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The Danger of an Air Strike

This drawing illustrates the relative danger a person could be in depending on where they were during a bomber attack. It was safer to be in a concrete […]

Housewives and the War Effort

This pamphlet cover explained to housewives how to save animal fats and bones and their use in the production of war-related items. Complete transcript of the document [translation]: […]

Women in the Verdun Red Cross

The women’s committee of the Verdun Red Cross was led by the mayor’s wife, Elizabeth Wilson. Members of the organization took part in the war effort by cutting […]

The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Recruiting in Verdun

In the photograph, Edward Wilson, Mayor of Verdun, hands the keys to a room in City Hall to Muriel Currell, a Verdun woman who had served for three […]

One of Many Salvage Operations

This photograph of June 16, 1943, shows one of the City of Verdun’s salvage collection sites, on a lot between the Auditorium and the Hospital. Several other salvage […]

A Promotional Slogan From Verdun

On the photograph, Bill Jameson, a student from Verdun, receives congratulations from Mayor Wilson and a member of the National War Finance Committee, for having coined a slogan […]

A Much-Awaited Announcement

With the help of a giant thermometer at the corner of Verdun and Church Avenues (today Verdun and De l’Église streets), Mayor Edward Wilson announced the results of […]

Honouring City Employees

City employees having enlisted in the war were recognized on this honour roll. Throughout the war, the Mayor of Verdun never hesitated to encourage his own staff to […]

Thank You Card from Corporal W. A. Kitching

This thank you card to the Mayor’s Cigarette Fund was sent from England by Corporal W. A. Kitching. These postcards were included in the cartons of 300 cigarettes […]

Mayor’s Cigarette Fund Display

This photograph features Mayor Wilson sitting in front of a promotional display for the Mayor’s Cigarette Fund, exhibited in the lobby of the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Created by […]

The Snow Family of Verdun, An Example of Commitment

Here is a photograph of several members of the Snow family: Thomas Snow, Robert Snow, Bernice Snow, Ted Snow, Archie Bain and an unidentified person. Notice how young […]

Recruiting Ad

This advertisement from 1943 is a good example of the efforts made to recruit Verdunites. The advertisement invites women and men to join the ranks of the Royal […]