Dockyard Car, Esquimalt, B.C., 1940

Art

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

"Dockyard Car, Esquimalt, B.C., 1940"

Entry/Object ID

1976.36.1

Description

Oil painting (oil on canvas) "Dockyard Car, Esquimalt, British Columbia, 1942." Detail shows occupants of streetcar or bus on route to Royal Canadian Navy Station Esquimalt: eight sailors, three naval officers, one Canadian Womens' Army Corps officer, one female civilian war worker, one civilian. Red "Canada" shoulder titles on black navy uniforms are clearly visible.

Made/Created

Artist

Rowley W. Murphy (1891-1975) Canadian

Date made

1940

Notes

Early Date: 1940

Dimensions

Height

92.5 cm

Width

107.5 cm

Dimension Notes

36.5 x 42.25 inches Image Size: 92.5 x 107.5 cms