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On-to-Ottawa Trekkers gathered on Exhibition Grounds, Regina

CORA-RPL-B-110
Item
June/July1935

Part of City of Regina fonds

On-To-Ottawa trekkers gathered in Exhibition Stadium at the Exhibition Grounds in Regina.

Wreckage of R.J. Groome's airplane

CORA-A-559
Item
September 20, 1935

Part of City of Regina fonds

Spectators viewing the wreckage of Roland Groome's airplane in which he was killed on September 20, 1935.

Hall, A.C.V.

Chaos During the Regina Riot

CORA-RPL-B-393
Item
July 1,1935

Part of City of Regina fonds

Rioters and police during the Regina Riot. Machinery at the bottom of the frame is the city's tar-making machine, parts of which were thrown at police during the riot. Blurred figures to the far right of the frame are a police officer and a striker fighting.

An empty Wascana Lake

CORA-B-793
Item
September 1931

Part of City of Regina fonds

A drained and empty Wascana Lake before it was dredged and deepened in the fall of 1931. As part of a government relief project, 2,100 men (only men who were married and had children were allowed to work on the project) widened and dredged the lake bed and created two islands (Willow and Spruce Island) using only hand tools and horse-drawn wagons.

Saskatchewan Legislative Grounds and Wascana Lake

CORA-A-535
Item
September, 1931

Part of City of Regina fonds

Aerial view of the Saskatchewan Legislative Grounds and Wascana Lake; note that Wascana Lake is drained/empty.

Hall, A.C.V.

Soldiers' Plot at the Regina Cemetery

CORA-RPL-B-88a
Item
[ca. 1930]

Part of City of Regina fonds

Soldiers' Plot at the Regina Cemetery. Long view with two howitzer guns in foreground.

Capitol Studios

War Memorial, Soldiers' Plot, Regina Cemetery

CORA-RPL-B-89
Item
[ca. 1930]

Part of City of Regina fonds

Aerial view of the War Memorial, Soldiers' Plot at the Regina Cemetery; architectural firm of Portnall and Clemnsha of Regina designed the war memorial.

Capitol Studios

Trains in C.P.R. Rail yard

CORA-B-598
Item
[between 1900 and 1930]

Part of City of Regina fonds

Trains in the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) rail yard off Broad Street and Dewdney Avenue looking north towards buildings in the warehouse district on Dewdney Avenue.

Birds'-eye view of Victoria Park in Regina

CORA-A-1779
Item
pre-1928

Part of City of Regina fonds

Aerial view of Victoria Park in Regina, looking south towards Victoria Avenue. The Baptist Church and the Land Titles Building are visible and the Victoria Park Fountain is still the centre of Victoria Park (replaced by the World War I Cenotaph in 1928]

Victoria Park with Cenotaph, Regina

CORA-RPL-A-426
Item
1928

Part of City of Regina fonds

Aerial/birds' eye view of Victoria Park and Cenotaph facing towards 12th Avenue and Cornwall Street.

Cenotaph in Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan

CORA-RPL-A-428
Item
1928

Part of City of Regina fonds

World War I Cenotaph located in Victoria Park.

Regina Mayor W.E. Mason

CORA-A-213
Item
1925

Part of City of Regina fonds

Formal studio portrait of Regina Mayor W.E. Mason (Mayor from 1925 to 1926)

Regina City Council, 1924

CORA-B-10
Item
1924

Part of City of Regina fonds

Composite photograph of 1924 Regina City Council. Left to Right, Top: R. Dawson; H. Perry; Mayor S.C. Burton; H. Black; W.E. Mason. Middle: J. Cooksley; M.J. Coldwell. Bottom: City Commissioner L.A. Thornton; G.H. Merlin; A.G. Smith; L. Roy; N.J. Taylor; City Clerk G. Beach.