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A man with a receding hairline and bushy mutton‑chop sideburns is wearing a suit, vest and bow tie.
An Indigenous woman with long dark hair pulled back wears a long checkered dress with a light-coloured collar and scarf and stands with her hands resting on the back of a chair.
A man with a full dark beard and moustache wears a dark suit and white shirt.
Painting: Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up by George Catlin, depicting Indigenous people playing lacrosse.
Handwritten archival manuscript on browned paper with dense cursive text; this is the baptism record of Lydia Longley.
An older man with a full beard and mustache, wearing a suit and tie.
A portrait of a man in a high-collared dark coat with rows of buttons.
A young man with long sideburns stands in front of rustic-looking props including a rail fence. He wears light-coloured pants and a light-coloured shirt or vest under a dark jacket, open in the front. In one hand he holds a hat, the other hand is in his pocket.
A young-looking man with full dark sideburns and a dark mustache, wearing a high-collared shirt, patterned suit and a dark necktie.
Two people, one seated, and one (Indigenous or in Indigenous clothing) standing, holding a tomahawk, are next to a lake or pond. On the far side of the water is a house on a hill, with many trees. On the near side of the lake is a log cabin with a rail fence.
A black and white image of an older man with a high forehead and dark hair, a small dark mustache, wearing a dark suit and a high starched collar.
A woman with shoulder-length wavy hair wears a dark corduroy jacket with a white blouse with a wide collar.
A man in a suit and bow tie, with dark hair and a dark curled mustached and small beard, sits holding an open book on his lap beside a desk with papers.
An older man with mutton‑chop sideburns wearing a dark suit and tie.
Crop from the title page for the novel "A Romance of Toronto (Founded on Fact.)" labeled "A Novel" by Mrs. Annie G. Savigny.
A bearded man in a dark suit, seated, with one hand holding the armrest of the chair he is in.
A dark-haired and dark-bearded man wears a dark suit, white shirt, and dark bow tie.
A woman with short dark wavy hair, wearing a dark fur-collared coat, a pendant necklace and hoop earring.
Four black-and-white portraits, clockwise from the top left: Robert Weir, Pierre-Basile Mignault, 📖 Frederick Luther (Freddie) Fowke, Florence Anne Bridgwood, known as Florence Lawrence and “the Biograph Girl”.
A man with a thick curled mustache and dark hair and sideburns, wearing a dark suit and patterned tie.
An older woman with a long face, light-coloured hair pulled back, wearing a high‑collared lace blouse.
A man in a military uniform including a flat-topped hat with a crest on the front.
A man with dark hair and a large bushy black beard wears a dark suit jacket.
Drawing of a man in dark clothes with a high collar. The man has a high forehead and hair that curls at his ears.
A man with light-coloured eyes and a high forehead, thick sideburns, and a bushy moustache wears a dark suit jacket and white collared shirt.
Newspaper clipping of a man in military uniform including an elaborately decorated hat.
A portrait of an Indigenous woman wearing a red robe trimmed with fur.
An Indigenous man with short dark hair, wearing a dark suit, vest, and tie, with a white shirt.
Drawing of a man with a high forehead and large sideburns, sitting in a chair. A portrait of a tiger head is hung on the wall above him.
An Indigenous man in a Western-style suit and brimmed hat holds a shovel.
Four photos of a man in various costumes playing various theatrical parts.
An Indigenous man with his hair in a braid wears an elaborate feather headdress. His flowered jacket is covered on one shoulder by a blue fur-lined cape or wrap.
A white man in a red military uniform with black accents, lace shirt cuffs, and brass buttons. He wears a dark hat with a gold embellishment.
A young white woman with dark hair and glasses wears a white blouse with a wide collar.
An older Indigenous man with short graying hair wears a suit with a vest and tie. He is sitting in a chair and is holding a book in one hand.
A young Indigenous man wears a military uniform that includes a cap slanted to one side, a buttoned jacket, a plaid throw or cape over one shoulder, a kilt, diamond-patterned socks, and a waist pouch with animal tails attached to it.
A young woman with dark hair with two large ringlet curls showing smiles at the viewer. She wears a large and elaborate hat that sits high on her head. Her vest or jacket is open in front to show off a brooch.
An Indigenous man wearing a brimmed hat holds on to a ship's wheel with both hands.
A head and shoulders portrait of a young man with light brown hair and a moustache, wearing a red and white striped shirt. An image of a man in the same shirt rowing single sculls is at the bottom of the image.
An Indigenous woman with dark hair piled high on her head wears a dark dress with long puffed sleeves.
Painted image of a man with dark hair and a dark moustache, in a dark suit. It is from "The 1919 Winnipeg Strike", a mural by Tom Andrich.
An Indigenous man in a military uniform, red with gold epaulets, and a red cap with a large feather in it.
An image featuring intertwined symbols representing First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis: a feather, a narwhal and a fiddle. They appear in white against a vibrant gradient background evoking the warm light of the longest day of the year. Surrounding these central symbols are decorative elements illustrating other aspects of First Nations, Inuit and MĂ©tis cultures. Text: National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21 #NIPD2026
A man with short hair brushed back smiles slightly. He is holding a conductor's baton and standing with a book of sheet music.
Portrait of Nicholas Vincent, an Indigenous man, holding the Hatchet Wampum (Great War necklace) in his hand and pointing to it with his other hand.
A young man with think wavy dark hair wearing a red robe or jacket sits by a desk covered in papers. A globe sits in the background.
An Indigenous man with a thick dark beard wears a wide-brimmed hat and wears a light-coloured coat. He is carrying a rifle.
A man with a very high forehead, bald on top with thin hair at the sides, wears a priest's collar and robe.
An older Indigenous man with long dark hair worn loose wears an open-necked shirt and is wrapped in a striped cloth or blanket.
A landscape painting of a large lawn with a path leading to a large house. There are large trees dotting the lawn.
An Indigenous man in a military uniform.
An older Indigenous man sits at an easel, painting.
Drawing of a man with a high round forehead, a dark moustache and a very small goatee, wearing a suit and short tie.
Portrait of an Indigenous woman wearing a fur-trimmed wrap or coat. She has short dark hair.
A man with a long thin face, wavy dark hair, a thick dark moustache, and a bristly dark beard around his chin and neck. He wears a dark suit.
An Indigenous woman in furs and an elaborate headpiece. Woven baskets sit on the surface next to her.
A man with dark hair, smoothed and long in the back, wears robes over a suit and a white collar. He holds a rolled-up paper in one hand.
An Indigenous man with long hair wears traditional clothing. He has a large circular medallion on a chain around his neck.