What are photo essays?
Typically written by a photo archivist or historian, each photo essay provides a narrative on a particular theme. Photo essays are enhanced with images, to highlight the collections of Images Canada partners.
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Frozen Ocean: Search for the NorthWest Passage
An exhibition of materials from the Toronto Public Library's Special Collections. Books, maps and prints dating from 1578 to 1907 document 300 years of Arctic exploration, from Sir Martin Frobisher's discovery of Baffin Island in 1576 to the first navigation of the Northwest Passage by Roald Amundsen in 1903-5
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Calgary in the 1950s
Welcome to Calgary in the 1950s. Take a look at life and values in a booming city during the age of optimism, through the lens of photographer Jack De Lorme.
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Toronto : A Place of Meeting
Toronto Public Library's virtual exhibition celebrates 10,000 years of the city's history. Images are from the Library's Special Collections and private collections. The virtual exhibition is divided into five eras, beginning with the first human presence in the city 8000 BC and ending with modern city of 2003.
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J.B. Tyrrell Chronology
"J.B. Tyrrell Chronology", a detailed illustrated biography of J.B. Tyrrell (1858-1957), Canadian explorer, geologist, mining consultant and historian.
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Celebrating Dominion Day 1867-1917
"Celebrating Dominion Day 1867-1917" is the Images Canada inaugural photo essay, describing how Canadians celebrated what is now known as Canada Day.
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