Canadian Signals Photos from 1943 to 1972

[Ed Storey]

What caught my eye was the detail and artistry of of the diagrams on the chalk board. If you knew what street in Ottawa where that last Jeep photograph was taken, you could go back today and taking a matching image.

[Grant Bowker]

The style of the lightpost in the photo of the cable layers makes me think of Rockliffe park overlooking the Ottawa River in the vicinity of the present-day US Ambassador's residence (was that already in place at the time of the photo?). The jeep photo struck me as having the character of the area between Elgin Street and the Rideau Canal, perhaps close to the park a couple of blocks south of Cartier Square Drill Hall. Sandy Hill might be another possibility. If they were running the cable from the US Embassy (opposite Parliament - not the new one) to the residence, does that offer a clue?

[John Carmichael]

Al Kimpton, the person who took all these photos, was a well known artist and Calligrapher so it is quite possibly his work.

[John Carmichael]

The first 3 were taken at Connaught between August and November 1947. The first is captioned as "Command Vehicle' and the third captioned "Remembrance day at Almonte". The next also at Connaught in July 1948 and is captioned "3rd Infantry Division Signals" and lastly "Jones Falls Scheme" in August 1947.

[John Carmichael]

These were taken in September 1948 and are captioned:
1- Cartier Street, Ottawa
2- Post Hole Borer

[John Carmichael]

The first three were taken between May and October 1950 and the last two in April and possibly May 1951

[John Carmichael]

These were taken possibly in May and June 1951