Male Archives | Villa Les Rochers: Summer Residence of Sir John A. and Lady Agnes Macdonald

Louis Riel, 1873

A photograph of Louis Riel, taken in 1873 after his election as MP for Provencher, Manitoba. Twelve years later Riel would be executed for high treason for his […]

Sir Joseph Pope

Sir Joseph Pope, Private Secretary to Sir John A. Macdonald from 1882 until 1891, photographed by William James Topley.

Lumbermen Around Timber Slide

Five lumbermen working at a timber slide take a break for a moment to pose for a photographer while their supervisor, behind them, looks on. Photo undated.

Sir John A. Macdonald

Studio photo of an aging Sir John A. Macdonald, c. 1885-1889, detail. Always fashionable in his dress and authoritarian in his posture, Macdonald’s expression in this portrait reflects […]

The Last Spike

In this most iconic of Canadian historical photographs, the Hon. Donald A. Smith is seen driving the commemorative last spike to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway, on the […]

Lord Monck

Lord Monck, Canada’s first Governor General, photographed by William Notman in Montreal in 1866, was an early St. Patrick summer resident.

Sir John A. Macdonald Speaks About Canada’s Constitution

Transcript of Sir John A. Macdonald’s words, on the subject of Canada’s Constitution, read by Nick Olcott: [Nick Olcott] “I would again implore the House not to let this […]

Sir John A. Macdonald, 1888

Sir John A Macdonald, photographed in his office at Earnscliffe, his Ottawa residence, 1888.

Lord Dufferin

Lord Dufferin, nearing the end of his six-year tenure as Governor General, was photographed in Ottawa by William James Topley in 1878.

Sir Hector-Louis Langevin

Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, one of the Fathers of Confederation and a Minister in Sir John A. Macdonald’s government, was photographed in Ottawa in July 1873, by William James […]

Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron

Sir Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron, M.P. (Quebec Country) (1843 – 1908) was photographed in May 1873. He was Sir John A. Macdonald’s Minister of Militia and enjoyed spending summers in […]

Hewitt Bernard, May 1868

Hewitt Bernard, brother of Lady Agnes Macdonald, worked as Sir John A. Macdonald’s private secretary for many years early in his career. In May 1868 Bernard was photographed […]