On July 1, 1867, the Dominion of Canada was born with four provinces — Canada (Ontario and Quebec), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Confederation grew with Manitoba and the Northwest Territories joining in 1870, British Columbia in 1871, Prince Edward Island in 1873, the Yukon Territory in 1898, and Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905. In 1949, after a hard-fought debate, Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.

The railways bound the country together. Thousands of immigrants and refugees rode the rails to seek a better future. Two World Wars gave us a place on the world stage as an independent nation. It seemed as though Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier was right, when he said in 1904, "I think we can claim that Canada will fill the twentieth century." In 1967, the country celebrated its 100th birthday from coast to coast to coast.

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	Diary of Lady Macdonald 1868 Manuscripts and Private Collections		Canoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall 1869 Documentary Art
	The Great Seal of Canada 1869 Documentary Art		Snow in the streets 1870 Photography
	Emma Lajeunesse Albani 1874 Photography		Address to Lord Dufferin 1874 Manuscripts and Private Collections
	Métis Scrip 1876 Government Records		Red River Expedition 1877 Documentary Art
	Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1880 Photography		Harvesting Hay, Sussex 1880 Documentary Art
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