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Title: 96th Battalion C.E.F. Lines. Camp Hughes, 1916
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Rows of white tents on postcard taken at Camp Hughes, 1916.
Date Created: 1916
Call Number: GPC - MI1.008

Title: R.M.S. Empress of Britain
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives

Title: Montreal – Hôpital Générale (General Hospital.)
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard showing the General Hospital in Montreal on front with a message addressed to Miss Gertrude Buchanan on back.
Date Created: 1916-06-16

Title: Decoration Day Service Rosetown.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Image of soldiers at a Decoration Day service standing with bowed heads before a mound of flowers. Many people grouped behind them.
Date Created: 1926-11-11
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.005

Title: R.M.S. Empress of Britain
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard of the R.M.S . (Royal Mail Ship) Empress of Britain on the ocean with a detail of a man and women holding hands int he top left. On the back there is a message addressed to Miss. G? Buchanan
Date Created: 1916-06-28

Title: Normal School, North Bay, Ont.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives

Title: Procession Decoration Day Rosetown
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Infantry soldiers on horseback and marching in the 1926 Decoration Day parade traveling north on Main Street Rosetown. The CNR station can be seen at the top of Main Street and businesses on the east side are shown lining Main Street.
Date Created: 1926-11-11
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.004

Title: Letter from Dick to Gertrude Buchanan
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter written by "Dick" sent to Gertrude Buchanan (Gertie). He discusses being homesick, a black eye he got in battle, and asks her to thank a woman for offering to send him whatever he needed. The letter was written on October 23rd.

Title: A Letter from the Crown Prince to his Papa-Kaiser: Somewhere in France on Der Run All Der Time
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Fictional letter written from the perspective of Prince Wilhelm III of Germany writing to his father Kaiser Wilhelm II. The satirical letter highlights German inferiority or weakness as it references their willingness to retreat. Also, there is a brief reference to German brutality and barbarism.

Title: Parade of Men from 96th Battalion of CEF.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: 96th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces pass in review before Brig. Gen. J. Hughes at Camp Hughes, Aug. 12, 1916. Nurses in foreground. Some are mounted on horses, some men are marching on foot.
Date Created: 1916
Call Number: GPC - MI1.007

Title: Decoration Day Service Rosetown
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Soldiers stand before a flower filled memorial at the Nov 11, 1926 Decoration Day service in Rosetown.
Date Created: 1926-11-11
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.006

Title: Northern Nav. Co. and G.T.R. Terminal Station, Sarnia, Can.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of the Sarnia dock and Grand Trunk train station. On the back is a letter addressed to "Lizze." The letter was sent on December 29, 1914. The author inquires about Lizze's Christmas and describes the weather in Ontario.
Date Created: 1914-12-29

Title: Postcard to Gertrude Buchanan
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Embroidered postcard with crosses, flowers and the phrase "Pont à Mousson" sent to Miss Gertrude Buchanan. Captain Earl Peters' name is found in the top left corner on the postcard's back. He could be the author of the postcard, or the censor.

Title: Court House, Saskatoon, Sask.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of the Saskatoon court house on the front. On the back is correspondence from "Dick" to Gertrude Buchanan asking whether she is planning to visit him in Saskatoon during his three day leave.

Title: Procession to "Graveyard" on Decoration Day
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Decoration Day procession to graveyard in Rosetown - 1926. Parade is led by a gun carriage pulled by horses filled with flowers. Marching soldiers in uniform are followed by many people.
Date Created: 1926
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.002

Title: Postcard to Miss Buchanan on Dec 11th
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Back of postcard with message to written to Miss Buchanan from North Bay Ontario.
Date Created: 1914-12-11

Title: Liphook, Royal Anchor Hotel
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of the Royal Anchor Hotel in the background and two men in a car in the foreground. On the back is a correspondence from Dick (of the 54th Battalion of the C.E.F) to Miss Gertrude Buchanan. He explains how he was put into a new battalion, and asks about sports day in Rosetown.
Date Created: 1916-07-15

Title: Decoration Day Parade
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Image of people on foot and children on bicycles. A nurses residence is visible in the background. On reverse"Decoration Day 1959."
Date Created: 1959
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.009

Title: Shelborne Village.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard with an image of Shelborne Village on the front. On the back is a note sent to Miss Gertrude Buchanan by Dick from Bramshott Camp in England. Dick describes his experience at the military camp.
Date Created: 1916-07-22

Title: Commanding Officer and Mayor McNab seated
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: The commanding officer of the North Saskatchewan Regiment honour guard and Rosetown Mayor Bob McNab seated in a roped off area of the Rosetown Fairgrounds. The bleachers behind them are full of spectators.
Date Created: 1967
Call Number: GPC - MI2.020

Title: 149th Overseas Battalion Christmas Card
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: 149th Battalion Christmas card signed by a soldier.

Title: Montreal – Hôpital Générale (General Hospital.)
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives

Title: Postcard to Miss Buchanan from "Somewhere in Quebec"
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard from "Somewhere in Quebec" written at 7:30 PM on Friday 16 June, 1916 and postmarked the following day in Lemiux, Que.
Date Created: 1916-06-16

Title: Parade of Soldiers on Decoration Day in Rosetown.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Decoration Day parade showing 12 soldiers, guns on shoulders, marching past the 1926 fairgrounds and bleachers. They are accompanied by children.
Date Created: 1926
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.001

Title: Addressing of Mail.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Document that outlines how soldiers mail is to be addressed, and the content that will cause mail to be delayed.

Title: Letter from soldier to "S.D.B," December 27, 1915
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from a soldier to "S.D.B." The author talks about his Christmas experience overseas, which included parcels and a concert.
Date Created: 1915-12-27

Title: Walter Essex in Uniform
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Walter Essex in WWII RCAF [Royal Canadian Air Force] uniform.
Date Created: 1943
Call Number: GPC - MI2.012

Title: Letter from Rosetown soldiers to the S.D.B, October 12, 1915
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from various soldiers from Rosetown thanking the S.D.B. for the supplies they sent and their good wishes. The names E.E. Wallis, J.A. Quinn, R.H. Crawford, R.J. McMillan and B.J. Tucker were signed at the end of the letter.
Date Created: 1915-10-12

Title: Letter from Dick to Gertrude Buchanan, September 12, 1916
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter from "Dick" to Gertrude Buchanan that describes a few instances of German bombardment that he experienced and provides a brief outline of the trench conditions for soldiers.
Date Created: 1916-09-12

Title: 29th Light Horse Infantry
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Two men in uniform carrying a flag, a group of men in suits following as they parade down 2nd Avenue East in Rosetown. The date on the postcard is August 17th, 1914.
Date Created: 1914-08-17
Call Number: GPC

Title: Unknown Staff Sergeant
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Unknown gentleman wearing the uniform of a staff sergeant from the Canadian Expeditionary Forces of 1914-19.
Call Number: GPC-MI1.005

Title: Normal School, North Bay, Ont.
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Postcard showing a Normal School in North Bay, Ontario with a message written on back.
Date Created: 1914-12-11

Title: Two Military Men
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Two men in uniforms of a captain and a private in the Canadian Armed Forces. "Rosetown" is printed on the board in the background.
Call Number: GPC - MI2.015

Title: Postcard addressed to Miss Buchanan
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: A postcard written to Miss Buchanan from Liverpool.
Date Created: 1916-06-28

Title: Letter from Gordon Madge to Gertrude Buchanan, June 10, 1917
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Letter to Gertrude Buchanan from Gordon Madge in which he describes the success of his baseball team, the potential for him getting leave to Canada, and asks if Gertrude would send him a picture of her.
Date Created: 1917-06-10

Title: Gun Carriage and Floral Tributes
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Decoration Day parade moving north on Main Street in Rosetown on November 11, 1926. Gun carriage filled with flowers leads the parade.
Date Created: 1926-11-11
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.007

Title: 15 Men at military camp
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: All wearing berets or caps, one in uniform, some in long white aprons. Military tens in background.
Call Number: GPC - MI1.011

Title: Uniformed Men Parading
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Image of uniformed men parading on Main Street in Rosetown going south. Businesses on the west side of the 100 and 200 block can be seen.
Call Number: GPC - PA 2.008

Title: Field Service Postcard from Private Spindler, December 23, 1916
Institution: Rosetown Centennial Library Archives
Description: Generic field letter sent by Private R. J. Spindler to the Secretary of a Rosetown Club. Instructions are found on both sides of the postcard on how to fill it out correctly. No specific information is provided about Spindler's experience or whereabouts.
Date Created: 1916-12-23