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Photo of Júlíana Jónsdóttir

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:21:49 +0000

A photograph of the poet Júlíana Jónsdóttir, the first Icelandic woman to publish a book of poetry, wearing a traditional Icelandic costume.

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The Heimskringla building on Sherbrook Street

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 19:20:57 +0000

A photo of the Heimskringla building on Sherbrook Street in Winnipeg in the early 1900s.

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Syrpa Table of Contents

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:53:22 +0000

An image of the Table of Contents from the first issue of Syrpa. The contents include an address to the readers, two original stories in Icelandic, four translated stories (including works by Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo), and several short articles on various other topics.

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Photo of Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:08:33 +0000

A portrait photo of Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson, better known as Siggi Júl, taken in the early 1900s.

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Cover of Árdís

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:02:00 +0000

The cover of the 1956 issue of Árdís, the annual publication of the Icelandic Lutheran Women’s League of Manitoba. The cover illustration was created by Bjarni Thomas Bjarnason of Winnipeg.

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Three Íslendingadagurinn programs

ccrocker — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:53:42 +0000

A composite image of three printed programs for the Íslendingadagurinn festival held each summer in Manitoba. By the 1970s, except for the cover, the text of the program was almost exclusively English.

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All Nations Parade, Winnipeg, July 4, 1942

knielsdottir — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:32:24 +0000

A photo of members of the Icelandic and Icelandic Canadian community taking part in the All Nations Parade held in Winnipeg on July 4, 1942. Their presence in the parade reflects both wartime cooperation and the enduring cultural pride of the Icelandic community in Manitoba.

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Björnsson’s Bookstore Ad

knielsdottir — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:43:34 +0000

An advertisement published in Tímarit Þjóðræknisfélags Íslendinga for Björnsson’s Book Store and Bindery, once located at 702 Sargent Avenue in Winnipeg.

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Börnin 1905

knielsdottir — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:26:02 +0000

The front page of the first issue of the children’s magazine Börnin (The Children), published in December 1905. It opens with a greeting to its young readers.

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Sólöld cover

knielsdottir — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:21:14 +0000

The cover of the first issue of Sólöld, published in Winnipeg on July 20, 1918.

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