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 Gatineau, Quebec
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Come celebrate Journées de la culture at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Discover Indigenous cultures, histories and knowledge through a diverse program of activities for everyone. Learn more: evenements-events.bac-lac.gc… #NDTR
Les Journées de la culture at LAC September 25 and 26 in Gatineau

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Join us for the launch of Renshi. Written in the ancient Japanese poetic form known as renga, this unique work brings together author Roseann O’Reilly Runte and three master poets. Save your seat now: evenements-events.bac-lac.gc…
Book launch: Renshi, September 15, in Ottawa

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On September 8, we invite you to join us in Ottawa or online to hear Jocelyne Bourgon in conversation with Leslie Weir. They will discuss leadership, governance and the role of archives in democratic life. Save your spot: evenements-events.bac-lac.gc…
September 8 in Ottawa In conversation with Jocelyne Bourgon

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Did you know how versatile grains are? They’re used to make everything from bread, pastries and pasta to beer, cooking oils and more. Check out our new Flickr album dedicated to grain farming: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/al… 📸 3411940, 5099339, 4315961, 4293158
Men working in a grain field

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A man examining wheat grain

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A man operating grain-loading equipment

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To mark the National Day for #TruthAndReconciliation, attend the launch of the book Au nord de nulle part. Join us on September 29 in Ottawa for a conversation between author Marie Wilson and translator Charles Bender. evenements-events.bac-lac.gc… #NDTR
Book Launch Marie Wilson Au nord de nulle part September 29 in Ottawa

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Come celebrate Journées de la culture at our Preservation Centre in Gatineau! Discover Indigenous cultures, histories and knowledge through a diverse program of activities for everyone. Learn more: evenements-events.bac-lac.gc… #NDTR
Les Journées de la culture at LAC September 25 and 26 in Gatineau

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#OTD in 1860, the Victoria Bridge in Montréal was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales. At the time, it was the world’s longest bridge—and was hailed by some as the eighth wonder of the world!
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Does visiting libraries and archives still give you butterflies? 🦋 Yes, it literally does! Check out the butterflies fluttering through our collections in our Flickr album: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/al… 📸 3237765, 2172665, 2946071, 2939285
Photo of a butterfly on a thistle

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Drawing of a multicoloured butterfly perched on leaves

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Drawing of a moth and butterfly perched on a flowering branch

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Painting of a multicoloured butterfly

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If you’re visiting @NatGalleryCan, you can see Winter fishing on the ice of the Assynoibain and Red Rivers by Peter Rindisbacher. It’s part of the Focus on the Métis series. canada.ca/en/library-archive…
Watercolour on paper: Winter fishing on the ice of the Assynoibain and Red Rivers by Peter Rindisbacher, 1821

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Photography enthusiasts: it’s World Photography Day! Explore the many cameras featured in our Flickr album: flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/al… 📸 3385196, 3210381, 3380391, 3584830
Two young girls by a pond filled with ducks, one holding a camera and the other a bucket

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Sergeant Karen M. Hermiston of the Canadian Women's Army Corps holding an Anniversary Speed Graphic camera

ALT Sergeant Karen M. Hermiston of the Canadian Women's Army Corps holding an Anniversary Speed Graphic camera

A man holding an aerial camera used for surveying

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A Linhof camera

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