect himself.
Group portrait of internees
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
CWM T2.12/20020203-016, George Metcalf Archival Collection, © Canadian War Museum
Group portrait of internees standing outdoors at Petawawa Internment Camp. A barrack building is in the background behind the internees. An “x” in blue marker appears over the head of an internee seated in the middle row, far right. This is Italian Canadian artist Vincenzo Poggi.
Clark was an English merchant marine who was interned at Camp Fredericton along with a number of German and Italian merchant marines and German Canadians. Italian Canadian internees were transferred from Petawawa to Fredericton in July 1942. According to an account written by Vincenzo Poggi regarding an incident that occurred in the camp, Poggi began to teach Clark the art of painting in April of 1942. He was soon targeted by a group of Italian Canadian internees who accused him of working with a Mounted Police spy and an English spy. Poggi continued to work with Clark and referred to his relations with Clark as being “purely of a professional nature.” However, due to a number of altercations with internee Nello Trasciatti and his group Poggi was compelled to stop giving lessons to Clark in order to “keep the peace” and protect himself.
Italo-Canadese Society second annual banquet
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
March 27, 1935
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Group portrait of the S.M.S. Italo-Canadese Society’s second annual banquet in Trail, British Columbia. A row of men stand at the back of the room wearing what appears to be official sashes. They stand in front of the banquet banner, Italian and United Kingdom flags. A group of men, women and children sit in the second row holding various instruments.
Trail, BC
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1940
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Group portrait of the S.M.S. Italo-Canadese Society’s second annual banquet in Trail, British Columbia. A row of men stand at the back of the room wearing what appears to be official sashes. They stand in front of the banquet banner, Italian and United Kingdom flags. A group of men, women and children sit in the second row holding various instruments.
Rossland Avenue, the Gulch and West Trail
MAKER
Weir
DATE
ca. 1900
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society
Aerial view of Rossland Avenue in Trail, British Columbia. In the early 1900s a large influx of Italian immigrants inhabited the area, known as “the Gulch.”
Rocco Perri of Hamilton, “King of the Bootleggers”
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
ca. 1938
CREDIT LINE
Toronto Star Archives/GetStock.com
Black and white press photograph of Rocco Perri standing in what appears to be a courtroom. The original caption published with the photograph in 1938 reads: Twice lucky. Only nine months ago that the home of Rocco Perri was bombed when he was out. Last night he escaped death again when a bomb hidden in his automobile exploded. He received only head cuts and a singed arm. Website image rights expired.
Rocco Perri of Hamilton, “King of the Bootleggers”
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
ca. 1938
CREDIT LINE
Toronto Star Archives/GetStock.com
Black and white press photograph of Rocco Perri standing in what appears to be a courtroom. The original caption published with the photograph in 1938 reads: Twice lucky. Only nine months ago that the home of Rocco Perri was bombed when he was out. Last night he escaped death again when a bomb hidden in his automobile exploded. He received only head cuts and a singed arm. Website image rights expired. Website image rights expired.
Rocci Perri and Bessie Starkman with assistant crown-attorney Ed Murphy
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
ca. 1930
CREDIT LINE
Toronto Star Archives/GetStock.com
Black and white press photograph of Rocci Perri (standing in centre) and his common-law wife Bessie Starkman with assistant crown-attorney Ed Murphy. The caption which accompanied this photograph reads: Scene during liquor investigation some time ago. Left is Ed. Murphy, assitant crown-attorney, and Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Perri in crown attorney’s office in city hall, Toronto. The photograph was last published on August 14, 1930. The photograph has been heavily retouched for publication.
Website image rights expired.
Rocco Perri with RCMP officer
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
ca. 1939
CREDIT LINE
Toronto Star Archives/GetStock.com
Black and white press photograph of Rocco Perri seated next to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. The caption which accompanied the photograph reads: Mysterious disappearance a year ago of Rocco Perri, Hamilton Italian and former liquor-running partner of Louis Wernick, comes into the news again with Wernick’s murder yesterday. It is conjectured there may be a tie up in the two cases. Perri is shown as he appeared in court some time ago. The photograph was last published on January 27, 1945.
Website image rights expired.
Guard tower overlooking prisoner of war camp, Kananaskis, AB
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
1939
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5474-4
Black and white photograph showing a guard tower at Camp Kananaskis in Alberta. A guard can be seen standing on guard looking at the barrack buildings housed behind the barbed wire fence. The Rocky Mountains are also visible in the background. Website image rights expired.
Inspection of guards at prisoner of war camp, Kananaskis, AB
MAKER
Toronto Star Archives
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5474-2
Black and white photograph showing the camp commander inspecting the guards outdoors during the winter at Camp Kananaskis in Alberta. The guards are standing in a row with their rifles over their left shoulders. They are standing in front of a row of barrack buildings. Barrack #87 can be seen at the right.
Prisoners at The Ripples internment camp, near Fredericton, NB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
March 29, 1943
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-26
Group portrait of internees at Camp Fredericton in New Brunswick. The camp was also known as Camp Ripples. During World War II Italian Canadian internees were sent to Camp Ripples from Camp Petawawa. Italian Canadian internee Gino Tiezzi is seated in the front row, second from left. The standard internee jacket with the red circle on the back can be seen resting on his knee. Also visible in the left foreground is a small pedestal holding a sign that reads, “46.” It is unclear how photographs of the internees emerged from the internment camps, as cameras were not permitted in the camps, however this sign suggests that this may be an official portrait taken by the governement.
Prisoners at The Ripples internment camp, near Fredericton, NB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
December 1942
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-25
Group portrait of male internees at the internment camp in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The camp was also known by the name Camp Ripples. Italian Canadian internees who were being detained at Camp Petawawa were transferred to Camp Ripples in July 1942. The internee standing at the far left is Felice Martiniello lived in Sydney, Nova Scotia before his internment.
Prisoners at The Ripples internment camp, near Fredericton, NB
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1942
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-23
Group portrait of internees at Camp Fredericton in New Brunswick. The camp was also known as Camp Ripples. Many of the Italian Canadian internees who were detained at Camp Petawawa were moved to Fredericton in July 1942. Italian Canadian internee Gino Tiezzi can be seen standing in the back row, far right.
Prisoners at internment camp
MAKER
Unknown
DATE
1941
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives NA-5124-22
Group portrait of internees at Camp Fredericton in New Brunswick. The camp was also known as Camp Ripples. Many of the Italian Canadian internees who were detained at Camp Petawawa were moved to Fredericton in July 1942. Italian Canadian internee Gino Tiezzi can be seen standing in the back row, far right.
Royal Visit of 1939 to the Canadian Immigration Building
MAKER
Leonard Frank
DATE
May 1939
CREDIT LINE
Leonard Frank photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 16363
The photograph was taken during the Royal Visit to the Canadian Immigration Building in May of 1939. The building is locaton at the north foot of Thurlow Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. During World War II Italian Canadian enemy aliens were held here prior to be transferred to Canadian internment camps.
Men and women selling copies of The New Advance magazine at Oppenheimer Park
MAKER
Michael Newman
DATE
1938
CREDIT LINE
Michael Newman photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 9442
This photograph shows a group of men and women standing in front of a building at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. The park is located in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The park was opened in 1902 as the Powell Street Grounds by Vancouver’s second mayor David Oppenheimer. It was later renamed in honour of the mayor. The men and women are selling copies of The New Advance magazine. The sign in the background reads: “Stop the murder of the Spanish people by German and Italian fascism.”
Rooftop view looking north west from the Marine Building
MAKER
Leonard Frank
DATE
1935
CREDIT LINE
Leonard Frank photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 4441
Photograph of the Immigration Building in Vancouver, British Columbia. The photograph was taken in 1935 by photographer Leonard Frank. During World War II Italian Canadian enemy alien were held here prior to being transferred to internment camps.
Justice James D. Hyndman
MAKER
McDermid Studios
DATE
Unknown
CREDIT LINE
Glenbow Archives PA-83-232
Photograph of Justice James Duncan Hyndman. This portrait was taken by the McDermid Studios. Justice Hyndman worked on the Pembroke, Ontario hearings for Canadian internees during World War II recommending the release of certain individuals based on government files and records.
College Street 1971
MAKER
Dick Darrell
DATE
August 19, 1971
CREDIT LINE
Dick Darrell/GetStock.com
Photograph shows shopowners and a row of grocery stores along a strip of College Street in Toronto, Ontario known as Little Italy. The original photo caption reads: “Ingredients for Continental cooking are found in this stretch of College St., sometimes called Little Italy. Photo taken by Dick Darrell/Toronto Star Aug. 19, 1971.”
Hungary Signing Versailles Peace Treaty
MAKER
Underwood & Underwood
DATE
June 28, 1919
CREDIT LINE
© Underwood & Underwood/Corbis
Hungary signing the Treaty of Versailles. The original caption reads: Under the presidency of Premier Millerand (shown seated in the centre, directly in front of second mural painting at right), the Treaty of Peace with Hungary was recently signed in the Grand Trianon Palace at Versailles. This photo shows Mr. Benar of the Hungarian Delegation signing the treaty.
A truckload of fascist material is unloaded after a raid in Montreal, Canada
MAKER
Popperfoto
DATE
June 05, 1940
CREDIT LINE
Popperfoto/Getty Images
A truckload of fascist material is unloaded out of a van, after a raid in Montreal, Canada. In the centre of the pile sits a image of Adrien Arcand. Arcand was a Montreal journalist who formed the Parti National Social Chrétien (Canadian National Socialist Unity Party); a party who identified with Adolf Hitler’s nazism. On May 30, 1940 Arcand and other party members were arrested and eventually sent to internment camps along with other enemy aliens.
Italian troops mass aboard the Italian troopship Ganges
MAKER
Popperfoto
DATE
October 25, 1935
CREDIT LINE
Popperfoto/Getty Images
Italian troops mass aboard the Italian troopship Ganges passing through the Red Sea en route to Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) and the war zone.
Pre-World War II
MAKER
Popperfoto
DATE
November 05, 1938
CREDIT LINE
Popperfoto/Getty Images
Black and white photograph depicting men working on producing anti-aircraft shells and naval shells at a munitions factory 10 months before the outbreak of war.
War and Conflict, Pre-World War II
MAKER
Popperfoto
DATE
November 05, 1938
CREDIT LINE
Popperfoto/Getty Images
Black and white photograph of naval guns being produced in a munitions factory in England in preparation for World War II.
March on Rome
MAKER
Roger Viollet
DATE
October 28, 1922
CREDIT LINE
Roger Viollet/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) (centre), General and fascist politician Emilio De Bono and aviator politician Count Italo Balbo leading the blackshirts in the fascist March on Rome on the 28th of October, 1922.
Citizens listen to Mussolini
MAKER
Thomas D. McAvoy
DATE
June 10, 1940
CREDIT LINE
Thomas D. McAvoy/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Black and white photograph of crowds listening to Benito Mussolini declare war on the Allies from his balcony in Palazzo Venezia, Rome.
Mussolini Rises To Power
MAKER
Time Life Pictures
DATE
October 29, 1922
CREDIT LINE
Time Life Pictures/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Italian general and later dictator Benito Mussolini (foreground, left), stands with members of his future government as they listen to an unseen King Victor Emmanuel III deliver a speech from his throne to inaugurate a new Italian parliament under Mussolini’s control. Photograph was taken October 29, 1922.
German troops restraining crowd shortly
MAKER
John Phillips
DATE
1938
CREDIT LINE
John Phillips/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Black and white photograph depicting German troops restraining a crowd shortly after their occupation of Austrian territories.
Blackshirt Display
MAKER
Fox Photos
DATE
1939
CREDIT LINE
Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Young blackshirts are to provide a display of Italian fascist youth for the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, and Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, upon their visit to Rome. The black and white photograph was taken in 1939.
Matteotti
MAKER
Hulton Archive
DATE
ca. 1924
CREDIT LINE
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Photograph of the Italian socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti (1885-1924), who was murdered by fascists for his opposition to Mussolini. On May 30, 1924 Matteotti spoke out in Parliament against the fraud he believed the fascists had committed during the elections and for their use of violence. Eleven days after his speech he was kidnapped and killed by fascist supporters. This photograph was taken circa 1924.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
MAKER
Hulton Archive
DATE
1878
CREDIT LINE
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Photograph of the Italian patriot and a leader of the Risorgimento, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). The photograph of the Italian cultural figure was taken in 1878.
Giuseppe Mazzini
MAKER
Hulton Archive
DATE
1870
CREDIT LINE
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Italian writer and patriot Giuseppe Mazzini. He was nicknamed “The Beating Heart of Italy” for his efforts toward the unification of Italy. This sepia-toned photograph of the political figure was taken in 1870.
Barrington Street, near the intersection of Blowers Street
MAKER
Robert Norwood
DATE
ca. 1940
CREDIT LINE
Courtesy of Nova Scotia Archives
Black and white photograph of a city street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The photograph shows Barrington St., near the intersection of Blowers St. during wartime. Soldiers in uniform and citizens are seen walking on the sidewalk, while period cars and streetcars are in the street. Union Jacks and the Nova Scotia flag hang from the buildings and windows that line the street.
Sydney, Cape Breton, NS, 1901
MAKER
Wm. Notman & Son
DATE
ca. 1901
CREDIT LINE
McCord Museum VIEW-3374
Photograph of Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the early 20th Century. The photo shows homes lining the a small street. Two children can been seen sitting in the grass in the left foreground. In the right background, a variety of boats and liners can be seen in the harbour.
Bordeaux Jail, Montreal, QC, 1912
MAKER
Wm. Notman & Son
DATE
1912
CREDIT LINE
McCord Museum VIEW-12690
Photograph of the Bordeaux Jail in Montreal, Quebec. Image depicts snow-covered ground and telephone wires in the foreground, and the jail buildings in the background. During World War II, Italian Canadians suspected of subversive activities were arrested by the Canadian government beginning on June 10, 1940. Italian Canadian men from the Montreal area were held at Bordeaux Jail before being transferred to internment camps.
Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, 1903
MAKER
Wm. Notman & Son
DATE
1903
CREDIT LINE
McCord Museum VIEW-3713
An early 20th century photograph of Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Main St. The photograph shows buildings lining both sides of the street, and many people on the sidewalks and dirt road. Two streetcars appear on tracks in the centre of the image, while a number of horse and buggies can be seen curbside.
Sparks Street looking east, Ottawa, ON, 1900
MAKER
Wallis & Shepherd
DATE
1900
CREDIT LINE
McCord Museum MP-0000.27.168
Street shot of Ottawa in the early 20th Century, showing Sparks St. looking east. Image shows many people in the street and one individual riding a bike in the foreground. A streetcar can be seen in the background.