When the Great War Broke out in August 1914, the population of Canada was fewer than eight million. Over 60,000 Canadians died fighting in a war not even declared by Parliament in Ottawa but at Westminster in London. Canada employed three official photographers between 1916 and 1918—Captain Harry Knobel, Captain William Ivor Castle, and Lieutenant William Rider-Rider. Together they produced over 4000 photographs of Canadians at war printed in newspapers, sold as souvenirs, and put on exhibition. Vimy Foundation has colorized some photographs from Word War 1. These photos have been drawn from the vast archival collection at Library and Archives Canada and local archives across the country such as the City of Toronto Archives, the Glenbow Museum and Archives, the City of Vancouver Rooms in Newfoundland, and the Nova Scotia Archives.
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World War I: 50+ Striking Colorized Photographs Of Canadian Soldiers During The Great War
