The 65th Battalion (French Canadians) Leaving Bonaventure Station, May 2, 1885 (Low-Res)
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| Title: | The 65th Battalion (French Canadians) Leaving Bonaventure Station, May 2, 1885 (Low-Res) |
| Creator: | Grip P. & P. Co. |
| Subject: | Illustrated War News, 1885 Resistance, Métis, Soldiers, History |
| Description: | Soldiers leaving for the front aboard a Grand Truck Railway (later the Canadian Northern Railway) car. Not all French Canadians were opposed to the Canadian Army fighting against the Métis. In this print, which is in a horizontal format with an inset, a French-Canadian battalion is leaving to put down a Métis resistance. It is important to not that French-Canadian nationalist sympathy became enflamed only during and after Louis Riel's trial and execution. |
| Publisher: | Grip P. & P. Co. |
| Date: | May 2, 1885 |
| Type: | Image |
| Format: | .jpg |
| Identifier: | CPIWN065.2 |
| Coverage: | February 16, 2006 |
| GDI Media Filename: | CPIWN065 (Medium).jpg |
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