Canadians have worked
in very diverse work-spaces throughout the 20th century. This photographic
exhibition gives the viewer a closer look at these spaces and, more importantly,
offers a perspective on the ordinary people who work within them. These
people were not selected because of their fame or name, but for the ways
in which they are representative of Canada and its economy, whether they
are at work outdoors, underground, in a factory or in the home.
These photographs
were produced for many reasons: as a tool of communication; as a means
for the government to promote and administer its programs; as a way for
industry to advertise its achievements and thereby demonstrate corporate
pride; to enable ordinary citizens to produce an historical and cultural
record of a subject of personal importance to them.
The images are organized
into six thematic spaces, each of which documents different work environments.
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