Historic Pictures

Pictographs Agawa Rock Lake Superior Provincial Park

A large rock face called Agawa Rock, has a story tell in the form of red pictographs. Agawa Rock is situated in Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada and is a popular tourist location.

A popular place for those interested in history, Agawa Rock features one of the largest collections of Indian pictographs in Ontario. Agawa Rock can be found in Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario. Pictographs on Agawa Rock, Agawa Rock Pictographs ...

Soo Locks Sunset Sault Ste Marie Ontario

Silhouetted by the beautiful hues of sunset the International Bridge passes over the Soo Locks, a National Historic Site in the City of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The Soo Locks allows leisure boats to by-pass rapids on the St Mary's River.

Though major shipping traffic uses the US locks, the Soo Locks situated on the Canadian side of the border in the City of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, is still used for recreational boats. During sunset, the International Bridge which passes from Canadian ...

Tourists admire colorful Tulips historic Prince of Wales Hotel Niagara on the Lake

Photo of tourists admiring the colorful Tulips, Tulipa, and the historic Prince of Wales Hotel (built in 1864), Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Tourists admire the scenery of the colorful Tulips, Tulipa, and the historic Prince of Wales Hotel (built in 1864), Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada. Two tourists are standing under a tree that is blooming with beautiful pink blossoms as they photograph the his ...

Snowshoes trap barn Last Mountain House Provincial Park

Photo of pair of snowshoes and a trap in the Warehouse/Barn at the Last Mountain House Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of a pair of snowshoes and a trap hang on the wall of the warehouse/barn at the Last Mountain House Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. A wall of a log cabin displays wood snowshoes and a metal animal trap. The snow shoes show their wear ...

Spoke wheels Red River cart shaganappi tires Fort Walsh National

Photo of spoke wheels of a Red River cart with tires made of shaganappi (rawhide) on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of spoke wheels made of shaganappi (rawhide) on a Red River cart on display at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. A Red River cart sits on display on the green lawns of Fort Walsh National ...

Old Wooden Fishing Boats Hecla Village Shores of Lake Winnipeg Hecla Island Manitoba Canada

Photo of old wooden fishing boats and red shed in Hecla Village on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, Hecla Island, Manitoba, Canada.

Photo of two old wooden fishing boats and a bright red shed in Hecla Village on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, Hecla Island, Manitoba, Canada. Along the shores of the beautiful Lake Winnipeg is the Hecla Village. A bright sunny day shows the green ...

Historic Gas Pump General Store Mennonite Heritage Village Steinbach Manitoba

Photo of Gas Pump outside the General Store in the Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.

Photo of an antique gas pump sits outside the entrance of General Store in the Mennonite Heritage Village, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. An antique gas pump sits outside of the General Store in the Mennonite Heritage Village. The gas pump has a large ...

Wagon Stables Fort Walsh National Historic Site

Photo of wagon outside the stables at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo of a wagon sits outside the log cabin stables at Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. A wagon painted green with red and white trim with the stables in the background sits on the grounds ...

Tulips Tulipa Entrance Prince of Wales Hotel Niagara-on-the-Lake

Photo of Tulips, Tulipa, at the entrance to the Prince of Wales Hotel (built in 1864) in the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Photo of beautiful red tulips, Tulipa, growing at the entrance to the Prince of Wales Hotel (built in 1864) in the town of Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada. Rows of bright red tulips decorate the lawn of the entrance to the charming Prince of Wales Hotel. This ...

Columns at entrance to Union Station in downtown Toronto Ontario Canada

Photo of columns at the entrance to Union Station in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Decorative columns at the entrance to the Union Station in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tall round columns flank the exterior of the Union Station building in Toronto. A beautiful arched ceiling decorated with stones in a zigzag pattern set within ...

Saint Marie among the Hurons 17th century Jesuit mission reconstructed in Georgian Bay-Midland

Saint Marie among the Hurons, a 17th century Jesuit mission reconstructed in Georgian Bay-Midland, Ontario, Canada, North America.

Photo of the 17th century Jesuit mission, Saint Marie among the Hurons, reconstructed in Georgian Bay-Midland, Ontario, Canada, North America. Looking out onto the grounds of Saint Marie from under a covered structure, a stone walkway leads to the ...

Historic Horse Drawn Wagon Wharf Road Sherbrooke Village

In the town of Sherbrooke Village, a horse drawn wagon travels along Wharf Road.

A horse drawn wagon travels along Wharf Road in historic Sherbrooke Village. A woman dresses in historic clothing walks along the street. Horses pulling a wagon traveling along the Main Road, Wharf Road, in the Sherbrooke Village Museum (a restored ...

Stone Wall Cannon Gun Louisbourg Fortress Nova Scotia

A cannon gun along the stone wall near the entrance to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada in Nova Scotia, aims out over the water.

This cannon gun is one of the many attractions at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Set up along the stone wall, this cannon gun protected one of the busiest harbours and one of France's main center of ...

Guest Bedroom Window Barbour Living Heritage Village Newfoundland

The guest bedroom window at the Alpaheus Barbour House at the Barbour Living Heritage Village in Newfoundland, Canada is adorned with an antique typewriter, lantern and a view of another historic building.

When touring the Alphaeus Barbour House at the Barbour Living Heritage Village in Newfoundland, Canada, the guest bedroom window looks out over a yellow and green building. On a table inside the window, there is an antique typewriter, an old lant ...

Night Fog Battle Harbour Southern Labrador Canada

At night, the fog can blanket Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada leaving the visibility limited. From the porch of the Battle Harbour Inn on this particular night, the fog still allows visitors to see some of the historic buildings.

From the porch of the Battle Harbour Inn in the historic fishing village of Battle Harbour at the entrance to the St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador, Canada, one can see the lights illuminating on the general store and other buildings. The fog ...

Battle Harbour Waterfront Houses Southern Labrador

Along the waterfront of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada, many of the historic houses and old fishing stages remain in their original condition from 1775.

A mass of houses set along the waterfront in the historic fishing village of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada were once used by the permanent residents on this island. In 1970, a fishery was opened at Battle Harbour and it was about fi ...

Eighteenth Century Tools Fortress Of Louisbourg Cape Breton

Eighteenth century tools are on display at an exhibit at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada.

At the Construction Techniques exhibit at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, there is a display of tools which have been reproduced from the 1700's. These tools are found at the Carrerot House at the Fortress where visitors w ...

Cannon Gun Firing Military Procession Louisbourg Fortress

The military procession marches through the streets at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada before the cannon gun firing.

Tourists follow beside the military procession in the Quay at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada which is led by an officer dressed in clothing relating to the 18th century. This military procession is the onset to the cannon gun f ...

Lighthouse Point Fortress Of Louisbourg Cape Breton Nova Scotia

From Lighthouse Point in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the scenery across the harbour highlights the historic national site of the Fortress of Louisbourg.

On a beautiful day, the sun sparkles off the surface of the water in Louisbourg Harbour as the historic Fortress of Louisbourg decorates the landscape as seen from Lighthouse Point in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This 18th century French fortified t ...

Historic Whaling Boat Red Bay National Historic Site Labrador

Artifacts dating back to the whaling years around Labrador are on exhibit at the Interpretation Centre at the Red Bay National Historic Site. At this display, a historic whaling boat used by the Native Indians is towered over by a wall mural.

Once used to hunt whales, this historic whaling boat, also known as a Chalupa, is on display at the Interpretation Centre at the Red Bay National Historic Site in Labrador, Canada. A large wall mural of whalers, a whale and the boat once used, cr ...

Costumed Musician Sherbrooke Village Museum

A costumed woman is a musician in the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada who entertains the visitors.

A woman costumed in time appropriate clothing wanders the Main Road in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada with her guitar in hand. This musician can be found around the village, playing her songs for all the tourists.A musician ...

Costumed Interpreters Sherbrooke Village Museum

Costumed interpreters chat outside one of the historic houses in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Outside one of the houses in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada, costumed interpreters are available to inform visitors of their ways of life. The village dates back to the 1860's to pre-WW1 where there are about eighty building ...

Jail Barred Windows Sherbrooke Village Museum

The barred windows displayed at the jail in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The jail at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, was built back in 1862 and the barred windows ensured that prisoners would not escape. There were cells upstairs for the women and three cells downstairs which housed the men and every jai ...

Printing Shop Sherbrooke Village Museum Nova Scotia

An interpreter who works at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada shows visitors how the press in the printing shop operates.

Dating back to the 1860's, the printing shop at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada displays some historic printing equipment. An interpreter who works for the village museum explains to tourists visiting how the presses work and ...

Blacksmith Shop Demonstration Sherbrooke Village

A blacksmith in his shop shows visitors to the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada a demonstration of his work.

A blacksmith works hard in his shop as he gives tourists to Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada, a demonstration of his daily work. The blacksmith makes ironwork for the restoration of the Sherbrooke Village and pieces can be bought ...

Historic Drug Store Sherbrooke Village Museum Nova Scotia

A man in costume sits below the sign for the Sherbrooke Drug Store in the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

An interpreter who works at the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada relaxes outside the Sherbrooke Drug Store which dates back to the 1880's. The building has only needed a few restorations since then and inside the drug sto ...

Colorful Historic Buildings Main Road Sherbrooke Village

Visitors can wander the Main Road in the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke in Nova Scotia, Canada and explore the colorful buildings.

The Main Road in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia is adorned with historic buildings painted in bright colorful shades. The Cumminger Bros building is a General Store which tourists can browse through to see ho ...

Historic General Store Supplies Sherbrooke Village Museum

The shelves in the general store are stocked with supplies in the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia.

A variety of supplies line the shelves in the Cumminger Brothers General Store at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. Small glass bottles, brushes, poultry food and boxes filled with supplies are a few of the ite ...

Sherbrooke Village Museum Sign General Store

A sign which advertises for goods sold at the Cumminger Brothers General Store in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia in Canada.

A sign in an old wooden box advertises goods for sale at the Cumminger Brothers General Store along the Main Road in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada. The items in the general store are on display to show tourists what the sma ...

Historic Village Woman Sherbrooke Nova Scotia

A woman dressed in historic clothing wanders the street in the Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The main road in the historic Sherbrooke Village Museum in the town of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia is adorned with overhanging trees and white picket fences. A woman dressed in dated clothing wanders along the main road who can help tourists to under ...

Public Punishment Historic Louisbourg Fortress

Two costumed interpreters lead the way through the streets at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on the way to a public punishment.

Crowds of people follow the costumed interpreters to witness a public punishment that will be held at the historic tourist attraction of the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In past years, being punished was not taken lightly a ...

Waterfront Restaurants Halifax Nova Scotia

Along the waterfront of the Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada you will find an assortment of restaurants.

On the wooden waterfront wharves, there are a variety of restaurants where you can enjoy a good meal and the beautiful scenery of the Halifax harbour in Nova Scotia. On warm days, many people sit outside to eat while listening to the ripples of the water ...

Medicine Bottles Picture

Shelves at the Sherbrooke Drug Store in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia are lined with ancient medicine bottles dating back to the 1880's.

Living in 1880 was a totally different way of life that we know today and this picture of the old medicine bottles on a shelf in a drug store are proof of that. At the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, visit the drug store and ...

Battle Harbour Fishing Boat Southern Labrador

At one time this fishing boat was bright green and red hues, but after sitting on the shores of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador for years, the color has faded.

Years ago, this old fishing boat was pulled out of the harbour near Battle Island at the entrance to the St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador and has remained there every since. Winter after winter, this boat loses more of its color and the wood ...

Sherbrooke Village Wagon Ride Nova Scotia

A wagon ride along the Main Road of Sherbrooke Village is a unique way to see this tourist attraction in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Beautifully groomed horses pull a wagon full of people through the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada. As they pass by the Sherbrooke drug store which dates back to the 1880's, people can either exit the wagon or continue the ride t ...

Outhouse Battle Island Southern Labrador

A red and white wooden outhouse on the grounds of the Church of St James the Apostle on Battle Island in Southern Labrador, Canada.

Fog encompasses Battle Island in Southern Labrador, Canada, but arising out of the mist is an outhouse which sits along the water's edge outside the Church of St James the Apostle. On Battle Island you will find many heritage buildings that were ...

Sherbrooke Village Drug Store Nova Scotia

The entrance sign and the doorway to the drug store in the Sherbrooke Village Museum along Highway 7 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

The building that houses the drug store at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada dates back to the 1880's with only a few restorations having to be made. At this village, you can wander through the drug store and browse at all the ...

Loyal Orange Association Hall Bonavista Newfoundland

The old wooden building known as the Loyal Orange Association Hall was built in 1907 in the town of Bonavista, Newfoundland.

A two storey building with a four storey domed tower houses the Loyal Orange Association Hall in the town of Bonavista, Newfoundland that was designed and built in 1907 by Ronald Strathie. It is recognized as one of the finest wooden structures t ...

Battle Harbour Exhibits Southern Labrador

The Salmon Store at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador uses one floor to display a variety of historic exhibits that were once used in this fishing village.

When tourists come to Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada they can tour through the Salmon Store where historic exhibits and information signs are on display. This building was used for many years to store dried salt fish where it stayed ...

Herbin Cross Grand Pre National Historic Site

The Herbin Cross stands on the grounds at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada marking the location of the church cemetery.

The land of the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada brings out the enthusiasm of artists, poets, architects and writers. John Frederic Herbin was a poet, historian, jeweller and son of an Acadian woman who purchased this land ...