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This beautiful full-page plate of an Arctic Grayling is the only colour illustration in Richardson’s Notice of the Fishes and is one of my favourite images in my collection.

Scroll. 230 cm x 17.5 cm (opened).
N 7433.3 M646 2000 folio

Codex. 18 x 22 cm.
N 7433.4 H695 A6 T282 2007

Scandinavians settled across the Prairies. The Vasa Order, named after the first king of modern Sweden, formed in the late 1890s in Connecticut with the goal of preserving Swedish culture; eventually the organization expanded its scope to include…

Codex. 25 x 18 cm.
N 7433.4 C37 A6 W35 2005

Featuring a plethora of brand-name foods, this cookbook is a snapshot of 1936 cookery. Recipes call for Eagle Brand or Borden’s condensed milk, Knox gelatin, Keen’s mustard, Sunkist oranges, Heinz ketchup and other sauces, Swans Down…

This deck of playing cards acts as both a souvenir and an advertisement for the White Pass and Yukon route. Each card features a different picture.

Acquired in recognition of Sheila O'Kelly

This privately published pamphlet was produced by the noted Canadian lawyer John Skirving Ewart. Educated at Upper Canada College and Osgoode Hall, Ewart lived in Winnipeg from 1882 to 1904 before moving to Ottawa to become an outstanding counsel…

Acquired in honour of Peggy Garritty