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1917

15 Jan 1917 - From Tom Gallamore (POW held in Hemeln, Germany) to Gertude Scott. Gertrude was matched with Tom through a program that had Canadian women send letters to men held as POWs. He was from Ontario and returned their after the war. Source: Image Courtesy of Megan Scott, personal collection Date: 15 Jan 1917

15 Jan 1917 – From Tom Gallamore (POW held in Hemeln, Germany) to Gertude Scott. Gertrude was matched with Tom through a program that had Canadian women send letters to men held as POWs. He was from Ontario and returned their after the war.
Source: Image Courtesy of Megan Scott, personal collection
Date: 15 Jan 1917

Class Photograph from Lampson Street Elementary
Children Assembled on the Steps of Lampson Elementary
Victoria Police Patrol Wagon
Second Lieutenant V.R. Pauline
Lieutenant G.R. Gray
Crew of HMCS Rainbow
Southbound on HMCS Rainbow
Curries in Uniform
General Sir Arthur Currie
General Sir Arthur Currie
General Currie and Staff
Practice, Practice, Practice
For Distinguished Service
Touring the Battlefield
Currie A-Horse
Brocklebank
Souvenirs
Watching the Troops Come In
Memorial for the Fallen of Hill 70
General Sir Arthur Currie
Water Sports at Gorge Park
Carnival
The Quarantine Station at William Head
Quarantine Station at William Head
Charles Hayward Todd beside S.S. Prince George
Picnic at Little Cordova Beach
University School Sports Honours Cap
University School Rugby Colours Cap
University School Boy's Cap
University School Boy's Cap
University School Tie
Willows Camp
Portrait of W.C. Warren
“The Despatch Rider’s Lament”
“Canadians on the Ice”
“Canadians on the Ice”
V.R. Pauline's Hat Badge
V.R. Pauline's Wings
V.R. Pauline's Flying Goggles
Royal Flying Corps Club Subscription
Victoria Order for Nurses
"Opening of New Year Hailed on All Sides as Beginning of the End of Greatest War in History"
"Try Any One"
"Campbell's January Clearance Sale"
"Two Soldiers are Hurt on Car Track"
"Social and Personal"
""A Short, Sharp Clearance of Things That Boys Need"
"Canadian Boys Win Games in Seattle"
"B.C. Girls Face Death"
"Corporation of the District of Oak Bay"
"High School Red Cross Work Grows"
"Schools also Busy in Patriotic Work" Work in Schools
"Building Report"
"Killed in Action"
"Oak Bay Resident"
"Police Report"
"Local News"
"The Nursing Profession"
"Victoria Boy was Drowned at Gorge"
"Victoria Nurses Safe in England"
"Street Car Strike Ties up Transportation Here; Some Electricians Out"
"Shortage of Sugar Soon Be Relieved"
"Men's Mission Shows Some Improvement"
"Alleged Blind Pig"
"Agricultural Education"
"Enlistment Figures for the Dominion"
"To the Electors of the City of Victoria"
"Hysteria"
"Why all the gladness, Tom?"
"Metchosin Farmers Hold Large Meeting"
"Millions Now are Facing Starvation"
"True Musical Expression"
"Don't Miss This"
"Two Japanese Ships Arrive From Orient"
"Medical Society Asks Conscription"
"Forcing a Way to Victoria West Through Rock"
"Royal Yeast"
"Last Gala of Season was a Big Success"
"Was Opened Tuesday"
"Personal Cards and Business Directory"
"Victoria Soldier's Brilliant Record"
"Canadian Women Back to Canada from Old Country"
"Women are To-day Qualified Voters"
"Soldiers Ask for Sporting Outfits"
"Received Socks"
"Every Woman Needs One."
""Many Women Voters Not Yet Registered"
"The Outer Face of the Great Breakwater"
"Many Engineers in Bantam Battalion"
"Victoria Public Market"
"Getting Under Cover"
"Sir Richard McBride Dies in London"
"'Win the War' Production"
"Useful Work Done"
"Many Killed in Halifax by Bomb Explosion When Ships Collided"
"Medical Boards and Returned Soldiers"
"He Would Like to Know"
"A Medicine for Women"
"Senior Division is Won by James Bay 'A'"
"Anglican Clergy are Defeated at Cricket"
"Leper Made Escape from Darcy Island"
"Social and Personal"
"Holding Down the Lid"
"John Finlayson is Dead at Great Age"
"What Midwinter Brings in Styles"
"Officer's Wives"
"Cyclists' Platoon"
"City Basketball League Schedule"
"Food Waste"
"For Rent"
"Blue Cross Fund Goes to Help Horses"
"James Island Will Have Assembly Hall"
"Esquimalt Active on High Cost of Living'
"Honest Tea is the Best Policy"
"'The White Feather' at Royal Victoria"
"Give Us More Detail"
"Brief News of the City"
"To the Man Who is 'All In'."
"Four Brothers for the Empire's Cause"
"Victoria Officer Won Military Cross"
"Title Aspirants to Meet in Ring"
"Joins the Flyers"
"Cricket Leagues are Well Organized Now"
"Church is Holding A Summer School"
"War Veterans Meet Daughters of Empire"
"British Born Women Helping the Empire"
"Social and Personal"
"Bovril Gives Strength to Win"
"Provincial Police Court"
"Victoria Aviator is Taken Prisoner"
"Deserter But Not Guilty of Breach"
"Strike at Local Shipyard Settled"
"Capture of Vimy Ridge by Forces of Dominion Drove German Troops From Ground Dominated by Height"
"Indians Not Against Conscription Plan"
"Sugar Plums Gave Enjoyable Bazaar"
"Y.W.C.A. is Factor in Social Life Here"
"Victoria Boy Makes Supreme Sacrifice"
"Sunny Victoria Makes a Record"
"Buy Canada Victory Bonds"
"Lieut.-Col. Bruce Powley and Offciers of the 143rd Battalion"
"War Menus"
"Concert To-morrow to Aid Red Cross"
"Let me Help You Carry the Burden, Mother"
"Germans Killed Belgian Villagers"
"Annual Meeting of Victoria Liberals"
"He Won't Be Happy Till He Gets It"
"Show Your Prosperity by Patriotic Investment"
"The Treadmill of War"
"Conscription"
"Lieut. William Ross Gets Military Cross"
"Elders' Supper"
"Three Brothers and An Uncle Are Serving Country"
"Soldiers and Uniforms"
"Religious Instruction in School"
"Normal School is Re-Opened To-Day"
"What 'Peace Without Victory' Would Mean"
"Hurrah!"
"Returned Soldiers Make Presentation"
"Esquimalt Cadets Inspected by Duke"
"Every Bond You Buy Puts a Stripe on the Kaiser's Back"
"Social & Personal"
"Christmas Services in City Churches"
"A Gift That is Always Appreciated"
"Study Times Classified Ads Every Day -- for Opportunities!"
"A War-Time Christmas Greeting"
"Spirit of Soldiers Winning the War"
"German Propaganda in Western Canada"
"Victoria's Great Fair Calls to All Loyal Victorians"
"Call For Candy"
"Last Call"
"Made in Victoria"
"Christmas Dinner for Currie's Troops"
"Prisoner of War"
"Returns Home"
"Saanich Problems Fully Discussed"
"New Ladies' 100 Yard Swimming Record Set"
"Prohibition"
"Army Medical Corps Will Have Charge"
"Dim-a-Lite"
"Miss Boulton Speaks on Conscription"
"Conscription Bill Now Looked For In House On Thursday"
"Youthful Old Age"
"Will Class One Provide the One Hundred Thousand Men?"
"Why All the Gladness, Tom?"
"Jonah Bowser and The Electoral Whale"
The Honourable William John Bowser
Premier Harlan C. Brewster on Horseback
Oak Bay High School
The Fourth Victoria High School
South Park School
William Bowser
First Technical Class, Victoria High School
The First Technical Class, Victoria High School
Members of Victoria High School's Amateur Theatricals
Members of Victoria High School's Amateur Theatricals
The Female Students of Victoria High
Victoria High School Orchestra
Victoria High School's Girls Basketball Team
Sports Team From Victoria High School
"Accommodation for Returned Soldiers"
"Accommodation for Returned Soldiers"
cowichan agency 1917
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