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The picturesque views featured in this souvenir book, along with the subtitle "The Switzerland of America," calls attention to the ways that European perspectives and conventions influenced representations of North American landscapes.

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.

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…

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…

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

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

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

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

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…