Photograph of a train carrying settlers from South Dakota. The train is stopped with people standing on top and in front. Bound for the Canadian North-West, this CPR train arrived in Winnipeg on May 1st, 1891. The following messages were written on the sides of the train: "Good-bye South Dakota. Bound for the Canadian North-West. Free land. Plenty of timber. Pure water. No more 2 bushels per acre. No more opaline fuel. No more 5 mile water haul. No more grinding machine agents. Hurrah for Canada."
A short memoir written by Eliza Durston about her experiences immigrating to Winnipeg in 1872 and later homesteading in the Turtle Mountains. The text was written by Eliza Durston in 1949 with additional details added by her daughter-in-law Mrs. Rowan Durston in 1971.
Text: (Front): ‘Winnipeg July 31, 1988/Lesbian and Gay Pride Day/ PROUD TO BE./HERE TO STAY.’ Ink Colour: Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue (Rainbow) Style: T-shirt Shirt Colour: White Image: (Front): Sketch of stylized figures of people that appear to be floating in mid-air. Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester.
Text: (Front): ‘EQUAL/nothing more/nothing less/ lesbian & gay pride week/Winnipeg, 1993.’ In small text: ‘I. King (’93)’ Style: T-shirt Ink Colour: Black and Pink Shirt Colour: White Image: (Front): Pink triangle placed in between the text of ‘nothing less’ and ‘lesbian & gay pride week.’ Material: 100% Cotton.
Text: (Front): ‘Our time is Now!/ Canadian Women’s Music & Cultural Festival Winnipeg 1984’; (Back): ‘ON STAGE’ Style: T-shirt Ink Colour: Black Shirt Colour: Blue Image: (Front): Sketch of face and upper body of woman, depicting her singing. Material: 50% Cotton, 50% Polyester.
Text: (Front): ‘New Decade Stronger Voice!/ Winnipeg Gay & Lesbian Pride Day 1990!’ Style: T-shirt Ink Colour: Purple, Black and Pink Shirt Colour: White Image: (Front): Series of pink triangles with wavy stripes of purple in the background. Material: 100% Cotton.
Text: (Front): ‘PRIDE 92’; (Back): ‘WINNIPEG’S 6th Annual Gay/Lesbian Pride March/ We Are The People In Your Neighbourhood/ Lesbian/Gay Pride Week/ June 20th to 28th. 1992’ Style: T-shirt Ink Colour: Black, Green, Yellow and Pink Shirt Colour: White Image: (Front): Sketch of two male (♂) and two female (♀) gender symbols joined to create one large circle, with pink triangles inside the circle. ‘PRIDE 92’ inside the circle on a yellow background. Entire symbol superimposed on a green background. Material: 100% Cotton.
