The Vimy Foundation has posted two dozen colourized First World War photos on its website — the first in a series of 150 images.
The foundation’s First World War in Colour project will eventually consist of 150 colourized images to commemorate both the 100th anniversary of the Armistice and the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation.
Unable to ride his cycle through the mud caused by the recent storm, a Canadian messenger carries his “horse.” August, 1917. Library and Archives Canada / PA-001581 (modified from the original). Source: First World War in Colour, The Vimy Foundation.
The photos are from Library and Archives Canada as well as archives across the country, such as the City of Toronto Archives, the Glenbow Museum and Archives, the City of Vancouver Archives, the Rooms in Newfoundland, and the Nova Scotia Archives.
More photos will be added to the virtual gallery of images in the coming months.
The mission of the Vimy Foundation, founded in 2006, is to preserve and promote Canada’s First World War legacy as symbolized with the victory at Vimy Ridge in April 1917, a milestone where Canada came of age and was then recognized on the world stage.
These images are incredible, thank you for sharing Gail.