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Drawing by Vincent Poggi depicts a night scene of the internment camp in Petawawa during a storm.…
Drawing depicting two internees standing with their backs turned and three men sitting on a porch…
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The Automotive Building as built in 1929 by architect Douglas Kertland at Exhibition Place in Toronto,…
Photograph of the Immigration Building in Vancouver, British Columbia. The photograph was taken in…
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The photograph was taken during the Royal Visit to the Canadian Immigration Building in May of 1939.…
Group portrait of mostly Italian Canadian internees in the garden at Camp Fredericton/Ripples in New…
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Alice D’Appolonia was born in Codroipo, Italy on April 4th, 1909 and grew up on her family farm.…
Joan McKinnon was born on December 17, 1934 in Timmins, Ontario and is the daughter of Loretta and…
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Anthony De Marco was born on August 16, 1920 in Reggio, Calabria, Italy and is the eldest of three…
Fernada Colangelo is the wife of internee, Berlino Colangelo, who was interned in Petawawa by the…
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Paula Mascioli is the granddaughter of Leopoldo (Leo) Mascioli and the great-niece of Antonio (Tony)…
Rino Albanese was born on November 12, 1924 in Thunder Bay, Ontario (formerly Port Arthur). Rino is…
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Gloria Giroux (Costantini) is the daughter of Giuseppe (Joe) Costantini who was detained on June 10,…
In his second interview Frank Martinello speaks further about his family life during his father's…
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Hon. Frank Iacobucci describes his childhood in the east end of Vancouver during World War II. He…
Maurice Poggi was born on December 11, 1945 in Montreal, QC. He is the son of artist, Vincenzo Poggi,…
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This object story features Gloria Giroux (Costantini) at her home in Ottawa, Ontario on August 17,…
Norman Frank Mascioli was born in Montreal in 1924, and is the son of internee, Antonio (Tony) Mascioli,…
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Nellie Cavell was born in Italy and was forced to report to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)…
Gerard and Victor Di Battista are the sons of Luigi Di Battista, an Italian immigrant who came to…
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Joseph Mastromonaco was a child during World War II living in Montreal’s working-class area of Saint-Henri.…
In her interview Giulietta Doganieri describes her life in Canada during World when her father, Nicola…
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Alessandro Biffi’s father, Alberto Severo Biffi, was born in Monza, Italy and immigrated to Montreal…
Watercolour painting depicting the building of a wooden ship to support the Canadian war effort at…
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Letter addressed to Vincenzo Poggi, an Italian Canadian internee, from a Ernest L. Maag, Canadian…
Three page letter written by Italian Canadian internee Vincezo Poggi. In the letter Poggi outlines…
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Italian Canadian Antonio Rebaudengo standing outside of his family home at 517 2nd Avenue, NE, Calgary,…
Black and white photograph depicting Antonio Rebaudengo standing outdoors on a snow-covered sidewalk…
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Black and white photograph of Angelina Rebaudengo and her son Mario Rebaudengo standing in front of…
Aerial image showing internees playing soccer at an internment camp in Alberta. The internees are…
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Black and white archival photograph showing the interior of the community kitchen at a Japanese Canadian…
Black and white photograph showing an unidentified officer of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve…
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Women workers of the Standard Overalls Company work in an assembly line sewing large red circles on…
Women workers of the Standard Overalls Company working at sewing machines, sewing large red circles…
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Black and white archival photograph showing women and children standing outdoors at a World Wa I internment…
Nicholas Zaffiro was 10 years old when his father, Francesco Zaffiro, was picked up at work by the…
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Nicholas Zaffiro was born in Hamilton, Ontario on March 14, 1930. His father, Francesco Zaffiro, was…
Trina Costantini-Powell talks about the framed double sketches of her grandfather, Giuseppe Costantini,…
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Antonia Maria (Ninetta) Frenza was born in Italy in October of 1926. In 1932, Ninetta and her mother,…
Sandra Corbo was two years old and living in Toronto with her Scottish mother and Italian father,…
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Video interview in French with Jeanne Iannuzzi Ouellette and her son Jean Ouellette.
Jeanne…
Esperando Razzolini was born in New Waterford, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia on November 9, 1923.…
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Carved wooden ladle, one piece and stained. Notched pattern on handle end, with X on descending curve.…
Carved wooden letter opener, one piece and stained. Pattern on handle includes star, heart, maple…
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Ann Dolson (née Martinello) is the daughter of internee, Felice Martiniello, and the sister of interviewee,…
Carved wooden ladle, one piece and stained. Spiral decoration for handle end.
Likely carved…
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Carved wooden dagger, one piece and stained. Unclear what use the dagger served, but clearly had a…
During World War II, Beatrice Galardo’s father, Emilio Galardo, and her brother, Pasquale Galardo,…
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Carved wooden letter opener, one piece and stained. Raised circle carved in handle end. End is also…
Double row of 13 internees in light spring/summer wear posing for photograph; 6 are seated in front…
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Double row of 15 internees located within a building; most are seated on a low wooden stage with a…
Double row of 9 internees; three are seated in the front. All seem to be wearing heavier clothes suggesting…
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Double row of 22 internees; 11 are seated in the front row. All seem to be wearing denim. All but…
Cousins Gloria Miron and Richard Ladyk describe the internment of their grandfather, Emilio Galardo.…
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Double row of 15 internees, all but 2 are seated with instruments. They are located within a building;…
Double row of 12 internees; five are crouched in the front. Clothing suggests the picture was taken…
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Double row of 14 internees in light spring/summer wear posing for photograph; 6 are seated in front…
Three internees standing in the camp vegetable garden. Clothing suggests a summer timeframe as do…
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Nine internees standing in the camp vegetable garden. Clothing suggests a summer timeframe as do the…
Triple row of 12 internees; three are crouched in the front and five are mostly obscured in the last…
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Double row of 11 internees; five are standing on a birch bench in the back. All seem to be wearing…
This charcoal sketch of Osvaldo Giacomelli was created by fellow internee Guido Casini in Petawawa…
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Two internees skating on an ice rink. In the background, buildings are visible and poles with wiring.
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Salvatore Pantalone was born in 1924; the fourth child in a family of three other boys and one girl.…
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Two internees in winter exterior holding or handling one kitten each. Photographer seems to be positioned…
Five internees, with two crouched near the snow-covered ground and in the act of throwing large snowballs.…
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Four internees lined up against an exterior wall of a multi-storey building whose exterior is made…
Three internees standing in the camp vegetable garden. Camp guard tower is visible in upper right…
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Double row of 13 internees; five are seated in the front row. Man standing at far left holding a clarinet…
Three internees on an ice rink. In the background, buildings are visible and poles with wiring.
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Close-up of five internees lined up against a wall of a multi-storey building whose exterior is made…
Three internees seated on a bench in the camp vegetable garden. Camp guard tower is visible in upper…
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Mary Monaco and Michael Monaco are the children of Georgina (née Donatelli) and Donato Monaco. Their…
Four internees seated on a bench in the camp vegetable garden. Camp guard tower is visible in upper…
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Italian Canadian internee, Osvaldo Giacomelli, stands in front of camp vegetable garden. Camp guard…
Double row of 11 internees; four are crouched in the front. All seem to be wearing heavier clothes…
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An internee, who is likely Osvaldo Giacomelli, is skating on an outdoor ice rink. It seems to be a…
One internee in winter exterior playing a trumpet. It appears to be snowing, and he is positioned…
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Elongated oval wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered…
Elongated oval wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered…
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Rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of internee. Carving/cutting is adhered…
Elongated rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered…
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Rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered to…
Rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered to…
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Elongated rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered…
Elongated rectangular wooden plaque with raised carving or wood cut of woman. Carving/cutting is adhered…
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Grace Tomasicchio was born on December 29, 1932 in Toronto, ON. Grace was one of seven children born…
Roger Boccini Nincheri was born in Florence, Italy, in 1935. His parents Elfie Iussa and Alberto Boccini…
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Prisoner of war mail, addressed to Mrs. L. Sauro, September 9, 1940.
Internees were often arrested…
Prisoner of War mail, addressed to Rev. L. Sauro, April 14, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Prisoner of War mail, addressed to Rev. L. Sauro, April 14, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
Prisoner of War mail, addressed to Mrs. C. Sauro, December 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was…
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Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, to Libero Sauro, June…
Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, to Libero Sauro, July…
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Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, to Libero Sauro, September…
Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, to Libero Sauro, October…
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Letter from the Deputy Minister of Justice, to Reverend Libero Sauro, January 27, 1941.
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Oath and/or declaration of William John Mumford, in support of Libero Sauro, December 10, 1940.
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Oath and/or declaration of Thomas W. Neal, in support of Libero Sauro, December 1940.
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Oath and/or declaration of Robert B. Cochrane, in support of Libero Sauro, December 1940.
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Letter from Price Waterhouse & Co, to Libero Sauro, regarding the affairs of Luigi Ciano, February…
This is the first interview with Vincenza Travale talking about her family's experiences living in…
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This is a follow-up interview with Vincenza Travale talking more about her family's experiences during…
Italo Tiezzi was born in Ottawa, ON on March 12, 1933. His mother, Rosa Tiezzi (née Di Nardo), was…
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George Nincheri talks about his life growing up in Montreal during World War II and his father Guido…
Andrea Grimes (born in Windsor on September 16, 1949) speaks about her family and their experiences…
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Letter from Libero Sauro (unsigned), to Canadian Bank of Commerce, regarding the affairs of Donato…
Oath and/or declaration of Clementina Sauro, in support of Libero Sauro, December 5, 1940, three pages.
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Michael Monaco is a proud Canadian who resides in Laval, Quebec. Michael’s parents were both born…
Oath and/or declaration of Libero Sauro, in support of Leonard Franceschini, January 1941.
Rev.…
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Oath and/or declaration of Gilbert Agar, in support of Libero Sauro, December 1940, two pages.
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Letter to the editor, Globe and Mail, by Libero Sauro, April 23, 1941, two pages.
Rev.…
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Lawrence Anthony Lamentia was born in Toronto on January 5, 1925. His parents came to Canada in the…
Letter from Deputy Minister of Justice, to Rev. L. Sauro, July 22, 1942.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
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Letter from Deputy Minister of Justice, to Mrs. C. Sauro, September 26, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
In her interview Marie A. Prospero (née Sguigna) shares the experiences of her Italian Canadian parents…
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Letter from Deputy Minister of Justice, to Mrs. C. Sauro, October 2, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
Letter from Price Waterhouse & Co, to Mrs. L. Sauro, November 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
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Letter from Price Waterhouse & Co., to Mrs. L. Sauro, November 23, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
Letter from Price Waterhouse & Co., to Mrs. L. Sauro, December 14, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
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Draft letter from C. Sauro to Mr. Zavitz, September 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
Letter from C. Sauro to Mr. Perkins, September 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested on…
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This interview is with cousins Paul Cozzi (born September 11, 1942 in Canada) and Karen Orlando (born…
Letter from Emmanuel College, to Mrs. L. Sauro, September 24, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Letter from Mr. Perkins, to Mrs. L. Sauro, October 2, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
Letter from Toronto Home Missions Council, to Mrs. Libero Sauro, October 12, 1940.
Rev. Libero…
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Letter from Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Canada, to Mrs. C. Sauro, October 21, 1940
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Letter from Peter Bryce, to Mrs. L. Sauro, October 22, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Letter from M.J. Coldwell M.P., to Mrs. C. Sauro, November 28, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was…
Letter from Mason, Foulds, Davidson & Kellock (Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries), to Mrs. Libero…
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Video interview with Emilio Mascia conducted in Italian.
Emilio Mascia was born in the small…
Letter from Advisory Committee on Orders of Restriction and Detention, to Mrs. Clementina Sauro, December…
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Notice from camp commanders, to Libero Sauro, December 26, 1940.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
Video interview with Emilio Mascia conducted in Italian.
In his second interview, Emilio Mascia…
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Letter from Mason, Foulds, Davidson & Kellock (Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries), to Rev. Libero…
Letter from Department of National Defence, to Libero Sauro, December 29, 1940.
Rev. Libero…
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Letter from Department of National Defence, to Libero Sauro, January 7, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro…
Letter from Clementina Sauro, to unnamed M.P., October 9, 1940, three pages. Based on other letters…
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Letter from Clementina Sauro, to W.R. Jackett (Advisory Committee on Orders of Restriction and Detention),…
Letter from Libero Sauro, to M.J. Coldwell M.P., March 19, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Letter from Libero Sauro, to M.J. Coldwell M.P., March 19, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
Letter from M.J. Coldwell M.P., to Rev. L. Sauro, April 16, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Letter from the Office of M.J. Coldwell M.P., to Rev. L. Sauro, April 21, 1941.
Rev. Libero…
Letter from M.J. Coldwell M.P., to Rev. L. Sauro, July 8, 1941.
Rev. Libero Sauro was arrested…
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Oath and/or declaration of unnamed, in support of Libero Sauro, December 1, 1940.
Rev. Libero…
Letter from the J.S. Woodsworth M.P., to Mrs. Sauro, October 18, 1940, two pages.
Rev. Libero…
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Press photograph (silver gelatin) of barbed wire barricade at Petawawa Internment Camp, ca. 1940.
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Press photograph (silver gelatin) of barbed wire barricade at Petawawa Internment Camp, ca. 1940.
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Leonard Pennachetti was born in St. Catharines, ON on July 15, 1954. His grandfather, Giuseppe Pennachetti,…
This conté sketch of Frederick Rocco Pantalone was created by fellow internee Guido Casini in Petawawa…
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This charcoal sketch of Ruggero Bacci was created by a fellow internee. Unfortunately the signature…
This charcoal sketch of Luigi Pancaro was created by fellow internee Guido Nincheri in Petawawa Internment…
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The three Visocchi sisters (Elisa, Josée and Rosetta), all Canadian-born, speak about their experiences…
In this colour photo, granddaughter of internee Antonio (Tony) Olivieri, Toni McDermott is pictured…
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This is a hand tinted portrait of Nida Olivieri, daughter of internee Antonio (Tony) Olivieri. She…
Antoinette (Toni) Olivieri was born in Hamilton, ON. Her grandfather, Antonio Olivieri, owned a grocery…
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Personal diary of Nida Olivieri, whose father, Antonio (Tony) Olivieri was interned in 1940. Select…
Black and white photograph showing 13 individuals dressed in white kitchen attire, all but one wearing…
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Letter from Enrica Pataracchia to her father Nello Pataracchia during his internment at Camp Ripples…
Letter from Enrica (Enrichetta) Pataracchia to her father Nello Pataracchia during his internment…
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Black and white photograph of Ida Pataracchia and her daughter Enrica Pataracchia standing outdoors…
Prisoner of war postcard featuring Christmas and New Year's greeting sent from internee Nello Pataracchia.
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Photograph of 13 internees; five are crouched in the front and one is visible through a window panel.…
Photograph of 8 internees; three are crouched in the front. All seem to be wearing heavier clothes…
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Photograph of 11 internees; three are crouched in the front. All seem to be wearing heavier clothes…
Photograph of 9 internees; three are crouched in the front. All seem to be wearing heavier clothes…
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Letter from W.R. Jackett, to Ruggero Bacci, July 5, 1940, explaining the three charges resulting in…
Letter from W.H. Davis(?), The Florentine Co. Limited, March 9, 1943, on behalf of Ruggero Bacci.
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Letter from Ruggero Bacci, to his wife Minnie Bacci, March 25, 1943. The letter is typewritten in…
Postcard from Domenico Bacci, to his son Ruggero Bacci, ca. August 14, 1942. The postcard is written…
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Prisoner's Receipt for Cash, Fredericton Internment Camp, Jan 1, 1943. The receipt is for $20.00.…
Letter from Primo(?) Danesi, to Ruggero Bacci, Toronto, ON, February 16, 1943. The letter is sent…
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Colour postcard of University College, University of Toronto, written in Italian from Donato Sansone,…
Letter from Ruggero Bacci, to his wife Minnie Bacci, March 2, 1943. The letter is typewritten in Italian…
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Postcard from Aldo Bacci, to his father Ruggero Bacci, March 11, 1942. The postcard is written…
Postcard from Erminia (Minnie) Bacci, to her husband Ruggero Bacci, February 5, 1942.The postcard…
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Article by Mario Duliani entitled, "Les recettes de cuisine," which appeared in the Points de…
Letter from D.C. Saul, RCMP Inspector for the Registrar General of Enemy Aliens, to Mrs. R. Bacci,…
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Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
Route letter for Ruggero Bacci, issued by the Commandant, Fredericton Internment Camp, May 25, 1943.
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Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
Telegram for Minnie Bacci, annoucing release of Ruggero Bacci, sent at 3:35 pm on May 25, 1943.
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Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
Postcard from Aldo Bacci, to his father Ruggero Bacci, ca. February 4, 1942. The postcard is written…
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Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
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Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
Production shot from the 2010 production of Paradise By The River, written by Vittorio Rossi…
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Letter from F.P. Varese, Assistant Deputy Minister of Justice, to Margaret Tombasso, September 29,…
Undertaking, signed by Ruggero Bacci, May 25, 1943. The document is also signed by the Lt-Col. Commandant,…
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Letter from Ruggero Bacci, to the Deputy Minister of Justice, May 8, 1942.
In the letter Bacci…
Letter from Ruggero Bacci (unsigned), to the Deputy Minister of Justice, September 3, 1942.
In…
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Black and white photograph of five Italian Canadian internees standing outside a barrack building.…
Guidelines for Visitors, Petawawa Internment Camp, ca. February 1942.
Erminia (Minnie) Bacci…
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Black and white photograph of a group of men seated aboard a ship during a voyage to Italy. Felice…
Black and white photograph of Felice Martiniello and an unidentified friend while on a boat trip to…
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Black and white photograph of the interior of a barrack building at a World War I Canadian internment…
Letter from C. Batch (Inspector, Assistant Intelligence Officer, RCMP), to Mrs. E. Bacci, January…
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Letter from D.C. Saul (RCMP Inspector for Registrar General of Enemy Aliens), to Alfo Bacci, September…
Letter from C. Batch (RCMP Inspector for Registrar General of Enemy Aliens), to Mrs. M. Bacci, May…
