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Winnipeg from the air, 1941-1976

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The Hotel Fort Garry in 1939. (Royal Canadian Air Force)
The Hotel Fort Garry in 1939. (Royal Canadian Air Force)
A view of northwest Winnipeg in 1941. (Files)
A view of northwest Winnipeg in 1941. (Files)
Logan and Main and the surrounding area as seen from the air in 1943. (Files)
Logan and Main and the surrounding area as seen from the air in 1943. (Files)
East Kildonan from the air in 1944. (Files)
East Kildonan from the air in 1944. (Files)
Elmwood from the air in 1945. (Files)
Elmwood from the air in 1945. (Files)
The Scotland Avenue district in Fort Garry in 1954 where a shopping centre was soon to be built. Another photo from the time calls this the Harte Subdivision. (Jack Ablett / Winnipeg Free Press files)
The Scotland Avenue district in Fort Garry in 1954 where a shopping centre was soon to be built. Another photo from the time calls this the Harte Subdivision. (Jack Ablett / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Windsor Park in 1956 with Fermor Avenue at the bottom and Archibald Street on the left. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Windsor Park in 1956 with Fermor Avenue at the bottom and Archibald Street on the left. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
A different view of Windsor Park in 1956. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
A different view of Windsor Park in 1956. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Garry in 1961 looking southeast towards Pembina Highway from Beaumont Bay. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Garry in 1961 looking southeast towards Pembina Highway from Beaumont Bay. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Garry in 1961 looking east along McGillivray Boulevard towards Pembina Highway. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Garry in 1961 looking east along McGillivray Boulevard towards Pembina Highway. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
River Heights in 1961 looking east with the CN Rail tracks on the right. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
River Heights in 1961 looking east with the CN Rail tracks on the right. (Winnipeg Free Press files)
Westwood looking west in 1961 with Portage Avenue on the right. (Bill Rose / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Westwood looking west in 1961 with Portage Avenue on the right. (Bill Rose / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Richmond in 1976. (Gerry Cairns / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Fort Richmond in 1976. (Gerry Cairns / Winnipeg Free Press files)
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