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Select an item to view an enlarged image and description or to play the video/audio clip. Explore the digitized newspapers, archival documents, historical and contemporary photographs, and oral history recordings that tell the remarkable story of Icelandic-language publishing in Manitoba from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
A printed page from an Icelandic almanac publication titled Almanak, published in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1903. The text is arranged in a centered format with a serif font. Below the title is the headline Dufferin lávarður. The page includes a black-and-white illustrated portrait of a man with short dark hair, a mustache, and a neatly trimmed beard, dressed in a high-collared shirt and jacket. The text surrounding the image is in Icelandic.
Three magazine covers beside one another. The design is the same for cover but the colours are different. From left to right they are orange, pink, and brown. They feature decorative Icelandic language text and an illustration of a woman with long hair wearing long robes and a crown. She also holds a downturned sword in one hand.
Two columns of text printed in black ink on newsprint that has been faded with age.
A black and white photo of a middle aged man taken from the shoulders up. He is wearing glasses and a suit jacket and tie.
A single column of Icelandic language text printed in black ink on faded newsprint.
A column of text printed in black ink on newsprint paper that has become discoloured with age.
A composite image showing the covers of three Icelandic-language periodicals published in Winnipeg in the early 20th century. The first cover on the left is titled Syrpa, dated 1911, with bold red text and an illustration of an anchor and torch emblem near the bottom. Additional text is printed in black Icelandic type. The middle cover is Tímarit, dated 1921, with intricate green, red, and brown border artwork. The design includes decorative Icelandic motifs, a robed female figure, and a small boat scene. The third cover on the right is titled Saga, dated 1925, featuring large red lettering with ornate designs and decorative elements including stars, scrollwork, and a row of small houses. Icelandic text fills the rest of the page in a formal layout.
An image of two pages of ads from a magazine in black and white. On the left-hand page there are four ads featuring Icelandic language text and one with an illustration of a woman wearing a hat. On the right-hand page there are two larger ads. Both feature Icelandic language text and the lower of the two has an illustration of a vehicle from the 1920s.
A two-page spread of a book. It features four photos of young men in black and white taken from the shoulders up. Two photos appear on each page with blocks of Icelandic text beside each photo.
A clipping from an Icelandic language newspaper. It is a long narrow column of text in black ink on faded newsprint.
The bottom half of a page of Icelandic-language newsprint. The upper portion of print is divided in five columns. The lower portion is divided into three columns.
A clipping from a newspaper of a black and white photo of a group of elderly people standing in front of a log cabin. Some are standing and some are seated. One woman is spinning wool.
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