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Credits and rights

Pictures on Rose City Roots are public domain, carry an open licence, or are used with written permission. Each is credited below with a link to its source record. Living artists' work appears only after each artist says yes. Where a picture we want is waiting on permission, a cleared stand-in is shown and marked, and listed here with the original it will be swapped for.

Stand-ins

  1. Stand-in: rum runner sloop Kirk and Sweeney with cargo on deck, 13 January 1924. Rum runner sloop Kirk and Sweeney with contraband stacked on deck, 13 January 1924. U.S. Coast Guard photo G-APA-01-13-24. Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Via Wikimedia Commons. Not a Detroit River scene as far as the record shows. Licence: Public domain (U.S. government). Source record.
    Will be swapped for: Reuther Library, Detroit News negatives 27833 and 27841 (on order; files not yet received).
  2. Stand-in: Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) bandolier bag, Great Lakes region, 1880s. Bandolier (shoulder) bag, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Great Lakes region, 1880s. Maker not recorded. Cleveland Museum of Art 1982.61. CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record.
    Will be swapped for: Walpole Island (Bkejwanong) artist's own work, once the artist says yes.
  3. Stand-in: Ojibwa bandolier bag, about 1870. Bandolier bag, Ojibwa, about 1870. Maker not recorded. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (open access image DT262942). CC0. Via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record.
    Will be swapped for: Caldwell First Nation artist's own work, once the artist says yes.
  4. Stand-in: Huron moccasins with quillwork and moose hair, 1780 to 1830. Huron moccasins with quillwork and moose hair, 1780 to 1830. Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto. Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record.
    Will be swapped for: Windsor urban Indigenous artist's own work, once the artist says yes.

The stand-in objects are historical Great Lakes Indigenous works held by museums, with makers not recorded. They are not by the living artists of Bkejwanong, Caldwell or Windsor, and are shown only to hold the place until those artists say yes.

Pictures on the chapter pages

  1. 'Off to Canada' tunnel postcard. Off to Canada, Detroit-Windsor Tunnel postcard, about 1935. Scan by Jim Griffin, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record. art-off-to-canada-1935.jpg
  2. Map of Windsor and environs, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 2. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i01.jpg
  3. Ouellette Avenue looking north from Sandwich Street, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 13. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i02.jpg
  4. Windsor waterfront, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 4. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i05.jpg
  5. City Market, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 9. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i06.jpg
  6. City Hall (old), 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 14. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i07.jpg
  7. Public library (Carnegie), 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 5. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i08.jpg
  8. CPR Depot, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 20. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i09.jpg
  9. Michigan Central Railroad tunnel, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 20. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i10.jpg
  10. Sandwich, Windsor and Amherstburg Railway (streetcars), 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 61. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i11.jpg
  11. Ford Motor Co. of Canada plant, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 84. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i12.jpg
  12. Studebaker Corporation of Canada, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 90. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i13.jpg
  13. Hupp Motor Car Co., 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 62. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i14.jpg
  14. Devonshire Road looking north, Walkerville, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 72. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i15.jpg
  15. E. C. Walker House (Willistead Manor), 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 76. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i16.jpg
  16. Wyandotte Street looking west, Walkerville, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 68. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i20.jpg
  17. Windsor Ontario from an Aeroplane (HS85-10-37669). Windsor Ontario from an Aeroplane (HS85-10-37669). Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons (credit to be confirmed from file page at build). Licence: Public domain. Source record. i207.jpg
  18. Tecumseh, after an 1808 sketch by Pierre Le Dru (Lossing). Tecumseh, engraving after a sketch attributed to Pierre Le Dru. B. J. Lossing, The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 (1868). Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i218.jpg
  19. Bird's Eye View of Windsor, Ont. (real-photo postcard no. 4823). Bird's Eye View of Windsor, Ont., about 1930. Real-photo postcard, Peerless Specialty Co., postmarked 28 August 1930. Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i221.jpg
  20. Plan du fort du Détroit, Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. Plan du fort du Détroit, 1749. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. Library and Archives Canada. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i222.jpg
  21. Riverfront sculpture walk and bike trail, Windsor. Riverfront walk and bike trail, Windsor. Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source record. i224.jpg
  22. Detroit police inspecting equipment from a clandestine brewery (NARA 541928). Detroit police inspecting seized brewery equipment, Prohibition era. U.S. National Archives, NAID 541928. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (NARA). Source record. i228.jpg
  23. Windsor Race Track summer meet, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 26. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i23.jpg
  24. French windmill, Walkerville (Picturesque Detroit and Environs, 1893). French Windmill, Walkerville, in Picturesque Detroit and Environs (1893). SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. i232.jpg
  25. 'Col. Baubie Mansion' (Duff-Baby House), Picturesque Detroit 1893. Duff-Baby House, in Picturesque Detroit and Environs (1893), p. 82. SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. i235.jpg
  26. Assumption Church (completed 1845), Golden Jubilee book p. 19. Assumption Church, in Golden Jubilee: Assumption College 1870-1920, p. 19. SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. i237.jpg
  27. Gordie Howe International Bridge, clear morning (under construction). Gordie Howe International Bridge, 30 Sept 2025. Photo: TheWxResearcher, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record. i238.jpg
  28. Assorted scenes at Bob-Lo Island, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 21. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i24.jpg
  29. Ford Motor plant from an aeroplane, Ford City. Ford Motor Plant from an Aeroplane, Ford, Ont., about 1920. Canadian Postcard Company. British Library HS85/10/37671. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i25.jpg
  30. Detroit seen from an aeroplane over Windsor. Detroit as seen from an aeroplane flying over Windsor, about 1920. Canadian Postcard Company. British Library HS85/10/37668. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i26.jpg
  31. 'Only a stream divides Detroit and the border cities'. Only a stream divides Detroit and the border cities, 1918. Border Chamber of Commerce. British Library HS85/10/34533. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i28.jpg
  32. Street scene, Windsor (lantern slide). Street scene, Windsor, Ont., about 1923. Anonymous. McCord Stewart Museum, MP-0000.158.43. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i29.jpg
  33. Streetcars on Ouellette at Wyandotte. Ouellette Avenue at Wyandotte Street, about 1938. Photographer unknown. Walkerville Times Collection, Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive, Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i30.jpg
  34. Sandwich barracks (Lossing). Sandwich barracks, Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 (1868). Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i36.jpg
  35. Sandwich Township, 1881 county atlas map. East and West Sandwich Township, Illustrated Atlas of the Dominion of Canada, Essex supplement (Toronto: H. Belden & Co., 1881). Digitized by McGill University. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i37.jpg
  36. Sandwich First Baptist Church (early photo). Sandwich First Baptist Church, before 1909. From Frederick Neal, The Township of Sandwich Past and Present (1909), p. 195. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i39.jpg
  37. Mary Ann Shadd (portrait). Mary Ann Shadd, 1850s. Photographer unknown. Library and Archives Canada, C-029977. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i40.jpg
  38. Portrait of Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Portrait of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, 1855 to 1860. Unknown creator. Mary Ann Shadd Cary collection, Library and Archives Canada, e011536885. Licence: Public domain (Commons file shows CC BY 2.0 from LAC Flickr). Source record. i41.jpg
  39. Fort Malden, Amherstburg. Fort Malden, Amherstburg, 1959. Tourism promotion photographs, RG 65-35. Archives of Ontario, I0005674. Open Government Licence, Ontario. Licence: Open Government Licence, Ontario. Source record. i43.jpg
  40. Huron & Erie-Canada Trust Building, Ouellette and Pitt. Huron & Erie-Canada Trust Building, Windsor. Construction (journal), April 1918, p. 108. Public domain. Licence: CC0 / public domain. Source record. i45.jpg
  41. Launch of HMCS Dundurn, Canadian Bridge Co.. Launch of HMCS Dundurn at the Canadian Bridge Company, Windsor, 20 September 1943. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i46.jpg
  42. François Baby House (2005). François Baby House, 2005. Madelyn De Valle, Windsor's Community Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain (release by author). Source record. i48.jpg
  43. Sandwich First Baptist Church (OHT photo). Sandwich First Baptist Church. Ontario Heritage Trust (Doors Open Ontario). CC0. Licence: CC0. Source record. i49.jpg
  44. Kenilworth Park track and grandstand (postcard). Kenilworth Park, 1930 postcard. Post Card & Greeting Card Co. Ltd. University of Windsor Leddy Library (SWODA). Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i50.jpg
  45. Canadian Salt Co. salt works, Windsor, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 31. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i63.jpg
  46. Canadian Bridge Co. works, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 87. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i64.jpg
  47. Essex Terminal Railway map, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 94. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i66.jpg
  48. Ferry at Windsor (second view), 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 8. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i67.jpg
  49. Assorted schools and churches in Sandwich. Assorted schools and churches in Sandwich, Windsor, 1913. From Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by H. W. Gardner (Evening Record), p. 29. Public domain. Via Canadiana and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. i84.jpg
  50. Avro Lancaster Mk. X FM212 in RCAF service, 26 August 1952. Avro Lancaster Mk. X FM212, 26 August 1952. Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN 3584699. Public domain (Crown copyright expired). Via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. jp-fm212-1952.jpg
  51. Hurricane and Spitfire replicas (Gate Guardians), Jackson Park, 11 June 2025. Gate Guardians, Jackson Park, Windsor, 11 June 2025. Chris Woodrich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; no crop. No endorsement implied. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source record. jp-gate-guardians-2025.jpg
  52. Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Jackson Park, 11 June 2025. Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Jackson Park, Windsor, 11 June 2025. Crisco 1492 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; no crop. No endorsement implied. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source record. jp-qe-gardens-2025.jpg
  53. Windsor race track, summer meet, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 26. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. jp-race-1913.jpg
  54. Race Track, Windsor, Canada, about 1925 (grandstand). Race Track, Windsor, Canada, about 1925. Postcard. Mike Skreptak Collection, Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive, Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Rights statement: Public Domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. jp-race-1925-swoda.jpg
  55. Postcard of Charles Evan Fowler's proposed Detroit-Windsor bridge, '1803 ft. span', c. 1920 (never built). 'Str. Greyhound and Detroit Windsor Bridge' (proposed bridge by C. E. Fowler, never built), Detroit Publishing Co. postcard 81402, c. 1920. NYPL. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. cr-fowler-proposed-bridge-c1920.jpg
  56. Huron Mission House, opposite Assumption Church (log, French construction). Huron Mission House, Sandwich, c. 1895. Walkerville Times Collection, SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. ff-huron-mission-house.jpg
  57. Montreuil windmill, Sandwich East (built 1815, lot 97; ran to 1852). Montreuil Windmill, from F. Neal, The Township of Sandwich (1909), p. 54. SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. ff-montreuil-windmill.jpg
  58. Moy House (Moy Hall), built 1799 by Angus Mackintosh, demolished 1912. Moy House, from F. Neal, The Township of Sandwich (1909), p. 8. SWODA. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. ff-moy-house.jpg
  59. Windmill, Petite Côte (built 1803 on the McGregor farm), watercolour by Capt. James Van Cleve. Windmill, Petite Côte, from a watercolour by James Van Cleve, 1881, in F. Neal, The Township of Sandwich (1909). SWODA, Leddy Library. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. ff-windmill-petite-cote-1803.jpg
  60. Grand Trunk Railway car ferry 'Transport', 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 20. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. gt-transport-1913-crop.jpg
  61. Ogimaa Oshawana (John Naudee) of Bkejwanong (Walpole Island). Ogimaa Oshawana of Bkejwanong (Walpole Island), photographed at the Grand General Council, Brantford, September 1858. Photographer unknown. Library and Archives Canada, C-008543 / e010797042. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (LAC Flickr copy tagged CC BY 2.0; credit LAC either way). Source record. ind-oshawana-1858-crop.jpg
  62. Freighters on the St. Clair River opposite Walpole Island. Great Lakes freighters on the lower St. Clair River; Walpole Island First Nation on the far shore. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. ind-stclair-walpole-usace.jpg
  63. Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames (C. W. Jefferys watercolour). Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames, 5 October 1813. C. W. Jefferys, 1912 (imagined scene). From N. S. Gurd, The Story of Tecumseh. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. ind-tecumseh-thames-jefferys-1912.jpg
  64. Treaty of Detroit, 1807 (manuscript). Treaty between the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi, Detroit, 17 November 1807. U.S. government. Library of Congress / World Digital Library. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. ind-treaty-1807.jpg
  65. Gathering at Bkejwanong (Walpole Island), postcard 'Indians on Walpole Island, Canada'. Gathering at Bkejwanong (Walpole Island First Nation), postcard mailed 7 July 1916. Printed title: "Indians on Walpole Island, Canada." Public domain. Ken Levin Toledo Postcard Collection, via DPLA and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. ind-walpole-1916-dpla-p1.jpg
  66. Walpole Island Indian Band (community brass band). Walpole Island Indian Band, 1916. Printed title on postcard. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. ind-walpole-band-1916.jpg
  67. Chappell House, 3885 Sandwich St. W. (later a Prohibition roadhouse; burned 2006). Chappell House, Sandwich, 1909. Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive, Leddy Library. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA). Source record. rr-chappell-house.jpg
  68. 'Too Many Holes to Watch' (Edwin Marcus, New York Times), on the U.S.-Canada liquor talks. Edwin Marcus, 'Too Many Holes to Watch', The New York Times, 26 August 1923. Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. rr-marcus-1923.png
  69. Rum running on Pike Creek (Lakeshore, Essex County). Rum Running on Pike Creek, c. 1925. Donated by Chris Baillargeon. Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive, Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Licence: Public domain (SWODA; pre-1949 photo). Source record. rr-pike-creek.jpg
  70. François Baby house as in 1812 (Lossing sketch). Baby's house at Sandwich, sketch by Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 (1868). Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. sandwich-baby-house-1812-lossing.jpg
  71. Assorted buildings in Sandwich, 1913. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 28. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain. Source record. sandwich-buildings-1913-p28.jpg
  72. S.S. Macdonell portrait (City Hall). Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery (Ontario vol., 1880), via Internet Archive. Public domain. Source record. SS_Macdonell_CBD1880.jpg
  73. Michael Twomey / M. Twomey merchant plate (City Hall). Belden Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Essex and Kent (1880 to 1881), p. 88. Public domain. Identified with Windsor's 1889 mayor via Amherstburg street-name inventory (high confidence). Source record. Michael_Twomey_BeldenAtlas1881_p88.jpg
  74. Daniel Willis Mason portrait (City Hall). The Canadian Album: Men of Canada, vol. 2 (1893), via Internet Archive. Public domain. Source record. D_Willis_Mason_CanadianAlbum_v2_p287.jpg
  75. John W. Hanna plate (City Hall). Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, Ontario (1905), via Internet Archive. Public domain. Source record. John_W_Hanna_Essex1905_plate.jpg
  76. Cecil E. Jackson portrait (City Hall). Walker Airport Souvenir Programme Official Opening (1928), via Internet Archive. Public domain mark. Source record. Cecil_E_Jackson_WalkerAirport1928.jpg
  77. Arthur J. Reaume portrait (City Hall). Windsor Emancipation Celebration programme, 1953, via Internet Archive. CC0 1.0. Source record. Arthur_J_Reaume_Emancipation1953.jpg
  78. John Wheelton portrait (City Hall). Windsor Emancipation Celebration programme, 1966, via Internet Archive. CC0 1.0. Source record. John_Wheelton_Emancipation1966.jpg
  79. Ernest S. Wigle portrait (City Hall). Military portrait from History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, 1931, figure 5, via Internet Archive. Public domain. This is a military portrait, not a mayoral-robes likeness. Source record. ernest-s-wigle-colonel-1931.jpg
  80. Michael Patrick portrait (City Hall). Windsor Emancipation Celebration programme, 1962, via Internet Archive. CC0 1.0. Source record. Michael_J_Patrick_Emancipation1962.jpg

Pictures on the entrance page

  1. Detroit and Canada Tunnel, Tichnor Bros. postcard, 1930s. Public domain. art-tunnel-tichnor.jpg
  2. Bird's Eye View of Windsor, Ont., about 1930. Real-photo postcard, Peerless Specialty Co., postmarked 28 August 1930. Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons. art-birdseye-1930.jpg
  3. Plan du fort du Détroit, 1749. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry. Library and Archives Canada. Public domain. art-lery-1749.jpg
  4. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 2. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. art-map-1913.jpg
  5. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 4. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. ferry-1913-p4-hi.jpg
  6. Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1913, compiled by Harry Wentworth Gardner (Windsor: Evening Record, 1913), p. 13. Photographer uncredited. Public domain. Via Canadiana.ca / Wikimedia Commons. ouellette-1913-p13.jpg
  7. Riverfront walk and bike trail, Windsor. Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. modern-riverfront-trail.jpg
  8. Tecumseh, engraving after a sketch attributed to Pierre Le Dru. B. J. Lossing, The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 (1868). Public domain. ind-tecumseh-lossing-1868.jpg
  9. Gordie Howe International Bridge, July 2026. Photo: WMrapids, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC0. Source record. modern-gordie-howe-2026-07.jpg
  10. City of Detroit from the Canada shore. Illustration by A. C. Warren, engraved by R. Hinshelwood, Picturesque America (1872). Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. art-detroit-from-canada-1872.jpg
  11. Excelsior, Detroit River steamboat. Samuel Ward Stanton, American Steam Vessels (1895), p. 228. Public domain. Licence: Public domain. Source record. art-excelsior-1895.jpg

Entrance film

From the Strait to the Rose City (83 seconds, with light instrumental piano). Pictures in order: St. Clair River at Walpole Island, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, public domain; Plan du fort du Détroit, 1749, G.-J. Chaussegros de Léry, Library and Archives Canada, public domain; Baby House, Sandwich, B. J. Lossing (1868), public domain; Sandwich First Baptist Church, F. Neal (1909), public domain; car ferry Transport and the Michigan Central rail tunnel, H. W. Gardner (1913), public domain; Pike Creek, about 1925, SWODA, public domain; Bird's Eye View of Windsor, about 1930, Peerless Specialty Co., public domain; Ford plant from the air, about 1920, Canadian Postcard Co., British Library, public domain; Gordie Howe International Bridge, July 2026, WMrapids, CC0; riverfront trail, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0. Rose emblem and title design: Windsor News. Type: Libre Caslon Text and Work Sans, SIL Open Font License.

Entrance film music

Relaxing piano music by Clavier Music. Source: Pixabay (Content Licence / free for commercial and non-commercial use; no attribution required). Mirror on Wikimedia Commons as File:Relaxing-piano-music-351844.wav, published under CC0 1.0. Paid nothing. Mixed low under the pictures with a 2-second fade-in and a 3-second fade-out; video stream copied unchanged. No endorsement by the artist is implied.

Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive photographs (added 11 November 2026)

  1. Raising the first footwalk cable, Ambassador Bridge, 1928 (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  2. Ambassador Bridge from the roof of Assumption Church, about 1928 (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  3. Ambassador Bridge at night, about 1930 (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  4. Ambassador Bridge from Detroit, 1935 view book (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  5. Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, 1935 view book (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  6. Streetcar track repairs, Wyandotte Street East, about 1920; donated by Richard Merlo (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  7. Assumption College, Sandwich, 1893 (Sandwich). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  8. View from the Walkerville Fire Hall tower, 1895 (Border Cities). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  9. Central Fire Hall, Windsor, 1895 (Border Cities). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  10. Ford Motor plant, 1918 (Works and Wages). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source
  11. Hiram Walker & Sons offices, 1895 (Works and Wages). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain, as stated on the item record. Source

Archive photographs and posters (added 11 November 2026)

  1. Gauthier's Canal, Lagoon Park, Sandwich, about 1900 to 1910 (Sandwich). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a22545. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  2. Bank and Victoria memorial fountain, Walkerville, about 1900 to 1920 (Neighbourhoods). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a25863. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  3. Business corner of Wyandotte Street and Devonshire Road, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Neighbourhoods). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a19929. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  4. Robbin's corner, looking west, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Neighbourhoods). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a19932. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  5. Ambery house and St. Mary's Church, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Neighbourhoods). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a19930. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  6. St. Mary's Church, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Neighbourhoods). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a19931. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  7. Hiram Walker & Sons offices, south front, Walkerville, about 1900 to 1920 (Windsor Eats). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a24752. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  8. Advertisement for Canadian Club whisky, about 19 July 1901 (Windsor Eats). Hawaiian newspaper advertisement. The whisky was distilled at Walkerville. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source
  9. Hiram Walker & Sons offices from the river, Walkerville, about 1900 to 1910 (Crossings). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a20023. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  10. The steamer S.S. Put-in-Bay on the Detroit River at Amherstburg, about 1920 (Crossings). Alvin D. McCurdy fonds, Archives of Ontario, I0026092, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source
  11. A streetcar in Windsor, on a postcard postmarked 1912 (Crossings). Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. The archive notes the street may not be London Street. Source
  12. Warehouses from the railroad, Walker distillery, Walkerville, about 1900 to 1915 (Works and Wages). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a21196. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  13. Avenue of rack warehouses, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Works and Wages). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a19915. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  14. Advertisement for The Kerr Engine Co. Limited, Walkerville, 1908 (Works and Wages). From Hardware merchandising (Toronto), January to March 1908. Via Internet Archive / Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source
  15. Royal Windsor Ramp Garage, Dougall Avenue, 1928 (Works and Wages). Advertising insert from Vernon's City of Windsor Directory, 1928 to 1929. University of Windsor, Leddy Library / Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive. Public domain. Source
  16. 1940 Studebaker promotional postcard, front and back (Works and Wages). Distributed by Market Garage & Motors Ltd., 301 Chatham Street East, Windsor. The front is national advertising art; the Windsor tie is the dealer imprint on the back. Mike Skreptak Collection, University of Windsor, Leddy Library / Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive. Public domain. Source
  17. Walkerville Dairy from an aeroplane, 1920 (Maps). Canadian Postcard Company. British Library HS85/10/37667, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source
  18. Emancipation Celebration poster, Jackson Park, Tuesday 1 August 1939 (Jackson Park). E. Andrea Moore Collection, University of Windsor, Leddy Library / Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive. Public domain. Source
  19. Windsor Police wanted notice, 8 December 1915 (City and Society). Issued by E. Wills, Chief of Police. Mike Skreptak Collection, University of Windsor, Leddy Library / Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive. Public domain. Source

Archive photographs (11 November 2026, Detroit and odd-photo pass)

  1. The Great Fire of Windsor, 12 to 13 October 1871 (Disaster and resilience). Walkerville Times Collection. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  2. Blaise Diesbourg, about 1915 (Rum Row). Donated by Chris Baillargeon. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  3. Edgewater Thomas Inn, Riverside, about 1940 (Rum Row). Mike Skreptak Collection. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  4. Ferry landing, Walkerville, about 1905 (Crossings). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a20970. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  5. Livingstone Cut, Amherstburg, about 1908 to 1912 (Crossings). Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Likely public domain (a period postcard of the channel cut). The library retains physical rights in the object and the scan. Source
  6. East portal of the Michigan Central Detroit River Tunnel, Canadian side, 1911 (Crossings). Postcard published by the Detroit News Company, a postcard publisher of the period, postmarked 11 August 1911. Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Public domain (published 1911). The library retains physical rights in the object and the scan. Source
  7. Canadian viaduct on London Street, Windsor, 5 October 1928 (Crossings). Photograph by American Commercial Photo Co., Detroit, dated 5 October 1928 on the print. Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library. Public domain (US-distributed 1928). The library retains physical rights in the object and the scan. Source
  8. First regular official airmail flight, Windsor to Toronto, 15 July 1929 (Crossings). Mike Skreptak Collection. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  9. Train ferry Pere Marquette 14 near the Ambassador Bridge, April 1943 (Crossings). Photograph by Arthur S. Siegel, Office of War Information. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Black-and-White Negatives, LC-USW3-021649-C. Public domain. Source
  10. Employees at the Hiram Walker & Sons bottling works, Walkerville, about 1895 (Works and Wages). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a20138. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  11. Beer still house, Sandwich Street, Walkerville, about 1905 (Works and Wages). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a21200. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  12. Windsor Fire Fighters' Field Day admission ticket, Jackson Park, 2 to 4 September 1935 (Jackson Park). Mike Skreptak Collection. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  13. Hiram Walker & Sons lawn bowling tournament, Walkerville, 1899 (Sports). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a28468. No known restrictions on publication. Source

Archive photographs (11 November 2026, Washington and Bob-Lo pass)

  1. Crossing the Detroit River in winter, 1905 (Crossings). The nameboard reads Lansdowne of Windsor. Detroit Photographic Co., copyright 1905. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-DIG-det-4a15742. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  2. Train ferry at Windsor, 1928 (Crossings). Keystone View Company stereograph no. 31062. The nameboard reads Michigan of Detroit. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-stereo-1s18275. Public domain (U.S. publication, 1928). Source
  3. Walker Airport near Windsor, about 1930 (Crossings). Postcard published by the Windsor News Co., a postcard publisher of the period, identifier 129980. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  4. Rack warehouse, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, about 1900 (Works and Wages). Cyanotype. Detroit Photographic Co. no. 046044. Library of Congress, LOT 12699, no. 15, LOC 2016803001. Shown at the published 914 by 1024 pixel size. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  5. Distillery, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Works and Wages). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a21202. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  6. Trademark registration for Canadian Club Whisky, 2 June 1891 (Windsor Eats). U.S. trademark no. 19,652. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-trmk-1t19652. Public domain. Source
  7. Pergola, Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd., Walkerville, about 1905 to 1915 (Windsor Eats). Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress, LC-DIG-det-4a21061. No known restrictions on publication. Source
  8. West end of Lake Erie and the Detroit River, 1849 (Maps). U.S. War Department / Corps of Topographical Engineers, Lieut. Col. James Kearney. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, g3312e.fi000118. Public domain (U.S. government work). Source
  9. Fire hall, Windsor, about 1915 (Disaster and resilience). Postcard published by Valentine and Sons Publishing Co., identifier 111,962 J.V. Mike Skreptak Collection, Black Binder 2. Courtesy of the Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive (SWODA), Leddy Library, University of Windsor. Public domain. Source
  10. SS Columbia seen from the SS St. Claire, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549707. Public domain. Source
  11. Captain Bob-Lo greets passengers, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549715. Public domain. Source
  12. On the midway at Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549708. Public domain. Source
  13. Log flume ride at Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549717. Public domain. Source
  14. Super-slide at Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549718. Public domain. Source
  15. A glass blower in the craftsmen's area on Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549712. Public domain. Source
  16. Candle making in the crafts area of Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549709. Public domain. Source
  17. End of the day at Bob-Lo Island, June 1973 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Photograph by Joe Clark, EPA DOCUMERICA. U.S. National Archives, 549716. Public domain. Source

Archive photographs (11 November 2026, England, Scotland and Ireland pass)

  1. Windsor, Ontario, from an aeroplane, about 1920 (Crossings). Canadian Postcard Company, about 1920. British Library HS85/10/37670, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. This is a different photograph from the sister cards HS85/10/37668 and HS85/10/37669 already on Maps. Source
  2. Amherstburg, Ontario, from an aeroplane, about 1920, industrial works (Maps, From above). Canadian Postcard Company, about 1920. British Library HS85/10/37684, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. The card does not name the works. Source
  3. Amherstburg, Ontario, from an aeroplane, about 1920, town and river (Maps, From above). Canadian Postcard Company, about 1920. British Library HS85/10/37685, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source
  4. Amherstburg, Ontario, from an aeroplane, about 1920, Bob-Lo Island (Maps, From above). Canadian Postcard Company, about 1920. British Library HS85/10/37686, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. A Library and Archives Canada title for the same photograph (PA-030542) names it "An aeroplane view of Bob-Lo Island, Amherstburg." Source
  5. Amherstburg, Ontario, from an aeroplane, about 1920, riverside grounds, second view (Maps, From above). Canadian Postcard Company, about 1920. British Library HS85/10/37687, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. The card does not name the grounds. Source
  6. Dancing pavilion at Bob-Lo, Bois Blanc Island, 1914 (Booms and Busts, Bob-Lo Island). Valentine and Sons United Publishing Company, 1914. British Library HS85/10/28621, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. Source

Archive photographs (11 November 2026, Canada and Great Lakes pass)

  1. Seven runners, Windsor, Ontario, about 1905 (Sports). Finnish Organization of Canada collection / Library and Archives Canada / PA-127081. Public domain (photograph about 1905). Source
  2. Ronald Ousey at The Anchor Inn, Windsor, 1956 to 1960 (Windsor Eats). C.C. Southward / Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration / Library and Archives Canada / e010996477. Public domain (Crown copyright expired). Source
  3. Joan Heatley at the Willistead Park library branch, 1930 to 1960 (Neighbourhoods, Walkerville). Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration / Library and Archives Canada / e011055645. Public domain (Crown copyright expired). Source
  4. Chemist at Wyeth Laboratories, Windsor, 1930 to 1960 (Works and Wages). Canada. Department of Manpower and Immigration / Library and Archives Canada / e011055669. Public domain (Crown copyright expired). The chemist is not named. Source
  5. Amherstburg band led by Mayor William H. McEvoy, about 1890 (City and Society, Amherstburg). Archives of Ontario, Alvin D. McCurdy fonds, F 2076, I0056695. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
  6. Amherstburg police force, about 1912 (City and Society, Amherstburg). Archives of Ontario, Alvin D. McCurdy fonds, F 2076, I0056631. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
  7. Augustus Adams in his front yard, Sandwich, 1906 (Sandwich). Archives of Ontario, Alvin D. McCurdy fonds, F 2076, I0024810. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source
  8. Ford of Canada foundry, Windsor, 2 July 1942 (Works and Wages). Nicholas Morant / National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada / e000760746. Public domain (official photograph, 1942, Crown copyright expired). Source
  9. Worker at the Ford of Canada foundry, Windsor, 2 July 1942 (Works and Wages). Nicholas Morant / National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada / e000760745. Public domain (official photograph, 1942, Crown copyright expired). Source
  10. Assembly line at the Chrysler plant, Windsor, September 1953 (Works and Wages). Canada. National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada / PA-205816. Public domain (official photograph, 1953, Crown copyright expired). Source

Archive photographs (11 November 2026, Toronto Public Library and Bentley Historical Library pass)

Each photograph is on one page only.

  1. Pitt Street and the trolley station, Windsor, about 1910 (Neighbourhoods, Downtown Windsor). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2156, object 309385. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  2. Sandwich Street, Windsor, about 1910 (Neighbourhoods, Downtown Windsor). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2155, object 252085. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  3. Sandwich Street and Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, about 1910 (Neighbourhoods, Downtown Windsor). Toronto Public Library, PC-ON-2154, object 335611. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  4. Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, about 1910 (Neighbourhoods, Downtown Windsor). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2151, object 291780. Public domain. Shown at the available size. The card prints the street name as Ouelette. Source
  5. Public library, Windsor, about 1910 (City and Society). Toronto Public Library, PC-ON-2164, object 280242. Public domain. Shown at the available size. A different photograph from the 1913 library view. Source
  6. Technical School, Windsor, about 1910 (City and Society). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2162, object 293724. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  7. Division Street, Kingsville, about 1910 (City and Society). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_1016, object 335761. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  8. A part of the factory district, Windsor, about 1910 (Works and Wages). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2157, object 306433. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  9. C.P.R. station, Windsor, about 1910 (Rails, Ferries and Crossings). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2166, object 322562. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  10. Railroad ferry at Windsor, about 1910 (Rails, Ferries and Crossings). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2170, object 307487. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  11. Michigan Central Railway tunnel at Windsor, about 1910 (Rails, Ferries and Crossings). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2169, object 267768. Public domain. Shown at the available size. The 1910 railway tunnel, not the 1930 vehicle tunnel. Source
  12. Bird's-eye view of Windsor, about 1910 (Maps, From above). Toronto Public Library, PC_ON_2165, object 308843. Public domain. Shown at the available size. Source
  13. View of Detroit, Michigan, from Sandwich, Canada, 1852 (Sandwich). Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, 1852, page 96. University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, BL004050. Public domain (U.S.-published work, 1852). Source
  14. City of Detroit, Michigan, 1837, taken from the Canada shore near the ferry (Sandwich). University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, HS19826. Public domain (U.S.-published work, 1837). Source
  15. Opening of the Livingstone Channel, 1912 (Rails, Ferries and Crossings). Regents of the University of Michigan. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, HS8715. Source
  16. Map of the Straits of Detroit, Sheet No. 1, 1840 to 1842 (Maps, Plans and maps). Lieutenants J.N. Macomb and W.H. Warner, U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers. University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library, HS9273. Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Source

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  • Charles G. Drake, illustrated portrait (Windsor Minds). Portrait by Irma Coucill, courtesy of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Daria Destanli of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame gave written permission by email on 10 November 2026 (Gmail message 1a1c732b8e4ed2b5) for non-commercial use on Rose City Roots. Not under an open licence; please ask the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame before any reuse. Source page. drake-coucill-cmhf.jpg. Shown at the Hall's published web resolution (400 x 500); no crop.
  • Carrousel of the Nations, 2022 and 2025 (Holidays and traditions). Courtesy of the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County. Darlene Dunn Mahler, Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, granted permission by email on 11 November 2026 (Gmail message 1a1cbd98ff8591ce) for web use on Rose City Roots. Credit wording proposed; she did not specify a line. The 2022 photograph, sent as "Carrousel photo kids 2022.jpg," shows four children in traditional folk dress. The 2025 photograph, sent as "2025 Carrousel Photo .jpg," shows a dance group in embroidered traditional dress. MCC did not name the villages, the photographer, or the people in the pictures. Not under an open licence; please ask MCC before any reuse. Shown at web resolution (1800 px on the long edge); no crop of the originals. Files: carrousel-kids-2022.jpg, carrousel-2025.jpg. Chapter.

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  • Living Indigenous artists of Bkejwanong, Caldwell and Windsor: shown only once each says yes.
  • Reuther Library, Detroit News negatives 27833 and 27841: on order, not yet received.

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