Orville (Jimmy) Manson family fonds, 1939-1945
This collection contains two photo albums that feature photos from Jimmy’s service with the Canadian Navy during World War II. There are several photographs of ships, including H.M.C.S. Hamilton, H.M.C.S. Frontenac, H.M.C.S. Kapuskaping, H.M.C.S. Assinaboine, and H.M.C.S. Matapedia. Some photographs capture naval action, such as a sinking U-boat after ramming, fighting fire aboard a Destroyer caused by enemy shelling, and the burial at sea of a Canadian Sailor. Interior photographs of ships, as well as crew members, are also included.
Orville James (Jimmy) Manson was born in 1915 in Turtleford, Saskatchewan. He was the third child of Sanford and Bertha Manson. The family moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in 1925. Jimmy served in the Canadian Navy during World War II. He took many pictures of the local scenery and points of interest, some of which he later turned into paintings.
Some of the material from the collection has been digitized and is available in the Digital Repository.
