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Acquired in honour of the Honourable Sheila Greckol

Margarine was illegal in Canada from 1886 until 1917, when the ban was temporarily lifted to compensate for the shortage of butter during World War I. This brochure, published in March 1923, argued for a renewal of the ban, as margarine posed a…

Oil well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

The Office of the Mining Recorder at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This structure appears to be located on a farm property. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

The Office of the Mining Recorder at Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

Acquired in recognition of Michael Phair

William Gilpin’s Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty instructed readers in how to enjoy the landscapes of England’s Lake District, and was illustrated with aquatints (a type of etching) based on Gilpin's drawings. Gilpin…