View Early Regina Photographs
The City of Regina Archives photograph collection contains over 25,000 photographic prints, slides and negatives from the early 1880’s to the 1980’s. Many of these images were donated to the Archives by the Regina Public Library in 1992.
You can contact Archives to make an appointment to view their photographic collection and place an order for the image to be reprinted.
Some of the pictures in the collection are displayed in this gallery below. Select the link in the description if you want to learn more about the photo.
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This photograph shows the staff of the Aerial Service Co. Ltd. at their airfield in about 1920. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-A-1575. |
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2 unidentified men ponder their options as their car gets stuck in some of Regina's heavy clay soil. City of Regina Archives, A-161. |
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This barbershop was located on South Railway Street, now called Saskatchewan Drive. City of Regina Archives, A-1955. |
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Mrs. Thelma Duclos, nee Duncan, on her wedding day. Posed in her parents’ yard, 2074 Cornwall Street, at the corner of 13th Avenue and Cornwall Street. CORA-RPL-B-141. |
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Built in 1921, the Capitol Theatre located on the corner of Scarth Street and 12th Avenue could seat 1,500 and was considered one of the finest theatres in the Canadian West. |
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Knox Presbyterian Church, which stood on the corner of 12th Avenue and Lorne Street. It was built in 1906. Although the damage depicted here was quite severe, the building was repaired within a year. (The church was demolished in 1952 and the site is now the location of SaskTel’s Telecommunications Centre.) City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-A-506. |
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Golfers on one of the local courses, Regina in the background. Ca. 1910. CORA-RPL-A-97. |
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Regina's first dwelling, owned by Donald C. McDougall. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORAA1339 |
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This photograph commemorates the inaugural streetcar run in the City of Regina on July 28, 1911. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORAA165. |
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Frederick W. Hill Mall from the second storey of the Cornwall Centre, ca. 1981. The Twin Towers have not yet been built and the McCallum Hill building is visible in the background on the right. CORARPLA65. |
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This photograph shows K234, HMCS REGINA, at sea c. 1940s. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, A-2032. |
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Street decorations on South Railway Avenue. Inaugural Arch made of wheat in honour of province’s inauguration. 1905. CORA-RPL-A-351. |
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Rotunda of the Legislative Building, 2405 Legislative Drive, ca. 1925. CORA-A-1216. |
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The old Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery on the old campus of the University of Regina. Marilyn Levine attended courses at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in the 1960s and was later exhibited in the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Ca. 1960s. CORA-B-475. |
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This photograph shows workers building the sewer system in 1913. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-B-493. |
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This photograph shows the Eminescu Romanian dancers at the 1978 Mosaic Festival, at the Centre of the Arts. City of Regina Archives, A42. |
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3 women drivers in the oxen and cart races at a picnic in the early 1900s. First prize of $1 went to Miss Isabel Powell, centre. The race benefited the Red Cross. CORA-RPL-A-127. |
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Band taking part in a parade down 11th Avenue. CORA-B-1008. |
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Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip (in background) inspecting naval cadets on a royal visit to Regina, 1951. CORA-RPL-A-192 |
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The 1925 Memorial Cup winning Regina Pats: J.H. Cranstoun; Frank Ingram, Forward; Bert Dowie, Forward: Jack Cunning, Goal; Stan Fuller, Forward; Ken Doraty, Defence; Bill Griston, Trainer; Jack Cranstoun, Defence; “Sil” Acaster, Centre; Al Ritchie, Manager and Coach; Ike Morrison, Forward; Jack Crapper, Forward. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORARPLB93. |
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The Regina roundhouse with trains in front, ca. 1920. CORAA2131. |
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The Regina Trading Company building decorated for the Inauguration, 1905. The lights spell out “God Bless Our New Province”. City of Regina Archives, CORA-RPL-A-352. |
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This photograph shows the Shrine Circus performing at Exhibition Stadium in Regina, ca. 1955. A woman is balancing atop a narrow platform held by her male partner. Schoolchildren in Regina were bussed to Exhibition Stadium in Regina Transit buses to enjoy the show that year. CORAB6. |
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6 City of Regina street sweepers and their crews, 1970. The signs on the machines read “City of Regina Engineers Department. Help Keep Your City Clean”. CORA-A-576. |
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This photograph depicts a City of Regina crossing guard helping an unidentified young student cross the road on her way to school, ca.1955. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA_A_1522. |
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In 1995, Regina residents pulled together to throw one of the greatest Grey Cup parties that Canada had ever seen. Taylor Field was spruced up for the event and temporary grandstands were added to increase seating capacity by 20,000. |
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This photograph shows a toboggan slide that was set up on the surface of Wascana Lake in 1933. 6 riders climbed onto each toboggan for a fun ride down the slide. |
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The totem pole “Kwakiutl” that stands on the south shore of Wascana Lake was a gift from the First Nations of British Columbia to the City of Regina. It is named for the Kwakiutl people, a group of First Nations people who once were spread from northernmost Washington State to upper British Columbia. |
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Unidentified weightlifter during a lift at the Western Canada Summer Games. Frame one shows the initial lift. Frame 2 shows the weightlifter struggling in the lift. Frame 3 shows the weightlifter collapsed after the failed lift. 1975. CORA-B-857. |
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This photograph, circa 1925, depicts citizens sitting along the edge of Davin Fountain in Victoria Park. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORAA1212. |
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This photograph shows the 1915 flooding of Wascana Creek. These houses (and outhouses) under water are believed to be near Rotary Park in southwest Regina. City of Regina Archives, A1534. |
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In this photograph, fire fighters battle a blaze at the Woolworth's Store, located at 2007-11th Avenue. City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA_B_306. |
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Little Tommy Smith at Christmas, 1916. Examine the woolen clothes he is wearing. City of Regina Archives, RPL-A-159. |
