Armour on display at The University of Manitoba

[David Dunlop]

Thanks for that, Rob. That would place the photo somewhere between 1946 and the end of 1954. The ladies outfit has a 50's look to it. The two vehicles would have been parked on the West side of the Admin Bldg, just to the North of the main staircase into the building.

At that time, the main drive into campus from Pembina Highway was known as The Avenue of the Elms and ran continuously from Pembina to the front of the Admin Bldg. The Avenue was lined with elm trees planted after World War One (one tree for each alumni and faculty member who had been killed during the war). In the late 1960's, the avenue was terminated at University Crescent for development of the UMSU Building and the elms on the closed section were replanted around the Quadrangle immediately south of the Admin Bldg. Dutch Elm has taken its toll on the elms over the years, but the next time you drive that route and see some of the older surviving trees, that is why they are there.


David