Toronto Ladies Receiving and packing Contributions for Volunteers at the Front (Low Res)


Title: Toronto Ladies Receiving and packing Contributions for Volunteers at the Front (Low Res)
Creator: Grip P. & P. Co.
Subject: Illustrated War News, 1885 Resistance, Métis
Description: These pages contain an image with three sketches relating to Toronto’s preparations during to assist the Canadian Army during the 1885 Resistance. Captions include: (1) “Interior View of the Premises at No. 73 King Street East”; (2) “Typical Sketches”; and (3) “Exterior View of the Premises at No. 73 King Street East”. May 9, 1885. The sketch of image no. 1 show women and a few men packing boxes of supplies for three Toronto-based battalions: The Royal Grenadiers, the Governor General’s Body Guards and the Queen’s Own Rifles. The sketches of women in panel no. 2 demonstrate an idealized view of contemporary Anglo-Protestant women during the 1885 Resistance. This view of the “prim”, “proper” and “delicate” white woman is the opposite image of First Nations and Métis women appearing in contemporary Euro-Canadian illustrations. The 1885 Resistance engendered a great of patriotic fervor in Canada. As a result, thousands volunteered their time to make life easier for the Canadian soldiers.
Publisher: Grip P. & P. Co.
Date: May 2, 1885
Type: Image
Format: .jpg
Identifier: CPIWN073.1
Date of Copyright: February 16, 2006
GDI Media Filename: CPIWN073 (Medium).jpg

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