History collection

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Collecting undertaken by the History Division documents the social, economic and cultural history of non-indigenous Canadians from the time that the European settlement of Canada was begun. The collection of roughly 79,000 artifacts includes furniture, costume, glass, ceramics, tools, household goods, toys, and packaging.

The desk of Sir John A. Macdonald,
Canada's first Prime Minister, from
his residence in Ottawa

See more examples in the Collections Storage space.