Here is a collection of vivid color photo that shows everyday life of Canadians in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Cave and Basin swimming pool, Banff National Park, Alberta, October 1948 |
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Five hostel workers, Quebec City, August 1948 |
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Pointe-du-ChĂȘne, New Brunswick, October 1948 |
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Corner Brook, Newfoundland, July 1949 |
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Fly fish for salmon in the Humber River, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, July 1949 |
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Sarnia, Ontario Yacht Club, 1949 |
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Young couple photographing with a new bathtub Nash, Fort Chambly, Quebec, 1949 |
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Anglers, Bennett Lake, Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, July 1950 |
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Kowabunga, Saskatchewan, 1950 |
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Photo-tourists view the city of Montreal from the lookout on Mount Royal, Quebec, June 1950 |
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Grand Bend, Ontario, July 1951 |
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Horseshoe Falls from lookout platform, Niagara Falls, Ontario, July 1951 |
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Sunbathing at Wigwassan Lodge, Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, Ontario, July 1951 |
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Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, June 1952 |
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Clear Lake, Manitoba, 1952 |
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Meech Lake, Quebec, July 1952 |
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Ping pong, Britannia Yacht Club, Ottawa, June 1952 |
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Vacationing in British Columbia, July 1953 |
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Picnic in Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, August 5, 1954 |
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Makeshift bath, Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, August 5, 1954 |
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Stanley Park archers, Vancouver, 1954 |
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Flin Flon, Manitoba, June 27, 1956 |