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Photostory #90: Spring Tonic for Canadian Women: $40 Million a year for Hats

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Date
January 29, 1957
Subjects
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Clothing
Fashion
Consumerism
Gender
Women

Photostory #500: In Canada -- A Model Space-Age Business

Photographer(s)
Ough, John
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Ottawa
Date
September 1, 1969
Subjects
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Electronics
Science
Research
Engineering
Gender
Women

Photostory #120: Canadian Cosmetics: Luxurious Aids To Loveliness

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar; Warrander, Fred; unattributed
Locations
Date
August 27, 1957
Subjects
Consumerism
Gender
Women

Photostory # 80: Housekeeping School

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Quebec
St. Jacques-de-L'Achigan
Date
November 13, 1956
Subjects
Gender
Women
Domestic

Photostory #43:Charm Schools a $2 Million Business

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Date
February 7, 1956
Subjects
Gender
Women
Education
Special
Consumerism

Photostory # 88: New Chance for Emotionally Disturbed: Cottage School for Girls

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris; unattributed
Locations
Canada
Quebec
St.-Bruno
Date
January 15, 1957
Subjects
Gender
Women
Education
Special
Hospitals and health care

Photostory #207: Women Invade Police Precincts

Photographer(s)
Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Ontario
Date
April 28, 1959
Subjects
Gender
Women
Government
Federal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Law
Enforcement (Police)

Photostory # 65: Maple, Ont.: Canada's Future in the Air

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris
Locations
Date
July 31, 1956
Subjects
Gender
Women
Transportation
Aircraft
Aerial
Education
Special

Photostory #237: Lady Lightkeepers: Maintain Lonely Vigil

Photographer(s)
Brooks, Bob
Locations
Canada
Nova Scotia
Date
November 24, 1959
Subjects
Government
Federal
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Gender
Women
Historical sites

Photostory #176: Canadian Sisters in Nyasaland

Photographer(s)
Harrington, Richard
Locations
Africa
Nyasaland [Malawi]
Date
September 23, 1958
Subjects
Hospitals and health care
Religion
Gender
Women
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