This section brings together the approximately 700 objects and photographs used in Canada's Naval History. Use this section to directly access objects and photographs grouped by type, as shown below, or use the search function above to search through them by title.

Royal Naval College of Canada Rugby Game

In these 1917 photographs, the Royal Naval College of Canada's rugby team plays against Windsor Collegiate School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Organized sports formed part of the curriculum at the naval college. As elsewhere in the military, they were seen as a way of promoting fitness and good sportsmanship, and of providing appropriate recreational activities. These photographs show what is likely the team's second match ever, on 3 November 1917, which Windsor Collegiate won 14-8.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19800603-001_32