Title: J. Vigner collection

This record describes the J. Vigner collection.

Date: 1944 to 1945

Physical Description: 18 photographs

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs depicting members of the Women's Division of the Royal Canadian Naval Service WRCNS, pronounced WRENS during World War II and an aerial view of Prince Rupert in 1945. The photographs depicting WRENS include a double wedding ceremony at Muskeg Manor with Lieut. Archibald, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Mary Anne Kain, Timmy and Shirley, Rev. Hose, Betty Anne Kirley, NIta Eakin and Lieut. Cogden, the "Wrenery" HMCS Chatham on Seventh Avenue East, WRENS Susan Haas, P.O. Maru Francis and Peggy Coyston outside the Wrenery, three WRENS in "civies" down at the waterfront with fish boats nearby, a view of mountains looking east from the Military Hospital on Fifth Avenue East, WRENS Susan Haas, Barbara Allen, Molly Ferguson, Millie Shieman, Claire Ferguson, Lorraine Campbell, P.O. Mary Francis and Jean O'Hanley sitting on the front steps of the Wrenery, WRENS Audrey (E.J.) Kennedy, Dot Albery and another woman walking in Victoria, B.C., WRENS Betty [Curbay] and Norma Ford in Gait, Ontario, WRENS on leave in Montreal at Resthouse, A WREN outside of H.M.C.S. Stadacona in Halifax, Nova Scotia, two WRENS in front of the Queen Victoria Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. Other Prince Rupert photographs include WRENS marching in the V.E. Day Parade in the 400 block of Second Avenue, military officials on V.E. Day in front of the Federal Building on Third Avenue West, WRENS identified posing in front of a totem pole outside the Navy Barracks on First Avenue West are Arnoldi Gubbi, Mary Anne Kain, Joan Thompson, Claire Ferguson, Margaret Harries, Ruh Lisson, Pat Kemp, Barbara Allen, Pat Patterson, Avril Baldwinson, Georgia Bickell, Mary Tyler, Paula Sequin, Betty Page, Natalee Martin, Pat Smith, Irene Sharrock, Helen Ecclestone, Isobel Hayrow, Irene Hart, P.O. Mary Francis and Lieut. Bunny Dawson.

Note: Title based on donor of the collection.

Name Access:
Vigner, Mrs. J.
Muskeg Manor
Lieut. Archibald
Kain, Ralph
Kain, Mary Anne
Rev. Hose
Kirley, Betty
Eakin, Nita
Cogden, Lt.
Haas, Susan
Francis, Mary
Coyston, Peggy
Allen, Barbara
Martin, Natalee
Ferguson, Molly
Wieman, Millie
Ferguson, Claire
Campbell, Lorraine
O'Hanley, Jean
Kenney, Audrey
Albery, Dot
Gubbi, Arnoldi
Thompson, Joan
Harries, Margaret
Lisson, Ruth
Kemp, Pat
Patterson, Pat
Baldwinson, Avril
Bickell, Georgia
Tyler, Mary
Sequin, Paula
Page, Betty
Smith, Pat
Sharrock, Irene
Ecclestone, Helen
Hayrow, Isobel
Hart, Irene
Francis, P.O. Mary
Bunny Dawson, Lieut. Bunny
H.M.C.S. Chatham
Women's Division of Royal Canadian Naval Division
WRENS
First Avenue West
Second Avenue West
Third Avenue West
Seventh Avenue East
Federal Building
Victory in Europe Day (V.E. Day)

Subject Access:
World War II
Totem Poles
Barracks
Aerial Views
Events and Celebrations

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Gait, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Accession Number: P993-005-6936 to 6953

Record ID: 1702


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