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A selection of photographs by Jan Van Raay, designed by Pat Stier and Paula Greif. A printed and bound book chronicles in images, text and various supporting documents, the activities and agenda of the Guerilla Art Action Group. Each Chapter…

Another example of a wartime cookbook, Cook to Win was produced by the Good Cheer Club of Wesley United Church in Calgary. The cover shows a housewife focusing on key cooking goals, not unlike a military strategist. The foreword appeals to Prairie…

Tunnel Book. 7.5 x 7.5 cm; extends to 15 cm.
N 7433.4 B73 A6 W67 2000

Accordion Fold. 7.5 x 5.3 cm (page size); 7.5 x 76.1 cm extended.
N 7433.3 B73 A6 T113 1999

Accordion Fold. 9.3 x 8.8 x 9.1 cm.
N 7433.4 B73 A6 J33 2002

Tunnel Book. 14.6 x 14.6 cm.
N 7433.4 B73 A6 D69 2005

While food was always a key driver of Western Canada’s economy, the war meant that Prairie production had global consequences. This brochure, published by the North-West Line Elevators Association, encourages farmers to tailor their production to…

This chart is part of a Swift Canadian campaign, beginning in the late 1940s, that encouraged “Meats for Babies.” Although Swift’s Canadian headquarters were in Ontario, this pre-cooked and strained food, sold in small cans, might have been…

Second edition, printed and staple bound. Work is sealed with a red sticker that reads RAPE in black. Each page inside cites examples of rape, coercive come-ons and sexual assault as well as the effects of attempting to prosecute a rapist.