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Summary information

Repository: South Peace Regional Archives
Title: Hans Arnold & Isabella Christianson fonds
Reference code: 0483
Date: 1913-1985 (date of creation)
Physical description: 2 cm of textual records

81 photographs
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Processed March 2012
Added to new database January 2023 – TD

Administrative history / Biographical sketch

Hans Arnold Christianson was born in North Dakota, March 9, 1903. In 1905 the family came to Naughton Glen, Alberta and settled in the Beauvallon area. His mother was Mina Christianson (1878-1958). In 1913, he was attending the Stoney Rapid School and had George Murray for a teacher. Arnold was the oldest child with brothers Karl and Harold and sisters Ida and Betty (Hasuik). Arnold moved to the La Glace area and on Sept 17, 1928, and filed on a homestead quarter of land NE-1-75-9 W6. He farmed in the area for 35 years. In 1941, he married Isabella Metcalfe.

Isabella was the daughter of Tom and Jane (Cahoon) Metcalfe. Tom came to Canada from Sunderland, England in 1904 and worked as a farm hand in Manitoba where met and married Jane, who had come to Canada from Ireland for a visit. Isabella was the third child of five children and spent a number of years in England with an aunt and finished her schooling in Grande Prairie when she returned in 1922 as her parents were now in the Hinton Trail area on a homestead ( NW32-69-10-W6). She later obtained her teacher certification and taught in the district for 33 years. Arnold and Isabella were married in 1941. They had no children. They were both involved in the development of the South Peace Centennial Museum in Beaverlodge.

Arnold and Isabella retired to Kelowna in 1974. Isabella died in 1984 and Hans Arnold died in 1985.

Custodial history

These records were passed on to Rudolf Olson and then given to Doreen (Bekkerus) Kuryvial of Edmonton who donated them to the South Peace Regional Archives in 2011.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of a family album of photographs and a scrapbook of clippings including local news items, weddings, sports teams, and obituaries.

Access points

  • Graphic material (documentary form)
  • Textual record (documentary form)
  • Family and personal life* (subject)
  • Agriculture (subject)
  • Land, settlement and immigration* (subject)

Series descriptions

Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0483.01.01-02 Item – Hans Arnold Christianson & School Friends 1913 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

School friends with Hans Arnold Christianson seen front left on the ground.
0483.01.01-05 Item – Hans Arnold Christianson & Farmstead  1913 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Hans Arnold Christianson standing in the middle of the family’s farmyard. Other family members are around the house and other outbuildings and a huge woodpile are evident.
0483.01.02-03 Item – Disking in La Glace 1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Possibly Hans Arnold Christianson on the tractor pulling a disking implement in La Glace in 1928.
0483.01.03-02 Item – “Me and My Shove it to Pieces”  1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Hans Arnold Christianson beside his one-ton Chev truck c.1934.
0483.01.03-03 Item – Cooks and Part of Mill Crew  1931 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Cooks and Part of Mill Crew including Hans Arnold Christianson.
0483.01.03-09 Item – Pete + Mike  ca. 1931 1 photograph : colour ; 2.5 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Image shows Peter Erickson and Mike Shepka. One man is giving the other a hair cut outside. The title is taken from what is written on the photograph.
0483.01.04-01 Item – Christianson House on the Farm  1952 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Christianson House on the farm and moved to La Glace in 1952.
0483.01.04-04 Item – Building the Barn on the Christianson Farm  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Building the barn on the Christianson farm.
0483.01.04-05 Item – Harold and boys with Arnold Christianson  ca. 1945 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Harold Christianson with his sons Dean and Daryl and Arnold Christianson.
0483.01.04-06 Item – Combining Wheat at T. Bangen’s  1948 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Combining wheat at T. Bangen’s
0483.01.04-07 Item – Arnold With Tractor and Grader  1948 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold with tractor and grader following a fence line.
0483.01.05-03 Item – Aleck Christianson’s Homestead Shack  1933 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Aleck Christianson homesteaded just north of Arnold.
0483.01.05-05 Item – Arnold Breaking Sod at La Glace  1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson breaking sod at La Glace in 1936.
0483.01.06-04 Item – Arnold’s Family in Beauvallon  1954 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold’s Family in Beauvallon: L-R identified as Beat., Ida, Conn., Harold, Arnold, Mother and Carl. Carl and Harold were Arnold’s brothers.
0483.01.06-09 Item – Soderquist’s Threshing Machine  1946 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Soderquist’s Threshing Machine with Arnold pulling it with his tractor.
0483.01.07-05 Item – A New Tractor  October 25, 1957 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold shows off his new tractor with Mr. B. Shannon in the foreground.
0483.01.07-06 Item – L. Jevning’s House Becomes a Café  1945 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Moving L. Jevning’s house into La Glace to become their first café.
0483.01.08-01 Item – La Glace in 1955  1955 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace in 1955.
0483.01.08-02 Item – Isabella Christianson with Their 1952 Car  1952 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Isabella Christianson with their new 1952 Car
0483.01.08-03 Item – Christianson’s 1955 Car and 1949 Truck  1956 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Christianson’s 1955 Car and 1949 Truck.
0483.01.10-05 Item – Arnold & Isabella Christianson Beside Their Home ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold & Isabella Christianson beside their home on the farm.
0483.01.12-03 Item – Arnold & His Father in Vancouver  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson walking with his father in Vancouver
0483.01.13-01 Item – Kleskun Hill  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Kleskun Hill
0483.01.13-02 Item – Kleskun Hill  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Kleskun Hill, the hill known as Garrett Hill showing interesting strata of the land formation.
0483.01.13-06 Item – Arnold and Isabella at an Airshow  1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold and Isabella Christianson at an airshow. Numerous spectators cluster around planes in the background.
0483.01.14-02 Item – Smoky Bridge Opening – Sexsmith Float  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Smoky Bridge Opening Parade showing the Sexsmith float consisting of small elevators on a trailer. Sexsmith had the distinction as “The Grain Capital of the British Empire”.
0483.01.14-03 Item – Smoky Bridge Opening – Wembley Float  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Smoky Bridge Opening Parade showing the Bernard Hamm stuffed animal collection on a float from Wembley advertising “The District that made Peace River Famous”.
0483.01.14-04 Item – Smoky Bridge Opening – La Glace Float  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Smoky Bridge Opening Parade showing the La Glace Float featuring a miniature farmstead – then & now theme.
0483.01.14-08 Item – Anglican Church Float  1949 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Smoky Bridge Opening Parade showing the Anglican Church Float pulled by the Anglican Mission Van and featuring a miniature log church.
0483.01.16-05 Item – Connie. 3 YRS  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

Image shows a young girl, Connie, smiling and pointing at a cake that has three candles. She is holding a stuffed animal and is standing outside.
0483.01.17-01 & 02 Item – Grande Prairie County Fair Parade  Aug 9, 1965 2 photographs : colour ; 3.5 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Grande Prairie County Fair Parade featuring a Co-op float with a steam engine (American Abell) on it.
0483.01.18-03 Item – La Glace Fire Truck  1965 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace Fire Truck in 1965
0483.01.18-05 Item – View From Richmond Hill  1933 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
  Scope and content:

View from the top of Richmond Hill, looking towards Grande Prairie, seven miles in the distance.
0483.01.19-02 Item – Buffalo Lake School on the Move  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in.
  Scope and content:

Buffalo Lake School on the move headed for Pipestone Creek.
0483.01.19-06 Item – 1927 One Ton Chevrolet Truck  1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

1927 One Ton Chevrolet Truck
0483.01.21-08 Item – Haugen’s Snow Plane  ca. 1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Haugen’s Snow Plane with a group of admirers standing beside it and in front of Pete Haugen’s Machine-Repair Shop in La Glace.
0483.01.21-09 Item – Haugen’s Snow Plane #2 ca. 1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Pete Haugen stands beside his snow plane in front of Haugen’s Machine-Repair Shop in La Glace.
0483.01.22-01 Item – Main Street La Glace – North Side  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

On the north side of main street La Glace, can be seen the old Pool Hall, the tennis court poles east of the Pool Hall, Pete and Amanda Haugen’s white house, Pete Haugen’s Garage, and the large, dark brown Community Hall.
0483.01.22-02 Item – 0483.01.22-02  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Breaking Sod at La Glace showing a line of tractors with Arnold Christianson in the lead.
0483.01.22-04 Item – Olsons Beside Larson’s Store  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Rudy and Esther Olson on the street in front of C.L. Larson – General Merchant store.
0483.01.22-05 Item – Breaking Sod – Fixing Machines  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Breaking sod in La Glace area in 1928 showing a line of tractors stopped for refueling, greasing and changing shares and coulters.
0483.01.22-07 Item – Mowing Hay  ca. 1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson mowing a hay field with a horse-drawn mower with him sitting atop.
0483.01.22-08 Item – Mowing Hay with Tractors  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Three tractor & mower rigs stop for a break in a hay field. Arnold Christianson is on one tractor and Hans Haakstad on another.
0483.01.23-02 Item – Building the New Farm House  ca. 1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Building the new farm house.
0483.01.23-03 Item – Building the New Farm House  ca. 1935 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Building the new farm house – close up.
0483.01.23-08 Item – Trip to Dawson Creek  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold and Isabella take a road trip to Dawson Creek.
0483.01.25-03 Item – La Glace School Buses  1952 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5.5 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace School Buses lined up in front of the La Glace School.
0483.01.26-01 Item – Dunvegan Ferry  1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Dunvegan Ferry loading cars on the south shore.
0483.01.27-01 Item – Fishing Trip – Breakfast  1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Christiansons on a fishing trip to the Yukon. Arnold is fixing breakfast outdoors.
0483.01.27-08 Item – Fishing Trip – Camping 1951 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Christiansons on a fishing trip to the Yukon with a group of people.
0483.01.29-01 Item – Isabella  ca. 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Isabella shown standing by a car.
0483.01.29-06 Item – Arnold Christianson With His Half-Ton  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson With His Half-Ton truck – a 1938 Chevrolet.
0483.01.29-09 Item – Arnold Christianson With His Disking Outfit  1928 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson With His Disking Outfit – steel wheeled tractor and disk.
0483.01.30-01 Item – Sexsmith’s Seven Grain Elevators  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Sexsmith’s Seven Grain Elevators.
0483.01.30-02 Item – La Glace Community Hall  1936 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace Community Hall in 1936.
0483.01.30-05 Item – Arnold Christianson Tilling ca. 1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
  Scope and content:

Arnold Christianson tilling a field with a McCormick-Deering 15-30, a 1928 model.
0483.01.30-06 Item – Dragging the Road on La Glace’s Main Street  ca. 1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace Main Street being dragged by J.W. Webber with a team. C.L. Larson’s store in the background.
0483.01.31-02 Item – Dunvegan Ferry  ca. 1951 1 photograph : b&w; 3 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Dunvegan Ferry coming in to dock with foot traffic only.
0483.01.31-04 Item – Bush Men – Wolf Lake Mill 1931 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Bush Men – Wolf Lake Mill
0483.01.34-01 Item – Ferry at Rolla Landing, BC 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Men on shore watch the ferry cross the Peace River at Rolla Landing, British Columbia.
0483.01.34-03 Item – Panning For Gold at Rolla Landing  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Panning For Gold on the Peace River at Rolla Landing, BC.
0483.01.34-07 Item – Cecil Lake Church  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Cecil Lake Church
0483.01.34-08 Item – Red Cross Hospital, Cecil Lake  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Red Cross Hospital, Cecil Lake
0483.01.34-09 Item – Leaving Cecil Lake – In Search of Good Homesteads
S. Baksted 		 1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

A line of men with backpacks leaving Cecil Lake. Photo labelled “In search of good homesteads”. L-R: Odmun Haakstad, Gilmour Soiseth, ?, Tommy and Lloyd Soiseth, Arnold Christianson, George Schwemler.
0483.01.36-05 Item – Lumber Mill Workers  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 6 in.
  Scope and content:

Lumber mill workers sitting on a pile of lumber. Persons identified are Shaggy, K. Stenbrue, Jones, B.O. Hanson, K. Bones, Transgard, Amundson, H. Rohn, O. Hegglund, Arnold Christianson, Johanna, Petra, Olaf, Annie
0483.01.37-02 Item – Jimmy Miller & Larson’s Store  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
  Scope and content:

Jimmy Miller in the truck box in front of Larson’s Store in La Glace.
0483.01.37-03 Item – Mr. Larson, Kenneth and Lloyd  ca. 1931 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Mr. Carl Larson with sons Lloyd and Kenneth standing beside their car
0483.01.37-06 Item – La Glace Hockey Team  1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace Hockey Team players in 1934 included (l to r): Richard Johnson, John Fredland, Olaf Johnson, Ingmar Vekved, Carl Larson, Millard Vekved, and Jimmy Millar. The last player is unknown. Perched above the action are (unknown), Hans Haakstad, and Johanus Johnson.
0483.01.37-08 Item – Northfield Hockey Team  1934 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Northfield Hockey Team players in 1934 included (l to r): Truman Bangen, Harold Johnson, John G. Johnson, Marvin Johnson, Ivan Johnson, Hilmar Johnson, Alvin Bangen, Erling Walle, and Rudolph Johnson.
0483.01.38-01 Item – Crew of Men Heading to Stony Lake  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Crew of Men outside Sexsmith Hotel loading up a truck for a trip to Stony Lake and Kinuseo Falls.
0483.01.38-05 Item – Water Ways on the Monkman Road  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

A truck is seen crossing a stream. The sign on the box of the truck reads, “Kinuseo Falls or Bust”. The truck is likely Arnold Christianson’s.
0483.01.38-07 Item – Jack Pine Lane on the Monkman Road  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

A truck loaded with men is seen on the Monkman Pass Trail cut through the trees.
0483.01.38-09 Item – Meal Time on the Monkman Trail  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Meal Time on the Monkman Trail. Four men are identified as “Edvin Joh, Petit, Floen, Arnold Christianson”.
0483.01.39-01 Item – Stuck on the Monkman Trail  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Stuck on the Monkman Trail. Photo is labelled, “Come out of the mud Lizzy, and take us home.”
0483.01.39-02 Item – Crossing a Log Pole Bridge on Monkman Road  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Crossing a Log Pole Bridge on Monkman Road. Bridge makers watch as the truck crosses.
0483.01.39-05 Item – Frying Hotcakes for Breakfast on the Monkman Trail  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Frying Hotcakes for Breakfast on the Monkman Trail.
0483.01.39-06 Item – Jacob’s Cabin at Stony Lake  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Jacob’s Cabin at Stony Lake, BC.
0483.01.40-04 Item – Packing up Camp on Monkman Trip  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Packing up Camp on Monkman Trip. L-R: “Ralph Lodvik, Nels Albin, Lindsey and Hek Fowler”.
0483.01.43-02 Item – Outlook Tower on Saskatoon Mountain  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Outlook Tower on Saskatoon Mountain.
0483.01.44-08 Item – Truck on Monkman Pass Road  1938 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Half-ton Ford truck on Monkman Trail.
0483.01.44-09 Item – Buildings on the Sudaten Settlement  1940 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

Photograph showing several buildings in the Sudaten settlement at Tomslake, British Columbia.
0483.01.45-08 Item – Dunvegan Historic Building  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4 in.
  Scope and content:

The Christiansons visit an historic building at Dunvegan.
0483.01.46-03 Item – La Glace Curling Rink  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in.
  Scope and content:

La Glace Curling Rink
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