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The Canadian Northern Railway grew swiftly from its creation in 1899 to its nationalization in 1918. In the same vein as the Grand Trunk’s Bread: Terse Stories of Success, the company published The Key to Prosperity in the Bread Basket of the…

This attractive brochure emphasized the CPR’s three-million–acre irrigation block, located east of Calgary. Begun in the 1890s during a period of dry years, the scheme involved a series of canals that brought water to farms in the region,…

This elegantly designed menu from approximately 1928 features a delightful poem about the joys of riding on the Canadian National Railway. Much of it concerns food: If you follow the magic carpet‘Twill lead to a fairy car,Where all things good…

Chinaka's political pamphlet The Life Story and Trial of Awolowo and 23 Others tells the story of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo was the leader of the Action Group, a political party once active in Western Nigeria, and was integral in Nigeria's…

Chinaka addresses readers worrying about all-important examinations. His self-help pamphlet, How to Study and Pass Examinations, shows that exams are not straightforward--the brightest students may score the worst and the dullest may score best.…

D. A. Azoh's romance pamphlet A Colourful Wedding and a Happy Home tells the fictional story of Jack and Rita. The narrator, Kelly, claims that Jack and Rita make the perfect couple and eagerly anticipates their wedding. When the wedding day arrives,…

A young First Nations mother, pictured carrying her baby in a moss bag. Her location and nation affiliation are unknown, though this image may have been taken during Miriam Green Ellis' journey to Aklavik.

The cover of Miriam Green Ellis' book 'Pathfinders', published by the Canadian Women's Press Club. This volume chronicled the history of the CWPC.

Miriam Green Ellis, photographed in her office at the end of her career as a journalist. This print has been signed at the lower right.