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Item is an image from a dinner for the twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) held in Montreal during the 15th Congress. A few names are given.

Items are images of 40 x 40 Radial Spillway gate for Warsak Hydro-Electric Development in Pakistan being manufactured in Montreal by Canadian Vickers Ltd. Images show:
(1)-(3) Group of men stand on a deck, with David Cass-Beggs at far left in R-B14145 (1) and (2).

(4)-(5) Men stand in manufacturing building.

Item is an image showing a group of men and women at the final meeting of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centenary Council. The meeting was held at the home of Madame de Yturralde.

Standing from left to right: Mr. Lavy M. Becker, Dr. J. R. Kidd, M. Paul Dumont-Frenette, Mr. John H. Archer, Mr. Harry M. Boyce, Major E. Bissonnette, The Hon. N. A. M. MacKenzie, Colonel Hugh M. Wallis, M. Norbert Préfontaine, Rear-Admiral H. F. Pullen, M. André Bachand, Mr. Robert J. Jenkins, Justice A. M. Déchêne. Seated, same order: Mr. William H. Budden, Mrs. J. A. McLean [Ellen S.], Mme Daniel de Yturralde, Mrs. D. W. McGibbon, Mr. Robert B. Taylor.

Item is an image showing a large group of men and women attending a joint meeting between the American Library Association and the Canadian Library Association that was held from June 19 to 24, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec. John Archer stands on right side of two women, directly front and centre.

Item is an image showing a monument dedicated to Canadian participation in the Boer War. Located in Montreal at the corner of Ste-Catherine and Metcalfe (Dorcester Square), the monument is nine metres high topped with a life-size bronze statue of a rearing horse and a cavalryman leading it by the reins while holding a pair of binoculars (indicating his role as a pathfinder) in the other hand. A rolled up blanket is shown attached to the horse's saddle. The lower part of the monument resembles a typical cenotaph and includes at the four corners inscriptions of the names of the Canadian regiments that participated in the conflict. Image shows the west side of the monument that is inscribed "To commemorate the heroic devotion of the Canadians who fell in the South African war and the valour of their comrades.” West side also includes a relief depicting the Battle of Paardeberg, where Boers surrendered to Canadian infantry.

Item is an image showing Abram and Rose Hoffer sitting at a restaurant table with three unidentified people. A woman feeds a piglet from a baby bottle while a man on the opposite side holds up the piglet's tail. The piglet is a mascot of the Montreal restaurant, Au Lutin Qui Bouffe.

The photographs focus mainly on agricultural conventions and exhibitions held in a variety of locations across western Canada, reflecting the interests of Western Producer readers. Some people attending these events are identified including Pierre Trudeau, Ross Thatcher, Louis "Scoop" Lewry, Clarence Barber, just to name a few. There are several views of streets, buildings, businesses, events and farms, mostly in and around Saskatchewan towns and cities but also includes some from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia.

Item is an image showing athletes lined up in the middle of the Montreal Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies for the 1976 Olympic Games.

Athletes line up in the middle of the Montreal Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies for the 1976 Olympic Games.

Item is an image showing athletes line up in the middle of the Montréal Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies for the 1976 Olympic games.