World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
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This collection is made up of photographs by J. A. Millar depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Also included are a few loose photos by unknown photographers.
The photo album as a whole as been included (titled Valcartier Camp Photo Album) along with a cropped version of each image and composite image from within the album added individually.
Mr. J. A. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Thanks to Lieutenant Colonel W. McBain, Millar was the photographer accompanying Colonel Hughes to Gaspe Harbour.
Many of the pictures have been identified by means of the Montreal Daily Star published during August, September, and October, 1914. Where possible the original picture captions have been used with an occasional added note. Those not identified in newspapers or elsewhere have captions by W. S. Thackray.
Besides the Montreal Daily Star, several other newspapers were examined, with disappointing results. Almost no additional photographs were found and those that were found did not appear in the album or were occasionally a copy of one found in the Montreal Daily Star. The newspapers were The Halifax Herald, The Ottawa Evening Journal, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Province, Victoria Times, and The Victoria Daily Colonist (all on microfilm). A few photos were identified in L.G. Barnard, The War Pictorial, Dodd-Simpson Press Limited, Montreal, 1915 held by the University of Victoria Libraries.
Image: Lieutenant Colonel W. McBain and Colonel Sam Hughes, August 1914
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- Last Updated 2025-02-21
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131. Troopships
- Title:
- Troopships
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
132. Troopships anchored
- Title:
- Troopships anchored
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, Armed Forces--Artillery, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
133. Troopships, Gaspe Harbour
- Title:
- Troopships, Gaspe Harbour
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Geographic Coverage:
- Québec--Gaspé
- Coordinates:
- 48.83341, -64.48194
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
134. Two of the 5th Royal Highlanders at the porthole [No. 7]
- Title:
- Two of the 5th Royal Highlanders at the porthole [No. 7]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
135. Unidentified Lieutenant Colonel
- Title:
- Unidentified Lieutenant Colonel
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
136. Unidentified officer [No. 1]
- Title:
- Unidentified officer [No. 1]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, Armed Forces--Artillery, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
137. Unidentified officer [No. 3]
- Title:
- Unidentified officer [No. 3]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
138. Unidentified officer [No. 6]
- Title:
- Unidentified officer [No. 6]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
139. W.O.H. Dodds - World War I photographs by J.A. Millar
- Title:
- W.O.H. Dodds - World War I photographs by J.A. Millar
- Description:
- Scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Also included are a few loose photos by unknown photographers. Mr. J.A. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star (MDS) and produced the album in 1915. Thanks to Lt. Col. W. McBain, Millar was the photographer accompanying Hughes to Gaspe Harbour. Many of the pictures have been identified by means of the Montreal Daily Star published during August, September, and October, 1914. Where possible the original picture captions have been used with an occasional added note. Those not identified in newspapers or elsewhere have some notations by W.S. Thackray (wst.) and, while not absolutely guaranteed, offer a clue to the identity of the scene. Besides the MDS several other newspapers were examined, with disappointing results. Almost no additional photographs were found and those that w ere found did not appear in the Dodds album or were occasionally a copy of one found in the MDS. The newspapers were The Halifax Herald, The Ottawa Evening Journal, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Province, Victoria Times, and The Victoria Daily Colonist (all on microfilm). A few photos were identified in L.G. Barnard's, "The War Pictorial", Dodd-Simpson Press Limited, Montreal, 1915 held in the McPherson Library, University of Victoria.
- Subject:
- Military training camps, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Rifles, Hughes, Samuel, Sir, 1853-1921, Artillery drill and tactics, Photojournalism, Transports, Winnipeg (Bear), Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Soldiers, Rifle practice, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 42nd, Cavalry, Canada. Canadian Army, Military uniforms, and War photography
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph album (35 pages)
- Alternative Title:
- Valcartier Camp Photo Album and Photo Album - Valcartier Camp - J.A. Millar, 1915
- Geographic Coverage:
- Québec--Saint Charles River, Québec--Gaspé, Québec--Lévis, and Québec
- Coordinates:
- 46.8127, -71.2199, 45.50869265422693, -73.55512359614, 52.00017, -71.99907, 48.83341, -64.48194, and 46.80326, -71.17793
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection and World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- blueprints (reprographic copies), photograph albums, photographs, composite photographs, panoramic photographs, black-and-white photographs, and news photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2015-12-14
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
140. Wagons pass in review
- Title:
- Wagons pass in review
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.