Due to the size of this finding aid, it has been separated into two pages. This page contains Series 0001.01 through Subseries 0001.08.03. For Subseries 0001.08.04 through Series 0001.13, view Part 2 here.
Summary information
Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
Title: | Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds |
Reference code: | 0001 |
Date: | 1875-2014 (date of creation) |
Physical description: | 2.25 m of textual records
5,603 photographs 93 maps 18 blueprints 190 sound recordings 29 video recordings |
Language: | English |
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Likely processed by Mary Nutting in 2001 Exported from AoR and added to new database July 2021 – SF |
Note: | This fonds has been identified as having Indigenous related content. Researchers may encounter language that is outdated and offensive. To learn more about Indigenous records at the South Peace Regional Archives please see our guide. |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
The Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie & District was formed in 1961, under the chairmanship of Mel Rodacker, with Miss Isabel Campbell as secretary. With funds raised through Life memberships, canvassing, radio bingos and sports pools, a building was constructed on land donated by the City of Grande Prairie in 1967-68. Grande Prairie Museum was officially opened in 1970. A shop and front foyer were added to the main building between 1984 and 1986, and a machine shed was built in 1987.
The primary objective of the Pioneer Museum Society was to acquire, preserve, interpret, and exhibit the human and natural history of Grande Prairie and surrounding areas of the Peace River Country. To carry out this mandate, there were the following departments: the Board of Directors was responsible for setting policy and membership; Administration oversaw planning, personnel, volunteers, finances, and the physical plant; Collections acquired artifacts, stores and maintained them to ensure their integrity, maintained the Heritage Village, and set up displays for the public; Programming planned and carried out school programs and special events; and the Archives preserved archival materials and made them available to the public.
As part of its mandate, the society established a Heritage Village with wooden boardwalks and telegraph poles, and acquired the following buildings: Tempest House, a two-story log house/post office from Kleskun Lake in 1974; the 1911 McQueen Presbyterian Church; the 1917 Hermit Lake school; the Big Mountains forestry cabin in 1977; an Edson Trail caboose in 1979; a replica of the town fire hall, built in 1984; a replica of the 1919 Campbell Cabin, which was home to Miss Isabel Campbell as a child; the 1935 Pipestone Creek Store; and a 1930 barn in 1999.
The first curators of the Grande Prairie Museum were volunteers Mel Rodacker and Bert Tieman. In 1984, Alice Fortier became the first permanent, full-time staff. She was succeeded by Peter Goertzen, Administrator/Curator in 1992.
In the late 90s, the society began an aggressive funding campaign which resulted in the start of an archives program, a second Heritage Centre showcasing the entire Peace River Country, and an expansion of the main museum. In 2000, the archives separated from the Museum and became a different organization called The South Peace Regional Archives.
The Museum became part of the City of Grande Prairie in 2007. The society itself dissolved in 2017.
The Society was a founding member of the Alberta Museums Association and a member of the Spirit of the Peace and Canadian Museums Association.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of the records of the Board of Directors; Administrative planning documents, financial and personnel records, information on the physical plant, and subject and correspondence files; photographs and information on Collections’ artifacts, buildings, and displays; photographs and files of Programming and special events. Completing the collection are brochures and books published by the society, associated organizations; and photographs, scrapbooks and guest books from the Grande Prairie Museum.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material (documentary form)
- Cartographic material (documentary form)
- Architectural drawing (documentary form)
- Sound recording (documentary form)
- Moving images (documentary form)
- Art (subject)
- Cultural pluralism* (subject)
- Organizations* (subject)
- Sports, recreation and leisure* (subject)
Table of contents: Series
0001.01, Board of Directors, 1961-2007
0001.02, Administration, 1955-2006
0001.03, Collections, 1970-2005
0001.04, Programming, 1978-2005
0001.06, Publications, 1970-1994ca. 1890-1952
0001.07, Associated Organizations, 1971-1997
0001.08, Photographs, Scrapbooks & Guest Books, 1970-2007
Subseries 0001.08.01-0001.08.03
Subseries 0001.08.04-0001.08.08
0001.09, Sound Recordings collection, 1965-2001
0001.10, Film and Video collection, 1975, 1981, 1991-2004
0001.11, Maps and Blueprints collection, 1897-2005
0001.12, Paper Artifact collection, [1900-2000]
0001.13, Reference Material and Newspaper collection, 1923-2014
Series descriptions
Series 0001.01: Board of Directors
Date: 1961-2007 (date of creation) Scope and content: The Board of Directors was responsible for setting policy at the museum, hiring administrative staff, and holding regular meetings as well as the Annual General Meeting in compliance with the incorporation documents of the museum. Major fundraising drives were also overseen by the Board. The series consists of legal documents, minutes, annual reports, financial statements and membership records. Physical description: 25 cm of textual records Language of the material: English Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.01: Legal Documents
Date: 1971-2004 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of legal documents such as incorporation papers, constitution and by-laws, and annual society returns. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.02: Minutes
Date: 1961-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of the minutes of the meetings for the Board of Directors which also contain financial reports, staff and board reports, museum attendance records, and correspondence pertaining to the board. Physical description: 14 cm of textual records Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.03: Annual Reports
Date: 1988-2007 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of annual reports which contain a report to the members of the society, including president and directors’ reports on the past year, and budgets and plans for the upcoming year. Physical description: 3.5 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.04: Financial Statements
Date: 1961-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of financial statements for each operating year. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.05: Membership Records
Date: 1961-2003 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of lists of general and life members in the Pioneer Museum Society for various years. There are also some lists of donors. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.01.06: Society & Museum Logos
Date: 1970-1995 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of plans and final designs of logos for the Pioneer Museum Society and the Grande Prairie Museum over the years. Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.02: Administration
Date: 1955-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: Administration was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the museum’s operation, and responded to the Board of Directors regarding: planning, finances, human resources, volunteers, and the physical plant. The series consists of files containing planning documents; logo designs for the museum; capitol projects; grants and bequests; physical plant; personnel records and policies; financial records; subject files; and correspondence. There are 14 financial ledgers in oversize storage. The subject files cover topics such as the history of the museum, advertising, gift shop inventories, raffle and cookbook fund-raisers, Alaska Highway Rendezvous, Elderhostel, Forest Capital of Canada, T. Heimdal’s mural, and weddings held in the historic church. Physical description: 92 cm of textual records 18 blueprints Access points: • Architectural drawing (documentary form) • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.01: Planning
Date: 1983-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of various planning studies done by the board and by consultants, including business plans, developing goals and programs, facility studies, marketing plans, a major Strategic Planning Study done in 1997, a Museum Expansion Study in 2002, and a Capacity Building study in 2004. Physical description: 12 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.02: Newsletters
Date: 1990-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of newsletters written by administration to communicate progress, activities and events at the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.03: Grants & Bequests
Date: 1970-1998 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of grants and bequests. It includes successful grant applications made from 1970 to 1998. The grants include those made on behalf of the Spirit of the Peace Museums Network; those received from the Alberta Museums Association; Provincial grants such as the Community Initiatives Program, the Community Facilities Enhancement Program, and the Wild Rose Foundation; and Federal Grants. There are also a couple of files regarding bequests made to the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 13 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.04: Physical Plant
Date: 1965-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of two files, one for the development and improvement of the initial museum building, and one for the 2005 project which resulted in the building of a second museum showcasing the entire Peace Country with Tourist Information, and a major expansion of the original museum. Four sets of blueprints are for the original building, drawn in 1967, and for the 1989 expansion. Two blueprint plans (18” x 24”) show the final layout of the original 1969 Butler building and the building complete with extensions as it was in 1997. Physical description: 4 cm of textual records 18 blueprints Access points: • Architectural drawing (documentary form) • Textual record (documentary form) |
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File / item list | |||
Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
0001.02.04.01-.04 | Item – Proposed Pioneer Museum for Grande Prairie | 1965 | 4 designs |
Scope and content:
Four architectural designs for a proposed museum in Bear Creek Park, Grande Prairie. Designs created by Shedden & Field. |
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0001.02.04.05 | Item – Proposed Museum for Grande Prairie | [ca. 1965] | 1 design |
Scope and content:
Architectural design for a proposed museum in Bear Creek Park, Grande Prairie. This is the design that was actually built. |
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0001.02.04.06a | Item – Pioneer Museum | 1967 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Front elevation of the Pioneer Museum in Grande Prairie. |
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0001.02.04.06b | Item – Pioneer Museum Plot Plan | 1967 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Pioneer Museum site plan. |
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0001.02.04.06c | Item – Pioneer Museum | 1967 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Anchor Bolt Layout Plan for Butler Building used as the Grande Prairie Museum. |
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0001.02.04.06d | Item – Pioneer Museum | 1967 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Floor plan and cross section of the Grande Prairie Museum. |
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0001.02.04.07 | Item – Grande Prairie Museum Display Case Lighting | [ca. 1967] | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Display case lighting plan for Grande Prairie Museum. |
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0001.02.04.08 | Item – Pioneer Museum | 1967 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Electrical plan for the Grande Prairie Museum created by Cookshaw Electric. |
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0001.02.04.09 | Item – Existing Museum | [ca. 1970] | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Museum plan. |
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0001.02.04.10 | Item – Proposed Display/North Extension | [ca. 1970] | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Plan for the the proposed display and north extension of the Grande Prairie Museum. |
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0001.02.04.11 | Item – Proposed Expansion of the Pioneer Museum | 1974 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Showing the placement of the Grande Prairie museum, the heritage village, and the landscaping design. |
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0001.02.04.12 | Item – Pioneer Museum Planting Plan | 1983 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Pioneer museum planting plan, City of Grande Prairie Centennial Park Landscaping Package “A”. |
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0001.02.04.13 | Item – Foundation Plan Firehall | [ca. 1984] | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Copy of plan for the replica firehall foundation at the Grande Prairie Museum. |
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0001.02.04.14a | Item – New Floor Plan | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
New floor plan for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.14b | Item – New Construction and Existing Floor Plan | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
New construction and existing floor plan for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.14c | Item – Elevations East/West | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
East and West elevations for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.14d | Item – Elevations North/South | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
North and South elevations for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.14e | Item – Reflected Ceiling Plan | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Reflected ceiling plan for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.14f | Item – Electrical Plan | 1988 | 1 blueprint |
Scope and content:
Electrical plan for the Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District. |
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0001.02.04.15 | Item – Pioneer Museum Proposed Site Plan | 1983 | 1 site plan |
Scope and content:
Proposed heritage village to the north of the Grande Prairie museum building. |
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0001.02.04.16a-c | Item – Pioneer Museum Proposed New Exhibit | 1989 | 3 drawings |
Scope and content:
Proposed new exhibit for the Grande Prairie Pioneer Museum. |
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0001.02.04.17a-b | Item – Grande Prairie Museum | 1997 | 2 blueprints |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Museum original Butler Building and extensions. |
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Subseries 0001.02.05: Personnel
Date: 1972-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of records relating to volunteers and staff. It includes lists of volunteers who set up and operated the museum until 1984, and then continued to be heavily involved; papers relating to volunteer appreciation events, such as a skit for the Christmas dinner; job descriptions, benefit packages and papers related to paid staff. This last file is restricted. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.06: Financial
Date: 1960-2006 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of general ledgers and financial correspondence. Fourteen financial ledgers are housed in oversize storage. One file of financial correspondence concerns a court case and is therefore restricted. There are also some statistics reports filed with the 1991-1998 General Ledgers. Physical description: 36 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.07: Correspondence
Date: 1961-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of letters filed in date order regarding the establishment, operations and funding of the Grande Prairie Museum. Common correspondents are the City and County of Grande Prairie, the Province of Alberta and MLAs, the Alberta Travel Bureau, the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce and area businesses, service clubs and organizations, other museums and Museum Associations, suppliers for materials, and donors of artifacts or funds. Physical description: 15 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.02.08: Subject Files
Date: 1955-2001 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of subject files cover topics such as the history of the museum, advertising, gift shop inventories, raffle and cookbook fund-raisers, Alaska Highway Rendezvous, Elderhostel, Forestry Capital of Canada, T. Heimdal’s mural, and weddings held in the historic church. Physical description: 7 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.03: Collections
Date: 1970-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The Collections Department was responsible for accessioning artifacts, caring for the artifacts both inside and outside of the museum, creating permanent and temporary displays, restoring buildings in the Heritage Village, maintaining the heritage buildings and the gardens, and providing interpretive text and images for buildings and displays. The series consists of information on artifacts held at the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 11 cm of textual records 1 video recording Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Moving images (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.03.01: Artifacts
Date: 1970-1998 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of accession lists and correspondence regarding artifacts, a special file for the Hand-fed Threshing Machine when it was being destroyed and monetary appraisals on artifacts from 1979-1991. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
0001.03.01.01 | Item – Drawing of hand-fed threshing machine by Reilly | n.d | 1 drawing |
Scope and content:
This item is a coloured drawing of a hand-fed threshing machine. The drawing includes the direction grain is to be fed. The artist’s first initial is unclear – ?. V. Reilly. |
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Subseries 0001.03.02: Heritage Buildings
Date: [1978-2003] (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of correspondence re: moving buildings, descriptive lists of all of the buildings in the Heritage Village, and booklets containing research, history, programming notes and photographs for each building. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.03.03: Permanent Displays
Date: 1997-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of notes regarding interpretation for displays, mostly the paleontology display ca. 1997, and the displays researched and designed by archives staff for the expansion of the main museum in 2005. Included is material used to create the Alberta Wheat Pool interpretive video for the Elevator display and a copy of the video. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
0001.03.03.001 | Item – Alberta Wheat Pool Movie | 2005 | Beta tape, cassette tape, and DVD |
Scope and content:
Copies of the complete film, clips of which were used to create the Alberta Wheat Pool Interpretive Movie for the 2005 Grande Prairie Museum display. The originals were 8 mm home movies loaned by Henry Forcier, son of Jean Luc Forcier, the filmer. The film was converted to beta tape and then edited by Ian Forbes of the GPRC Arts Department to create the interpretive movie. The interpretive text and then the sound recording was provided by elevator agent Howard McPherson and Henry Forcier. The project was spearheaded by Archives staff at the request of Collections staff. Copyright was retained by Henry Forcier. |
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Subseries 0001.03.04: Temporary Displays
Date: 1993-2004 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of correspondence, research, printed materials and news articles regarding temporary displays designed by staff and volunteers, and traveling exhibits designed by other museums. One of the most popular and well-received series of displays was the Pioneer Family of the Month which saw individual families creating temporary displays with their own family artifacts, supplemented by museum artifacts. Physical description: 4 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.04: Programming
Date: 1978-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of information on special events run by the Grande Prairie Museum including the Fiddler’s Jamboree, Heritage Fair, Living Village, Antique Car Show, Dominion Day, Heritage Day, Harvest Festival, and Lantern Tours. Physical description: 10 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.04.01: School Programs
Date: 1985-2004 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of planning documents, correspondence, and statistics related to school programs which volunteers conducted for mostly primary age students. Programs included scavenger hunts, pioneer experience (making butter, washing clothes, building cabins, carding and spinning wool, grinding grain for bread, making rope, etc.), and interpretive kits for school use. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.04.02: Special Events
Date: 1978-2004 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of planning documents and correspondence relating to special events. Some of their events included Fashion Shows, Fiddler’s Jamboree, Heritage Fair, Living Village, Antique Car Show, Dominion Day, Heritage Day, Harvest Festival and Lantern Tours, and United Way Campaign kick-offs. Physical description: 7 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.04.03: Interpretive Materials
Date: [1990-2005] (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of scripts for dramas played out in the Heritage Village on Special event days, ideas for programmers in the village, and the tour script for Heritage Discovery Centre after it was created in 2003. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.05: Archives
Date: 1994-2000 (date of creation) Scope and content: The archives arm of the Grande Prairie Museum was first proposed by David Leonard, northern representative for Alberta Historic Sites, and established with support from the Archives Society of Alberta. Meetings with stakeholders began in 1997, and in 1999 an archival records survey was done to determine the whereabouts, the condition, and the ownership of archival records in the County of Grande Prairie. In conjunction with the survey, the Archives Society of Alberta did a feasibility study for a regional archives in the south Peace. The Grande Prairie Regional Archives opened as an interim project by the Grande Prairie Museum in 2000, with financial support from the City of Grande Prairie, the County of Grande Prairie, and the Municipal District of Greenview. The series consists of correspondence files, minutes, the final and published reports of the archival records survey, and the feasibility study completed by the Archives Society of Alberta. Physical description: 7 cm of textual records Note: Records from the Grande Prairie Regional Archives after it was established in 2000, and consequently the South Peace Regional Archives after the name was changed, are arranged in their own fonds, not with the Pioneer Museum Society fonds. Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.05.01: Proposed Area Archives
Date: 1994-2000 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of correspondence with consultants, levels of government, community organizations, stakeholders and interested individuals as the Pioneer Museum Society spear-headed the establishment of an archives for the Grande Prairie area. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.05.02: Archival Records Survey
Date: 1999 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of the minutes of the Archival Records Survey committee, correspondence regarding the survey, reports from the surveyor who was attempting to determine the whereabouts, the condition, and the ownership of archival records in the County of Grande Prairie; and the final published report showing the dire need of an archives in the south Peace. Physical description: 3 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.05.03: Archives Feasibility Study
Date: 1999 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of a report made by the Archives Society of Alberta detailing how an archives would be feasible if it was regional, shared by organizations and governments. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.06: Publications
Date: 1970-1994 (date of creation) Date: ca. 1890-1952 (date of creation) Scope and content: To advertise the Grande Prairie Museum, brochures were printed periodically. As well, the society was involved with projects through the efforts of volunteers: Early Settlers in the Grande Prairie District, a listing of homesteaders for each quarter in the Grande Prairie and Spirit River area was prepared by Charlie Wales; Homesteader’s Trails was written by J.G. MacGregor for the Pioneer Museum Society; and From Dinosaurs to Pioneers was designed for the Grade 3 Social Studies Curriculum by Joan Yates, the program coordinator at the time. All of these books were sold in the Museum book store. The series consists of brochures and newsletters, as well as copies of the books produced for the museum. The only original manuscript is “Homesteaders’ Trails” by J.G. MacGregor. Physical description: 9 cm of textual records 192 photographs 4 drawings Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) • Graphic material (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.06.01: Brochures
Date: [1970-1996] (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of various brochures designed and used by the Pioneer Museum Society over much of its existence. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.06.02: “Homesteaders’ Trails”
Date: 1982-1987 (date of creation) Date: ca. 1890-1952 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of grant applications, correspondence, the final draft of the manuscript, copies of some of the photographs used in the publication, and a published copy of the book. The book was commissioned by the New Horizons Homesteaders Trails Committee (of the Pioneer Museum Board) to cover the Trails by which pioneers entered the Peace Country before rail transportation arrived, and written by J.G. MacGregor. There are several additions to the back of the book: Photographs and story about the Tonsil Clinic at Pipestone Creek; musical score and words for the “Song of the Wapiti”, and the 1910 letters of I.V. Macklin written in the south Peace to his wife Nellie in Toronto. There are some copies of the photographs used in the book. Physical description: 5 cm of textual records 192 photographs Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
0001.06.02.004 | Item – Bales of Valuable Furs | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Exporting “bales of valuable furs,” part of Peace River’s winter harvest, by rail. Note: 2001.02.253 |
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0001.06.02.005 | Item – St. Luke’s Anglican, Ft. Vermilion | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Ft. Vermilion, built by A.C. Garrioch and assistants in 1879. Note: originally was 1969.59.631 |
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0001.06.02.006 | Item – Dog Team Transporting Furs | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Dog team and snowshoes being used to transport goods and furs in winter. Note: originally was 1969.59.310 |
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0001.06.02.007 | Item – Red River Cart, Beaverlodge | ca. 1985 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
An original Red River ox cart used by the Bull Outfit when they came to Beaverlodge from Ontario. Note: originally was 1969.59.542 |
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0001.06.02.008 | Item – Boat Building At Athabasca Landing | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Boats being built at Athabasca Landing to take goods and settlers up the Athabasca River into the Peace Country. Note: originally was 1969.59.113 |
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0001.06.02.009 | Item – Fort Chippewyan, Alberta | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Fort Chippewyan, on the shore of Athabasca Lake, was one of the earliest communities in Alberta. Note: originally was 1969.59.590 |
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0001.06.02.010 | Item – EJ Lawrence And His Children | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Erasmus J Lawrence with his daughter Susan and son Fenwick. Note: originally was 1969.59.281 |
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0001.06.02.011 | Item – Peace River Harvest Display | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Two old timers, Mr. St. Germain and Mr. Alex Mackenzie , with a display of locally grown produce. Note: 2001.02.261 |
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0001.06.02.012 | Item – Cantaloupe Field, Shaftesbury Settlement | 1932 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Visitors admiring Mr. Early’s cantaloupe field in his market garden at the Shaftsbury settlement. Note: 2001.02.262 |
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0001.06.02.013 | Item – First Peace River Agricultural Show | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first Agricultural show was held in Mr. H. A. George’s log house on Sept. 19, 1911. Note: 2001.02.260 |
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0001.06.02.014 | Item – Carl Berg’s Alfalfa Field | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Alfalfa field of Carl Berg, Pipestone Creek, being examined by Mr. Bliss, J.L. Kerns, and W.S. Scarth on June 28. Note: originally was 1969.59.130 |
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0001.06.02.015 | Item – Constructing Hart River Bridge | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Hart River Bridge over the West Peace River being constructed in the spring of 1916. Note: originally was 1969.59.606 |
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0001.06.02.016 | Item – Peace River Raft Transporting Goods | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Mode of transporting goods on the rivers of the Peace Country: a loaded raft nears a dock on the river. Note: originally was 1969.59.109 |
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0001.06.02.017 | Item – First Hart River Bridge, Peace River | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first Hart River Bridge was carried away by flood in 1914. It crossed the Hart River just before it joins the Peace River. Note: originally was 1969.59.601 |
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0001.06.02.018 | Item – Rafting to Fort Vermilion | ca. 1905 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Traveling Deluxe: Judge Noel and party leave by raft for Fort Vermilion on the Peace River. Note: originally was 1969.59.111 |
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0001.06.02.019 | Item – St. James Anglican, First Peace River Church | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
First church in Peace River: St. James Anglican. |
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0001.06.02.020 | Item – Lichfield Avenue, Athabasca Landing | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Lichfield Avenue, Athabasca Landing, about the time settlers were coming in over the Long Trail. Note: originally 1969.59.541 |
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0001.06.02.021 | Item – First Steam Boat on the Peace River | 1903 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
First steam boat on the Peace River, the S.S. St. Charles, owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Mission. Doug McFarlane found the brass name plate on the river bank in 1926. Note: originally was 1969.59.115 |
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0001.06.02.022 | Item – Moonlight Excursion by Riverboat | ca. 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The S.S. D.A. Thomas on a Moonlight Exclusion Trip on the Peace River Note: 2001.02.259 |
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0001.06.02.023 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Company Store, Saskatoon Lake | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Men and children in front of the Hudson’s Bay Company store at Saskatoon Lake. Note: 2001.02.301 |
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0001.06.02.024 | Item – Oldest Building on Peace River Main Street | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Peace River Trading & Land Co Ltd., the oldest building on main street, was located in the middle of the street on the west side. Note: 2001.02.178 |
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0001.06.02.025 | Item – Driving the Golden Spike on the E.D. & B.C. Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Benson driving the golden spike on the E.D. & B.C. Railway on Mar. 22, 1916. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: 2001.02.424 |
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0001.06.02.026 | Item – Grande Prairie Branch of the E.D. & B.C. Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Branch of the E.D. & B.C. Railway was built in 1916. Note: originally was 1969.59.580 |
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0001.06.02.027 | Item – First Train Arriving at Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A crowd stands in the snow watching the first train arriving in Grande Prairie on March 22, 1916. Note: originally was 1969.59.487 |
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0001.06.02.028 | Item – Clearing The Way for the E.D. & B.C. Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Right-of-Way crew clears away the snow for the arrival of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia train on May 22, 1916. Note: originally was 1969.59.621 |
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0001.06.02.029 | Item – The Sheridan Lawrence Family | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.6 |
Scope and content:
The Sheridan Lawrence family of Ft. Vermilion was one of the first farming families in the Peace Country. Note: originally was 1969.59.285 |
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0001.06.02.030 | Item – Fur Catch at Primrose Lake | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Image shows two men holding up fur pelts between them. A child is standing in front of one of the men. The caption on the back of the photograph says “Fur catch at Primrose Lake in 1928: timber wolf, coyote, fox and martin.” Note: originally was 1969.59.306 |
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0001.06.02.031 | Item – First Harvest on Stone Farm | 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Three workers displaying the sheaves of wheat produced from the first harvest on Stone Farm, Bezanson’s homestead. |
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0001.06.02.032 | Item – Good crops on Mead’s Land | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Stooks cover Mead’s field in the Lake Saskatoon district. Lake Saskatoon is in the background. Note: originally was 1969.59.135 |
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0001.06.02.033 | Item – Walter McFarlane at Harry Brown’s Cabin | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane with a horse-drawn disc in front of Harry Brown’s sod roofed cabin. Note: originally was 1969.59.762 |
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0001.06.02.034 | Item – Marjorie Willsey on the F. Gilkinson farm | 1938 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Marjorie Willsey with a team of harnessed oxen on the F. Gilkyson farm in 1938. Note: 2001.02.433 |
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0001.06.02.035 | Item – Early Settlers Motive Power | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Early settlers motive power, out of the Red River Cart and on to the plow. |
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0001.06.02.036 | Item – Mrs. Gabrielle with Lynx Pelt | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Gabrielle, an Indigenous woman, with a lynx carcass at Primrose Lake in 1929. Note: 2001.02.171 |
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0001.06.02.037 | Item – Wolves Staked in the Muskeg | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Ivor Peterson dug the wolves out of the river bank thinking he could cross breed them for sleigh dogs. He fed them rabbits all summer, thinking they would be tame enough to handle. Note: originally was 1969.59.307 |
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0001.06.02.038 | Item – Timber Wolf and B.B. Crew | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Timber wolves and the B & B crew at Devinish, Alberta: Knut Knutson, Ivor Peterson, Dave Little (Foreman), Bill White, Lorne Carnohan. Note: originally was 1969.59.326 |
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0001.06.02.039 | Item – Typical Homestead Cabin | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A typical homesteader’s cabin with two dogs near the open front door, a horse-drawn sleigh ready in front, and some household items stowed on the exterior walls of the cabin. |
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0001.06.02.040 | Item – Honeymoon Cabin | 1923 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Sela Watts and her dog in the doorway of “Honeymoon Cabin,” her temporary home in 1923. Note: originally was 1969.59.490 |
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0001.06.02.041 | Item – The “Bull Outfit” at Mac Miller’s First Home | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of the Burnsites (Bull Outfit) at Mac Miller’s first home in 1910. Note: originally was 1969.59.286 |
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0001.06.02.042 | Item – I. V. Macklin, Maude Clifford and the Forbes at Grande Prairie | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
I.V. Macklin and Maude Clifford with Agnes and Alexander Forbes in front of a frame home. The Forbes and Macklins lived on adjoining quarters on the outskirts of Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.442 |
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0001.06.02.043 | Item – Ox Team Pulling Cargo Sled | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A team of oxen pulling a heavily loaded sled, with log cabin in the background. Note: originally was 1969.59.309 |
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0001.06.02.044 | Item – Ox Team Pulling Caboose | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Traveling by oxen pulled caboose was “a slow process.” |
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0001.06.02.045 | Item – Lillian & Lorna McFarlane | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane’s two young daughters, Lilllian and Lorna, sitting in the back of a caboose. Note: originally was 1969.59.185 |
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0001.06.02.046 | Item – The “Northern Echo” Steamship | 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Steam powered paddle wheeler, “The Northern Echo”, leaving Waterways in the spring of 1930. Hudson’s Bay post and boats in background. Note: originally was 1969.39.106 |
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0001.06.02.047 | Item – Taking on Wood at Athabasca | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Wood being loaded onto a steam powered paddle wheeler at Athabasca. Note: originally was 1969.39.105 |
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0001.06.02.048 | Item – Loading Goods at Athabasca | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Bull Outfit loading their goods on the Paddle Wheeler “Northern Lights” at Athabasca Landing. Note: originally was 1969.59.103 |
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0001.06.02.049 | Item – On the Trail to Grande Prairie | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Bull Outfit taking a break on the trail to Grande Prairie in 1909. Note: 2001.02.162 |
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0001.06.02.050 | Item – On the Trail to Grande Prairie | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Bull Outfit’s oxen and wagons on the Long Trail to Grande Prairie in 1909 Note: 2001.02.151 |
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0001.06.02.051 | Item – Sawridge, Alberta | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of buildings at Sawridge (now Slave Lake). The lake is in the background. Note: originally was 1969.59.543 |
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0001.06.02.052 | Item – Teamsters Leaving Sawridge | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Teamsters with horses and wagons leaving Sawridge (now Slave Lake) on the Grouard Trail. Note: originally was 1969.59.302 |
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0001.06.02.053 | Item – Confluence Of The Smoky & Peace Rivers | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The confluence of the Smoky and Peace Rivers. Mackenzie’s camp, Fort Forks, was located about six miles up on the left bank of the Peace River from the forks. Note: originally was 1969.59.461 |
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0001.06.02.054 | Item – Jim McFarlane Riding “Sultan” | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Jim McFarlane riding a horse named “Sultan”. “Note Cogshall Montana Saddle.” Note: 2001.02.311 |
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0001.06.02.055 | Item – Grande Prairie Flour Mill | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Flour Mill, proprietor J. Voz, was built on the banks of Bear Creek around 1915. Note: originally was 1969.59.486 |
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0001.06.02.056 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Post, Peace River | 1904 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Hudson’s Bay Company Post at Peace River Crossing surrounded by pole fencing. Note: originally was 1969.59.463 |
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0001.06.02.057 | Item – Royal North West Mounted Police Barracks, Peace River | 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Royal North West Mounted Police barracks at Peace River on the banks of the Peace River. Note: originally was 196.59.464 |
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0001.06.02.058 | Item – Low Water Level on the Peace River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of the Peace River showing a low water level in 1910. Note: 2001.02.184 |
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0001.06.02.059 | Item – When the Telegraph came to Peace River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Telegraph poles and wires being installed on Oct.7, 1910 in front of the Peace River Café. Note: 2001.02.182 |
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0001.06.02.060 | Item – Town Of Peace River, Alberta | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The settlement of Peace River lies covered in snow on the banks of the Mighty Peace River. Note: originally was 1969.59.467 |
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0001.06.02.061 | Item – Peace River Crossing | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The settlement of Peace River, originally called Peace River Crossing, in summer 1911. Note: originally was 1969.59.470 |
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0001.06.02.062 | Item – Mains Street Peace River | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Part of Peace River main street in 1912, showing the Peace Hotel, the Government Telegraph Office and Diamond Store. Note: 2001.02.175 |
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0001.06.02.063 | Item – Main Street, Peace River | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The main street of Peace River as seen from the Hart River in 1913. Note: originally was 1969.59.469 |
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0001.06.02.064 | Item – Main Street, Peace River | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Maple Leaf Hotel and Restaurant on the main street of Peace River. Note: originally was 1969.59.465 |
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0001.06.02.065 | Item – Bank Of Commerce, Peace River | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first Bank Of Commerce, the first Post Office and the Trading Store on Peace River’s main street. Note: originally was 1969.59.466 |
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0001.06.02.066 | Item – Peace River Showing Broadway | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of the town of Peace River showing Broadway and the Peace River in the background. Note: originally was 1969.59.468 |
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0001.06.02.067 | Item – Building the Royal Bank, Peace River | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Building the Royal Bank and an annex to the Peace Hotel in Peace River in 1914. Note: 2001.02.252 |
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0001.06.02.068 | Item – Main Street, Peace River | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Businesses along Peace River’s Main Street in 1916 include a blacksmith shop, news stand & confectionery, and pool hall. Note: originally was 1969.59.462 |
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0001.06.02.069 | Item – Royal Bank, Peace River | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Royal Bank, the George Lumber Co. and the first Land Office on main street in Peace River. Note: originally was 1969.59.491 |
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0001.06.02.070 | Item – Railway and Pedestrian Bridge, Peace River | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The railway and pedestrian bridge over the Peace River near the townsite of the same name was built in 1917-1918. Note: originally was 1969.59.603 |
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0001.06.02.071 | Item – Bezanson Ferry Broken Loose | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Bezanson ferry broke loose and floated down river to the Goodwin Crossing. |
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0001.06.02.072 | Item – Decked Logs on the Skidway | 1934 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
The decked logs on the skidway to be loaded on rail cars going to Edmonton. Note: 2001.02.164 |
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0001.06.02.073 | Item – Northwest Lumber Co., Camp Two | 1926 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Buildings and equipment at Northwest Lumber Co. Camp Two, 20 miles N.E. of Greencourt. Note: originally was 1969.59.547 |
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0001.06.02.074 | Item – The Thompson Family Caboose | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Thompson family caboose. L. to R.: unknown, Julia (Thompson), Mrs. Capt. Roberts, Mrs. Kate Mead, Mrs. Bredin, Mrs. Mary Thompson, May Thompson, Mr. Bredin, and Jack Thomspon holding the horses. Note: originally was 1969.59.165 |
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0001.06.02.075 | Item – Thompson Ladies in the Caboose | 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The five Thompson ladies inside the caboose. Note: originally 1994.16.2 |
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0001.06.02.076 | Item – Coming Through Tall Timber | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Miller family coming through tall timber on the Edson Trail. L to R: Lloyd and the younger children on the first sleigh, Mary by the horses, Rachael, Emmett, Eunice and Lea behind the caboose. Note: 2001.02.155 |
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0001.06.02.077 | Item – A Good Camping Spot on the Trail | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A good, sheltered spot to camp for the Miller family on the Edson Trail, 1912. Note: 2001.02.452 |
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0001.06.02.078 | Item – First Night’s Camp in Grande Prairie | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
First night’s camp in Grande Prairie for the Miller family, 1912. Note: 2001.02.156 |
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0001.06.02.079 | Item – Stage for Edmonton at Athabasca Landing | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The stage for Edmonton at Athabasca Landing on the Athabasca-Grouard Trail. Note: 2001.02.158 |
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0001.06.02.080 | Item – Inside a Survey Tent At Swan Lake | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Interior of a survey crew tent at Swan Lake to extend the railroad to Dawson Creek in 1929. Note: originally was 1969.59.626 |
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0001.06.02.081 | Item – Inside an Athabasca Pullman | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Interior of a caboose used on the Athabasca-Grouard Trail Note: 2001.02.161 |
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0001.06.02.082 | Item – Leaving Edmonton for Grande Prairie | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Captain Roberts team of oxen leaving Castle Hotel, Edmonton for Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.157 |
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0001.06.02.083 | Item – Mail Pack Train leaving Edson for Grande Prairie | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The mail pack train of horses leaving Edson for Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.449 |
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0001.06.02.084 | Item – First School, Peace River | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first Peace River agriculture show was held in this building, which was also used as schoolhouse for the first public school in 1911-1912. Note: 2001.02.456 |
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0001.06.02.085 | Item – Soto Landing, Lesser Slave Lake River | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A Riverboat and a canvas covered boat moored at Soto Landing on the Lesser Slave River. Note: 2001.02.160 |
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0001.06.02.086 | Item – First Agricultural Association Officers, Peace River | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Office bearers of the first agricultural association in Peace River: G.B. Cliffe, Inspector Anderson, T.A. Brick, Ed Carson, Rev. Father Leserec, Sergeant Buttler, W.S. George and H.A. George. Note: 2001.02.263 |
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0001.06.02.087 | Item – First Threshing Machine in Peace River | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
First threshing machine in Peace River, now on the farm of W.S. George, Peace River. Note: 2001.02.271 |
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0001.06.02.088 | Item – First Railway Shipment of Hogs, Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
First shipment of hogs from Grande Prairie over the E.D. & B.C. railroad. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: 2001.02.165 |
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0001.06.02.089 | Item – Joe Farnsworth Plowing With Horses & Oxen | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Joe Farnsworth plowing with teams of oxen & horses together on his farm near LaGlace. Note: 2001.02.432 |
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0001.06.02.090 | Item – First Railway Shipment of Hogs, Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Walter Roberts, grey team. First hogs shipped from Grande Prairie over the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railroad in 1916. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: 2001.02.163 |
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0001.06.02.091 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Company, Dunvegan | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A photo of the Hudson’s Bay Company Building at Dunvegan in 1910. Note: 2001.02.183 |
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0001.06.02.092 | Item – Riverboat on the Peace River | 1905 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The S.S. Peace River, belonging to the Hudson’s Bay Company, on the Peace River in 1905. Note: 2001.02.258 |
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0001.06.02.093 | Item – A bad hole on the Edson Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A wagon load of freight stuck in the mud on the Edson Trail. Note: 2001.02.448 |
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0001.06.02.094 | Item – Off to the Front on a River Boat | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Men enlisting for World War I leaving on Captain Smith’s “Peace River Boy” for end of steel at Smoky River Crossing. Note: 2001.02.256 |
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0001.06.02.095 | Item – The Ferry at Dunvegan | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The old Dunvegan Ferry on the Peace River. Note: 2001.02.254 |
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0001.06.02.096 | Item – Stopping Place, Grande Prairie | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A group of men, women, and children stand in front of a stopping place on the Grande Prairie. The caption on the postcard identifies the stopping place as “Half Breed Stopping Place Grande Prairie Alta.” Note: 2001.02.455 |
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0001.06.02.097 | Item – Settlers on the Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The ferry at Dunvegan showing settlers bound for Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.152 |
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0001.06.02.098 | Item – New Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The new ferry at Dunvegan. Don Cranston and Sam Sargent with outfits are on ferry. |
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0001.06.02.099 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Bredin’s 1915 Calendar | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
1915 calendar with a photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Bredin on it. Note: 2001.02.439 |
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0001.06.02.100 | Item – Survey Party on the Move | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The survey party on the move. Walter McFarlane is second from the left. Note: 2001.02.369 |
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0001.06.02.101 | Item – W. Fletcher Bredin’s Home near Bear Lake | 1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
W. Fletcher Bredin home, Twin Shacks, in 1919. Note: 2001.02.437 |
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0001.06.02.102 | Item – McFarlane’s Survey Crew on the Athabasca Trail | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
McFarlane’s crew on one of their four trips in over the Athabasca Trail. Walter is on the first sleigh. Note: 2001.02.363 |
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0001.06.02.103 | Item – Hotel Breeden at Easter | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Easter 1912. This is where we (surveyors) stopped and I slept on the floor in my bed roll. The meals were O.K. Note: 2001.02.454 |
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0001.06.02.104 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Townsite | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The settlement at Lake Saskatoon in 1916. Note: 2001.02.302 |
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0001.06.02.105 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Townsite | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Lake Saskatoon Settlement in 1917. Note: 2001.02.304 |
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0001.06.02.106 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Main street Grande Prairie in 1918. Note: 2001.02.444 |
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0001.06.02.107 | Item – Twentieth Century Pioneers | ca. 1910 | 1 Duplicate see:; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Twentieth century pioneers coming into Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.154 |
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0001.06.02.108 | Item – Salmond’s Hotel, Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Salmond’s Hotel on Grande Prairie’s main street in 1914 Note: 2001.02.441 |
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0001.06.02.109 | Item – Red Willow Coal Mines | 1924 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A view of people sitting on tracks at Red Willow Coal Mines, taken from inside the mine. Note: 2001.02.280 |
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0001.06.02.110 | Item – Red Willow Coal Mines | 1924 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Riding in a coal car on the tracks at Red Willow Coal Mines. Note: 2001.02.279 |
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0001.06.02.111 | Item – Red Willow Coal Mine | 1924 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Log building at the entrance of the Red Willow Coal Mines in 1924. Note: 2001.02.281 |
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0001.06.02.112 | Item – Bedeaux Expedition | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Bedeaux Expedition heading for Telegraph Creek. Note: 2001.02.168 |
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0001.06.02.113 | Item – Harry Horte’s Snow Cruiser | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Harry Horte snow cruiser cut down to run in a sleigh track. Note: 2001.02.428 |
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0001.06.02.114 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1936 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Businesses along main street Grande Prairie included D.W. Pratt Real Estate and Insurance, Crerar’s, a drug store, and a hotel. Note: originally was 1969.59.489 |
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0001.06.02.115 | Item – Victory Oil Well, Peace River | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Victory Oil Well was an early well on the bank of Peace River near the present bridge. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: 2001.02.255 |
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0001.06.02.116 | Item – Moving Lake Saskatoon to Wembley | 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Teams of horses and men moving Bob Tilt’s restaurant from Lake Saskatoon to Wembley in 1925. Note: 2001.02.274 |
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0001.06.02.117 | Item – B & B Crew in a Rented Model T | 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
The B & B crew with a rented Model T in about 1930. Car rental was $5 day with gas supplied by owner. The driver did not have to have a driver’s license. Note: 2001.02.170 |
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0001.06.02.118 | Item – Kinuso Bridge Construction | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Building the lower deck of the Kinuso railway bridge in the winter of 1933-34. Note: originally was 1969.59.537 |
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0001.06.02.119 | Item – Kinuso Steam Hoist Bringing Up Timber | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Workers use a steam hoist to bring up timber for the railway bridge at Kinuso in 1933-34. Note: originally was 1969.59.539 |
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0001.06.02.120 | Item – N.A.R. Steam Hoist at Kinuso | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Northern Alberta Railway used a steam hoist to bring up timber for the railway bridge at Kinuso in 1933-34. Note: originally was 1969.59.625 |
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0001.06.02.121 | Item – Narrow Gauge Track at Kinuso | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Kinuso water tower sits alongside a narrow gauge track used to haul cement for a pier at Kinuso. Note: originally was 1969.59.538 |
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0001.06.02.122 | Item – Train Crew on a Railway Speeder | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Four men of a B & B train crew traveling by hand rail car. Note: originally was 1969.59.627 |
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0001.06.02.123 | Item – Peace River Airways Mail Plane | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Peace River Airways mail plane leaving Ft. McMurray for Yellowknife. This plane used pontoons in the summer and skis in the winter. Note: originally was 1969.59.143 |
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0001.06.02.124 | Item – Watino, End of Steel | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The end of steel at Watino in 1915 showing rail cars and various log building. Note: 2001.02.268b |
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0001.06.02.125 | Item – G. P. & District Old Timers Assoc. Annual Picnic | 1936 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie and District Old Timers Association, Lake Saskatoon Annual Picnic. Note: 2001.02.310 |
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0001.06.02.126 | Item – First Governor-General to Visit Peace River | 1920 | 1 photograph; b& w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Duke of Devonshire was the first governor-general to visit Peace River. Here he and his party are being entertained at their Bear Lake (Grimshaw) campsite. He also inspected Boy Scouts in Grande Prairie. Note: originally was 1969.59.267 |
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0001.06.02.127 | Item – Berge Halvor Farm, Valhalla | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Uncle Berge Halvor & Julie Velve (centre) came to Valhalla over the Edson Trail in 1913. Bennie Velve is on the roof, Milo, Ida and Hilman on the ground. Note: 2001.02.431 |
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0001.06.02.128 | Item – Lawrence Family with Mr. Wright, Jeweler | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
From left to right: Mrs. Lawrence, Cliff Lawrence, Bert Tieman, unknown, Jim Lawrence, Dr. Pinkerton, Hugh Lawrence, Yvon Lawrence, Mr. Wright (jeweler). Note: 2001.02.435 |
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0001.06.02.129 | Item – School Children at Peace River | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Early group of Peace River school children with their teacher, Miss Jean Kelly, in 1912. Note: 2001.02.180 |
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0001.06.02.130 | Item – George & St. Pierre Ferguson | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
George, on the right, and brother St. Pierre Ferguson. Note: 2001.02.447 |
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0001.06.02.131 | Item – Hunting Party at Valhalla | 1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Hunting party 1914: Milo Berge, Adolf ?, Bennie Velve, Bennie Berge, Ingebrikt Evjin, Milo Fuglem & Dick Olson. Note: 2001.02.430 |
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0001.06.02.132 | Item – McFarlane Survey Crew in Camp | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Survey crew in camp: Andrew Foster, Ed Gummer, Harry Tuffill, George Lepairiere, Jim Somerville, and Joe Mantle. Note: 2001.02.372 |
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0001.06.02.133 | Item – Getting a Hair Cut | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Survey crew member getting a hair cut in the open air. Note: 2001.02.451
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0001.06.02.134 | Item – Harold Sinclair Homestead | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Harold Sinclair homestead in the Valhalla area. Note: 2001.02.429 |
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0001.06.02.135 | Item – Survey crew on the Smoky River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The survey crew traveling over the frozen Smoky River in 1910. Note: 2001.02.371 |
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0001.06.02.136 | Item – McFarlane Survey Crew at Rest | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Grahame McFarlane survey team resting. Note: 2001.02.366 |
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0001.06.02.137 | Item – Survey Crew and Rafts at Rolla Landing | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane’s crew with raft in the Peace River at Rolla Landing in 1911. Note: 2001.02.364 |
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0001.06.02.138 | Item – The Survey Crew Enjoying a Swim | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The survey crew enjoying a swim. Note: 2001.02.370 |
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0001.06.02.139 | Item – Walter McFarlane Survey Crew | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
McFarlane’s survey crew in 1910: Reid, McFarlane, Foster Dexter, W. Thompson, R. Henderson, Jim Perry, P. Lilleous, T. O’Callaghan, Harry Tuffill, W. Williamson, J. Willock. Sitting: Walter McFarlane, Bob Williams holding Hilda Clifford of Flying Shot, Ike Robinson, Nev Sharpe, Wm. Muir, Doc Montgomery, Chris Lilleous. Note: 2001.02.115 |
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0001.06.02.140 | Item – Survey Crew Wagon Train | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
McFarlane survey crew on the move. |
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0001.06.02.141 | Item – W. G. McFarlane Survey Party | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
McFarlane survey party, 1910. Back row: J. Willocks, Walter McFarlane, Jim Perry, Ring Reid, Walter Thompson, Harry Tuffill, Bob Henderson, Pete Lilleous, Jim McFarlane, Art Blair. Bottom row: Tim O’Callaghan, unknown, Bill Williamson, Nev Sharpe with Hilda, and Bill Muir. Note: 2001.02.365 |
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0001.06.02.142 | Item – Mcfarlane’s Great Dane, King | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
McFarlane’s survey camp is guarded by his Great Dane, King Note: 2001.02.367 |
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0001.06.02.143 | Item – A Surveyor with Transit | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A surveyor working with his transit tripod on the grassy prairie. Note: 2001.02.368 |
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0001.06.02.144 | Item – Bezanson Ferry on the Smoky River | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Bezanson Ferry operated on the Smoky River from 1923 to 1949. Note: 2001.02.267 |
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0001.06.02.145 | Item – Canoeing Through Ice Floes | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crossing the river in early days before the advent of bridges. Note: 2001.02.257 |
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0001.06.02.146 | Item – Visitors at Twin Shacks | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Left to right: Kitty Leveson, Mrs. Tate, Mrs. Jessie Holmes, Mrs. Hazzard, Miss James, Rev. Mr. James, Mrs. Fletcher Bredin, Mrs. Leveson, John Leveson. Note: 2001.02.443 |
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0001.06.02.147 | Item – Rede Store Home, Beaverlodge | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Rede Stone family in front of their home at Beaverlodge, 1910. Note: 2001.02.275 |
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0001.06.02.148 | Item – “The Boston” Stopping Place | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bull Outfit members (from l-r) at “The Boston” Stopping Place, about half way between Edmonton and Athabasca: E. Gaudin, J.M. Midler, G. V. Flint, A. G. Truan, G. Sherk, V. C. Flint, C. F. Losseay. Note: 2001.02.159 |
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0001.06.02.149 | Item – Mail Arrives at Patterson’s Store | 1911 | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The mail arrives at Patterson’s Store in Grande Prairie from Edson in 1911. Note: 1969.59.485B |
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0001.06.02.150 | Item – Cranston Children on White Ayrshire Oxen | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Fred, Velma and third Cranston child riding George Cranston’s white Ayrshire oxen team, which helped to open the Edson Trail in the summer of 1911. Note: 2001.02.277 |
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0001.06.02.151 | Item – Fish Hauling Truck Through Ice | 1927 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A fish hauling truck went through the ice on Primrose Lake in 1927. Note: 2001.02.169 |
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0001.06.02.152 | Item – Crossing the Wapiti at Pipestone | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Four men and horses cross the Wapiti at Pipestone during a sports day event. Note: 2001.02.238 |
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0001.06.02.153 | Item – Carnochan Family Going in to Town | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Going to town, the Charlie Carnochan family. Josephine McCrie (wearing hat) going to the mission fields. |
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0001.06.02.154 | Item – The Old Grouard Trail | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A continuous mud hole–the old Grouard Trail. Note: 2001.02.153 |
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0001.06.02.155 | Item – Herman Trelle, Wheat King | ca. 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Herman Trelle – a wheat king in his wheat field. Note: 2001.02.308 |
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0001.06.02.156 | Item – Dominion Land Office, Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Men gather at the opening of the Dominion Land Office in Grande Prairie. Note: 2001.02.453 |
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0001.06.02.157 | Item – Moving the Granary in Spring | 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Percy Clubine, Mr. Thompson, and Chester Winter moving a granary with tractor & horses in the spring of 1943. Note: 2001.02.278 |
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0001.06.02.158 | Item – Grande Prairie Hospital | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Hospital built in 1913. Note: 2001.02.438 |
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0001.06.02.159 | Item – Irene Cottage Hospital, Peace River | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Irene Cottage Hospital in Peace River with a uniformed nurse at the entrance. Note: 2001.02.179 |
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0001.06.02.160 | Item – Masquerade Dance at Peace River | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Masquerade in aid of the Irene Cottage Hospital, Feb. 18, 1915. Note: 2001.02.181 |
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0001.06.02.161 | Item – Hospital Day Street Parade | 1921 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Hospital Day street parade in Peace River, May 24, 1921. Note: 2001.02.269 |
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0001.06.02.162 | Item – Peace River Municipal Hospital | ca. 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Peace River Municipal Hospital. Note: 2001.02.176 |
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0001.06.02.163 | Item – Pipestone Creek Ferry | 1926 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The Pipestone Creek ferry crossing the Wapiti about 1926. Note: 2001.02.235 |
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0001.06.02.164 | Item – Ice Bridge on the Wapiti River | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Ice bridge across the Wapiti at Pipestone Creek built and used by the Hystad Brothers. Note: 2001.02.237 |
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0001.06.02.165 | Item – Aerial Ferry at Pipestone Creek | 1952 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Harold McCullough and Tom Gerow taking “H.M. Royal Mail” across the Wapiti River by aerial ferry during spring break-up. Note: 2001.02.234 |
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0001.06.02.166 | Item – A Piece of the Best of the Edson Trail | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A.M. Bezanson’s automobile in a rough spot on the snow covered Edson Trail in Dec. 1913. Note: 2001.02.450 |
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0001.06.02.167 | Item – Mail Plane Headed for Yellowknife | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Mail plane leaving FT. McMurray Leaded for Yellowknife. They landed with pontoons in summer and skis in winter. Note: 2001.02.166 |
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0001.06.02.168 | Item – First Mail over the E.D. & B.C. Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first mail over the E.D. & B.C. Railway on Mar. 2, 1916. Note: 2001.02.421 |
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0001.06.02.169 | Item – Roman Catholic Church on Bear Creek | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
St. Vincent’s Church, on the banks of Bear Creek, was attended by the Metis around Flying Shot Lake. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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0001.06.02.170 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Schoolhouse | 1980 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Lake Saskatoon schoolhouse was built in 1913. This photo was taken June. 21, 1980. Note: 2001.02.305 |
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0001.06.02.171 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Church Congregation | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
St. Andrews Church congregation at Lake Saskatoon in 1916. Note: 2001.02.309 |
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0001.06.02.172 | Item – Pipestone Creek Ferry | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crossing the Wapiti River at Pipestone Creek. The “Cat” is the source of power to pull the ferry across. Note: 2001.02.236 |
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0001.06.02.173 | Item – Presbyterian Manse, Spirit River | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Presbyterian Manse at Spirit River. Note: 2001.02.436 |
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0001.06.02.174 | Item – Moonlight Scene at Wanham | 1941 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Moonlight scene of a frame house in Wanham–one hour time exposure on a box camera. use still standing at Wanham. Note: 2001.02.172 |
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0001.06.02.175 | Item – Mail for Ft Vermillion by Dog Team | 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Dogsleds loaded with mail leaving for Ft Vermillion in 1908. Note: 2001.02.264 |
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0001.06.02.176 | Item – First Wedding at St. James Church | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
First wedding in St. James church in Peace River, May 13,1912. Practically the entire population of Peace River is shown together with the bride and groom, Mr. & Mrs. W.M. McIlroy. Note: 2001.02.177 |
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0001.06.02.177 | Item – First Post Office In Grande Prairie District | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first post office in Grande Prairie District was at Lake Saskatoon and was called Beaverlodge. The mail came once per month. Bill Lowe was Factor and Postmaster. Also shown is Garnet Truax. Note: 2001.02.306 |
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0001.06.02.178 | Item – Mail for Ft Vermillion by Horses | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Osborne Lawrence with team & sleigh on the frozen river taking mail to Ft. Vermillion. Note: 2001.02.266 |
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0001.06.02.179 | Item – Mail for Ft Vermillion by Airplane | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Loading mail from truck to airplane to be flown to Ft. Vermillion. John Bythel is the pilot and Lew Parmenter is the mechanic. Note: 2001.02.268 |
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0001.06.02.180 | Item – Billie Salmond & Jim Thompson | ca. 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Wm. “Billie” Salmond with his good friend J. E. Thompson. Note: 2001.02.445 |
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0001.06.02.181 | Item – Billie Salmond and His Dog Flash | ca. 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Billie Salmond and his dog Flash, taken about 1939. Note: 2001.02.446 |
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0001.06.02.182 | Item – Beaverlodge Sports Day | ca. 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Observers of Beaverlodge sports day on May 24, 1914. Note: 2001.02.276 |
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0001.06.02.183 | Item – Indian Girls Pony Race, Lake Saskatoon | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Aboriginal girls race their ponies at Lake Saskatoon in 1910. Note: 2001.02.303 |
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0001.06.02.184 | Item – Spectators at Lake Saskatoon Sports | ca. 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Lake Saskatoon Sports spectators. Front row: Harry Keith, Arthur Carveth, Joshua Fletcher. Behind Keith is Rev. Alexander Forbes. Note: 2001.02.307 |
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0001.06.02.185 | Item – Welcome Sign at Peace River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A welcome sign erected for J. K. Cornwall and his party of writers and journalists in August 1910. Note: 2001.02.174 |
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0001.06.02.186 | Item – Panoramic View of Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A panoramic view of the village of Grande Prairie in February 1916. Note: 2001.02.440 |
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0001.06.02.187 | Item – Pipestone Creek Store | 1938 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Pipestone Creek Store in 1938, with gas pump in front and cows beside it. A.K. Watts is standing on the step. Note: 2001.02.239 |
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0001.06.02.188 | Item – Hauling Water with Horses | 1934 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Pat Watts hauling water in 1934. Note the enthusiasm of the horse. Note: 2001.02.240 |
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0001.06.02.189 | Item – The Waiting Room, Pipestone Creek Clinic | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Tent used as a waiting room during the 1939 Pipestone Creek Clinic. Note: 2001.02.230 |
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0001.06.02.190 | Item – Waiting Room Overflow, Pipestone Creek Clinic | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Waiting room overflow area for those requiring medical assistance was the great outdoors. Note: 2001.02.231 |
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0001.06.02.191 | Item – The Operating Room, Pipestone Creek Clinic | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The old Pipestone Creek School moved to the home of the Watts at Pipestone Creek in 1939 to be used for an operating room. Note: originally was 1969.59.488 |
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0001.06.02.192 | Item – Operation at Pipestone Creek Clinic | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Perhaps a tonsillectomy! The clinic was organized by the Watts who made the preliminary arrangements through a health clinic in Edmonton for minor operations & advice. This was a one time event. Note: 2001.02.229 |
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0001.06.02.193 | Item – Examination in the Operating Room | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Examination in the operating room–a dentist checks a young man’s teeth. Note: 2001.02.232 |
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0001.06.02.194 | Item – The Dentist Examination, Pipestone Creek Clinic | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Ouch! The dentist examines school age children. Note: 2001.02.233 |
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Subseries 0001.06.03: “From Dinosaurs to Pioneers”
Date: 1996 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of the grant application, correspondence and the final copy of the booklet which was designed to provide teachers with local historical content to the provincial social studies curriculum for grade 3-4. The author of the book was Museum programmer, Joan Yates. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.06.04: “Early Settlers”
Date: 1979 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of two printed manuscripts which are the result of a research project by Charlie Wales. The manuscripts detail the names of the settlers who first filed on quarter sections of land in the Grande Prairie and Spirit River areas, what kind of an application it was (homestead, soldiers settlement board, south African scrip or free grant), the date they filed, and the date they proved up. One manuscript is in alphabetical order of settlers’ names; the other in legal description order by Township, Range and Section. Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.06.05: Robert Guest Art
Date: 1994 (date of creation) Scope and content: This subseries contains one original pen drawing of the McQueen Presbyterian Church and one watercolour of the Clyde Campbell Cabin by Robert Guest. It also contains two copies of the McQueen Church drawing. They were donated to the museum by Robert and appear to have been used to create cards. Physical description: 4 drawings Access points: • Graphic material (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.07: Associated Organizations
Date: 1971-1997 (date of creation) Scope and content: The Pioneer Museum Society is affiliated with other organizations in the aim of preserving history. The society partners with the City of Grande Prairie to preserve the history and provide programs for area school children. It also works with community organizations: looking after the Tourist Information Centre for the Chamber of Commerce, participating in the Classic Agri Show with the Agricultural Society. The society was a founding member of the Alberta Museums Association, formed in 1971, and of the Spirit of the Peace, an informal organization of Alberta and British Columbia Peace Country museums formed in 1989. The society is also a member of the Canadian Museums Association. The series consists of correspondence and joint project information between the Grande Prairie Museum and various associated organizations: City of Grande Prairie, Spirit of the Peace, Alberta Museums Association, Canadian Museums Association, Chamber of Commerce, and the Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Physical description: 8.25 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.07.01: Spirit of the Peace
Date: 1971-1990 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of correspondence and joint project information between the Grande Prairie Museum and the Spirit of the Peace museums network. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.07.02: Alberta Museums Association
Date: 1971-1990 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of correspondence and joint project information with the Alberta Museums Association. Physical description: 5 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.07.03: Canadian Museums Association
Date: 1971-1990 (date of creation) Scope and content: Sub-series consists of correspondence and joint project information with the Canadian Museums Association. Physical description: 0.25 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.07.04: City of G.P
Date: 1985-1997 (date of creation) Scope and content: Sub-series consists of correspondence and joint project information with the City of Grande Prairie. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Subseries 0001.07.05: Peace Country Classic Agri-show
Date: 1988-1996 (date of creation) Scope and content: Sub-series consists of correspondence with Peace Country Classic Agri-Show. Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) |
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Series 0001.08: Photographs, Scrapbooks & Guest Books
Date: 1970-2007 (date of creation) Scope and content: This series consists of 2454 photographs of the museum and its events and programs; scrapbooks and files of news clippings; and guest books signed by visitors from 1970 to 1988. There are also extensive collections of photographs from previous displays, projects, and general collections: 575 reprints (1997 [1930-1960]) of photographs of the forestry industry in the Grande Prairie area, 412 photographs (1983-1987) of old buildings in the south Peace, and 1991 miscellaneous historic photographs. Physical description: 5411 photographs 16 cm of textual records Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) • Textual record (documentary form) Note: Due to the size of this finding aid, it has been separated into two pages. This page contains Series 0001.01 through Subseries 0001.08.03. For Subseries 0001.08.04 through Series 0001.13, view Part 2 here. |
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Subseries 0001.08.01: Historical Photograph Display No. 1
Date: 1906 – 1985 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of a display of historical photographs collected by the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 180 photographs Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
2001.01.032 | Item – Sir Alexander Mackenzie Monument Plaque | ca. 1985 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Text on the monument to Sir Alexander Mackenzie that was erected in 1929. Note: Used in “Homesteader’s Trails to the Peace River Country” |
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2001.01.033 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway Bridge over the Smoky River. |
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2001.01.034 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway Bridge over the Smoky River. |
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2001.01.035 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The end of steel at Grande Prairie when the E.D. & B.C. Railroad was completed in 1916. |
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2001.01.036 | Item – Clearing the Way for the Train | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A crew of snow shovelers clears the way for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia train at the end of steel, Grande Prairie, March 22, 1916 |
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2001.01.037 | Item – Arrival of the E.D. & B.C. Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia rails reach Grande Prairie’s northern limits. The Grande Prairie Hospital is shown at extreme right. |
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2001.01.038 | Item – Watching the Train Come In | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie villagers greet the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia train as it reaches the end of steel on March 29, 1916. |
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2001.01.039 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A panoramic view of Grande Prairie in 1917, looking east across Bear Creek. |
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2001.01.040 | Item – Grading the Railway | 1925 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Eight horse teams at work on the new grade extending the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia railway at Wembley in 1925. |
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2001.01.041 | Item – Morrison’s Store | 1924 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Close-up of window displays in Morrison’s Cash Store on Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.042 | Item – Dog Sled Team on Main Street | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Dog sled team on Richmond Avenue at Grande Prairie’s Winter Carnival. |
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2001.01.043 | Item – Dominion Day Parade | 1924 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Main street view of Dominion Day Parade, July 1, 1924 in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Horses are pulling decorated wagons down the street. |
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2001.01.044 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1924 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, showing D.W. Pratt’s office and Crerar’s Store. |
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2001.01.045 | Item – J.B. Lambert, General Merchant | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, showing J.B. Lambert General Merchant. |
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2001.01.046 | Item – Grande Prairie Creamery Company | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Creamery in Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2001.01.047 | Item – Grande Prairie Hotel | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Hotel on Richmond Avenue in Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2001.01.048 | Item – Carnival Queen and Attendants | 1928 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
1928 Carnival Queen, accompanied by two ladies in waiting and two page boys, with Herman Trelle, World Wheat King, and A.P. Turner. This picture was taken in front of the K. Morrison General Store Feb 1928. |
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2001.01.049 | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Buffalo Lakes Lumber Company Office and Yard in Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2001.01.050 | Item – Ski Jump at Grande Prairie | 1924 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The ski jump on the west bank of Bear Creek, south west of the town, afforded a popular site for this sport. |
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2001.01.051 | Item – A.W. Carveth, Reeve | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
A.W. Carveth was the first reeve of the rural municipality of Grande Prairie No. 709, organized Jan. 6, 1913. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.052 | Item – James McFarlane, Reeve | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
James McFarlane was the first reeve of the rural municipality of Bear Lake No. 740 organized Dec. 11, 1912. |
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2001.01.053 | Item – Mayor G.A. James | 1919 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
G. A. James was the first elected mayor of the town of Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.054 | Item – Mayor George M. Repka | 1958 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
George Repka was the first elected mayor of the City of Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.055 | Item – Henry McCullough with the City Charter | 1958 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Henry McCullough, district guide and hunter, delivers the City Charter to Mayor Jack Mackie. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.057 | Item – RNWMP Barracks, Grande Prairie | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
The RNWMP barracks erected in 1913 on Richmond Avenue between 100 and 101 Street. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.058 | Item – Constable Collins, RNWMP | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Constable Collins, of the RNWMP, with two horses Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.059 | Item – Grading the Village Streets | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Eight horses pull a grader down Richmond Avenue in front of McDonald Land & Trading Company. This was the first piece of road equipment purchased by the Village of Grande Prairie Public Works Department. |
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2001.01.060 | Item – Confectionary on Main Street Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Confectionary & Café on Third Avenue South (now Richmond Avenue), Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.061 | Item – Selkirk Trading Company, Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Selkirk Trading Company on Richmond Avenue. |
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2001.01.062 | Item – Grande Prairie Brass Band | 1921 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Members of the Grande Prairie Brass Band: George Duncan, Harry Watcher, Ernie Kirstein, Gus Kirstein, Ralph Johnston, N. D. McFarlane, Charles Stredulinksky, George Tate, Harold Melsness, A.B. Hedman, Frank Johnston, Tom Waterman, Gus Gerd. |
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2001.01.063 | Item – Grande Prairie Immigration Hall | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Immigration Hall, erected about 1917, on the site of today’s east 99th Avenue at 98th Street. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.064 | Item – Confectionary Store on Main Street Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Main Street view showing the Confectionary Store. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.065 | Item – Selkirk Trading Co., Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Main Street view showing the Selkirk Trading Co. on the north side, between 100 and 101 Street. |
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2001.01.066 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie c. 1925, with new courthouse being built in the foreground. |
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2001.01.067 | Item – Montrose School Student body | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
First day of school in the new Montrose School. |
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2001.01.068 | Item – Montrose School, Grande Prairie | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Montrose School, Grande Prairie. When it was built in 1917, it was the largest brick-faced building north of Edmonton. |
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2001.01.069 | Item – Federal Government Building, Grande Prairie | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dominion Lands & Post Office in Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2001.01.070 | Item – First Court House, Grande Prairie | 1925 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The first court house in Grande Prairie was built on the north-west corner of the 99 Street and 101 Avenue intersection. |
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2001.01.071 | Item – Murray Hotel, Grande Prairie | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Murray Hotel was located on the south side of Richmond Avenue, between 99 and 100 Street. |
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2001.01.072 | Item – Grande Prairie Hotel, Richmond Avenue | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Hotel was located on the south side of Richmond Avenue, between 100 and 101 Street. |
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2001.01.073 | Item – Grande Prairie Town Hall & Fire Hall | 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
First organized fire brigade in Grande Prairie in front of new fire hall: Leonard Smee, Abe Smith, Cecil Bell, Arthur Porteroff, Matt York, Isaac Nelson, Morris Syndiff, William Cameron, Tom Masse, Archie Wilson, Emil Auger, Charles Field, George Duncan and Harry Watcher. |
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2001.01.074 | Item – Crummy Bros., General Merchants | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Crummy Bros., General Merchants on Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.075 | Item – Lumbering at Big Seven | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Lumber crew at Big Seven: Jim Tissington, Gerard Tissington and Bob Cameron. |
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2001.01.076 | Item – Breaking Sod with Ox Teams | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
W.C. Dillon and son Ray breaking sod with ox teams in what was later to be known as the Dimsdale District. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.077 | Item – Van Horne Sawmill Crew | 1915-1923 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Crew of the Van Horne Sawmill (Fred Hayes, Dad Williams, Hans Molline, Ed Phelps, Mike ?, and Fred Lewis) lumbering with oxen Bluey and Whitey. |
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2001.01.078 | Item – Grande Prairie Ski Jump | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The ski jump on the west bank of Bear Creek, south west of the town afforded a popular site for this sport. |
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2001.01.079 | Item – Splitting Firewood | 1945 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
George & John (Last name unknown) splitting firewood with a mechanized splitter. |
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2001.01.080 | Item – Aerial Photo of Grande Prairie | 1970 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Aerial Photo of Grande Prairie in 1970, with the Grande Prairie Museum in the foreground. |
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2001.01.081 | Item – Spring Creek Church Picnic | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Spring Creek Church Congregation in front of their log church. |
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2001.01.082 | Item – South Wapiti School | 1936 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Interior of South Wapiti School with first pupils seated on wooden benches holding school books: Johnny Kitson, Audrey Sutherland, Alice Gerow, Yvonne Elliott, Jack Riggs, Lyle Gerow, June Riggs, Lloyd Gerow and Olive Gerow. |
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2001.01.083 | Item – Flying Shot Lake Cabin | 1962 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Log cabin built in 1915 by Mr. Ostby, 4 miles south of the highway on the Wapiti Road. |
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2001.01.084 | Item – Grande Prairie Traffic | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Vehicles lined up on the street leading to the Grande Prairie Train Station. |
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2001.01.085 | Item – Log House Under Construction | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Unidentified log house under construction. Note the dove tail corners. The back of the photograph says “Our house under construction.” |
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2001.01.086 | Item – Grande Prairie Parade | 1922 | 1 photograph; b & w; |
Scope and content:
July 1st Sports Day Parade, May 24, 1922 |
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2001.01.087 | Item – Grande Prairie Airport | 1967 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The first Canadian Pacific passenger airplane landed at Grande Prairie Airport in 1967. |
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2001.01.088 | Item – Haying with a Jayhawk | 1950 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Haying with a Jayhawk. |
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2001.01.089 | Item – Noyes’ Threshing Outfit | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Noyes’ Threshing Outfit. |
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2001.01.090 | Item – John & Lottie Stokke Harvesting | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
John Stokke on binder, Lottie on tractor. New Bulldog tractor used coal oil and crank case oil. |
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2001.01.091 | Item – Pioneer Threshing Days | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Pioneer threshing days. Note water tanks to the left and right of outfit. |
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2001.01.092 | Item – Breaking Land with a Ten-horse Team | 1928 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Don Noyes’ Breaking Outfit with a ten-horse team. |
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2001.01.093 | Item – First Stokke Threshing Outfit | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Stokke’s first threshing outfit with Hank on tractor and Wes hand-feeding the threshing machine (1020 Tyton International). |
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2001.01.094 | Item – Big Seven Steam Engine | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Big Seven Steam Engine for threshing machine with Ivor Larsen, the engineer |
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2001.01.095 | Item – Cutting Grain | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Luchaks cutting grain with two four-horse teams. |
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2001.01.096 | Item – Winter Freighting | 1910-1913 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Freight sleds, around 1910 to 1913, used by W.C. Dillon, Frank Johnston and Ray Dillon. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.097 | Item – Henry McCullough & Dog Team | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Henry’s McCullough’s dog team on Richmond Avenue. |
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2001.01.098 | Item – Grovedale Ferry Landing | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Ferryman Bill Henderson at the Grovedale Ferry Landing. |
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2001.01.099 | Item – Grovedale Ferry | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Grovedale Ferry crossing the Wapiti River. |
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2001.01.100 | Item – Aerial Ferry | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The aerial ferry over the Wapiti River. |
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2001.01.101 | Item – First Dominion Day Celebration On Grande Prairie | 1910 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Settlers are standing near Teepees and tents at Saskatoon Lake celebrating the first Dominion Day Celebration on the Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.102 | Item – First Dominion Day Celebration On Grande Prairie | 1910 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Indigenous Tipis and wagons at the first Dominion Day Celebrations on the Grande Prairie, at Saskatoon Lake. Original description said Aboriginal instead of Indigenous. |
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2001.01.103 | Item – Opening of Dominion Land Office, Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The opening of the Dominion Lands Office in Grande Prairie, Alberta, attracts a crowd. The postcard is addressed to “Miss Mary Wales Sheffield Ont” and the message reads: “Dear Mary, see dad at the window the morning I was there, Father”. |
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2001.01.106 | Item – The Golden Spike | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Benson driving the Golden Spike on the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway in Grande Prairie on March 22, 1916. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.107 | Item – Watching the Train Come In | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
People gather to watch the train come into Grande Prairie, March 29, 1916. |
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2001.01.108 | Item – Grande Prairie Hospital | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie’s Kathryn Prittie Hospital on July 1, 1916. Note the patriotic banners surrounding the doorway. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.109 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
View of Grande Prairie from the west bank of Bear Creek in March 1917. |
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2001.01.110 | Item – First Day at Montrose School, Grande Prairie Covert Photo |
1917 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Students and teachers on the front steps of Montrose School on November 26, 1917. |
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2001.01.111 | Item – Grande Prairie Sports | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Spectators watch the first heat of the Horses Relay race at the Grande Prairie Sports on July 2-4, 1917. |
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2001.01.112 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
View of Grande Prairie from the west bank of Bear Creek in November, 1917. |
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2001.01.113 | Item – E.D. & B.C. Train Wreck | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
The first wreck on the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway occurred on June 20, 1917. Three men are sitting on top of a train that is lying on its side. |
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2001.01.114 | Item – E.D. & B.C. Railway Train Snowed In | 1918 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Snow has stopped the progress of this Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway train on its way to Grande Prairie. |
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2001.01.115 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1918 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main Street of Grande Prairie in 1918. In foreground is an automobile with five passengers; in the background Campbell’s Cigar Store and Grand Theatre. |
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2001.01.116 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1919 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main Street of Grande Prairie in 1919 with Grande Prairie Hotel on the left and the Dodge Garage on the right. |
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2001.01.117 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1929 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 6 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
The main street of Grande Prairie is very crowded with people and cars, c. 1929. Photo was taken from a roof at the intersection of Clairmont Road and 100 Avenue. The Imperial Bank Of Canada, J.B. Oliver, D.W. Pratt, Fraser Law Office, Royal Café and other businesses are visible. |
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2001.01.118 | Item – Grand Theatre, Grande Prairie | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Image shows three men are standing in front of the Grand Theatre. Four movie advertisements are in front of the theatre: “Billie Ritchie”, “The Hidden City” and two others. The Grand Theatre was the second theatre in Grande Prairie. Talkies were introduced here in April,1930. The Grand Theatre was sold to Frank Donald in 1933. |
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2001.01.119 | Item – Barney Michael | 1927 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Barney Michael established the first movie theatre in Grande Prairie in the spring of 1916. He is shown here with an advertising gimmick–St. Bernard dog with sandwich board advertising “Tonight’s Show.” |
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2001.01.120 | Item – First Theatre in Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Barney Michael established the first movie theatre in Grande Prairie in the spring of 1916. |
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2001.01.121 | Item – Second Theatre (”The Grand”) | 1922 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Grand Theatre was built in 1922. |
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2001.01.122 | Item – Presbyterian Church, Bezanson | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Presbyterian Church on the old Bezanson town site. It was later used as a school and still later as a store at the present site of Bezanson. |
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2001.01.123 | Item – Old Bezanson Town Site | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The town of Bezanson, situated at the confluence of the Simonette and Smoky Rivers, was abandoned when the ferry landing was put at Goodwin Crossing. |
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2001.01.124 | Item – Bezanson Store at the Old Town Site | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Bezanson Store from the Old Town site was sold to Ken Morrison in 1918 by PV Croken and moved to Glen Leslie in 1921. |
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2001.01.125 | Item – Hudson Bay Post, Fort St. John | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Hudson’s Bay Post at Fort St. John on the Peace River in 1912. |
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2001.01.126 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Settlement | 1919 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of the town of Lake Saskatoon. |
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2001.01.128 | Item – Building Highway 34 | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Five eight-horse teams working in tandem to build Highway 34 in the 1930s. |
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2001.01.129 | Item – Red Willow River Bridge Near Halcourt | 1925 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Early bridge over the Red Willow River two miles south of Halcourt. |
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2001.01.130 | Item – Steamship on the Peace River | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Steamships operated by paddle-wheels were a popular mode of transportation on the Peace River from the early 1900’s until the 1940’s. |
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2001.01.131 | Item – Dunvegan Ferry | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Loading the Dunvegan ferry to cross the Peace River. |
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2001.01.132 | Item – Steamship on the River | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
A steamship on the Peace River. |
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2001.01.133 | Item – The D.A. Thomas on the Peace River | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The D. A. Thomas was built by Lord Rhonda (D. A. Thomas) who was a member of the British House of Commons. It was 260 feet long, 37 feet wide and 90 feet tall, but designed only to draw only 18 to 24 inches of water when fully loaded. The D. A. Thomas was the Hudson’s Bay Co. Steamer on the Peace River. |
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2001.01.134 | Item – An Old Style Bridge | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
An old-fashioned bridge of wood construction over what could be the Red Willow River. |
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2001.01.135 | Item – Red Willow River | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Red Willow River near Beaverlodge, Alberta. |
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2001.01.136 | Item – Wop May at the 1920 Fair | 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Captain W.R. “Wop” May, of WWI fame, barnstormed at local fairs in 1920. He is shown with a group of welcoming Grande Prairie town officials on pastureland west of town. |
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2001.01.137 | Item – Showing Draft Horses | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Men showing their draft horses at the 1913 Grande Prairie Fair. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.138 | Item – Ox-pulled Wagon | 1912 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Wagon pulled by oxen were a common method of travel in the Grande Prairie District. |
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2001.01.139 | Item – Oxen and Plough | 1912 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Father & Child on a plough pulled by oxen. |
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2001.01.140 | Item – Traveling with Oxen | 1912 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Oxen pulling wagon with three passengers on well traveled trail. |
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2001.01.141 | Item – One of the First Cars in Grande Prairie | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
One of the First Cars in Grande Prairie, owned by Jack Fitzpatrick. |
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2001.01.142 | Item – One of the First Cars in Grande Prairie | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
One of the First Cars in Grande Prairie, owned by Jack Fitzpatrick. |
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2001.01.143 | Item – Sod-roofed Shelter | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Two horses in a corral in front of a sod-roofed log shelter. |
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2001.01.144 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | 1916 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Row of log businesses, including pool hall, restaurants and drugstore, which was the community of Smoky River when it was the end of steel. |
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2001.01.145 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Row of log businesses, including pool hall, restaurants and drugstore, which was the community of Smoky River when it was the end of steel. |
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2001.01.146 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | 1916 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Smoky River, Alberta, when it was the End of Steel. |
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2001.01.147 | Item – Smoky River, Alberta | 1916 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Man and horse on the Main Street in Smoky River. |
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2001.01.148 | Item – Roman Catholic Mission, Sturgeon Lake | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Crowd outside of the St. Francis Xavier Mission at Sturgeon Lake. |
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2001.01.149 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Co., Sturgeon Lake | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Hudson’s Bay Trading Post at Sturgeon Lake. |
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2001.01.150 | Item – Halcourt, Alberta | 1928 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main Street of Halcourt in 1928, with gas station in the foreground. |
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2001.01.151 | Item – A gathering of settlers. | 1930 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Group of well-dressed settlers in front of log building. Photograph is incorrectly labelled as Halcourt Church. |
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2001.01.152 | Item – Swan Lake Stopping Place | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
House and outbuildings of Ellis Borden’s stopping place at Swan Lake. |
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2001.01.153 | Item – Lake Saskatoon, Alberta | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of the town of Lake Saskatoon, with the lake in the background. |
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2001.01.154 | Item – Lake Saskatoon, Alberta | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main Street of Lake Saskatoon showing Revillion-Freres and Royal Hotel. |
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2001.01.155 | Item – Enlisting for World War I | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Group photo of approximately 45 men enlisting for World War I from the Lake Saskatoon area. |
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2001.01.156 | Item – Enlisting for World War I | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main Street Lake Saskatoon parade of enlisting men with Revillion-Freres in the background. |
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2001.01.157 | Item – Stack Threshing at the Anglican Mission | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Syndicate outfit threshing at the Anglican Mission on the shore of Lake Saskatoon. This outfit was hauled all the way over the trail by teams from Edmonton. The Steam Engine had no tracks, so when separator and engine were moved, two teams of oxen or horses had to be used. Individuals in the photo include Frank Tesar. |
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2001.01.158 | Item – Anglican Mission House | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Anglican Girls Mission taken at Lake Saskatoon on mission site. Rev & Mrs. Robert Holmes on porch. This building was destroyed by fire c. 1915. |
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2001.01.159 | Item – Big Seven Company Threshers | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Steam tractor pulling our thresher with buildings in background. |
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2001.01.160 | Item – Dominion Land Office at Grouard | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Earliest applications for homesteads in the Peace River Country were made at Grouard Land Office. |
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2001.01.161 | Item – Start of the Edson Trail | 1911 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Horses & teams suiting up on the main street of Edson to start out over the Edson Trail. |
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2001.01.162 | Item – Waiting at the Lands Office | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Well-bundled man camped at the door of a Dominion Lands Office, waiting to file. |
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2001.01.163 | Item – Beaverlodge, Alberta | 1925 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of the old town of Beaverlodge. |
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2001.01.164 | Item – Beaverlodge, Alberta | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Old Beaverlodge before the railway was extended west and north from Wembley in 1928, necessitating locating the village along the new steel. |
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2001.01.165 | Item – Beaverlodge, Alberta | 1927 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Wheat crop in Beaverlodge Valley, with Old Beaverlodge in the background. |
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2001.01.166 | Item – Beaverlodge, Alberta | 1931 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
New town of Beaverlodge, with six grain elevators ranged along the railway track. |
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2001.01.167 | Item – Beaverlodge, Alberta | 1930 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main street Beaverlodge, with cars parked diagonally on both sides of the street. |
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2001.01.168 | Item – Hythe, Alberta | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
“Halfway House” in early town of Hythe. |
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2001.01.169 | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
First sawmill of Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co., taken about 1913 north of Buffalo Lake, with Jim Evans, Mr. Caddy and Mr. Ferguson? as crew. This sawmill was started in 1912, and was preceded by the Argonaut mill on the Smoky. |
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2001.01.170 | Item – Hauling Grain from Bluesky to Spirit River | 1919 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Hauling grain from Bluesky to Spirit River. |
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2001.01.171 | Item – Spirit River, Alberta | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main street of Spirit River. |
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2001.01.172 | Item – Spirit River, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main street of Spirit River. |
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2001.01.173 | Item – Spirit River, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Main street view of Spirit Rier. |
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2001.01.174 | Item – Sexsmith, Alberta | ca. 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of Sexsmith. |
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2001.01.175 | Item – Wembley, Alberta | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of Wembley, Alberta. |
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2001.01.176 | Item – Roman Catholic Mission, Dunvegan | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
St. Charles Church, at the Roman Catholic Mission at Dunvegan, with the ferry tower in the background. |
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2001.01.177 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Co. Post, Dunvegan | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Outbuildings at Hudson’s Bay Co. Post, Dunvegan. |
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2001.01.178 | Item – Fort Dunvegan | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of Dunvegan on the Peace River. |
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2001.01.179 | Item – Walter McFarlane Surveyors | ca, 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane Surveyors Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.180 | Item – Surveyors en route to the Peace Country | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
1909 survey outfit under Walter G. McFarlane en route to the Peace Country to lay out townships, sections and quarter-sections. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.181 | Item – On the Edson Trail | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Miller Family on the Edson Trail en route to Pouce Coupe during the winter of 1911. |
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2001.01.182 | Item – Lewis Stopping Place on the Edson Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Lewis Stopping Place on the Edson Trail. |
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2001.01.183 | Item – At Little Smoky on the Edson Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Team & caboose coming through the woods at the Little Smoky on the Edson Trail. |
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2001.01.184 | Item – On the Edson Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Hilltop view of settler cavalcade on the Edson Trail. |
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2001.01.185 | Item – Stopping to Rest Cattle and Horses on the Trail | [ca. 1911] | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Spencer family stopping to rest cattle and horses on the Edson Trail, Alberta. Notice the heavy boiler in the background–every piece of heavy equipment brought in before 1916 came over the Long or Edson Trail. |
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2001.01.186 | Item – On the Edson Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Taking the boiler downhill. |
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2001.01.187 | Item – Doubling up at Little Smoky | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Doubling teams to pull loads uphill on the Little Smoky. |
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2001.01.188 | Item – Doubling up at Little Smoky | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Two teams of horses pulling the boiler up the hill at Little Smoky. |
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2001.01.189 | Item – Ferry on the Big Smoky | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Ferry on the Big Smoky. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.190 | Item – On the Trail to Grande Prairie, Alberta | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
On the Trail to Grande Prairie, Alberta Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.191 | Item – Break-up of the Simonette River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Incoming settlers were forced to make rafts for transporting effects across the river when it broke up in the spring. |
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2001.01.192 | Item – Break-up of the Simonette River | 1910 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The early spring in 1910 resulted in rivers breaking up before the expected date. Incoming settlers, such as the Forbes and Argonaut party seen here, were forced to make rafts for transporting effects down river to the Grande Prairie townsite. |
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2001.01.193 | Item – Going Out for Supplies | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Teams of horse with sleigh loads of hay–carrying feed for the trip out to bring back more supplies. |
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2001.01.194 | Item – First Hospital at Grande Prairie | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The first crude “hospital” was provided on the Harry B. Clifford homestead in the Flying Shot Lake District by Mrs. Clifford, who in 1906 was the first white woman within 60 miles. By 1910 she gave over nursing responsibilities to Rev. & Mrs. A.S. Forbes.Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.195 | Item – First Hospital at Grande Prairie | ca. 1906 | 1 photograph; b & w; |
Scope and content:
The first crude “hospital” was provided on the Harry B. Clifford homestead in the Flying Shot Lake District by Mrs. Clifford, who in 1906 was the first white woman within 60 miles. By 1910 she gave over nursing responsibilities to Rev. & Mrs. A.S. Forbes. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.196 | Item – Laying the Cornerstone of the Pioneer Hospital | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The Forbes moved to their own homestead called “Montrose” on the present day site of Grande Prairie, and built an annex to their log mission. This served as the district hospital until the Pioneer hospital, later called the Kathryn Prittie Hospital, opened. |
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2001.01.197 | Item – Grande Prairie Pioneer Hospital | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The Forbes moved to their own homestead called “Montrose” on the present day site of Grande Prairie, and built an annex to their log mission. This served as the district hospital until the Pioneer hospital, later called the Kathryn Prittie Hospital, opened June 16, 1914. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.198 | Item – Opening of the Pioneer Hospital in Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Opening of the Pioneer Hospital in Grande Prairie, later called the Kathryn Prittie Hospital. |
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2001.01.199 | Item – Plan showing sub-division of Grande Prairie City | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Plan showing sub-division of Grande Prairie City. |
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2001.01.200 | Item – Campbell Benson Stopping Place | ca. 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The trail-weary found food and lodging at the Campbell Benson Stopping Place, forerunner of Grande Prairie’s hotels. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.201 | Item – Argonaut Company Limited | 1909 | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Argonauts Limited office on the new townsite of Grande Prairie. Argonauts Limited was organized in Edmonton to develop the town of Grande Prairie at Bear Creek, alongside where the Canadian Northern Railway had survey stakes. |
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2001.01.202 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie, Alberta |
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2001.01.203 | Item – Hotel Breeden, Grande Prairie | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Blacksmith George Breeden’s one room log cabin near his shop overlooking Bear Creek offered food and rest for settlers and their teams. Photograph was taken c. 1909-1910, sometime after he drove his squatter’s stakes into the unsurveyed prairie in 1905. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.204 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The first buildings erected on the new town site were the A. Patterson & Son store and livery barn. Constructed to face east on what is today’s NW corner of Richmond and 100 Street, the building was the first Post Office, bank and general store. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.205 | Item – First to File at the Grande Prairie Land Office | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The first to file when the new Grande Prairie Land office opened July 15, 1911. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.206 | Item – Selkirk Trading Co., Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
The Selkirk Trading Co., the second store building to be erected in the 1911 hamlet of Grande Prairie, was established by W.L. Caldwell with partner John McAulay, veteran fur trader. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.207 | Item – Mail Stage at the Grande Prairie Post Office | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Paddy Cuthbertson, mail stage driver, about to leave the Grande Prairie Post Office. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.208 | Item – Union Bank of Canada | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The A. Patterson & Son Store also housed Grande Prairie’s first bank, beside the first post office. Mr. & Mrs. Alphaeus Patterson are shown here with their daughters. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.209 | Item – The First Post Office, Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The first post office in Grande Prairie opened May 15, 1911 in the caboose that brought the Argonaut Co. Ltd. town site promoters Alphaeus Patterson and son J.O. with their families over the Athabasca-Grouard Trail. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.210 | Item – William Innes, Union Bank of Canada | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Transferred as manager of the Union Bank at Carbon, Alberta to Grande Prairie in 1911, Mr. Innes established the first bank here in the A. Patterson & Son Store. |
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2001.01.211 | Item – Driving the Mail Team over the Edson Trail | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Buckskin Charlie driving the mail team across an Edson Trail ford. |
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2001.01.212 | Item – St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church, Grande Prairie | 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Originally located by Lake Saskatoon as a combined house and chapel, the mission was re-located at Bear Creek, SW of the future town site in 1908, the first church of any faith to be established in the area. |
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2001.01.213 | Item – First Presbyterian Manse | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w |
Scope and content:
Dr. & Mrs. Forbes in front of their first home, which was both the Presbyterian manse and the first hospital. Nurse Baird can be seen at the window. |
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2001.01.214 | Item – McQueen’s Presbyterian Church, Grande Prairie | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
The first protestant church in the area was dedicated October 8, 1911 by its founder, Rev. Alexander Forbes. |
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2001.01.215 | Item – Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w |
Scope and content:
Christ Church Anglican in Grande Prairie, was opened May 21, 1914. |
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Subseries 0001.08.02: Historical Photograph Display No. 2
Date: 1905 – 1986 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of a display of historical photographs collected by the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 762 photographs Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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File / item list | |||
Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
2001.02.001 | Item – 1912 Styles – Vancouver, B.C. | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Woman in New Harem Skirt on Vancouver Street |
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2001.02.002 | Item – Old Time Survey Crew | 1905 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1905 survey crew, complete with horse, cook, and tools to cut a trail through the bush. |
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2001.02.003 | Item – Horse power | 1930s | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Six horses harnessed for work. |
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2001.02.004 | Item – Plowing – Western Canada | n.d. | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
4 teams of six horses plowing |
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2001.02.005 | Item – Grande Prairie | 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Main street, Grande Prairie in 1920 lined with businesses and cars |
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2001.02.006 | Item – On Lake Saskatoon | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Cattle grazing on the shores of Lake Saskatoon. |
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2001.02.007 | Item – Kleskun Hill Park | 1922 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Viewed from top of the hill. |
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2001.02.008 | Item – Branding Cattle – Western Canada | n.d. | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Three cowboys branding cattle in wooden chutes. |
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2001.02.009 | Item – Pine Creek near Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Pine Creek, Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2001.02.010 | Item – Grande Prairie | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Automobile on the prairie over looking the town. |
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2001.02.011 | Item – Winter Feeding Grounds | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Winter feeding grounds owned by Smith & sons, Grande Prairie’s first homesteaders. |
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2001.02.012 | Item – Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1909 | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The ferry at Dunvegan showing settlers bound for Grande Prairie. |
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2001.02.013 | Item – Donald McDougal barn | ca. 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Donald McDougal’s barn built in 1911. |
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2001.02.014 | Item – McFee House | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
McFee house built by Charles Weaver in 1926. |
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2001.02.015 | Item – Cecil Johnson’s Fireplace | ca. 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Cecil Johnson’s fireplace on open prairie – built in 1913 from local stone. |
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2001.02.016 | Item – Donald McDougal Buildings | ca. 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Donald McDougal house and outbuildings, built in 1911. |
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2001.02.017 | Item – Anglican Church Buffalo Lake | 1936 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Congregation of the Buffalo Lake Anglican Church with newly – painted church in the background. |
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2001.02.018 | Item – Buffalo Lake Anglican Church | 1932 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Congregation of the Buffalo Lake Anglican Church in front of un – painted frame church. |
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2001.02.019 | Item – Buffalo Lake Anglican Church | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Buffalo Lake Anglican Church with two cars parked either side. |
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2001.02.020 | Item – Threshing – Ed Carney Farm | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Husband & Wife unloading bundles from farm wagon. |
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2001.02.021 | Item – Ganzeveld & Jazzard Threshing, Coffee Break At Ed Carney Farm | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
During a coffee break at threshing time, men are drinking coffee while women help unload the wagon. Frank Jazzard (standing) and Banzeveld (sitting) are threshing at Braybrooks’ Farm (at McFarlane according to 990-30 donor sheet, Ed Carney Farm at Buffalo Lake according to 2001.2.21) around 1929. Note: Same image as 1969.59.348 |
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2001.02.022 | Item – Robert Maclean Homestead | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Robert Maclean home at Buffalo Lake – 12 miles west of Sexsmith – built in 1914. Maclean left about 1920; in 1927 Ed Gummer purchased this homestead and moved here with his family. |
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2001.02.023 | Item – Archie LeBlond home | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Archie LeBlond home at Buffalo Lakes – on the N.E. 5 – 76 – 7 – w6 – built in 1914. |
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2001.02.024 | Item – Tom Sheehan farm house | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Farmhouse on the pioneer farm of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Sheehan. House was built in 1928. Note: The farm, called Pioneer Farm, was purchased in 1961 by Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Bauman |
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2001.02.025 | Item – Tom Sheehan Barn | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Barn at Pioneer farm of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Sheehan was built in 1924. Note: The farm, called Pioneer Farm, was purchased in 1961 by Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Bauman |
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2001.02.026 | Item – Tom Sheehan Outbuildings | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Garage built in 1934 and machine shed in 1924. Note: The farm, called Pioneer Farm, was purchased in 1961 by Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Bauman |
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2001.02.027 | Item – Tom Sheehan Outbuildings | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Granaries built in 1924. Note: The farm, called Pioneer Farm, was purchased in 1961 by Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Bauman. |
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2001.02.028 | Item – Farnsworth House | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Farnsworth house at LaGlace, built in 1913. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.029 | Item – Bill Farnsworth Barn | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Farnsworth barn at LaGlace, built in 1928. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.030 | Item – Kleskun Lake Ranch | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Kleskun Lake Ranch Barn Built c. 1910. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.031 | Item – Kleskun Lake Ranch | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Outbuildings built c. 1910. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.032 | Item – Kleskun Lake Ranch | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
House built c. 1910. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.033 | Item – Kleskun Lake Ranch | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Machine shed built c. 1910 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.034 | Item – George Ames home, Bezanson | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
First home of George Ames at Bezanson – now a garage. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.035 | Item – Pat Rooney Barn | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Bezanson Stopping Place barn. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.082 | Item – Falk Family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; |
2001.02.083 | Item – Falk Family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; |
2001.02.084 | Item – Falk Family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; |
2001.02.167 | Item – Anglican Church truck & wagon (decorated) | ca. 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Truck & trailer with decorations possibly a parade float celebrating Anglican church 1874 -1949. |
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2001.02.173 | Item – Going into Provost | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
The Charlie Carnchan family going into Provost with two horse team and buggy. Josephine McCrie (wearing hat) is going to the mission fields. |
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2001.02.185 | Item – Building Boats on the Athabasca River | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Building boats on the Athabasca River to be used to head to the Klondike. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.186 | Item – On our way to Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 photograph: b & w: 8 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Two horse drawn sleighs headed for Grande Prairie. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.187 | Item – Louis’s Stopping Place | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A photo of Louis’s Stopping Place showing 2 cabins and a covered sleigh. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.188 | Item – Breakup on the Simonette | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Three men on a raft during the Simmonette break up in 1910. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.189 | Item – Selkirk Trading Company | 1911 | 1 photograph: b & w: 8 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Selkirk Trading Company, second store building to be erected in 1911 Grande Prairie. It was established by W.L. Caldwell and his partner John McCauley who was a veteran fur trader. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.190 | Item – Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph: b & w: 7.5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
A photo of a Grande Prairie street in 1916. Several businesses are shown Note: reprint |
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2001.02.191 | Item – Morrison’s Cash Store | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A photo of the storefront of Morrison’s cash store. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.192 | Item – James McFarlane | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 9 |
Scope and content:
James Mc Farlane was the first Reeve of the Municipality of Bear Lake # 140 which was organized Dec. 11, 1912 Note: reprint |
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2001.02.193 | Item – A.W. Carveth | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
A.W. Carveth was the first Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Grande Prairie #709 which was organized Jan.6 1913. |
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2001.02.194 | Item – Constable Collins RNWMP | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Constable Collins of the RNWMP posing with two horses. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.195 | Item – Athabasca Grouard Route | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A covered sleigh taking the Athabasca Grouard route prior to the shorted Edson Trail being slashed in 1911. The trek took at least two months. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.196 | Item – On The Trail To Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 6.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Photo of wagons and people stopped on the trail to Grande Prairie. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.197 | Item – Surveyors enroute to Peace River area | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Walter G. McFarlane survey outfit en route to Peace River Area to layout townships, sections, and quarter sections. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.198 | Item – Miller Family on Edson Trail | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8.5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The Miller family en route to Pouce Coupe B.C. during the winter of 1911. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.213 | Item – Bill McLaughlin House Explosion | 1976 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Bill McLaughlin’s house exploded due to a faulty gas hook up. |
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2001.02.214 | Item – Bill McLaughlin House Explosion | 1976 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Bill McLaughlin’s house exploded due to a faulty gas hook up. |
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2001.02.215 | Item – Bill McLaughlin House Explosion | 1976 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Bill McLaughlin’s house exploded due to a faulty gas hook up. |
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2001.02.216 | Item – Snow Rollers – Freak of Nature | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Snow rollers formed on Feb. 14,1985. |
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2001.02.217 | Item – Snow Rollers – Freak of Nature | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Snow rollers formed on Feb. 14,1985. |
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2001.02.218 | Item – Snow Rollers – Freak of Nature | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Snow rollers formed on Feb. 14,1985. |
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2001.02.219 | Item – Snow Rollers – Freak of Nature | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Snow rollers formed on Feb. 14,1985. |
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2001.02.220 | Item – Bear Creek | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A photo of bear creek with a farm yard & windmill partially obscured by brush. |
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2001.02.221 | Item – Cattle at Dugout | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Five cattle on back of dugout. |
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2001.02.222 | Item – Horse & Cabin | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Horse and cabin east of Grande Prairie. |
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2001.02.223 | Item – Picnic | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Seven people at picnic pose in front of wagon. |
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2001.02.224 | Item – Picnic | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A picnic near wood washed up on river bank. |
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2001.02.225 | Item – Picnic | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Picnickers posing in horse drawn wagon. |
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2001.02.226 | Item – On the Alaska Highway | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A jeep meets a truck on the Alaska highway. |
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2001.02.227 | Item – Gigantic Scenery on the Alaska Highway | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
People setup along highway to observe river & mountain beauty. |
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2001.02.228 | Item – Picnic | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Picnickers posing in a grassy field. |
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2001.02.251a | Item – Bumper Crop of Wheat | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; |
Scope and content:
A man with four horse team cutting wheat |
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2001.02.251b | Item – Bear Creek | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Photo of a horse – shoe is the Bear Creek at Grande Prairie |
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2001.02.347 | Item – Thelma & Bob Smith | 1945 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Thelma & Bob Smith pose outdoors on their wedding day. Thelma was the daughter of Johanna Haakstad, a prominent nurse in Sexsmith from the early 1920s into the 1950s. |
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2001.02.348 | Item – Mabel & Roy Roberts | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mabel & Roy Roberts pose indoors. |
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2001.02.349 | Item – Bill Gauff & Sons | 1945 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Bill Gauff, Royal Bank Manager in Grande Prairie, poses with sons Tommy & Bill. |
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2001.02.350 | Item – Hauling Grain to the Elevator | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Four teams with sleighs haul grain in the winter. |
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2001.02.351 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Roy Roberts and Family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Roberts pose with their family outdoors. |
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2001.02.352 | Item – Dr. Gamey’s Home in Sexsmith | 1940 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 2 in. |
Scope and content:
Dr. Gamey’s home in Sexsmith. Dr. Gamey was one of the many doctors in Sexsmith under whom Johanna Haakstad worked as a nurse for many years. |
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2001.02.353 | Item – Mrs. T Smith, Mrs. Richards & Mrs. Meen in Sexsmith | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 2 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. T. Smith, Mrs. Richards & Mrs. Meen pose with automobile in Sexsmith in the 1930s. |
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2001.02.354 | Item – Sexsmith Winter Carnival | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Men sit on bleachers at the Winter Carnival in Sexsmith. |
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2001.02.355 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. McCann | 1935 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
A formal portrait of Mr. & Mrs. McCann (nee Leona Ward). Mr. McCann was a policeman in Sexsmith. |
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2001.02.356 | Item – Survey Crew on the Wapiti 1910-1912 | 1910-1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A survey crew travels by raft on the Wapiti River in 1910 – 1912. |
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2001.02.357 | Item – The McFarlane Children – ca. 1919 | 1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
The McFarlane children – Doris, Lillian, Lorna & Graham pose in approximately 1919 |
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2001.02.358 | Item – The Wapiti River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A view of the river bank from the river. A horse is visible in the water. |
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2001.02.359 | Item – W McFarlane Survey Horses ground the “Smudge” | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
The “Smudge” is surrounded by W. McFarlane Survey horses. |
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2001.02.360 | Item – W. McFarlane Clydesdale Horses | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 2 |
Scope and content:
The Clydesdale team of W. McFarlane. |
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2001.02.362b | Item – Walter McFarlane on the Binder | ca. 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane binding the oat crop with a team of four horses. |
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2001.02.362c | Item – Graham McFarlane and Horses | ca. 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Graham McFarlane with a harnessed team of four horses. |
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2001.02.373 | Item – Johanna Haakstad & Mrs. Moodie | 1935 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna Haakstad & Mrs. Moodie pose for the camera on the front steps of a house. Johanna was originally from Norway and worked as a nurse in Sexsmith for over 3 decades (from the early 1920s and into the 1950s). She delivered many babies and was known as the “Florence Nightingale of the North” and “Aunt Jo.” Her first cases were in private homes where she would stay for a week after the delivery to cook and look after the family. Later on she delivered babies in a large house which expanded to a six-bed hospital by the 1940s. |
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2001.02.374 | Item – Johanna Haakstad & Mrs. Beard | 1925 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna Haakstad & Mrs. Beard pose for the camera. They worked together as nurses until 1928. |
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2001.02.375 | Item – Johanna Haakstad and Child | 1945 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna Haakstad & a child in front of the Sexsmith Nursing Home. Johanna worked as a nurse in Sexsmith for 37 years and in that time the Sexsmith Maternity Home saw the births of 3,000 babies. |
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2001.02.376 | Item – Johanna Haakstad and Dr Gamey’s | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Johanna getting into Dr Gamey’s car. |
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2001.02.377 | Item – Johanna & Thelma Haakstad | 1935 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna and her daughter Thelma. Johanna worked as a nurse in Sexsmith for over three decades. |
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2001.02.378 | Item – Johanna Haakstad | 1950 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna holds one of the many babies she delivered. Johanna worked as a nurse in Sexsmith for over three decades. |
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2001.02.379 | Item – Johanna Haakstad & Ian McCrum | 1955 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna poses with Dr. McCrum’s son Ian. Dr. McCrum was one of the many doctors in Sexsmith under whom Johanna worked as a nurse. |
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2001.02.380 | Item – The Sharp Twins | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Sharp twins were delivered by Johanna Haakstad, a prominent nurse in Sexsmith from the early 1920s in to the 1950s. |
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2001.02.381 | Item – Mrs. Beard | 1925 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Beard on the front steps of the Sexsmith Maternity Hospital. Mrs. Beard worked as a nurse with Johanna Haakstad in Sexsmith for many years. |
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2001.02.382 | Item – Johanna Haakstad With One of Her Babies | 1955 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Johanna cradles one of the many babies she delivered. Originally from Norway, Johanna Haakstad worked as a nurse in Sexsmith for over three decades. |
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2001.02.383 | Item – Sexsmith Main Street 1935 | 1935 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A photo of main street Sexsmith in 1935. |
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2001.02.384 | Item – Dr. Gamey | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dr. Gamey, on the left, was a doctor in Sexsmith for many years. |
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2001.02.385 | Item – Women of the Town of Sexsmith | 1945 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Women of the town of Sexsmith pose for a group photo. |
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2001.02.386 | Item – Jean & Bobby Rycroft | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Jean & Bobby Rycroft on their wedding day. They were both born at Johanna Haakstad’s nursing home. |
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2001.02.387 | Item – Johanna & Thelma Haakstad with Friend | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 2 |
Scope and content:
Johanna Haakstad and her daughter Thelma with a women who could be Mrs. T. Smith. Johanna (centre) was a prominent nurse in Sexsmith for over three decades. |
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2001.02.388 | Item – The Business Men of Sexsmith | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The business men of Sexsmith pose at Carnival time around 1950. |
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2001.02.389 | Item – Johanna Haakstad & the Badger Family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Johanna poses with the Badger Family, Rita, Alva, Norman & children. |
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2001.02.404 | Item – Frank Bezanson, age 2 | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Frank Bezanson, age 2 |
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2001.02.413 | Item – Boys From Grande Prairie | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 17 x 11 |
Scope and content:
Residents of Grande Prairie area pose for a group photo at Sarcee Camp in 1915. |
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2001.02.414 | Item – Court House Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Courthouse in 1928. |
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2001.02.415 | Item – Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A shot of the Richmond Hill Golf and Country Club clubhouse at Grande Prairie. |
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2001.02.416 | Item – First Mail From Edson To Grande Prairie 1912 | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 8 |
Scope and content:
The first mail from Edson to Grande Prairie traveled via packhorse. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.417 | Item – Glen Leslie Church Built in 1915 | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
The Glen Leslie church was built in 1915. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.418 | Item – United Church – Teepee Creek | ca. 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
The United Church at Teepee Creek was built in 1929. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.419 | Item – Church Built of Straw Bales | ca. 1954 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
This Catholic Church was built out of straw bales by Father Dales in the BAD Heart Area in 1954. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.420 | Item – First Dominion Day Celebration | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The First Dominion Day Celebration in Grande Prairie was July 1, 1910. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.422 | Item – Main Street Grande Prairie 1929 | ca. 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Residents gather on main street Grande Prairie about 1929. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.423 | Item – Immigration Hall Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 7 |
Scope and content:
A photo showing the immigration hall in Grande Prairie. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.425 | Item – St Vincent’s Catholic Church | 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The St Vincent’s Catholic Church was originally at Lake Saskatoon as a combined house & chapel. It was relocated to near Bear Creek in 1908. It was the First Church of any faith established in the area. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.426 | Item – Opening of the Pioneer Hospital | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 5 |
Scope and content:
People gather for the opening of the Pioneer Hospital in Grande Prairie. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.427 | Item – Opening of the Dominion Lands Office | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Men wait in line at the Dominion Lands Office at Grande Prairie to file on land. The first three to file were Burke, A.C. Carveth & Rupert Carveth. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.434 | Item – Buffalo Anglican Church 1918 – 1919 | ca. 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Church goers gather at the buffalo Anglican church in 1918 or 1919. Members of the Lawrence, Mantle, McFarlane, Henderson, Gummer, Tuffil families are present. |
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2001.02.485 | Item – M. Bezanson headed for the Pine Pass | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
M. Bezanson with pack horses headed for the Pine Pass in 1910 or 1911. |
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2001.02.487 | Item – M. Bezanson at Moberly Lake | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
M. Bezanson’s camp at Moberly Lake while he was on an exploration trip. |
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2001.02.488 | Item – M. Bezanson at Moberly Lake | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
M. Bezanson’s camp at Moberly Lake while he was on an exploration trip |
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2001.02.490 | Item – M. Bezanson at Moberly Lake 1910 | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
M. Bezanson on the rocky shore of Moberly Lake in 1910. |
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2001.02.491 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher and friends in front of the United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.492 | Item – R.H. Watcher’s Jewelry Store | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
IR.H. Watcher’s Jeweler & Optician business store interior. |
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2001.02.493 | Item – Legion Members | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Winter group photograph of eight legion members including R.H. Watcher. |
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2001.02.501 | Item – Hudson Hope Hotel | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Watcher with friends in front of the Hudson Hope Hotel. |
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2001.02.503 | Item – At the River | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Watcher family travel photo–at the river. |
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2001.02.504 | Item – R.H. Watcher | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher in the back yard, late autumn. |
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2001.02.505 | Item – On Dunvegan Bridge | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Watcher family travel photo–on Dunvegan Bridge. |
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2001.02.506 | Item – Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Harry Watcher and friends beside the Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club. |
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2001.02.507 | Item – Golfing in the Snow | 1952 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 2 |
Scope and content:
Golfing in the snow: Jim Evans, Harry Watcher, C. Butchart, Mr. McMillan and Sandy Stevenson. |
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2001.02.508 | Item – On Dunvegan Bridge | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Watcher on the deck of Dunvegan Bridge. |
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2001.02.511 | Item – Harry Watcher, World War I | 1915 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
A formal portrait of R.H. Watcher in World War I uniform. |
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2001.02.512 | Item – Harry Watcher & Friends, World War I | 1915 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A formal portrait of R.H. Watcher (far right) and two friends in World War I uniforms. |
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2001.02.513 | Item – Legion Members | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher and friend as legion members. |
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2001.02.515 | Item – Shipping Cars to Grande Prairie by Rail | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher with new car on the railway siding. |
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2001.02.516 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher standing with friends by a United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.518 | Item – R.H. Watcher’s Jewelry Store | [1950] | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A woman walks by the storefront of the R.H. Watcher Jeweler & Optician Business while the Watchers look on. |
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2001.02.519 | Item – R.H. Watcher and Friends | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher and friends later in life. |
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2001.02.520 | Item – R.H. Watcher and Friends | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher and friends later in life. |
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2001.02.521 | Item – R.H. Watcher and Friends | 1950 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher (far right) and friends later in life. |
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2001.02.522 | Item – R.H. Watcher and Friends | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
R.H. Watcher and friends later in life. |
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2001.02.523 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Watcher in front of United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.524 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Harry Watcher in front of United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.525 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Watcher in front of United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.527 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Harry Watcher in front of United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.528 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Watcher in front of United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. Note: Duplicate of 2001.2.523 |
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2001.02.530 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. Note: Duplicate of 2001.2.526 |
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2001.02.531 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float ox pulling covered wagon on August 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.532 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – August 14, old truck pulling flat deck with pioneers seated on it. |
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2001.02.533 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Spectators advancing toward bridge, August 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.534 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Making a draw, August 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.535 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Art Balfour – manager of Radio Station CFGP, August 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.536 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – old automobile, August 14,1949. |
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2001.02.537 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – trumpeter Swan, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.538 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – team of four horses and wagons, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.539 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Anglican church Sunday School Mission, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.540 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Stagecoach & horses, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.541 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – girls in a garden of flowers, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.542 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Anglican Sunday School Mission. |
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2001.02.543 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – early explorers, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.544 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Royal Bank, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.545 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade participants – aboriginals, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.546 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Anglican Sunday School Mission, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.547 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – Anglican Sunday School Mission, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.548 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Taking down the barricade, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.549 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – “Sons of the Bezanson pioneers”, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.550 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – “Sons of the Bezanson pioneers”, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.551 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade participants – majorettes, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.552 | Item – Opening of the Smoky River Bridge | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
Parade Float – horses & covered wagon, Aug. 14, 1949. |
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2001.02.553 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
At the Catholic Mission in Peace River, where students see their first car |
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2001.02.554 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
At the Catholic Mission in Peace River. |
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2001.02.555 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
At the Presbyterian Mission Hospital at Grande Prairie. |
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2001.02.556 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
On the Peace River |
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2001.02.557 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
At the Catholic Mission in Peace River. |
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2001.02.558 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
at the Hudson’s Bay Post at Dunvegan |
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2001.02.559 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
at Sturgeon Lake Mission and store |
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2001.02.560 | Item – Trip by Cadillac Car | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 X 5 |
Scope and content:
At the Catholic Mission in Peace River |
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2001.02.561 | Item – Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
” The Ferry Dunvegan showing settlers bound for Grande Prairie” |
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2001.02.562 | Item – Grande Prairie | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Horses & wagon in front of Cochlin’s Hotel on main street. |
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2001.02.563 | Item – Settlers on the way into the Peace River Country | ca. 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Loaded wagon and sled pulled by two horses. Child & dog running alongside. |
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2001.02.564 | Item – Settlers leaving Edmonton | 1907 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two men in high – wheeled wagon setting out for their second year of exploring the Peace Country. |
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2001.02.565 | Item – Peace River’s first train | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Peace River’s first train |
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2001.02.566 | Item – Transportation for the whole family | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Family of four children & grandfather standing beside horse drawn wagon in which Mother & Father are setting. |
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2001.02.567 | Item – Peace River Moonrise | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Trees silhouetted against the moonlit skies. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.568 | Item – Peace River Sunrise | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Winter Sunrise through the trees. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.569 | Item – Peace River Sunrise | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Sunrise over the prairies. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.570 | Item – Baling Hay | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Doug Clarkson baling his freshly combined straw. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.571 | Item – Senior Games | 1986 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Lawn Bowling at the 1986 Senior Games. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.572 | Item – Spring Creek Church | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC : Spring Creek Church, built 1912 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.573 | Item – Spring Creek Cemetery Sign | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Spring Creek Cemetery sign Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.574 | Item – Bousfield Outbuildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bousfield Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.575 | Item – Scheopp’s Home | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Scheopp’s home S.W. of Wembley Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.576 | Item – Bousfield Home | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bousfield Home Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.577 | Item – Log Garage & Outhouse | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified log Garage & Outhouse Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.578 | Item – Abandoned Frame House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Abandoned Frame House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.579 | Item – 1928 Allis Chalmers Tractor | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Paul Podulsky’s 1928 Allis Chalmers tractor near Bezanson Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.580 | Item – 1928 Wallace Tractor | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Paul Podulsky’s 1928 Wallace Tractor on his farm near Bezanson. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.581 | Item – Lindsay School Teacherage | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Teacherage from Lindsay School moved to Podulsky’s yard. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.582 | Item – Podulsky Garage | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Garage built in 1926 in Podulsky yard Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.583 | Item – Abandoned Log House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Abandoned Log House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.584 | Item – Log Garage | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Log Garage Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.585 | Item – Chicken House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Chicken house still in use Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.586 | Item – Log House and Playhouse | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: unidentified Log house and Playhouse Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.587 | Item – Frame Shed | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Frame Shed Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.588 | Item – Westvale School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Westvale School built of logs in 1925. The logs were chinked with barb ware and plaster. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.589 | Item – Westvale School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Detail of Westvale School – trees growing into the roof. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.590 | Item – Westvale School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Rear view of Westvale School. Note: Part of the Old Building Project |
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2001.02.591 | Item – Heart Valley School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Heart Valley School Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project. |
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2001.02.592 | Item – St. Joseph’s Separate School | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: St. Joseph’s Separate School, Grande Prairie, AB. |
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2001.02.593 | Item – Rivertop School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Rivertop School Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.594 | Item – Mountain Trail School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Mountain Trail School Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.595 | Item – Buffalo Lake Store | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Buffalo Lake Store still in operation Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.596 | Item – First Hospital in Beaverlodge | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: First Hospital in Beaverlodge Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.597 | Item – Jim Storm house | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Jim Storm house Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.598 | Item – Jim Storm barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Jim Storm barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.599 | Item – Johnson Garage | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: C.W. Johnson Garage, built in 1915, housed a Cadillac car before 1920. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.600 | Item – Johnson Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: C.W. Johnson barn, built in 1912 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.601 | Item – Blimke’s house | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Gus Blimke’s house, built in 1912 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.602 | Item – Don Stark Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Don Stark barn believed to be built by Nels Myers Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.603 | Item – Joe Smith Buildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Abandoned log building on Smith’s land Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.604 | Item – Joe Smith House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Abandoned log building on Joe Smith’s land. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.605 | Item – Joe Smith Buildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Abandoned log building on Joe Smith’s land Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.606 | Item – Joe Smith Buildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Abandoned log building with sod roof on Joe Smith’s land Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.607 | Item – Van Brennan House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Tony Van Brennan house built in 1914 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.608 | Item – Barn North of Bear Lake | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Barn North of Bear Lake Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.609 | Item – George Stewart House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: George Stewart House built in 1911 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.610 | Item – Bill Mills House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bill Mills House built in 1912 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.611 | Item – Dave Axon House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Dave Axon house, built in 1912 and last occupied by the Maille family Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.612 | Item – Earl Meege’s House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: 16 people lived in the first room built of this house in 1913 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.613 | Item – Unidentified Frame House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: 1940 Style house on cement basement. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.614 | Item – Van Miere Home | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Van Miere Home Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.615 | Item – Van Miere Barn Roof | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Roof of the Van Miere barn damaged by a tornado Note: Part of the Old Building Project |
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2001.02.616 | Item – Van Miere Ice House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Van Miere Ice House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.617 | Item – Wanham Museum | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Restored log house at Wanham Museum Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.618 | Item – Central Hall, Wanham | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Central Hall, Wanham Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.619 | Item – Marshall Richard’s house | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Marshall Richard’s house Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.620 | Item – Marshall Richard’s Garage | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Marshall Richard’s Garage Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.621 | Item – Marshall Richard’s Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Marshall Richard’s Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.622 | Item – Bill Pinsch House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bill Pinsch House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.623 | Item – Bill Pinsch Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bill Pinsch Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.624 | Item – Lowe Barn, Lake Saskatoon | n.d. | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Lowe Barn, Lake Saskatoon Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.625 | Item – Lowe House, Scenic Heights | n.d. | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Lowe House, Scenic Heights Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.626 | Item – Lowe Chicken House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Lowe Chicken House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.627 | Item – Lowe Yard | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Lowe Yard Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.628 | Item – Shorty Anderson Barn, Scenic Heights | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Shorty Anderson Barn, Scenic Heights Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.629 | Item – Shorty Anderson House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Shorty Anderson house – once a store Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.630 | Item – Klukas Farm Granary | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Klukas Farm Granary Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.631 | Item – Herman Klukas House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Herman Klukas House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.632 | Item – Hoag House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hoag House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.633 | Item – Hoag Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hoag Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.634 | Item – Joe Boyd House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Joe Boyd House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.635 | Item – Mike Kohalyk House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Mike Kohalyk House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.636 | Item – George Cave House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: George Cave House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.637 | Item – Wagar House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wagar House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.638 | Item – Sterling House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Sterling House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.639 | Item – Unidentified Log Home in Scenic Heights | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Log Home in Scenic Heights Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.640 | Item – Don Grant barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Don Grant barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.641 | Item – Don Grant House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Don Grant House |
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2001.02.642 | Item – Monkman House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Monkman House built in 1900 near Cutbank Lake. Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.643 | Item – Monkman Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Monkman Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.644 | Item – Monkman’s Outbuildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Monkman’s Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.645 | Item – Monkman’s Outbuildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Monkman’s Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.646 | Item – First Lake Saskatoon School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: First Lake Saskatoon School Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.647 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Curling Clubhouse | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Lake Saskatoon Curling Clubhouse Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.648 | Item – Big Face Johnson House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Big Face Johnson House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.649 | Item – Big Face Johnson Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Big Face Johnson Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.650 | Item – Yukon Mail Stage | n.d. | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Postcard of the Yukon Mail Stage |
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2001.02.651 | Item – Bredin House, Hermit Lake | 1963 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bredin house at Hermit Lake engulfed in flames. This may have been a trading post |
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2001.02.652 | Item – Ken Dixon House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ken Dixon House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.653 | Item – Unidentified Plywood Shed | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Plywood Shed Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.654 | Item – Unidentified Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.655 | Item – Blimke’s Buildings | 1986 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: buildings at Bernard & Yvonne Blimke’s built by Alphonse Baynes Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.656 | Item – Blimke’s Buildings | 1986 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: buildings at Bernard & Yvonne Blimke’s built by Alphonse Baynes Note: Part of the old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.657 | Item – Blimke’s Buildings | 1986 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: buildings at Bernard & Yvonne Blimke’s built by Alphonse Baynes Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.658 | Item – Oscar Foster house | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Oscar Foster house south of Sexsmith Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.659 | Item – Oscar Foster barns | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Oscar Foster barns Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.660 | Item – Big Barn -Oscar Foster’s | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Big Barn -Oscar Foster’s Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.661 | Item – Cutbank Lake Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Cutbank Lake Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.662 | Item – Oscar Foster Outbuildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Oscar Foster garage Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.663 | Item – Wylie Sawyer Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wylie Sawyer Barn built c. 1934 in the Five Mile District Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.664 | Item – Wylie Sawyer House | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wylie Sawyer house built c. 1934 in the Five Mile District Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.665 | Item – Wylie Sawyer Outbuildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wylie Sawyer Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.666 | Item – Pete Reiswig Barn | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Pete Reiswig Barn built about 1928 in Peoria Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.667 | Item – Peoria Store | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Peoria Store built 1942 by Harold & Ruby Reiswig Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.668 | Item – East Peoria School | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: East Peoria School built 1941 Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.669 | Item – Gibney’s Buildings | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Gibney’s Buildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.670 | Item – Heart Valley Church | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Heart Valley Church Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.671 | Item – Fred Abbott Home | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Fred Abbott Home in Grande Prairie Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.672 | Item – Cutbank Lake Cabin | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Cutbank Lake Cabin remains Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.673 | Item – Novlesky House at Cutbank Lake | 1985 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Novesky House at Cutbank Lake Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.674 | Item – Team & Buggy | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Two horse team & buggy – passengers are Wylie Sawyer, Rita Carveth, Bodie Sprague, Gerald & Rupert Carveth Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.675 | Item – Traveling the Bezanson Trail | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Six unidentified passengers in wagon pulled by two horse team. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.676 | Item – Freight Sleds | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Freight Sleds used by W.C. Dillon, Frank Johnston and Ray Dillon. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.677 | Item – In their Sunday Best | ca. 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Arthur Carveth, Bessie Carveth, Rita Carveth, Jack Higbee, Charlie Higbee, Dr. Annie Higbee in front of log cabin home. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.678 | Item – Bodie Sprague | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Bodie Sprague in high – wheeled wagon pulled by one horse in May 1914. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.679 | Item – Carveth Homestead | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Carveth Homestead buildings on November 30, 1913. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.680 | Item – Andy Murchie House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Andy Murchie House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.681 | Item – Bill Fitzpatrick House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bill Fitzpatrick House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.682 | Item – Andy Murchie Barn | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Andy Murchie Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.683 | Item – Jeff Lock Home | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Jeff Lock Home Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.684 | Item – John de Mar House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: John de Mar house Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.685 | Item – Ed Allen Home | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ed Allen House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.686 | Item – Unidentified Old House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Unidentified Old House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.687 | Item – A Rockefeller House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: A Rockefeller House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.688 | Item – Donald McDougall Outbuildings | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Donald McDougall Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.689 | Item – Wales Farm Outbuildings
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ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wales Farm Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.690 | Item – Wales Farm Outbuildings | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Wales Farm Outbuildings Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.691 | Item – Old Cabin on Wales’ Farm | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Old Cabin on Wales’ Farm Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.692 | Item – Old House North of Bear Lake | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Old House North of Bear Lake Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.693 | Item – Old Barn North of Bear Lake | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Old Barn North of Bear Lake Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.694 | Item – Meryle Patterson House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Meryle Patterson House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.695 | Item – Oman House north of Sexsmith | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Oman House north of Sexsmith Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.696 | Item – House in the Whitemud Creek area | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: House in the Whitemud Creek area Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.697 | Item – Bill Drynan Barn | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Bill Drynan Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.698 | Item – Threshing the Stacks | 1921 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Threshing the Stacks Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.699 | Item – Ken Munroe House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ken Munroe House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.700 | Item – Ken Munroe Barn | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ken Munroe Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.701 | Item – Old Disc. Smoky Heights | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Old Disc. Smoky Heights Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.702 | Item – Hollingsworth Home, Teepee Creek | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hollings worth Home, Teepee Creek Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.703 | Item – Hoakon Alstad House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hoakon Alstad’s house at Lake Saskatoon Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.704 | Item – Hoakon Alstad Barn | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hoakon Alstad’s barn, Lake Saskatoon Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.705 | Item – Hoakon Alstad Garage | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Hoakon Alstad’s garage, Lake Saskatoon Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.706 | Item – Ernie Hawkinson House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ernie Hawkinson House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.707 | Item – Ernie Hawkinson Barn | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ernie Hawkinson Barn Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.708 | Item – Ernie Hawkinson House | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
GPMOBC: Ernie Hawkinson House Note: Part of the Old Buildings Project |
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2001.02.709 | Item – Anna Anderson Shaw | 1939 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Robert (Anna Anderson) Shaw with her Labrador dog. |
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2001.02.710 | Item – Dr. Shaw & Children | [1925] | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Dr. Robert Shaw holding up a dead goose. His children Dorothy & Bob are included in the photo. |
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2001.02.711 | Item – Bob Shaw | [1920] | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Bob Shaw, son of Dr. Robert and Anna Shaw, as an infant of about 1 year in a high chair outside of their Sexsmith home. |
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2001.02.712 | Item – The Swan Anderson Log Home | [1926] | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Women’s group outside of the Swan Anderson log home includes: (back row) Mrs. Lonsdale, Mrs. Beard, Gramma Anderson, Mrs. English, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Sorenson; (middle) Dorothy Shaw, Jean McNaughton, Inez Burns, Alene Cook; (front) Anna Shaw, Bob Shaw, Johanna Haakstad. |
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2001.02.713 | Item – Mrs. Swan Anderson | [1939] | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Swan (Carrie) Anderson, Anna Shaw’s mother) with the Shaw’s family pet. |
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2001.02.714 | Item – Buffalo Lake Anglican Church | ca. 1917 | 1 photograph |
Scope and content:
Congregation at the Buffalo Lake Anglican Church, including W. McFarlane family; Mr. & Mrs. H. Lawrence, H. Tuffil. |
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2001.02.715 | Item – The Shaw Family Home | [1939] | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Anna Shaw serving coffee to her mother, Mrs. Swan Anderson, and her daughter Dorothy Shaw in the living room of the Shaw family home in Sexsmith. |
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2001.02.716 | Item – Dr. Shaw’s Family | [1939] | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Anna Shaw with her children Dorothy & Bob in the garden of their family home in Sexsmith, Alberta. Dr. Shaw passed away in 1927. |
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2001.02.717 | Item – Grandma Anderson | [1930] | 1 postcard : b & w : 4 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Carrie Anderson, Anna Shaw’s mother, came to the Peace Country in 1912. She homesteaded with her husband Sven (Swan) just north of Sexsmith. This Christmas Card shows Mrs. Anderson at her spinning wheel. |
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2001.02.718 | Item – Thelma & Bob Smith | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Wedding photograph of Bob & Thelma Smith in the garden. |
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2001.02.719 | Item – Village of Buffalo Lake | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Aerial photograph of the village of Buffalo Lake. |
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2001.02.720 | Item – Johanna Hoakstad & Thelma Smith | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Johanna & Thelma having tea in Thelma Smith’s home. |
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2001.02.721 | Item – Buffalo Lake Ladies | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Ladies of Buffalo Lake at Thelma Smith’s home: Eva Gummer,? , Thelma Smith, Eva Somerville, Johanna Haakstad. |
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2001.02.722 | Item – John Gould, Buffalo Lake | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Chris & Gail Haakstad with John Gould at the Buffalo Lake Store. |
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2001.02.723 | Item – At home in Buffalo Lake | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Johanna Haakstad, Mrs. Gummer and Mr. & Mrs. Somerville sitting on a sofa. |
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2001.02.724 | Item – Thelma Smith and Ruth Christenson | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; P; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Thelma Smith and Ruth Christenson sitting on a sofa. |
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2001.02.725 | Item – Rhys Jones & Johanna Haakstad | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph; P; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Rhys Jones & Johanna Haakstad in front of 1950’s model car. |
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2001.02.726 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Bert Tieman | 1976 | 1 photograph; P; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Bert & Miriam Tieman’s 50th Anniversary in Speke Hall, Grande Prairie. |
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2001.02.727 | Item – Nechako River, Vanderhoof, B.C. | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bridge over the Nechako at Vanderhoof. |
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2001.02.728 | Item – Centre Street Bridge, Calgary | 1941 | 1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Centre Street Bridge, Calgary |
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2001.02.729 | Item – Macdonald Hotel, Edmonton | 1941 | 1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Bridge over the North Saskatchewan in Edmonton. |
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2001.02.730 | Item – Ted & Horace Partlow | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Hauling ice |
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2001.02.731 | Item – Donkey with a Hat on | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Image appears to show a horse wearing a hat, but the original is labeled as a donkey. |
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2001.02.733 | Item – Connaught Tunnel, B.C. | 1942 | 1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Railway Tunnel in the mountains of British Columbia. |
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2001.02.734 | Item – Man & Horse | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Man & horse on prairie |
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2001.02.735 | Item – Riding on a Donkey | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Father with two sons on a donkey |
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2001.02.742 | Item – Doctor & Mrs. Forbes | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Dr. & Mrs. Forbes outside the log cabin which served as first hospital. Nurse Agnes Baird at the window. Note: reprint |
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2001.02.743 | Item – RCNWMP Barracks | ca. 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Royal Canadian Northwest Mounted Police Barracks, built in 1913 Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.744 | Item – The Last Spike | 1916 | 1 duplicate photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Benson driving the golden spike in the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia railway at Grande Prairie Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River Note: reprint |
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2001.02.745 | Item – Dinner at the Church Opening | [1915] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dinner laid out on trestle table in shadow of new building, possibly Lake Saskatoon Anglican. |
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2001.02.746 | Item – At the Minister’s House | [1915] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Congregation at the side of a large white frame house, possibly Lake Saskatoon Manse. |
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2001.02.747 | Item – Going to Church | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Couple in wagon pulled by two horses. |
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2001.02.748 | Item – View Across the Race Track | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Crowd watching the races at Lake Saskatoon. Large white tent in background. |
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2001.02.749 | Item – Playing Baseball | [1915] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two teams playing ball on the prairie. |
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2001.02.750 | Item – Canoeing on Bear Lake | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
3 people in a canoe on Bear Lake. |
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2001.02.751 | Item – Edwin Bredin & Pony | [1915] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Edwin Bredin in white shirt & tie on horse back. |
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2001.02.752 | Item – Making Hay | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two teams of horses bringing in loose hay. Three men stacking |
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2001.02.753 | Item – Trip to Nose Mountain | 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Couple with an Indigenous guide and his daughter posed in front of a tent on a trip to Nose Mountain in 1935. |
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2001.02.754 | Item – The Settlement of Lesser Slave Lake | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Settlement of Lesser Slave Lake in 1911 on edge of frozen Slave lake. |
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2001.02.755 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Bredin | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Bredin in front of “Twin Shacks” at Bear Lake. |
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2001.02.756 | Item – Sturgeon Lake | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Settlers cabooses stopped at settlement of Sturgeon Lake. |
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2001.02.757 | Item – Working the Soil | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. Bredin plowing with a team of 3 horses |
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2001.02.758 | Item – Bredin Party coming to Bear Lake | [1911] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Party of 3 men, 2 women and 1 child beside a caboose on their way to Bear Lake. |
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2001.02.759 | Item – Hauling Logs for the Bredin Home | [1911] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three teams of horses pulling loads of logs for the Bredin home. |
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2001.02.760 | Item – Load going to Bear Lake | [1911] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Load of settlers’ effects pulled by a team of horses on the way to Bear Lake. |
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2001.02.761 | Item – The Traveling Kitchen | [1911] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Woman at the front of caboose being pulled by a team of horses. |
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2001.02.762 | Item – Load going to Bear Lake | [1911] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Settlers with their effects being pulled by a team of horses on the way to Bear Lake. |
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Subseries 0001.08.03: General Historical Photograph collection
Date: 1875 – 2000 (date of creation) Scope and content: The sub-series consists of historical photographs on a variety of topics collected by the Grande Prairie Museum. Physical description: 1014 photographs Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) |
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Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
1969.10.14 | Item – Clairmont Church Choir | 1936 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Clairmont Church choir: Back row l to r: Walter Callister, Gwen Hunt, Harold Hunt, Mrs. Hunt, Stanley Hunt, Mrs. McDonald, Leslie Myles, Gordon Forbes. Middle row: Mrs. Alvin Delaney, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Walter Callister, Evangeline Cavett, Mrs. Myles, Mrs. Hedley Johnson. Front: Mrs. Margaret (Moore) Walker, Mrs. Jack Callister. |
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1969.14.01 | Item – Dunvegan Mission | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Taken from the river, Dunvegan buildings including the two-storey rectory, the church and parts of other buildings. Part of the ferry tower shows on the right. |
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1969.21.66 | Item – Grande Prairie Red Devils Art Craft |
1938-1939 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 10 x 12 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Red Devils, Winter 1938-1939: RW Wright, DG Law, JE Shields, AP Power, HE Oxley, RH Shantz, RK Card, CWS Turner, AW Wright, ED Parrish, FM Edmundson, HSD Spicer, Roy Davis |
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1969.21.71 | Item – Business Section, Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada | 1930 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
View west down Richmond Avenue from the 100 Street-100 Avenue intersection. |
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1969.21.72 | Item – Overlooking Bear Creek, Grande Prairie | 1930 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A view of 102 Street from Bear Creek, just south of the railway tracks. |
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1969.33.2 | Item – 1918 Maxwell Touring Car | 1918 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
At the Cutbank Lake farm of James McFarlane–from first carload shipped into South Peace by Albert and Lorne Smith of Lake Saskatoon. |
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1969.37.16a-b | Item – Grande Prairie Museum Displays | 1970 | 2 slides; colour; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
Two slides of displays in the Grande Prairie Museum when it was first opened in 1970. The slides were taken and donated by Robert Guest. |
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1969.37.17 | Item – Off to the Land of Plenty E. Brown |
1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Guest Family Homesteaders Outfit at Edmonton, leaving for Pembina. |
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1969.39.026 | Item – Members of the Legislative Assembly | 1914 | 1 framed print; b & w; 10 x 14 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of Conservative MLAs in Alberta, donated to the Grande Prairie Museum in May, 1974, by Mrs. Walter Roberts, daughter of Alpheous Patterson, shown in the photo as the representative from Peace River Crossing. |
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1969.39.064 | Item – J.B. Yule | ca. 1940 | 1 framed print; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
J.B. Yule was editor of the Northern Tribune in 1932. |
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1969.39.087 | Item – The Stone House | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Rev. George Holmes and his wife Elizabeth at their home in Ontario. |
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1969.39.106 | Item – The “Northern Echo” Steamship | 1930 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Steam powered paddle wheeler, “The Northern Echo”, leaving Waterways in the spring of 1930. Hudson’s Bay post and boats in background. Note: used as 0001.06.02.046 in “Homesteader’s Trails to the Peace River Country” |
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1969.39.120 | Item – Main Street, Clairmont | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Main Street of Clairmont in the early 1920s. |
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1969.39.133 | Item – Traveling Singer Salesman | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1928 Model A Ford Touring Coupe with Singer Sewing Machine logo leaving for a winter trip into the Peace Country. |
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1969.39.134 | Item – Traveling Singer Salesman | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1928 Model A Ford Touring Coupe with Singer Sewing Machine logo on a winter trip into the Peace Country. |
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1969.39.136 | Item – Traveling Singer Salesman | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1928 Model A Ford Touring Coupe with Singer Sewing Machine logo on a winter trip into the Peace Country. |
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1969.39.138 | Item – Alaska Test Run Cars at Canada Customs | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Three Alaska Highway Test Run cars at Customs Canada border crossing. |
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1969.39.139 | Item – Alaska Highway Test Run | ca. 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Three Alaska Highway Test Run cars stopped on a mountain road. |
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1969.39.141 | Item – 1911 Overland Automobile | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
1911 Overland car with houses and car in background. Photograph from Western Canadian Pioneer Museum in Wetaskiwin, AB. |
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1969.39.157 | Item – Winter Traveling with Horses and Caboose | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Two horses pulling a caboose complete with windows, door and overhead spotlight. This was a comfortable way of traveling in winter nights. |
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1969.39.158 | Item – Hermit Lake School | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
The five children leaning against side of the school house are Charlie Cranston, Ernie Ferguson, Donald Grant, Herman Urswell, and Minna Stewart. |
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1969.39.238 | Item – Good Crops in the Peace Country | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Farmer standing in a grain field, with grain at chest height. |
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1969.39.709 | Item – Ladies Hockey Club | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Ladies Hockey Club. Erma Boucher is identified as one of the players. |
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1969.39.711 | Item – Unidentified Young Woman | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Professional portrait of a young woman standing by a chair. |
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1969.39.712 | Item – Main Street, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Main Street Grande Prairie in the summer, crowded with cars and people gathered for a special occasion. |
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1969.39.713 | Item – Log cabin in winter | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Homesteader’s log cabin with wood fences, sleigh, cart and automobile in the snow. |
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1969.39.714 | Item – Young boy with two ox calves | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Young boy (Calvin) with two ox calves harnessed by an ox yoke. Wood frame farm house and wooden fence in background. |
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1969.39.717 | Item – MacDonald Bros. Stock Farm | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Cattle raised on MacDonald Bros. Stock Farm |
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1969.39.719 | Item – Loon’s Nest with Eggs at Sturgeon Lake | 1976 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Loon’s nest with eggs at Cozy Cove, Sturgeon Lake, AB. |
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1969.39.720 | Item – Dr. Annie Higbee, Charlie and Jack Higbee | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 7.5 |
Scope and content:
Composite of two photographs: Dr. Annie Carveth Higbee, first doctor in Grande Prairie, with her husband Charlie; their son Jack in front of their home east of Grande Prairie. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1969.39.721 | Item – MacDonald Bros. Stock Farm | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Cattle raised on MacDonald Bros. Stock Farm being herded by two men on horses. |
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1969.39.722 | Item – MacDonald Bros. Stock Farm | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Cattle raised on Mac Donald Bros. Stock Farm being herded by three men on horses. |
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1969.39.723 | Item – Reception for War Veterans Art Craft |
1942 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 6 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Community reception for approximately 100 men in civilian and military clothing during World War II. |
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1969.39.724a | Item – At the Theatre | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
A large group of men & women in formal dress for an evening out at a dance or the theatre. |
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1969.39.724b | Item – At a Dance | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 9.5 x 7.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A large group of men & women in formal dress for an evening out at a dance at Jitney Hall (about where Park Hotel eventually stood). |
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1969.39.725 | Item – No 4 Platoon W.V. Ring, Calgary |
1915 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Creator:
W.V. Ring, CalgaryW.V. Ring, Calgary Scope and content: No 4 Platoon, 66th Overseas Battery Draft, Sarcee Camp 1915. |
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1969.39.726 | Item – Interior of a chemical plant or lab | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 7.5 |
Scope and content:
Interior view of unidentified plant containing shelves, storage containers and laboratory apparatus. |
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1969.39.727 | Item – Sexsmith Frontier Carnival 1948 | 1948 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Men involved with the Sexsmith Frontier Carnival: Opus, Redwood, Waters, Innis, Williams, Wiecker, Obniawka, Housman, McGowan, Cochran, Scarberg, Currie, Rycroft, Wilson, Pondick, Hovdebo, Stojan, Novelsky. |
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1969.39.728 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first building in the Heritage Village at the Pioneer Museum was McQueen Presbyterian Church, built in 1911 and moved to the museum site c. 1975. |
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1969.39.729a | Item – Main Street, Grouard | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Buildings, wagon and people on Main Street in Grouard. |
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1969.39.729b | Item – Grouard Hardware Company | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Grouard Hardware Co. and small wooden building on Main Street. |
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1969.39.730a | Item – Kleskun Hills Picnics | 1952 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Geological picnic at Kleskun Hills in 1952. These annual picnics drew crowds of 2,000 to 3,000 to hear speakers and participate in sports. |
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1969.39.730b | Item – Kleskun Hills Picnics | 1952 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Geological picnic at Kleskun Hills in 1952. These annual picnics drew crowds of 2,000 to 3,000 to hear speakers and participate in sports. |
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1969.39.730c | Item – Kleskun Hills | 1952 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
The Kleskun Hills were a major geological attraction in the 1950s. Annual geological picnics and speakers would drew crowds of 2,000 to 3,000. |
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1969.39.731 | Item – Moonlight Excursion on the Peace River | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 12 |
Scope and content:
The Steam ship D A Thomas is on a moonlight excursion on the Peace River, with crowds of people on both decks. |
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1969.39.732 | Item – Frontier Lumber Company | ca. 1930 | 3 photographs; b & w; 12 x 15 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie, as viewed from the railway north-east at 101 Street. Frontier Lumber Co. is in foreground, the court house and Montrose School in the background. |
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1969.39.742 | Item – Native Teepees | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 12 x 15 |
Scope and content:
Aboriginal family standing outside three teepees in early spring. |
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1969.39.771 | Item – Portrait of a Young Woman | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A young woman with a gold band on her finger leans, arms crossed, on a table. She is wearing a white dress with lace at the neck and a white bow in her hair. |
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1969.39.772 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of a middle aged woman with short hair. |
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1969.39.773 | Item – Portrait of a young man | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x. 4 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of a young man in a suit, with crest “WBC” in corner of the frame. |
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1969.39.774 | Item – Young Man by the river | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 2 |
Scope and content:
Young man wearing baggy pants by small canal. An institution and bridge are in the background. |
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1969.39.775 | Item – Wedding Photograph | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Wedding photo of a woman in a black dress standing beside a seated man in a suit |
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1969.39.776 | Item – Linda Kay Parmer | 1959 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
School photo of Linda Kay Parmer in elementary school. |
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1969.39.777 | Item – Portrait of a man | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Early 20th century portrait of a man in a suit and jacket. |
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1969.39.778 | Item – Log Cabin | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of a log cabin with an attached mud room and barbed wire fence. |
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1969.39.779 | Item – Men and Dogs | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Group of men in caps, suits and jackets smoking cigars outside with two dogs. |
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1969.39.780 | Item – Farm House and Yard | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Small farm house and garage with forest in the background. A truck and a car are visible. |
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1969.39.781 | Item – Erline Borset | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Photo of a middle-aged man in coveralls smoking a pipe. |
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1969.39.782 | Item – Ida Reakes’ New Home | 1961 | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Frontal view of the cement steps, door and windows of Ida Reakes new home. |
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1969.39.783 | Item – A Good Hay Crop in the Peace Country | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Three men sitting in a hay field with hay bales in the background. |
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1969.39.784 | Item – Deidre | 1960 | 1 photograph; colour; 1.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
School photograph of Deidre, an elementary school child living in Grande Prairie. |
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1969.39.785 | Item – Wedding Photograph | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Side view of wedding couple – head and shoulders portrait. |
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1969.39.786 | Item – Family Portrait | 1963 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Family portrait of unidentified father, mother and two children in semi-formal dress. |
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1969.39.787 | Item – Portrait of a man | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Late 19th century portrait of a man sitting on a ornate chair. |
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1969.39.788 | Item – Portrait of a woman | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of a woman showing crimped hair style of the 1920s. |
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1969.39.789 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of an older woman with long white hair pinned up. |
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1969.39.790 | Item – Gordon and Phyllis | 1958 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Typical family portrait of the 1950s, showing two children holding hands on a settee. |
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1969.39.791 | Item – Wedding photograph | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Full length wedding photo of a couple. Bride is wearing a ruffled dress and a long veil. |
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1969.39.813 | Item – Verna Fowler | 1961 | 1 photograph; colour; 1.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
School photo of a junior/high school girl. |
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1969.39.952 | Item – Peace River, Alberta | 1926 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Town of Peace River as viewed from the top of Peace River Hill. |
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1969.39.953 | Item – Dunvegan Crossing | 1926 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 14 |
Scope and content:
Roadway leading down to the Dunvegan ferry with a car waiting to load. |
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1969.39.960.01 | Item – Montrose House | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Montrose House, log home of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes, with the hospital addition. |
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1969.39.960.02 | Item – First Presbyterian Church Service | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
(L to R) Rev. D. G. McQueen, Mr William Smith, Rev. Alexander Forbes and Rev. William Simons at the Smith home where the first church services in Grande Prairie were held. |
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1969.39.960.03 | Item – Rev. D.G. McQueen | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rev. D.G. McQueen splitting wood at the William Smith home while Dr. Forbes is looking for Mr. Smith in the fields. The two men were starting a mission field for the Presbyterian Church. |
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1969.39.960.04 | Item – Presbyterian Manse at Grande Prairie | [1912] | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Visitors at the Presbyterian Church manse at Grande Prairie: Mrs. Lucy of Spring Lake, Miss Reith, an Edmonton school teacher, and Rev. William Simons. |
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1969.39.960.05 | Item – William Smith Home | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The William Smith home, where the first Presbyterian Church services in Grande Prairie were held. |
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1969.39.960.06 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
First Protestant Church to be erected in Grande Prairie. Founded by Rev. Alexander Forbes, it was dedicated on October 8, 1911 and served until 1925. |
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1969.39.960.07 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church Completed | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rev. A. Forbes, Rev. D.G. McQueen, and Rev. William Simons standing in front of their first church. |
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1969.39.960.08 | Item – Montrose House | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Montrose House was built on the Forbes’ homestead north west of the townsite of Grande Prairie. It was named for Mrs. Forbes’ home town in Scotland and served as the village’s first hospital. |
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1969.39.960.09 | Item – The First Hospital, Flying Shot Lake, Alberta | 1910 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A cabin on the Cliffords’ homestead at Flying Shot Lake was Rev. and Mrs. A. Forbes’ first home and where patients were first treated. L-R Tom Paul, Agnes Forbes, Maude Clifford. |
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1969.39.960.10 | Item – Laying the Cornerstone of the Pioneer Hospital | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The cornerstone of the “Pioneer Hospital” was laid by Mrs. Forbes, Dr. Annie Higbee and Nurse Agnes Baird. |
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1969.39.960.11 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rev. A. Forbes, Rev. D.G. McQueen and Rev. William Simons in front of the newly-built Presbyterian Church at Grande Prairie. |
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1969.39.960.12 | Item – Opening of the Pioneer Hospital | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Opening ceremonies for the Pioneer Hospital, built by the Presbyterian Church, were held on June 16, 1914. |
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1969.39.960.13 | Item – Grande Prairie’s Pioneer Hospital | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Pioneer Hospital, built by the Presbyterian Mission in 1914 and re-named the “Kathryn Prittie Hospital”, was relinquished to the municipality in 1921. |
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1969.39.963 | Item – Spirit River Gathring | 1913 | 1 matted print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Outdoor photograph of a group of men wearing hats is identified as Spirit River, 1913. |
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1969.39.965 | Item – Buffalo bone yard | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified bone yard littered with buffalo bones. |
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1969.39.966 | Item – W.C. Pratt | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
A matted photocopy of a portrait of W.C. Pratt, who established the first newspaper business in Grande Prairie. |
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1969.39.967 | Item – Horse & Ice Cutter | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Settler cutting ice with horse drawn ice cutter on frozen lake. |
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1969.39.968 | Item – Gathering at Samson’s Store, Beaverlodge | 1919 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Edmonton Board of Trade and pioneers from Grande Prairie and Beaverlodge area. Middle row second from left is C.O. Pool, and front row fourth from right, Arnold Johnson. |
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1969.39.969 | Item – Sexsmith Frontier Carnival | 1948 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Back Row (L to R): Mac Perkins, Mike Duda, Vic Spicer, Jack Thorpe, C. J. Leonard. Middle Row: McCowan, Harry Knight, Scotty Murdoch, Nels Johnson, George Cameron. Front Row: Cliff Williams, Bill Brown, Scotty Boyd, Art Menzies, Carl Anderson, Raymond Foster, Jack Campbell, Carl Larson. |
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1969.39.979 | Item – Canyon on the Peace River at Hudson Hope | 1926 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 14 |
Scope and content:
The Peace River flowing through the canyon at Hudson Hope, British Columbia. |
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1969.39.980 | Item – The Peace River | n.d. | 1 photograph |
Scope and content:
Landscape photograph. Note: Added to database during inventory project – 2020 JS & LA |
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1969.52.008 | Item – First Presbytery Meeting of the McQueen Church, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
First Presbytery meeting of the McQueen Church, Grande Prairie: left to right are Rev. T. T. Reikre, Rev. W. E. Smith, Dr. Forbes, unknown man; Sitting: Dr. Simmons (Superintendent of Missions), Gavin Stephen, Rev. Henderson possibly, Rev. Thompson, unknown man. |
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1969.53.009b | Item – Christ Church Anglican Women’s Group | 1923 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Women’s group from Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie, gathered in front of wood frame house. Group includes Miss Spicer, Mrs. Lance Smith, Mrs. Foy, Mr. Walter Roberts’ sister; Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. McFee, Mrs. Gold, Mrs. Cam Browne, and Mrs. James. Note: “b” was added to the item number in 2020 during an inventory project as it was noted that there is a paper artefact with the same number – JS and LA |
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1969.53.125 | Item – Child on Rocking Horse | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Hand coloured photograph of a child on a rocking horse and pasted to a round carboard for framing. |
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1969.57.165 | Item – Campbell Homestead Cabin | 1922 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Fifteen year old Isabel on front porch of the homestead cabin built by Clyde Campbell at Halcourt. |
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1969.57.304 | Item – Sunset at Bear Lake | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
“Sunset At Bear Lake At 11 P.M. ” was published in “Facts Worth Knowing About The Famous Grande Prairie District” in 1927. |
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1969.59.020 | Item – Middle-aged couple at Home | ca. 1880 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A woman standing beside a seated man with her arm resting on his shoulder. Background is the wooden side of a building. |
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1969.59.021 | Item – Threshing Crew | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Six men from a threshing crew hold intertwined pitch forks in the air. |
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1969.59.022 | Item – Herman Trelle, World Wheat King | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Herman Trelle examining the heads of wheat in a field where the crop is up to his shoulders. |
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1969.59.023 | Item – Elderly couple at Home | ca. 1880 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
An elderly couple is seated on chairs in front of their house, with the accoutrements of a pioneer lifestyle–water pump, fence and buildings–in the background. |
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1969.59.024 | Item – Dorothy Robillard Dorian, 569 Sussex St., Ottawa, Ont. |
1895 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Dorothy Robillard, first wife of Ancel Maynard Bezanson, born Nov. 16, 1879 and died Dec. 29, 1908. |
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1969.59.025 | Item – Dr. Adolphe Robillard S.J. Jarvis, Ottawa, Ont. |
1896 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dr. Adolphe Robillard, father of Dorothy Robillard, was the doctor in attendance at the birth of the first white boy born in the Grande Prairie country, Frank Bezanson. |
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1969.59.026 see also 1985.3.146? | Item – First Compressor Garbage Truck in Grande Prairie | 1954 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mr. Toutant was the owner of the first compressor garbage truck in Grande Prairie. He is shown here with Councilor Bert Tieman and Mayor Bob Millar. |
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1969.59.027 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The restored McQueen Presbyterian Church, after it was moved to its current location at the Grande Prairie Museum. |
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1969.59.031 | Item – Penny Farthing Bicycle at Patullo Bridge, New Westminster, B.C. | ca. 1960 | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Postcard of boy and girl with modern and old-fashioned bicycles and bridge in background. |
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1969.59.033 | Item – The Western Development Museum at North Battleford and Yorkton, Saskatoon | ca. 1960 | postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Small girl standing beside “The Tree in the Wheel” museum display. |
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1969.59.034 | Item – “Windmills in Winter” by A. Schelfhout | n.d | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Dutch card reproduction of a painting–Windmill beside a skating pond. |
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1969.59.037 | Item – Eddy’s Restaurant & Tavern | ca. 1960 | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of interior of restaurant in Toronto, On. |
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1969.59.038 | Item – Grande Prairie Museum | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of the Grande Prairie Museum and Pioneer Village with surrounding residential and recreational areas. |
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1969.59.039 | Item – McQueen Presbyterian Church | ca. 1975 | 1 photograph; b & w; 12 x 15 |
Scope and content:
The McQueen Presbyterian Church after it was relocated to the Grande Prairie Museum Heritage Village. |
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1969.59.050 | Item – “Hotel Breeden” | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 7.5 |
Scope and content:
A group of unidentified settlers in front of the Breeden Hotel, the first hotel on the site of present-day Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.058 | Item – Couple on a Farm Home | ca. 1920 | 2 photographs; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified, middle-aged couple standing on the front steps of their farm home. |
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1969.59.098 | Item – Peace River Ferry Scow | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
The scow which pushed the ferry at the town of Peace River is being piloted on the river. |
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1969.59.099 | Item – Riverboat “Fern” | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Two men and a dog on the deck of the riverboat “Fern,” which is beached on the river bank. |
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1969.59.100 | Item – Peace River Ferry Scow | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Two men standing on the bow of the scow which pushed the ferry at Peace River. |
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1969.59.101 | Item – Going Through The Rapids at the Chutes | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Unloaded boat and canoes are pulled up to a tier or dock while going through the rapids and chutes on the Peace River, 350 miles below the crossing. |
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1969.59.102 | Item – Jack Trainor Life Preserver, Peace River | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Two men on a ferry with life preserver labeled Jack Trainor, Peace River. |
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1969.59.104 | Item – Steamer “Edmonton” | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A steamer river boat is on the North Saskatchewan River with Edmonton seen in the background. |
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1969.59.107 | Item – Oat Harvest | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
The oat harvest, stooked and ready for threshing, with equipment in the background. |
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1969.59.108a | Item – Frank Donald, Race Car Driver | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Frank Donald raising the dust on the road in a car race, with spectators watching from the sidelines. |
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1969.59.108b | Item – Clyde Campbell Harvesting Hay | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Clyde Campbell mowing hay on a horse-drawn mower. The Campbell homestead buildings are in the background. |
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1969.59.110 | Item – Tractor Plowing Field | ca. 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A tractor plowing a field in preparation for seeding. |
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1969.59.112 | Item – Tractor Plowing Field | ca. 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A tractor plowing a field in preparation for seeding. |
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1969.59.114 | Item – Oxen Plowing Fields | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Two teams of oxen plowing the field, with farmer seated on the plow. |
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1969.59.116 | Item – Threshing Grain | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Grain threshing operation showing grain crib and straw pile. |
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1969.59.117 | Item – Welcome to B.C., British Columbia and Alberta Boundary | n.d | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1928 Ford Sedan, with Singer logo on door, at the British Columbia and Alberta border, where a “Welcome to B.C.” banner is suspended over the road. |
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1969.59.118 | Item – Harvesting with Horses | ca. 1910 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Man and child watching a four-horse team harvesting grain on the prairie. |
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1969.59.119 | Item – Harvesting with Horses | ca. 1910 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A four-horse team harvesting grain on the prairie. |
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1969.59.120 | Item – The Family Car | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Two unidentified men and a woman standing in front of the family car. |
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1969.59.121 | Item – 1912 Locomobile | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
A 1912 Locomobile in a parking lot full of older cars. De-accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum. Copyright belongs to Wetaskiwin. |
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1969.59.122 | Item – A. M. Bezanson Cutting Hay | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Rear view of A.M. Bezanson cutting oats with a horse-drawn cutter. |
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1969.59.123 | Item – Plowing with a Mixed Team | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Joe Farnsworth of the West Sexsmith/LaGlace area, plowing the prairie with a team of horse and oxen. |
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1969.59.124 | Item – Traveling Singer Salesman | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
1928 Model A Ford Touring Coupe with Singer Sewing Machine logo on door. |
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1969.59.125 | Item – Stark and Jensen Breaking Land | 1936 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Breaking land on the homestead in the Bezanson area in 1936. John Stark is on the 1925 tractor; Marvin Jensen on the breaking plow. |
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1969.59.126 | Item – Oliver Johnson Outfit | 1909 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4.5 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Oliver Johnson Outfit during the first threshing by ox power on his farm in the Beaverlodge District. Shown are Oliver Johnson, Sam Sargent and Clarence O. Pool. |
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1969.59.127 | Item – Automobiles Delivered by Train | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Two new automobiles on a flat decked Canadian National rail car. |
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1969.59.128 | Item – Automobiles Delivered by Train | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Two new automobiles on a flat decked Canadian National rail car, with an unidentified woman sitting on the rear bumper of one car. |
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1969.59.129a | Item – Traveling Singer Salesman at Dunvegan | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
1928 Model A Ford touring Coupe with canvas top and Singer Sewing Machine logo on its door is parked beside the mission house at Dunvegan. |
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1969.59.129b | Item – Automobiles Downtown | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two automobiles parked in front of Adams’ Wagons and Cockshutt Implements in Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.131 | Item – Automobile on the Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
An unidentified man sitting in an automobile, crossing on the ferry at Dunvegan. |
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1969.59.132 | Item – Plowing with oxen | ca. 1920 | 2 postcards; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of settler breaking prairie with a team of oxen. |
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1969.59.137 | Item – Roadwork with Horses | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Teams of horses and men building a strip of road between two rows of telephone poles. |
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1969.59.140 | Item – Farming Scene, Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Fields stooked for harvest near Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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1969.59.142 | Item – Hay Crops in the Peace Country | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Farm field littered with hay bales. |
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1969.59.144 | Item – Feeding A Baby Moose | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Three girls hand-feeding a baby moose in the farmyard. |
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1969.59.145 | Item – Yukon Southwest Airways | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Yukon Southwest CF-BLV at the Grande Prairie airfield. |
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1969.59.146 | Item – United Air Transport Airplane Refueling | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport prop plane (G-CAHJ) on skis being re-fueled from a tank on the back of a farm truck. In the background is the airplane hanger. |
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1969.59.147 | Item – United Air Transport Airplane | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A passenger is waiting to board a United Air Transport prop plane (CF-BEP) on skis. |
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1969.59.148 | Item – Plowing with a Mixed Team | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Joe Farnsworth of the West Sexsmith/LaGlace area, plowing the prairie with a team of horse and oxen. |
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1969.59.149 | Item – Winter Transportation | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Gordon Stewart’s snowplane meeting the United Air Transport Plane G-CAHJ at the airplane hanger. |
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1969.59.150 | Item – Pontoon Plane | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A float plane on Bear Lake, taxiing away from the photographer. |
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1969.59.151 | Item – The Blue Ox | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Image shows an ox standing in a field. The back of the photo says “’Louis Riel’ Summer 1912. Blue Ox” |
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1969.59.152 | Item – Pontoon Plane | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A float plane on Bear Lake with the pilot and passengers standing on the float. |
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1969.59.153 | Item – United Air Transport Airplane | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A group of unidentified men meeting a United Air Transport open bi-plane equipped with skis for winter travel. |
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1969.59.154 | Item – Accident between Car and Airplane | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Wreckage of a tin motor Ford and an out of control fighter plane in Vancouver. |
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1969.59.155 | Item – Snapshot of “Father” | ca. 1910 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Head and shoulders portrait of a man labeled “Father.” |
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1969.59.156 | Item – Snapshot of a Man | ca. 1910 | 2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Head and shoulders portrait of a man. |
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1969.59.157 | Item – Walking on Main Street, Grande Prairie | ca. 1930 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Three men smoking on Main Street, Grande Prairie. H.M. Seville and a hotel are in the background. |
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1969.59.159 | Item – Earl Watt, Flying Shot Lake | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Earl Watt, of Flying Shot Lake, sitting outside his cabin. Four guns decorate the wall over his head. |
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1969.59.160 | Item – Ollie Overland’s Cabin | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Three men in front of a log cabin are accompanied by Ollie Overland’s two dogs and a saddled horse. |
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1969.59.161 | Item – On Dunvegan Ferry | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
One man is enjoying a refreshing drink from a bucket on the deck of the Dunvegan Ferry as his fellow passengers watch. The legend of the Peace River says that if you drink the water of the Peace River, you will always return. |
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1969.59.162 | Item – Rev. Alexander Forbes | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Rev. Alexander Forbes sitting on the edge of the Caboose in which he and his wife traveled from Fort Saskatchewan to Grande Prairie in 1910. |
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1969.59.163 | Item – Rev. Alexander Forbes | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Rev. Alexander Forbes standing beside the caboose in which he and his wife lived during their 3 month trip from Edmonton to Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.166 | Item – Camping in the Bush | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Bush camp with three unidentified men sitting under a teepee style tent. |
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1969.59.167 | Item – Edson to Grande Prairie Mail Stage | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 4.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Church & Weatherly’s six pack horses being loaded with mail at Edson for the trip over mud and mire to Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.168 | Item – Operator 38 and His Understudy | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Walking down a busy street in front of a fur store, Operator 38 and his understudy are tracking down the Vendor’s store. |
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1969.59.169 | Item – Dramatic Entertainment | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A woman dressed as Charlie Chaplin and man dressed as a woman standing outside in the snow. The man is possibly Tom Massey. |
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1969.59.170a-c | Item – Laying the Corner Stone of the United Church | 1925 | 1 print, 3 negatives : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rev. Archibald Graham at the laying of the corner stone of the United Church on Oct. 19, 1925. The Grande Prairie Garage Co., a large livery barn and other buildings can be seen in the background. |
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1969.59.171 | Item – The Cranston Family | ca. 1915 | 3 photographs; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
The Cranston family came with the “Bull Outfit” from Ontario c. 1909. They are shown here with their four children outside of their log homestead buildings. |
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1969.59.172 | Item – Fire on Main Street | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
City building (possibly Edmonton) being hosed down due to fire as the crowd watches from the street. |
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1969.59.173 | Item – Wielding an Axe | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A photograph to show how well some axe men can wield an axe to chop down a large spruce tree. |
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1969.59.174 | Item – Field in Flood | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Two men are standing on a road beside a flooded field. A “Sharp Curve” sign emerges from the water and a car is in the background. |
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1969.59.175 | Item – Dedication of North Sexsmith Anglican Church | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dedication of North Sexsmith Anglican Church, Diocese of Athabasca, with Bishop Sovereign officiating. The congregation and Rev. Webb Rector are gathered outside the church. The church building was moved to Wembley in the 1950’s. |
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1969.59.176 | Item – Theatre Group | n.d. | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A theatre group of 5 men and 1 woman have blackened faces and musical instruments. Herb Mathison is identified as the violinist. |
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1969.59.177 | Item – Man with Bulldog | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A man is standing on a road with his bulldog. A man with a pipe and two vehicles are visible behind him. |
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1969.59.178a | Item – Frank Donald, Race Car Driver | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Frank Donald leans out of his car to shake hands with a supporter in the crowd surrounding the car. The bet is to drive the car to Pouce Coupe. “Grande Prairie Hotel” (Donald’s business) is painted on the car door. |
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1969.59.178b | Item – Frank Donald, Race Car Driver | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Frank Donald leans out of his car to shake hands with a supporter in the crowd surrounding the car. The bet is to drive the car to Pouce Coupe. “Grande Prairie Hotel” (Donald’s business) is painted on the car door. |
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1969.59.179 | Item – Railway Platform Announcement | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A large crowd on a railway platform listens to a man reading from a paper in his hands. |
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1969.59.181 | Item – Man and Horse | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A man standing beside his horse which is tied to a hitching rail in front of a livery building with a false front. |
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1969.59.182 | Item – Automobiles Delivered by Train | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Two automobiles, attended by three men, being transported on a flat bed rail car. |
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1969.59.183 | Item – [Two people beside Tipi] Original title: Aboriginal Teepee | 1906 c. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Two Indigenous people, identified as Emma Wanyandie and Helen Wanyandie, pose beside a tipi. There is a blanket hanging from a tree in the background. Original description: “a native woman and another person are standing outside a teepee with trees in the background.” Note: The two woman were identified by a family member through Facebook – The person who contacted us told us that her auntie said that they were her cousins from Aspen Grove. |
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1969.59.184 | Item – [Two people beside Tipi] | ca. 1906 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Two unidentified Indigenous people pose beside a tipi. One person has their head facing downwards. |
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1969.59.186 | Item – Baby Moose Drinking | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Close-up of a baby moose drinking water out of a dugout. |
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1969.59.187 | Item – Three Baby Moose in Captivity | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Three young moose in captivity at Dunvegan on the Peace River. |
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1969.59.189 | Item – Dog Train, Edmonton, AB. | 1919 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of a four-dog team and sleigh with three handlers. The postcard is addressed to Kate Gerling from Chas. |
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1969.59.190 | Item – Garden Art | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A dog sits in front of a hand-carved wooden scarecrow protecting a garden in the bush. |
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1969.59.193 | Item – Edwin and the Dogs | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Image shows a boy posing with four dogs. The back of the postcard says “Edwin and the dogs he is taking care of. Only one of them is ours.” |
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1969.59.194 | Item – Jack McCoy | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Jack McCoy, aged 2 years and 10 months, playing with his toy wagon. |
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1969.59.196 | Item – Girl in Garden | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of a young girl with fancy hat and a basket of flowers leaning on a chair in front of a vine covered wall. |
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1969.59.197 | Item – Boy in Garden | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of a young boy in shirt and shorts standing on the lawn. |
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1969.59.198 | Item – Man in a Bowler Hat | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Man in a suit jacket and bowler hat standing before a grove of trees. |
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1969.59.199 | Item – Difficulties of Horseback Riding | ca. 1910 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A woman in a dress, with no assistance, is trying to get onto the back of a small horse. |
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1969.59.224 | Item – Frank Eaton | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Casual portrait of Frank Eaton leaning on a rail fence. |
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1969.59.225 | Item – RNWMP Corporal and Two Horses | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Uniformed RNWMP, identified as Corporal Collins, sitting on the prairie holding the reins of two saddled horses with him. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1969.59.226 | Item – Means of Transportation | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A teenage girl leaving her log cabin home driving a high-wheeled wagon pulled by one horse. |
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1969.59.227 | Item – Alex McDonald at Grande Prairie | 1919 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Alex McDonald and his two-horse team pulling a McDonald Bros. wagon in Grande Prairie. McDonald Brothers ran a dray business and sold “Wholesale and Retail Meats.” |
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1969.59.228 | Item – Log Cabin Home | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A man stands in the doorway of his log cabin, an axe for chopping firewood beside him. |
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1969.59.229 | Item – Winter Travel by Horse & Sleigh | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A man riding in an open cutter pulled by a team of horses is well-wrapped in fur robes. |
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1969.59.230 | Item – Luke Hagen | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of Luke Hagen, showing him sitting on a piano stool and holding a book. |
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1969.59.231 | Item – Surveying the Peace Country | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Working surveyor stands with tripod and tall marking pole. |
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1969.59.232 | Item – Advertising Red Roseter | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A man on horseback crosses a railway bridge. His horse is wearing an ad for Red Roseter–“Every Package Guaranteed.” |
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1969.59.233 | Item – Walter G. McFarlane, Surveyor | 1907 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Formal, full-length portrait of Walter McFarlane, chief surveyor in the south Peace from 1909-1911. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. W.G. McFarlane in Toronto. |
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1969.59.234 | Item – Walter G. McFarlane, Surveyor | 1906 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane standing beside a survey tripod. At the time of the photograph, it was May 13, and he was in Township 24, Range 25, West of the 1st Meridian. |
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1969.59.235 | Item – Man and Automobile | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A man sitting on the hood of his car with fence and trees in the background. |
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1969.59.237 | Item – Community of Settlers | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Large group of unidentified settlers, obviously enjoying each others company. |
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1969.59.238 | Item – Clyde Campbell, Farmer | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Clyde Campbell in his wheat field at Halcourt. |
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1969.59.239 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 2 photographs; b & w; 6.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Cars parked on Richmond Avenue, the business section of downtown Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.240 | Item – Grande Prairie Winter Carnival | ca. 1927 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Winter Carnival Float, pulled by two horses, passes spectators on main street during the Grande Prairie Winter Carnival. |
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1969.59.241 | Item – Immigration Hall | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The Immigration Hall was erected about 1917, north and east of today’s 99th Avenue and 98th Street. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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1969.59.242 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Business section of Grande Prairie with cars parked in front of downtown businesses. |
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1969.59.245 | Item – Mr. Carveth, Reeve | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. Carveth was the first reeve of the Rural Municipality of Grande Prairie No. 739, organized January 6, 1913. |
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1969.59.246 | Item – Draft Horses at the Grande Prairie Fair | 1913 | 2 photographs; b & w; 7 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Draft horse on show by their handlers at the 1913 fair. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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1969.59.247 | Item – First Hogs Shipped From Grande Prairie | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Walter Roberts’ grey team ready to transport the first hogs from Grande Prairie over the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railroad. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1969.59.248 | Item – Boodie Sprague | 1914 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Bodie Sprague in high-wheeled wagon pulled by one horse. |
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1969.59.249 | Item – Edson Mail Stage at Grande Prairie Post Office | ca. 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Edson Mail Stage at Grande Prairie Post Office. The building was erected by Alphaesus Patterson the previous year as the first building on the future town site, housing the first bank, hotel, general store, and post office. |
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1969.59.250 | Item – Klondikers Building Boats at Athabasca | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
A group of Klondikers building boats at the Athabasca Landing, their clothing and blankets hanging near tents in the foreground. |
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1969.59.252 | Item – Grande Prairie’s First Hospital | ca. 1906 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 8 |
Scope and content:
The first crude “hospital” was provided on the Harry B. Clifford homestead in the Flying Shot Lake District by Mrs. Clifford, who in 1906 was the first white woman within 60 miles. By 1910 she gave over nursing responsibilities to Rev. & Mrs. A.S. Forbes. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1969.59.253 | Item – Kleskun Lake Baseball Team | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Kleskun Lake Team from the Twilight Baseball League: Floyd Tottem, Leonard Fishbourne, Mr. Schiller, Bert Hays, Captain Jess Harris, Bill Barnes, James Beard, Milt Armstrong, Forrest Falk, George Bass. |
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1969.59.255 | Item – Hotel Breeden | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Family group of settlers in front of the rail fence surrounding the sod-roofed Hotel Breeden. Blacksmith George Breeden’s one room log cabin near his shop overlooking Bear Creek was the first hotel in Grande Prairie, situated between present day Park Hotel and Bear Creek. |
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1969.59.256 | Item – Group Riding In A Wagon | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Six people riding in a wagon pulled by two horses, accompanied by dogs and another wagon. |
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1969.59.262 | Item – CFGP Radio Station | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 8 |
Scope and content:
The CFGP building stands on the south west corner of 100 Avenue and 99 Street. A grain elevator and several buildings are in the background. |
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1969.59.263 | Item – Harvesting Grain with a Horse-Drawn Binder | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Farmer swathing wheat with a horse drawn binder. |
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1969.59.264 | Item – Means Of Transportation | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 10 |
Scope and content:
A teen-age girl leaving her log cabin home driving a high-wheeled wagon pulled by one horse. |
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1969.59.265 | Item – Champion Ladies Curling Team | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two lady curlers, one identified as Mrs. L.J. (Alice) O’Brien, pose with a trophy, brooms and curling rocks. |
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1969.59.266 | Item – Champion Curling Team | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
This champion Women’s Curling Team displaying their trophy includes Mrs. L.J. (Alice) O’Brien, Ethel Roberts (Otto from Peace River), and Mrs. Watcher. |
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1969.59.268 | Item – Traveling With Oxen | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8.5 |
Scope and content:
A large family group sitting in an un-covered wagon pulled by two oxen. |
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1969.59.270 | Item – Dunvegan Ferry | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Group of women, men and vehicles waiting on the dock for the Dunvegan Ferry. |
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1969.59.272-274 | Item – Picnic on the Banks of the Wapiti River | ca. 1920 | 4 postcards; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A party of five men enjoying a picnic on the banks of the Wapiti River. |
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1969.59.276 | Item – Railway Platform Speech | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A large crowd on a railway platform listens to a man giving a speech. Could be the Duke of Devonshire. |
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1969.59.277 | Item – Group Portrait | ca. 1900 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Casual portrait of five men and one woman on the steps of a brick house with iron-worked porch. |
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1969.59.278 | Item – Casual Portrait | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Two ladies and a man are sitting outside on a bench. |
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1969.59.279 | Item – Twin Shacks, Home of the Bredin family | 1921 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Bredin and guest in front of “Twin Shacks,” two log cabins connected with a covered walk-way in between. The cabins were built on separate quarters of the Bredin farm at Bear Lake to satisfy homesteading requirements. The message on the postcard reads “Mrs. Eyre with best Christmas wishes from the Family at Twin Shacks. Bredin. Alberta 1921.” |
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1969.59.280 | Item – Old-Timers Association Picnic | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4.5 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
This picnic party, dressed in their “Sunday Best”, includes Alice Sutherland, Mr. & Mrs. Walson-Summerville, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. McRae, Mrs. Scotty Smith, Bill Watson, Mr.& Mrs. Monkman, Charles Cowpar and Mr. Tate. |
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1969.59.282 | Item – Boys’ Hockey Team | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Boys hockey team and coach posed on the front porch of a house. Two of the boys are wearing Grande Prairie jerseys. |
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1969.59.283 | Item – Girls’ Swim Team | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Girls’ Swim Team lined up beside Montrose School. |
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1969.59.284 | Item – Boy’s Karate Team | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Boys’ karate team and coaches beside Montrose School. |
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1969.59.287 | Item – Group Portrait | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of unidentified men and women dressed in semi-formal clothing. |
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1969.59.288 | Item – Athabasca Diocese Women’s Association | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of delegates at the Athabasca Diocese Women’s Association Annual Meeting at High Prairie. |
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1969.59.289 | Item – Church Opening | ca. 1915 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Congregation of approximately 75 people in front of a small frame building, possibly the Methodist Church at Lake Saskatoon. |
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1969.59.290 | Item – Road Down to the River | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A car descending the river bank to meet the ferry at the bottom. |
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1969.59.291 | Item – Bear Lake Hunting Trip Clarence Field |
1923 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 6 x 8 in. |
Scope and content:
The results of two hours of bird hunting, on Oct. 30, 1923, at Bear Lake, Alberta: 32 geese and 16 other birds displayed by three hunters and their spaniel hunting dog. |
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1969.59.292 | Item – Bird’s Eye View of a River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of two islands in an unknown river. |
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1969.59.293 | Item – The “Beaver” on the Smoky River | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
A large group of passengers disembarking from the “Beaver” at Bezanson. |
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1969.59.294 | Item – Log Cabin with Sod Roof | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
A log cabin with a sod roof sports a hammock on the front porch. |
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1969.59.295 | Item – Dining Outdoors | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Five men camping and picnicking in summer. Nearby are several white pup tents and an abandoned building site. |
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1969.59.296 | Item – Three Men and a Car | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Travel by early automobile in the winter required dressing warmly. |
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1969.59.297 | Item – Horse Racing | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
The owner of a race horse holds his horse by the reins at a large race track. |
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1969.59.298 | Item – Man and His Animals | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
A man driving a wagon pulled by a team of horses is accompanied by two dogs. |
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1969.59.299 | Item – Fording the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
A band of pack ponies swimming across the river. |
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1969.59.300 | Item – Heading for Nose Mountain | 1936 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Starting out for Nose Mountain from the McNaught homestead at Beaverlodge are Violet Jebb from Lake Saskatoon; William Fletcher Bredin; and Arm Philip Roberts from Clairmont. |
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1969.59.301 | Item – Successful Fishing Trip | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Three men holding a long string of fish in front of their temporary camp. |
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1969.59.304 | Item – Logging Camp in Winter | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 1.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Buildings and equipment in a winter logging camp. |
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1969.59.305 | Item – Fresh Cut Logs | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A pile of fresh cut logs tied down and ready to be moved to the sawmill. |
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1969.59.308 | Item – A Day’s Shooting, Grand Prairie, Alberta. | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two hunters with their dog in front of the results of a day of goose and duck hunting. |
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1969.59.311 | Item – Horses and Sleighs | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Two teams of horses and sleds, with the fence and buildings of a homestead in the background. |
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1969.59.312 | Item – Ox Team and Wagon | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Travel by oxen was common for early settlers in the Peace Country. Oxen were more hardy, easier to feed, and less susceptible to disease than horses. |
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1969.59.313 | Item – Oxen Following Wagon | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
When settlers came to the Peace Country over the pioneer trails, even the livestock had to be brought with them. |
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1969.59.314 | Item – A Halt for Dinner | ca. 1911 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Pioneer party with caboose, wagons and horses stopped for dinner. |
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1969.59.315 | Item – Crossing Sturgeon Lake | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A.M., Lois and Frank Bezanson crossing Sturgeon Lake en route to Teepee Creek Ranch with a group of cabooses and sleds. |
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1969.59.316 | Item – Teams on the Simmonette River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Four teams with cabooses on the frozen Simmonette River are carrying winter travelers in the Peace Country. |
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1969.59.317 | Item – Ski Jump, Bear Creek | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Kyre Livelton landing a 137 foot ski jump as spectators watch. |
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1969.59.318 | Item – Playing Hockey on an Outdoor Rink | 1950 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Hockey team practicing on one of the outdoor rinks in the Bear Creek Valley. |
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1969.59.319 | Item – Playing Hockey on an Outdoor Rink | 1950 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Hockey team practicing on one of the outdoor rinks in the Bear Creek Valley. |
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1969.59.321 | Item – Lake Saskatoon Sports | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A large group of spectators seated on wooden bleachers at Lake Saskatoon about 1917 includes Harry Keith, Arthur Carveth, Joshua Fletcher and Rev. Alexander Forbes. |
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1969.59.322 | Item – On the Banks of the Wapiti | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
One man in hat and casual clothes on the banks of the Wapiti River. |
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1969.59.323 | Item – Railway Platform Announcement | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Large group of people listening to a speaker on a platform at the railway station. |
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1969.59.325 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
View down Richmond Avenue towards the west, with water tower and electrical lines in evidence. Grande Prairie Hotel is the most visible building. |
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1969.59.327 | Item – Family Portrait from World War I | ca. 1918 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Family portrait of a soldier and his family during the First World War. |
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1969.59.328 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1925 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Streetside view of Richmond Avenue showing Grande Prairie Hotel on left and Morrison’s Cash Store on left. |
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1969.59.330 | Item – Family on Holiday | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Group of five family members strolling along the seafront in a seaside town. One of the people has been identified as Mrs. Lovell. |
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1969.59.331 | Item – WWI Convalescent Hospital | 1918 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
WW I postcard sent to Maud Shattock from “The Larches,” a WWI convalescent home at Paignton, Devon, England. Note on the back reads: “Shattock with best wishes from K.C. Gauney September 14, 1918.” |
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1969.59.332 | Item – Imperial Bank of Canada | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Business men gathered in front of the Imperial Bank of Canada, in the business section of Grande Prairie. Two of the men are identified as J. Holtom, the auctioneer, and Bill Roberts. |
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1969.59.333 | Item – On Early Roads in Spring | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Eight workmen are drying sheets and other items out in the sun. They wait near three automobiles. |
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1969.59.334 | Item – Four Men and a Cabin | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Four men are standing in front of a cabin door. One man is in the open doorway and two others outside are holding boxes. One box reads: Swill’s Premium Tobacco – Savor-Lite… |
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1969.59.335 | Item – Picnic at Swan Lake | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Swan Lake, just inside the B.C. border, was a popular spot for a week-end drive and picnic. |
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1969.59.336 | Item – Logging Camp | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Logging camps and sawmills provided winter work for many men and the occasional women as cook. |
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1969.59.337 | Item – The Family Car | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Two unidentified men and a woman standing in front of the family car. |
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1969.59.338 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Tempest | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. George L. Tempest opened the Kleskun Hill Post Office in 1917 in their 1913 home. In April of 1934, he cut the timbers for the new post office which is now preserved in the Grande Prairie Museum Heritage Village. |
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1969.59.339 | Item – Women’s Fashions | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Outdoors snapshot of two women, one of whom is wearing a fur stole. |
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1969.59.340 | Item – View of the River | n.d. | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Looking down over the river valley, with a trail and fields visible in the foreground. |
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1969.59.341 | Item – Moving a Homesteader’s Effects | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
A party of men and boys moving a homesteader’s belongings Caterpillar Tractor and sled. |
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1969.59.342 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1911-1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Patterson & Son’s Store and Livery Barn in the foreground with the beginnings of Richmond Avenue in the centre. |
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1969.59.346 | Item – Picnic At Swan Lake | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Swan Lake, just inside the B.C. border, was a popular spot for a week-end drive and picnic. |
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1969.59.347 | Item – Surveyors at Lake Saskatoon | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Horses and oxen graze in the fields in front of a surveyors’ tent on the shores of Saskatoon Lake. |
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1969.59.348 | Item – Coffee Break at Threshing Time | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 10 |
Scope and content:
The men are taking a break drinking coffee while women help unload the wagon. The Ganzeveld & Jazzard Threshing crew are at Ed Carney’s Farm at Buffalo Lake around 1929. |
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1969.59.349 | Item – Stacking Bundles | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Two men stacking bundles onto large, fenced piles to keep them safe from inclement weather until the Threshing Outfit arrives. |
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1969.59.350 | Item – Ox Power | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Oxen provided brute strength for pulling sleds through the winter snow. |
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1969.59.351 | Item – Peace River Above The Canyon | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Canoe and loaded boat on the Peace River above the canyon. |
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1969.59.353 | Item – J.M. Crummy Garage | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The J.M. Crummy Garage Co. Ltd., a garage selling and servicing “Dodge-Desoto” cars, with two gas pumps in front. |
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1969.59.354 | Item – Theatre Troupe | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Cast of approximately 60 in elaborate costumes for a theatre production. |
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1969.59.356 | Item – Community of Settlers | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Large group of unidentified settlers, obviously enjoying each others company. Women, children and an old man are seated in front of a group of men. A kettle sits on top of other items in the foreground. |
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1969.59.357 | Item – Edwin & Mrs. Bragg on McIvor Lake | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Bragg and her son Edwin with their three dogs in a fishing scow on McIvor Lake. |
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1969.59.358 | Item – Canoeing On The Lake | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Canoeing was a popular leisure activity. This couple is enjoying a summer tour of the lake. |
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1969.59.359 | Item – Ottauquechee River | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
Message: “Picturesque view of the Ottauquechee River where we go trout fishing.” |
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1969.59.360 | Item – Lake View From Shoreline | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A point of land covered in trees reaches into an unknown lake, with the shore of the lake in the foreground. |
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1969.59.361 | Item – Men’s Baseball Team | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Men’s Baseball Team playing baseball for a crowd at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.362 | Item – Sports Day Entertainment | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A comedy act for Sports Day entertainment has a dog riding a donkey and the donkey pulling a man in a cart. |
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1969.59.363 | Item – Ladies Basketball Game | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Ladies Basketball Team playing for a crowd of spectators at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.364 | Item – Horse Race at Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A large crowd watches the horse races at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.365 | Item – Baseball Game at Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A large group of spectators in the bleachers watches a baseball game at the fair grounds. |
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1969.59.366 | Item – Horse Race at Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Spectators wait for the start of a horse race at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.367 | Item – Gunny Sack Race | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Fair-goers participate in a sack race while a crowd of spectators watches with amusement. |
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1969.59.368 | Item – Sports Day Entertainment | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A comedy act for Sports Day entertainment has a dog riding a donkey and the donkey pulling a man in a cart. |
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1969.59.369 | Item – Horse Race | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Horse races were a regular feature at Sports Days. Here, the pack is just rounding a corner on the racetrack. |
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1969.59.370 | Item – Grande Prairie Sports | 1918 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A covered grandstand holds a crowd of spectators for the Grande Prairie Sports. |
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1969.59.371 | Item – Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Spectators find seats in the bleachers at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds while waiting for the sports to start. |
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1969.59.372 | Item – Playing Tennis | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Two couples playing tennis on an early Grande Prairie tennis court. |
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1969.59.373 | Item – Playing Hockey | 1945 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Hockey game being played on one of the outdoor rinks in Bear Creek Valley in the town of Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.374 | Item – Horse Racing | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three horses racing neck on neck in front of a large crowd of spectators at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.375 | Item – Baseball Game at The Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Baseball teams and leagues were formed as early as 1913. Here, a crowd of spectators watches baseball at the Grande Prairie Fair Grounds. |
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1969.59.376 | Item – Baseball Game at The Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A men’s team playing baseball at the first Grande Prairie Fair Grounds in the vicinity of the Kleskun Hills. |
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1969.59.378 | Item – Mission School at Peace River | 1913 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Image shows Indigenous children standing near the open doors of the Peace River Mission School while two nuns are speaking to a man. There is a vehicle surrounded by several people on the far left of the image. The back of the postcard says “Mission School Peace River ‘let out’ so that staff and pupils could see their first automobile Dec 1913” Original description: “A group of aboriginal children outside the front door of the mission school at Peace River in 1913, are witnessing the first car to come to Peace River town.” |
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1969.59.381 | Item – Lake in the Peace Country | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, clouds are reflected in a lake fronted with a luxurious stand of marsh grass. |
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1969.59.382 | Item – Lake in the Peace Country | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Lakes were a source of water, food and travel for early settlers. These houses were built right on the shore of the lake. |
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1969.59.383 | Item – River Break-up | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The break-up of the ice on the rivers tells Peace Country residents that winter is finally over. |
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1969.59.384 | Item – View of the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, an island is visible on a river, fronted by the river bank and forest. |
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1969.59.385 | Item – The Wapiti River Ferry | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Wapiti River Ferry coming in to dock at the side of the river to allow cars and passengers to disembark. |
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1969.59.386 | Item – A View of the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
From the top of the river bank, a horse and rider are visible on a peninsula jutting out into the river. |
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1969.59.387 | Item – Viewpoint on the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
From the foreground of a grassy knoll, an island splitting a river in two can be seen. |
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1969.59.388 | Item – A View of the Frozen River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The frozen river in the foreground is framed by the banks of the opposite shore. |
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1969.59.389 | Item – Power Boat on the Lake | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Local lakes were also the scene for early power boats. |
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1969.59.390 | Item – River Through the Forest | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, trees line both sides of a small river. |
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1969.59.391 | Item – View of the Lake from Shore | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, clouds are reflected in the waters of an unidentified lake. |
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1969.59.392 | Item – Wooden Bridge over the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Early bridges were made, first of logs and then of lumber. Here, the reflection of the bridge can be seen in the river. |
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1969.59.393 | Item – River Transportation | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Ferries were common on rivers too large for simple bridges. Here, a ferry tower and line can be seen on the opposite bank of the river. |
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1969.59.394 | Item – River View | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
This view of the river was taken from the stern of a boat in mid-stream. |
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1969.59.395 | Item – Resting under the Bridge | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two women sit on logs which extend from the shore into the river under a raised bridge. |
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1969.59.396 | Item – River Break-up | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The break-up of the ice on the rivers tells Peace Country residents that winter is finally over |
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1969.59.397 | Item – View of a River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, the river and opposite bank is seen through a foreground trees. |
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1969.59.398 | Item – View of a River | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, the river in the foreground is backed by forest-covered banks. |
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1969.59.399 | Item – View of a River | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, the river flows past a stand of logs on the shore. The opposite shore is covered by forest. |
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1969.59.400 | Item – View of a River | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A view of the river from mid-stream, with a tree-covered shoreline in the background. |
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1969.59.405 | Item – The “Hermitage” | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A resident teacher stands under frozen icicles in the doorway of “the Hermitage,” the teacherage at Hermit Lake School. |
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1969.59.406 | Item – Hermit Lake School | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Rear view of Hermit Lake School, with the swing set and yard visible behind the school. |
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1969.59.407 | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1937 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A female teacher and fifteen students on the front steps of Hermit Lake School. |
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1969.59.408 | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | ca. 1937 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A female teacher and fifteen students on the front steps of Hermit Lake School. |
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1969.59.409 | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A close-up photograph of a female teacher and thirteen students standing by the front door of Hermit Lake School. |
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1969.59.410 | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1937 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A close-up of the side of Hermit Lake School, with a female teacher and thirteen students standing outside the windows of the school. |
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1969.59.412 | Item – View of the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Logs are lying in the middle of the river. Trees line each side of the river. |
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1969.59.413 | Item – River Passageway | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The photograph appears to have been taken from a boat on the river. There is a passageway between two high banks in the background. |
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1969.59.414 | Item – View of a Distant River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. This photograph was taken from a hill overlooking trees and a river in the distance. |
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1969.59.415 | Item – River Break-up | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Ice is breaking up on the river. This photograph appears to have been taken from a boat. Both of the river banks are visible. |
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1969.59.416 | Item – View from the Middle of the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
This photograph appears to have been taken from a boat, with the opposite shore visible in the background. |
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1969.59.417 | Item – Hill Viewpoint | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, a river valley with islands can be seen from the top of a grass-covered hill. |
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1969.59.418 | Item – Frozen Lake | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
For up to six months of the year, Peace Country Lakes are frozen, and this scene is the norm. |
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1969.59.419 | Item – Frozen River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
For up to six months of the year, Peace Country Lakes and Rivers are frozen, and this scene is the norm. |
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1969.59.420 | Item – Trees Along the River Banks | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, trees lining both sides of a river are reflected in the water. |
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1969.59.421 | Item – Bush Along the River Banks | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, trees and bush line both sides of a river. |
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1969.59.422 | Item – Trees Along the River Banks | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, trees lining both sides of a river show their reflection in the water. |
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1969.59.423 | Item – View Of Logs Over River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, two logs have fallen across a river boarded on both sides by trees. |
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1969.59.424 | Item – View Of River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. Here, the sun is low in the horizon over a tree lined river. |
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1969.59.425 | Item – The Cathedral, Wapiti Trail | 1920 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
This walk was known as “The Cathedral” on Wapiti Trail. |
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1969.59.426 | Item – Canoeing on Upper Campbell River | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Man and boy canoe down the Upper Campbell River, with trees on both sides of the river bank. |
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1969.59.427 | Item – Waterfall in the Wilderness | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
These rocky cliffs with high falls and trees on the top of the bank could be Porcupine Falls near Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.428 | Item – Upper Porcupine River Falls, Grande Prairie | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
These low falls within their high banks are the Upper Porcupine River Falls near Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.429 | Item – Red Willow River, Grande Prairie | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Looking down on the Red Willow River at low flow. |
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1969.59.471 | Item – Patterson’s Store, Post Office and Union Bank Of Canada | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Patterson & Son’s Store, the post office and the Union Bank occupied one building next to a livery barn in 1911. J.O. Patterson’s house can be seen on the left. |
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1969.59.472 | Item – View Of Grande Prairie | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie in 1917, as seen from the west side of Bear Creek on 100 Avenue. Landmarks include the water tower, grain elevators, and the Anglican Church. |
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1969.59.473 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | ca. 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of Grande Prairie’s main business street around 1916. |
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1969.59.474 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of Grande Prairie in 1929 showing Court House under construction on the corner of 99 Street and 101 Avenue. This photograph was taken from the top of Montrose School. |
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1969.59.475 | Item – “Where Rail and Trail Meet” | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie was the end of steel from 1916 to 1924. This is the point where the rail met the trail into Grande Prairie. The Wishart House is to the right of the rail tracks. |
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1969.59.476 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4.5 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of a parade on Richmond Avenue, possibly for Dominion Day. |
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1969.59.477 | Item – Dog Team At Northern Winter Carnival | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
A dog sled and team, watched by a crowd of spectators, are crossing Richmond Avenue during the Northern Winter Carnival. |
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1969.59.478 | Item – Kathryn Prittie Hospital | ca. 1920 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
The Pioneer Hospital, which opened June 16, 1914, was re-named the Kathryn Prittie Hospital in honour of donors from Toronto. |
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1969.59.480 | Item – Kathryn Prittie Hospital | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Two nurses stand on the steps of the Kathryn Prittie hospital in Grande Prairie which opened June 16, 1914. |
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1969.59.481 | Item – J.M. Crummy Garage Co. Ltd. | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The J.M. Crummy Garage Co. Ltd., selling and servicing “Dodge-Desoto” cars, was located on the corner of Richmond Avenue and 102 Street. |
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1969.59.482 | Item – Murray Hotel, Richmond Avenue | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
The Murray Hotel and other Richmond Avenue businesses covered in snow in the winter of 1929. |
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1969.59.483 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Participants in Grande Prairie’s Northern Winter Carnival walk along a decorated Richmond Avenue. |
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1969.59.492 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
During the Northern Winter Carnival, trees line the street in front of D.W. Pratt Real Estate and Insurance and other businesses on Grande Prairie’s Richmond Avenue. |
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1969.59.493 | Item – Music Festival Display Case | n.d. | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A plaque leaning on a display case reads, “Grande Prairie Music Festival Class 3C Folk Dancing Presented by Union Oil Co. of Canada Ltd.” Eight other trophies and plaques are inside the display case. |
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1969.59.494 | Item – Richmond Avenue at Night Paquin |
1960 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The caption on the back of the photograph says “Powerful mercury street lights and blaze of neon signs makes Grande Prairie’s downtown section one of the most brightly-lighted in Alberta.” |
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1969.59.495 | Item – Business Men | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Business men gathered in front of the Imperial Bank of Canada, in the business section of Grande Prairie. Two of the men are identified as J. Holtom, the auctioneer, and Bill Roberts. |
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1969.59.496 | Item – Richmond Hill Golf Club, Grande Prairie | 1940 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Richmond Hill Clubhouse and Golf Course on the top of Richmond Hill, west of Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.497 | Item – Winter Carnival Parade | ca. 1925 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Cars and floats on Richmond Avenue, with Winter Carnival banner in the distance. |
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1969.59.498 | Item – Alberta Government Telephone Office, Grande Prairie | 1925 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Alberta Government Telephones built a new brick office and exchange on the corner of 99th Avenue and 101 Street in Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.520 | Item – Immigration Hall, Grande Prairie | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Immigration Hall was built circa 1917 to temporarily house and assist immigrants coming into the Peace Country. |
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1969.59.521 | Item – Harry Watcher, Watcher’s Jewelry | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Harry Watcher beside a display case in Watcher’s Jewelry (later Curry’s Jewelers) promoting the Music Festival c. 1940. |
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1969.59.524 | Item – Richmond Avenue Parade | 1920 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
“Welcome” banner inside a green arbour over Richmond Avenue frames a parade and marching band advancing from the west. |
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1969.59.525 | Item – Automobiles on Richmond Avenue Clarence Field |
1930 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Six shiny automobiles are parked alongside Richmond Avenue. |
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1969.59.526 | Item – Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital | 1929 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Building materials still litter the site of the newly-built Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital in 1929. |
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1969.59.527 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1918 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
View of Grande Prairie from the west side of Bear Creek c. 1918, possibly taken from the top of the Ski Jump. The skyline is marked by the water tower and grain elevators. |
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1969.59.529 | Item – Pole Fence on the Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Early fences were made of whatever was available, in this case, logs. |
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1969.59.530 | Item – Settler’s Cabins on the Grande Prairie | 1910 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two homes on a ridge of land identified as the site of Harry & Maude Clifford home at Flying Shot Lake. |
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1969.59.531 | Item – Wildlife Décor Theme | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Large antlers decorate the false front of a building, possibly a general store. The owner’s home sits next door. |
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1969.59.532 | Item – J.M. Crummy Garage Co. Ltd. | 1945 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Vehicles parked outside J.M. Crummy Garage Co. Ltd., the Dodge-DeSoto Sales & Service Representative in Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.533 | Item – Carveth Home | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Vines grow up the side of the A.W. Carveth home, built on section 10-72-5 W6 in 1913. |
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1969.59.534 | Item – Grande Prairie Post Office | ca. 1955 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie’s three-story brick post office was built on the corner of Clairmont Road and 101 Avenue in 1952. The message on the postcard reads “Handsome Federal Building in Grande Prairie houses Post Office and Federal Government offices serving a wide area of the Peace River District.” |
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1969.59.535 | Item – Bear Creek Dam | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Bridge and dam on the Bear Creek at the head of the reservoir. |
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1969.59.536 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Watcher | 1945 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Watcher in the doorway of R.H. Watcher Jeweler & Optician. Next door is Butcharts Drug Store. |
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1969.59.540 | Item – Whitehorse before 1920 | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Postcard from Whitehorse circa 1920, showing a horse pulling a dray wagon with two men in it. |
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1969.59.544 | Item – Dunvegan Rectory | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Dunvegan Rectory in a state of deterioration, before it was restored as a historic site. |
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1969.59.545 | Item – St. Charles Catholic Mission, Dunvegan | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
St. Charles Catholic Mission at Dunvegan was built in 1867. |
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1969.59.546 | Item – Ice Hauling, Fredericton | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Ice had to be cut & hauled in winter to provide for summer refrigeration. Here, two horses pull a sled loaded with ice. |
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1969.59.548 | Item – View of the River | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers. This photograph was taken from a hill overlooking a river, the foreground filled with trees. |
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1969.59.549 | Item – Flooded Street | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A flooded street has been laid with logs to allow people to cross from one side to the other. |
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1969.59.550 | Item – Mr. Bakke’s Farm, Ponoka | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Fence posts piled in the yard of the Bakke’s farmstead at 10 West Ponoka. |
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1969.59.554 | Item – Survey Cutline | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A survey scope mounted on a tripod measures the distance down a cut line through the trees. |
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1969.59.555 | Item – Electric & Pumping Station | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The City of Prince George Electric & Pumping Station. |
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1969.59.557 | Item – Silver Fox Ranch, Wetaskiwin | ca. 1930 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two-storey “command post” inside a circular formation of cages and runs at the Montgomery Brothers Silver Fox Farm at Wetaskiwin. |
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1969.59.558 | Item – Three-storey Home | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Frontal view of three-storey house with brick chimney and brick garden wall. |
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1969.59.560 | Item – Small Creek Covered With Snow | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Snow covers the hillside and fills in a creek bed. |
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1969.59.568 | Item – Hampshire & Suffolk Sheep | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Mixed flock of Suffolk and Hampshire sheep. |
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1969.59.569 | Item – Sheep Dog | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
The traditional Border Collie sheep dog was also used in the Peace Country. |
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1969.59.570 | Item – Hampshire & Suffolk Sheep | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Mixed flock of Suffolk and Hampshire sheep. |
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1969.59.571 | Item – Suffolk Ewe with Twin Lambs | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Suffolk ewes and their lambs outside the sheep shed in a Peace Country farmstead. |
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1969.59.572 | Item – Hampshire Ram | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
A Hampshire Ram, key to the breeding program with a flock of Suffolk Ewes. |
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1969.59.573 | Item – Suffolk Ewes with Lambs | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Twin lambs nursing on a Suffolk Ewe in a Peace Country farmstead. |
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1969.59.575 | Item – Coal Oil Tractor | ca. 1980 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
1225 Case Tractor from about 1907. |
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1969.59.576 | Item – Steam Powered Tractors | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Steam powered tractors were used for heavy chores such as breaking land and threshing. |
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1969.59.577 | Item – Snowplane | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Snow planes were covered snowmobiles used for winter transportation before road plowing was common. They were able to carry a driver and three passengers. |
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1969.59.578 | Item – Oil/Coal Tractor | ca. 1970 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Coal Oil Tractors used coal oil as fuel before gas tractors became common. |
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1969.59.579 | Item – Train Wreck | ca. 1916 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The E.D.& B.C. (Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway) was nicknamed the Extremely Dangerous & Badly Constructed Railway. Train accidents were common; here, an E.D. & B.C. train engine is lying on its side in the snow and mud. |
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1969.59.581 | Item – Town of Saskatoon Lake | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
The town of Lake Saskatoon was the largest in the Grande Prairie Distrct in the early years of the 20th century. |
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1969.59.582 | Item – Flooded Community | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
An unidentified community suffering the effects of a flood. |
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1969.59.583 | Item – Country Road | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
The view down a country road extends to a lake in the background, with several farms visible around the lake. |
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1969.59.584 | Item – Ollie Overland’s Log Cabin | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three men in front of a log cabin are accompanied by Ollie Overland’s two dogs and a saddled horse. |
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1969.59.585 | Item – Aboriginal Cemetery | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
The wooden crosses and spirit houses of an aboriginal cemetery are surrounded by a white picket fence. |
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1969.59.586 | Item – Montrose School | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
When Montrose School was built in 1917, it was the largest brick building north of Edmonton. |
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1969.59.587 | Item – Pig Farming | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A herd of pigs at free range within a farmstead enclosure. Other farm animals are nearby. |
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1969.59.588 | Item – St. Bartholomew Church At Flying Shot Lake | 1970 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
St. Bartholomew Anglican Church was opened Aug 23, 1914 at Hermit Lake. Mrs. Selby of Toronto named the church and donated funds in memory of her husband who was drowned in the Athabaska River on St. Bartholomew’s Day. In 1929 the church was moved to Flying Shot Lake, where Anglicans and Presbyterians used it on alternate Sundays. |
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1969.59.589 | Item – Fort St. John, British Columbia | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
A snowy view of the town of Fort St. John c. 1929. |
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1969.59.591 | Item – Slave Lake Flood | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
In 1935, a flood covered the community of Slave Lake, as seen in this photograph. |
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1969.59.592 | Item – Farm House With Pillar Deck | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Winter shot of large white farm house of elaborate design. |
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1969.59.593 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Richmond Avenue in the winter circa 1920. De Laval Cream Separators and Thompson Hardware are the only businesses clearly visible. |
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1969.59.594 | Item – Town With Fort | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A dog sled pauses before a town “fort” on a snow covered street. Visible businesses include Perry Tailor, Tower’s Restaurant, the Bank Of Vancouver, Telephone Office, J.P. Robertson Men’s Store. |
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1969.59.595a | Item – Thompson Home and Garden at Bear Lake | 1924 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Thompson was a widow when she came to the Grande Prairie District with five grown children in 1910. Here, she stands beside her large, gabled house and garden at Bear Lake. |
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1969.59.595b | Item – Thompson Home and Garden at Bear Lake | 1924 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Mary Thompson’s two-storey home near Bear Lake, surrounded with lush vines and gardens, was built c. 1920. |
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1969.59.596 | Item – Grande Prairie in Winter | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A wintry, bird’s eye view of the town of Grande Prairie around 1920. |
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1969.59.597 | Item – Empire Hotel, Fairview | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Empire Hotel in Fairview, as it appeared c. 1920, with surrounding buildings. |
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1969.59.598 | Item – Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
A wintry landscape reveals Christ Church Anglican and Speke Hall covered with hoarfrost and snow. |
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1969.59.600 | Item – Unidentified Church | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
This large white church has multi-paned windows and a bell tower. It also has a full basement with entry stairs at the upper level. |
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1969.59.602 | Item – Peace River Bridge on the Alaska Highway | 1946 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Suspension Bridge over the Peace River at Taylor Flats, B.C. It was built c. 1942 and collapsed in 1957. A nearby railway trestle was converted for highway traffic until a new bridge could be built. |
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1969.59.604 | Item – Bridge In The Distance | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A man crossing an unknown bridge in the background. |
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1969.59.605 | Item – Close Up Of Bridge | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The close up side view of an unidentified bridge. |
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1969.59.607 | Item – Bridge | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
View down an unidentified bridge and road. |
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1969.59.608 | Item – Under the Bridge | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Logs extend from the shore into the river under a raised bridge. A man is standing on the logs. |
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1969.59.609 | Item – Dunvegan Bridge | 1952 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Dunvegan Bridge crosses the Peace River. When it was built in 1960, it was the longest suspension bridge in Alberta. |
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1969.59.610 | Item – Grande Prairie Parade | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The “Flying Shot Lake” parade float carries a tipi to represent the Indigenous community which first settled around the lake. Several other floats can also be seen. Original caption said “Native” instead of Indigenous. |
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1969.59.611 | Item – Flying Shot Lake Parade Float | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The “Flying Shot Lake” parade float, decorated with spruce branches, carries an aboriginal teepee and a Dominion of Canada flag. |
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1969.59.612 | Item – Young Canada Parade Float | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
The “Young Canada” parade float features children in ethnic costume with a Canadian Flag flying overhead. |
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1969.59.613 | Item – Anglican Church Float | 1949 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two “van ladies” accompany the Anglican Church entry in the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge. Sign reads “Sunday School Mission Anglican Church Athabasca Diocese.” |
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1969.59.614 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival Parade Float | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two horses pull a decorated sleigh with children in it down Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, in front of Thomson’s Hardware. |
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1969.59.615 | Item – Theatrical Parade Float | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
A horse-drawn parade float carries actors in costume, holding musical instruments. |
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1969.59.616 | Item – VE Day Parade | 1945 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Returned veterans march down Richmond Avenue in the Victory Over Europe Day parade, 1945. The Royal Bank of Canada and Archibald & Nelson Store are in the background. |
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1969.59.617 | Item – Cooperative Association Float | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A horse pulls a man on a travois and carries a sign which reads “Buy where you save money–the Co-operative Association Ltd. at old post office bldg.” |
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1969.59.618 | Item – VE Day Parade | 1945 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Uniformed soldiers marching down Richmond Avenue in the Victory Over Europe Day parade, 1945. |
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1969.59.619 | Item – Richmond Avenue Parade | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Participants in this unidentified parade down Richmond Avenue include costumed women, a marching band, and a person on a bicycle. |
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1969.59.620 | Item – Sports Day Parade | 1922 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A row of men on horseback, the first one carrying the Union Jack, are followed by a group of men pulling a cart in the 1922 Sports Day Parade. |
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1969.59.622 | Item – Arrival Of The First Train At Hythe | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A large crowd of spectators has come to greet the first train in to Hythe on Jan. 15, 1929. |
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1969.59.623 | Item – Train Stop on a Frozen Lake | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The train was a major means of transportation for people as well as goods. Here, a traveler’s bags sit in the snow beside a train. The only other sign of civilization is a dock extending into a frozen lake. |
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1969.59.624 | Item – First Train Arrives at Hythe | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Trains were a major means of transportation for people as well as goods. This was the first passenger train in Hythe, Jan. 15, 1929. |
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1969.59.629a | Item – Army Jeep and Barracks, Grande Prairie | 1943 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
An army jeep is parked in front of the barracks at 101 Street and 90th Avenue, Grande Prairie, in 1943. This was across the street from the DeCoy Armoury where the reserves trained. |
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1969.59.629b | Item – Army Jeep | 1992 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
This 50 year old WW II army jeep looks like new, July 15, 1992. |
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1969.59.629c | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Traffic on Richmond Avenue in the mid 1940s. |
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1969.59.630 | Item – Monkman Pass Highway Association | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
In the 1930s, the Monkman Pass Highway Association began to raise money to build a road through the Rockies via the Monkman Pass. This farm is donating an acre of grain to the cause. |
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1969.59.632 | Item – St. Joseph’s Church, Grande Prairie | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church was built c. 1917 on the corner of 103 Avenue and 101 Street. It replaced St. Vincent’s Mission, which had burned down. |
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1969.59.633 | Item – Hudson’s Bay Co., Saskatoon Lake | 1905 | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Image shows the Hudson’s Bay Co. complex at Saskatoon Lake which traded furs and sold goods to Indigenous peoples before the arrival of European settlers. Original caption: The Hudson’s Bay Co. complex at Saskatoon Lake traded furs and sold goods to the aboriginal community before the arrival of European settlers. |
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1969.59.634 | Item – Town of Lake Saskatoon | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of the town of Saskatoon Lake with the lake in the background. |
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1969.59.635 | Item – The Banks of the Wapiti | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The natural beauty of the Peace Country attracted visitors as well as settlers, and one of the favourite places to visit was the Wapiti River, whose tree-lined banks are seen here. |
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1969.59.640 | Item – Welcome Sign, Grande Prairie | 1930 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A green “Welcome” bower greets visitors while an RCMP corporal directs traffic and parking towards Montrose School in the background. |
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1969.59.641 | Item – Rycroft Parade Float | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
“Old-timers,” using an old truck as their parade float, bear a “Rycroft” flag. |
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1969.59.642 | Item – Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | ca. 1943 | 4 photographs; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals coming down Richmond Avenue in an all-terrain vehicles, watched by a crowd of spectators and followed by children on bicycles. |
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1969.59.643 | Item – Clown Float | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Every parade must have a clown! This pony is pulling a clown in a small cart for the Grande Prairie parade. |
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1969.59.644 | Item – Clown Float | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in. |
Scope and content:
This pony is pulling a clown in a small cart for the Grande Prairie parade. Montrose School can be seen in the background. |
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1969.59.645 | Item – “Canada’s Winter Sports” | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A parade float carries three women dressed up for curling, snowshoeing and hockey to represent “Canada’s Winter Sports” in the Northern Winter Carnival parade. |
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1969.59.646 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Richmond Avenue is the scene for this Northern Winter Carnival parade. Here, a sleigh pulled by two white horses passes Spicer’s Bakery, Simpson’s Shoe Store, Morrison’s Groceteria and a Harness shop. |
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1969.59.647 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Northern Winter Carnival banner arches across the main street of Grande Prairie for the 1929 carnival. Vehicles, pedestrians, horses and a horse drawn wagon crowd the street. |
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1969.59.648 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Northern Winter Carnival banner arches across the main street of Grande Prairie, with businesses and spectators visible in the background. |
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1969.59.655 | Item – Mile Zero, McKenzie Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mileage post at Grimshaw showing how many miles to different points in the Peace Country. |
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1969.59.656 | Item – Dawson Creek, British Columbia | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Main Street of Dawson Creek about the time the Alaska Highway was built. |
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1969.59.657 | Item – Dawson Creek, British Columbia | 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s Eye view of Dawson Creek about the time the Alaska Highway was built. |
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1969.59.658 | Item – Near the Alcan Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Landscape of mountains and lake near the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.659 | Item – Peace River Bridge, Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Peace River suspension bridge at Taylor Flats on the Alaska Highway route. |
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1969.59.660 | Item – Magnificent Mountain Scenery Along the Alcan Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Trucks rounding a hairpin turn on the Alaska Highway, with mountains in the background. |
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1969.59.661 | Item – Kiskatinaw River, Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Bridge over the Kiskatinaw River on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.662 | Item – Roadside View, Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
View of Alaska wending its way between two snowy banks of foothills. |
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1969.59.663 | Item – Mountains of Snow along the Alcan Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Alaska Highway as a dirt road curving beside mountains white with snow. |
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1969.59.664 | Item – Graveled Highway Through the Bush | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Graveled road that was the Alaska Highway, running through wooded country. |
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1969.59.665 | Item – Section of the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Section of the Alaska Highway running through hilly bush country. |
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1969.59.666 | Item – Camp on the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of a construction camp on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.667 | Item – Peace River Bridge, Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Peace River suspension bridge at Taylor Flats on the Alaska Highway route. |
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1969.59.668 | Item – View Along the New Alaska Highway | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
View along the new Alaska Highway through Canada’s wilderness. |
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1969.59.669 | Item – Traveling the Alaska Highway in Winter | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Truck rounding a hairpin turn on a mountainous section of the Alcan Highway. |
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1969.59.670 | Item – View Along the New Alaska Highway | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Truck climbing a hill on a mountainous section of the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.671 | Item – Trapper’s Tent along the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Canvas trapper’s tent pitched at the side of the road. |
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1969.59.672 | Item – Trapper with Dog Team | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Trapper and dog team ready to start on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.673 | Item – Trapper with Dog Team | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Trapper with dog team at rest in the snow along the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.674 | Item – Lumber Camp | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Sawmill producing lumber in a clearing in the trees along the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.675 | Item – Building a Bridge | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Lumber bridge in process of being built along the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.676 | Item – Bridge on the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of bridge over the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.677 | Item – River Rapids at the Side of the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
River tumbling over falls and rapids on the Alaska Highway route. |
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1969.59.678 | Item – Logging Camp on the Alaska Highway | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of the cabins and logs in a lumber camp covered with snow. |
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1969.59.679 | Item – Cranes Skidding Logs | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Cranes skidding large logs for construction on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.680 | Item – Tank Truck on the Alaska Highway | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Tanker truck in town on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.681 | Item – Transport Caboose on Skis | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Caboose used to transport troops while working on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.682 | Item – Cat & Cranes Skidding Logs | 1944 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Cat and Cranes skidding large logs for construction on the Alaska Highway. |
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1969.59.683 | Item – Long Way From Home | 1944 | 1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Signpost on the Alaska Highway near Watson Lake, Yukon showing distance to cities all over the world. |
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1969.59.684 | Item – U.S. Military on the Just Completed Alcan Highway | 1944 | 1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
U.S. military on the just completed Alcan Highway. The Alaska Highway was constructed by the Canadian and U.S. military during 1942-44 over a distance of 1,523 miles from Dawson Creek, B.C. to Fairbanks, Alaska. |
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1969.59.699 | Item – Anglican Church Float | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Two “van ladies” accompany the Anglican Church entry in the parade for the opening of the Smoky River Bridge. Sign reads “Sunday School Mission Anglican Church Athabasca Diocese.” |
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1969.59.760 | Item – Cooks’ Cabin | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Three cooks stand in the open doorway of a log cabin in what could be a winter logging camp. |
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1969.59.761 | Item – Pitching Bundles | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Two men pitching bundles into a separator or threshing machine. |
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1969.59.764 | Item – Miriam Tieman Stooking | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Miriam Tieman stands in a field full of stooks in her harvesting attire of dark coveralls, white shirt and a hat. |
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1969.59.765 | Item – Watts and Tieman Haying | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Fred Watts and Mrs. Bert (Miriam) Tieman haying. Mrs. Tieman is lifting hay with a pitch fork. |
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1969.59.769 | Item – Alberta Homestead, Wainwright | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
This photograph illustrates the typical appearance of a homestead: a log cabin with household items hanging on its exterior walls; men wearing dark pants with suspenders and dark long-sleeved shirts washing up in a dish outside. |
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1969.59.770 | Item – Trimming up the logs | ca. 1915 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two men with saws and axes trim a log into a square shape to make a solid and warm log building. |
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1969.59.779 | Item – Family Photograph Album | ca. 1890 | 70 photographs; b & w; assorted |
Scope and content:
Ornate metal family photograph album. One postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Niles in Shelby, Michigan. |
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1969.59.952 | Item – Bird’s Eye View of a River | n.d. | 1 photograph: b & w: 13 x 21.5 cm |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of two islands in an unknown river. Houses and roads can be seen in the foreground. |
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1969.59.953 | Item – View of Ferry | n.d. | 1 photograph: b & w: 20 x 36 cm |
Scope and content:
View of ferry at the end of a road. Viewpoint appears to be from the top of a hill. Signs for the ferry are to the right. |
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1969.59.964 | Item – First Modern Garbage Truck | 1954 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Mr. Toutant (owner-operator), Bert Tieman (Councilor: Health and Welfare) and Bob Millar (Mayor of the Town of Grande Prairie) with the first modern garbage compressor collecting truck. |
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1969.59.965 | Item – Wheat Stacks | [1950] | 1 framed print; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Wheat stacks averaging 200 bushels each, built by James Craig around 1950. |
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1969.59.966 | Item – Ox Cart and Oxen | 1913 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Some of the early settlers came with oxen, which were hardier and easier to feed than horses. This family is taking a drive along Bear Lake. |
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1969.59.967 | Item – Patterson Store & Livery Barn | ca. 1910 | 1 framed print; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Patterson & Son’s Store and Livery Barn were two of the first buildings on the newly-surveyed site of Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.968 | Item – Pioneer Trail | ca. 1911 | 1 print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
The Edson Trail is visible here as a rough-cut road through thick bush. |
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1969.59.969 | Item – A.S. McLean, First Land Agent | ca. 1912 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
A.S. McLean, first land agent at Grande Prairie, is accompanied here by George Balmer, Luella Patterson, and Roberts & Williams employee, L. Caldwell. |
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1969.59.979 | Item – View of Frozen River | n.d. | 1 photograph |
Scope and content:
View of frozen river. |
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1969.59.989 | Item – An Upset on the Trail | 1909 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
These wagons are destined for pioneer territory. One wagon has overturned. |
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1969.59.998 | Item – On the Trail, 10 miles out from Edson | ca. 1911 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A line of horses and fully loaded wagons are crossing the prairie on the Edson Trail, just ten miles out of Edson on the way to Grande Prairie. |
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1969.59.999 | Item – Homesteader’s Shack, Grande Prairie | n.d. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Homesteader in front of his newly constructed log cabin with its sod roof. A wash board and tools are hanging on the side of cabin. |
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1969.60.039.2 | Item – Threshing Crew | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Steam engine driven threshing machine with horse driven wagons of bundles and a straw stack in background |
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1969.60.084 | Item – Jack Turner, Homesteader | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Jack Turner, sporting a homesteader’s long white beard, dark jacket and dark clothing, relaxes as he smokes his pipe. |
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1969.60.102 | Item – Miniature Photograph Album | ca. 1890 | 19 photographs; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A memory album of landscapes and people in miniature photographs. |
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1969.60.104 | Item – Ladies Curling Team Paquin Photographs |
1973 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
1973 Ladies Champion Curling Rink: Perky McCullough, Rita Boyer, Shirley Buckler and Elsie Morton. |
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1969.60.105 | Item – Senior Ladies Curling Team | 1979 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Four women of the Senior Ladies Curling Team inside the Grande Prairie Curling Rink. |
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1969.60.108 | Item – Ladies Curling Team | 1979 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Four women of the Ladies Curling Team in the curling rink at Grande Prairie. |
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1969.60.278 | Item – Military Barracks, Grande Prairie | ca. 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
An army officer standing beside the Grande Prairie military barracks during WW II. The barracks were located across from the DeCoy Armoury. |
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1969.60.331 | Item – Abandoned Cabin | n.d. | 1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A once useful log cabin is now boarded up and surrounded by overgrown grass and trees. |
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1969.60.390 | Item – Family Photograph Album | ca. 1890 | 49 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified personal portraits in a family album with two Christmas Cards in the front of the album. |
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1969.60.429 | Item – Portrait of an Elderly Couple | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly man with a white beard and a woman with a broach on the lace at her neck. |
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1969.60.440 | Item – Pearls and Permanent Wave | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Head and shoulders portrait of young woman with a permanent wave and a string of pearls around her neck. |
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1969.60.441 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A woman in turn of the 20th century dress, poses in front of a painted river scene |
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1969.60.458 | Item – VE Day Parade | 1945 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Uniformed soldiers marching down Richmond Avenue in the Victory Over Europe Day parade, 1945. |
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1969.60.459 | Item – Royal Canadian Corps of Signals | ca. 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals coming down Richmond Avenue in an all-terrain vehicles, watched by a crowd of spectators and followed by children on bicycles. |
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1969.60.461 | Item – War Veterans, Grande Prairie Train Station | ca. 1941 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
A line of war veterans in uniform standing on the platform of the Grande Prairie Train Station. |
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1969.60.656 | Item – Playing Hockey on an Outdoor Rink | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Hockey team practicing on an outdoor rink. |
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1969.60.677 | Item – Guiding a Boat through Ne Parle Pas Rapids | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Men guiding a boat along the shores of a river with high banks identified on the back as Ne Parle Pas Rapids. |
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1969.60.678 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of a woman in 19th century dress posing in front of a painted backdrop. |
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1969.60.683 | Item – Portrait of an Elderly Man | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of an elderly man standing in front of a home entrance with vines climbing a archway behind him. |
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1969.60.724 | Item – Sarcee Camp | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 14 |
Scope and content:
78th C.F.A. Canadian Expeditionary Forces .M.D. No. 13, Sarcee Camp, May 16th, 1918 |
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1969.60.724b | Item – Sarcee Camp | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 15 |
Scope and content:
78th Canadian Forces Army of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces MDN 13. Note: Inventoried in 2020 by JS and LA. Two items with the same accession and basic description was located in the database at this time. This specific item cannot be physically located. The date and description of the size of the photograph does not match. The second item remains in the database just in case it is located in the future. |
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1969.60.788 | Item – Frank Donald | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; sepia; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
One of Grande Prairie early hotel owners, Frank Donald owned a chain of hotels. In 1918 he took over the Grande Prairie Hotel and in 1937 he built The Donald, an eloquent hotel for its time. He died in 1945. |
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1969.60.797 | Item – Grande Prairie Hockey Club | 1923 -1924 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 6 x 8 in. |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Men’s Hockey Club for the 1923-24 season: W. Taylor, F. Donald, J. Third, H. O’Brien, F. Schenk, J.E. Basted, L.C. Porteous, H.F. Hammond, J.E. Shields, H.A. Brick. |
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1969.60.798 | Item – Ladies Hockey Club, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Six members of the Grande Prairie Ladies Hockey Club in uniform during the 1923-24 season. |
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1969.60.932 | Item – Municipal Hospital, Grande Prairie | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital, a two-story brick building with gables, was built in 1929. |
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1969.60.962 | Item – Christening the Baby | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mother with child in a christening dress in front of a flowered curtain, with a piano in the background. Photo taken by Frank Ernest Hardy of Hermit Lake, Alberta. |
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1969.60.974 | Item – Gathering Scrap Iron | 1943 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Depositing scrap iron for the war effort into a rail car on June 10, 1943 are Kinsmen Bert Bessent, Gordon Orr, Johnny Littleton, Johnny Shields, Frank Rothwell and possibly Bob Davies and Henry Pain. |
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1969.60.975 | Item – Gathering Scrap Iron | 1943 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
Depositing scrap iron for the war effort into a rail car on June 10, 1943 are Kinsmen Bert Bessent, Gordon Orr (standing at back left) and in front Johnny Littleton, ?, ?, Johnny Shields, Frank Rothwell and possibly Bob Davies and Henry Pain. |
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1969.60.998 | Item – Lumbering Along the Wapiti | 1937-1938 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
A six horse team hauling lumber along the Wapiti River in February, 1938. This team worked for the Moon Bros. Mill, south of Bezanson. |
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1969.61.533 | Item – Playing Cards | [1900] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of five men playing cards. |
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1969.61.534 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified portrait of a woman. |
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1969.61.551 | Item – Grande Prairie Firefighters | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Nineteen municipal firefighters, with their chief and tools of their trade, posing in front of the new Grande Prairie Fire Hall. |
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1970.66.01a | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Company | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two storey frame office building in Grande Prairie belonging to the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Company, which operated a logging camp in the Burnt Hills from 1912 to 1947. |
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1970.66.01b | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Sawmill and log stacks in the yard of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. in the Burnt Hills. |
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1970.66.01c | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Office & Warehouse | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The office and warehouse of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. was located in Grande Prairie. |
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1970.66.01d | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Sawmill | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. yard in Grande Prairie. |
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1970.66.01e | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Log Stacks | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Moving the logs by horse and pulley at the Burnt Hills location of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. |
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1970.66.01f | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Kilns | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of the kilns and sawmill at the Burnt Hills lumber camp belonging to Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. |
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1970.66.01g | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Lumber Stacks | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Piles of lumber are stored in the yard at the Burnt Hills location of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. |
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1970.66.01h | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Log Stacks | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Worker measuring logs in the stacks at the Burnt Hills location of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. |
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1970.66.01i-m | Item – Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. Log Piles | 1940 c. | 5 photographs : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Log piles at the Burnt Hills location of the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co. |
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1970.73.01 | Item – Judge Sissons | ca. 1930 | 1 framed print; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Judge Sissons, who started as a lawyer with Lawlor & Sissons. He left Grande Prairie in 1946. |
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1970.78.1 | Item – Judge John Howard Sissons | 1950 c. | 1 photograph : b & w: 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Judge Sissons practiced law in Grande Prairie, a constituency that he represented as a member of parliament from 1940 to 1945. In 1946 Sissons was raised to the bench and was later transferred to the Territorial Court of the North-West Territories in 1955, a position that he held until 1966. |
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1971.04.10 | Item – Spinning Wool | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Mrs. Mary Hick spinning wool outside of her log cabin at Blue Sky, north of Fairview, Alberta. |
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1973.55.1 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Bird’s eye view of Grande Prairie in 1929, from on the corner of 99 Street and 101 Avenue, showing Court House under construction in the foreground. |
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1973.58.05 | Item – Hugh Allen | 1929 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Hugh Allen, Grande Prairie Member of the Legislative Assembly in the United Farmers of Alberta Government. |
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1973.58.11 | Item – Members of the Legislative Assembly | 1929 | 1 print; b & w; 10 x 14 |
Scope and content:
Members of the Legislative Assembly in 1929, when Hugh Allen represented the Grande Prairie Constituency in the UFA Government. |
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1973.68.1 A-E | Item – Tin type photos | [1920] | 5 tin types; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Images of a child, two ladies, a gentleman and a group of two men and a lady. |
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1974.73.01 | Item – Rev. Alexander Forbes | ca. 1910 | 1 framed print; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Dr. Alexander Forbes, Presbyterian missionary who came to Grande Prairie in 1910. |
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1974.73.02 | Item – Rev. & Mrs. Alexander Forbes | ca. 1917 | 1 matted set of 2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Portraits of Dr. Alexander Forbes and his wife, Agnes Sorrel Forbes, who came to the Grande Prairie area as Presbyterian missionaries in 1910. |
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1975.90.21 | Item – RNWMP Barracks, Grande Prairie | 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The first RNWMP barracks in Grande Prairie was on the west side of Bear Creek, on the John Wilson homestead. The lady is Mrs. Fred Wilson, with her child. |
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1975.91.01b | Item – Union of Alberta Municipalities Convention Wells Studio, Edmonton |
1958 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 18 in. |
Scope and content:
Representatives to the 54th annual convention of the Union of Alberta Municipalities in Edmonton, Oct. 30, 1958. |
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1975.100.2e | Item – Wedding Photograph | ca. 1875 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Wedding portrait in a formal studio. Photo is an albumin print, card is stamped with photographer’s name and crest and is gold-edged. |
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1976.107.1a | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Robert Moore and Children | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Moore, son David and daughter Margaret. |
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1976.107.1b | Item – Dave and Margaret Moore with Their Dog | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
David and sister Margaret Moore with their dog standing in front of their homestead home. Note: Photo was taken from a museum display board. Newspaper articles which accompanied the photos are in reference files under “Trails” in Transportation. |
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1976.107.1c | Item – Dave and Margaret Moore In Front of Their Home | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
David Moore and sister Margaret standing by their home with a pile of supplies beside them. Note: Photo was taken from a museum display board. Newspaper articles which accompanied the photos are in reference files under “Trails” in Transportation. |
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1976.107.1d | Item – The Moores and Shortreeds | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; B & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Bob Moore, Mr. And Mrs. Shortreed, and Alec Moore. Levi Rosser and Jack Shortreed formed a partnership and built many of Grande Prairie’s first buildings including the first land office. Note: Photo was taken from a museum display board. Newspaper articles which accompanied the photos are in reference files under “Trails” in Transportation. |
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1976.107.1e | Item – The Moores and Shortreeds | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Bob Moore, Mr. And Mrs. Shortreed, and Alec Moore. Levi Rosser and Jack Shortreed formed a partnership and built many of Grande Prairie’s first buildings including the first land office. Note: Photo was taken from a museum display board. Newspaper articles which accompanied the photos are in reference files under “Trails” in Transportation. |
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1976.107.1f | Item – Gathering of Women | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Note:
Photo was taken from a museum display board. Newspaper articles which accompanied the photos are in reference files under “Trails” in Transportation. |
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1977.123.02 | Item – Harvesting With A Four-Horse Team | n.d. | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A four-horse team pulling a binder which binds the grain into bundles. Bundles are held upright in stooks, as shown in foreground. |
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1977.123.03 | Item – Crops on the Grande Prairie | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Fields of stooked grain and pastureland are evidence of the prairie land around Grande Prairie. |
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1977.123.04 | Item – Winter Transportation, Edmonton Trail | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
River boats were used for summer transportation, but in the winter, loaded sleighs were pulled along the frozen river valleys. |
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1977.123.05 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The town of Grande Prairie, as seen from the west side of Bear Creek in 1917. |
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1977.123.06 | Item – Residential Area, Grande Prairie | 1918 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Three elaborate homes along a residential street mark the beginning of Carriage Lane (now 102 St.), which winds along the banks of Bear Creek. |
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1977.123.07 | Item – Union Bank of Canada, Grande Prairie | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The Union Bank of Canada, later taken over by the Royal Bank, was located on the north west corner of 101 Street and Richmond Avenue. |
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1977.123.08 | Item – Winter Carnival | ca. 1930 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Dog sled at the Winter Carnival, with four people on the sled surrounded by spectators. |
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1977.123.09 | Item – Winter Carnival, Grande Prairie | 1925 c. | 1 postcard : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Musicians, sleigh, parade participants and crowd ranged across a snowy Richmond Avenue during a 1920s Winter Carnival. |
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1977.144.188a | Item – Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School was built in 1916. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188b | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School students gathered for a photograph beside the school in 1918-1919. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188c | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School students from the 1918-1919 season, with the school in the background. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188d | Item – Students Outside Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School students for the 1918-1919 school season gathered outside the school. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188e | Item – Students and Teacher, Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
The teacher and students of Hermit Lake School playing outdoors in the summertime. |
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1977.144.188f | Item – Girls at Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Girls with flower baskets sitting in the grass outside Hermit Lake School. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188g | Item – Boys at Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Three elementary boy standing outside Hermit Lake School. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188h | Item – Hermit Lake School Teacherage | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
The “Hermitage” was the teacherage at Hermit Lake School. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188i | Item – Children On Horseback, Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Three small children on one horse ready to go back home after school. Note: Photograph taken by Velma Cranston. |
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1977.144.188j | Item – Teacher On Horseback, Hermit Lake School | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Velma Cranston, teacher, leaving school on her horse. |
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1977.144.188k | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3 |
Scope and content:
Students and teacher at Hermit Lake School during the 1918-1919 school year beside the school house. |
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1978.147.02 | Item – Number 4 Company of O Battalion | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 32 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Number 4 Company of the O Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in Edmonton, November 15, 1915. |
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1978.147.03 | Item – Peace River District Contingent Byron-May Co. 66898 |
1942 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 13 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
The soldiers of the Peace River District Contingent, 66th O Battalion, CEF, in front of the Prince of Wales Armory in Edmonton. |
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1979.167.01a | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
A decorated sleigh pulled by two dark Clydesdales is part of the Winter Carnival parade on Richmond Avenue. City Laundry, Bank of Montreal and Morrison’s Cash Store can be seen in the background. |
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1979.167.01b | Item – Grande Prairie Firefighters | 1920 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Nineteen municipal firefighters, with their chief and tools of their trade, posing in front of the new Grande Prairie Fire Hall. Note: This item was found to be missing during an inventory project. The item has been digitized. There is a very similar image, item # 1969.61.55 – 2020 JS & LA |
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1979.167.01c | Item – Grande Prairie Fire Hall | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
New fire hall and water tower with well-equipped firefighters ready for service. |
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1979.167.07 | Item – Veterans Group | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
A group of approx. 100 World War1 veterans in front of one of the army training H Huts in Grande Prairie that were used to train World War 11 recruits. |
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1979.167.12 | Item – Bear Lake Hunting Trip C.T. Amos |
1923 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Three hunters (Al Thompson in center) display the results of two hours of bird hunting on Oct. 30, 1923, at Bear Lake, Alberta: 32 geese and 16 other birds. |
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1979.167.18 | Item – King George V | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Memorial portrait of His Beloved Majesty King George V., of blessed memory. |
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1979.167.22 | Item – Plowing with a Mixed Team | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Joe Farnsworth of the West Sexsmith/LaGlace area, plowing the prairie with a mixed team of horse and oxen. |
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1980.180.01 | Item – William Pratt | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of William Pratt, owner-editor of Grande Prairie first newspaper, the Grande Prairie Herald. |
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1980.180.06 | Item – 2nd Edmonton Regiment | 1941 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 38 |
Scope and content:
2nd Edmonton Regiment (49th Battalion), Sarcee Camp, 1941. |
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1980.180.09 | Item – Firestone Store | [1941] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A breaking plow is shown in front of the Firestone building on 101 Ave. |
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1980.184.01 | Item – First Alberta Legislature | 1906 | 1 print on board; b & w; 10 x 14 |
Scope and content:
Members of the first Alberta Legislature. Representing the Peace River riding is Lucien Dubuc, and the Athabasca riding, Fletcher Bredin. |
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1981.209.1a | Item – Mailman on Horseback | ca. 1915 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Thomas M. Clendenan delivering mail near Grande Prairie; his delivery point is a sod-roofed log cabin, and his transportation is a horse. The message on the postcard reads “He lived on the north shore of Bear Lake 1910-1924.” |
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1983.242.02 | Item – Jennie Clarkson | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Class photograph of Jennie Clarkson as a child in Chilliwack or New Westminster, British Columbia. Jennie is third from the left in the front row. In 1919 her family moved to Grande Prairie, and in 1922 she married Jock McDonald. |
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1984.258.41 | Item – Taylor Flats Bridge | 1959 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
The railway trestle bridge over the Peace River at Taylor Flats, B.C. was modified for highway traffic after the first bridge collapsed in 1957. Note: From the Fortier collection– The Fortiers came to Grande Prairie in 1919, Joe came from St. John’s, Quebec, and Christine from Ayr, Scotland. |
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1984.258.52 | Item – Hazelton Boys With First Canadian Pioneers | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 6.5 |
Scope and content:
Fourteen Hazelton “boys” in uniform with the Company of the First Canadian Pioneers which fought in World War One. Note: From the Fortier collection–Fortiers came to Grande Prairie in 1919, Joe came from St. John’s, Quebec, and Christine from Ayr, Scotland. Note: Joe Fortier fought in World War I. |
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1984.258.53a | Item – Collapsed Bridge and Replacement | 1911 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
When a bridge collapsed because of heavy rain or unstable banks, a new one had to be constructed as soon as possible, often before the old one was removed. Note: from the Fortier collection–Fortiers came to Grande Prairie in 1919, Joe came from St. John’s, Quebec, and Christine from Ayr, Scotland. |
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1984.258.53b | Item – Replacement Bridge | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
When a bridge collapsed because of heavy rain or unstable banks, a new one had to be constructed as soon as possible, often before the old one was removed. Note: from the Fortier collection–Fortiers came to Grande Prairie in 1919, Joe came from St. John’s, Quebec, and Christine from Ayr, Scotland. |
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1984.258.53c | Item – Settlers Traveling along the River Webster & Stevens |
1911 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Settlers wagons, horses and car outside buildings and corral on the bank of the river. |
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1985.2.49b | Item – Culloden 1746 | 1935 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Scottish postcard of Culloden. |
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1985.31.90 | Item – Dr. Reavley in the Operating Room | 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Dr. Reavley, long-time doctor at Spirit River, is the first person on the left, assisted in small animal surgery by three other men. |
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1985.54.01 | Item – Members of the Legislative Assembly The Brewer Studio |
1935 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Composite of individual portraits of MLAs in the Alberta Social Credit Government of 1935. |
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1985.54.02 | Item – Members of the Legislative Assembly | 1963 | 1 print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Composite of individual portraits of MLAs in the Alberta Social Credit Government of 1935. |
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1986.02.01 | Item – Alexander Forbes and Mrs. Forbes | [ca. 1910] | 1 photograph |
Scope and content:
Presbyterian minister Rev. Alexander Forbes and his wife Agnes. |
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1986.07.261 | Item – The Trumpeter Swan | 1965 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 10 x 12 in. |
Scope and content:
The trumpeter swan, carved by Mrs. Fran Koffler of Grande Prairie, which became the city symbol. |
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1986.24.1 | Item – First Wedding in McQueen Presbyterian | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Mattinson (nee Gertrude Bezanson) in front of McQueen Presbyterian Church on June 18, 1919. Behind them are Percy Bezanson, best man, and Gladys Thompson, bridesmaid. They were married by Rev. A. Forbes. |
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1986.33.04 | Item – Monkman Pass Highway Association | 1938 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 7 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Charles, Jerry and Mrs. Stojan with the “Pathfinder Car” which led the way through the Monkman Pass Highway route in 1938 when the Association was promoting and raising funds to build a “Peace River Outlet to the Pacific”. |
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1986.60.2a | Item – Goose Hunting | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A display of the catch from a Carveth family goose hunting trip. |
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1986.60.2b | Item – Plowing with a Team of Six | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rupert Carveth plowing with his team of six horses on their homestead east of Grande Prairie. |
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1986.60.2c | Item – E.D. & B.C. railway car | ca. 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Six men standing in front of open E.D. & B.C. railroad boxcar, a great improvement over freighting on the Edson Trail. |
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1986.60.2d | Item – Harvesting with a Combine | 1952 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rupert Carveth with his combine. |
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1986.60.2e | Item – Binding with Horses | 1941 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rupert Carveth driving the binder behind a team of three horses. |
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1986.60.2f | Item – Grande Prairie Stampede | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The 1916 Stampede at Grande Prairie. |
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1986.60.2g | Item – Welcome Transportation | ca. 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Six men standing in front of open E.D. & B.C. railroad boxcar, a great improvement over freighting on the Edson Trail. |
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1986.60.2h | Item – Binding with Horses | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Rupert Carveth driving the binder behind a team of three horses. |
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1986.60.2i | Item – Grande Prairie Stampede Grounds | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Buildings on the grounds of the Grande Prairie Stampede. |
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1986.60.2j | Item – Welcome Transportation | ca. 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Cecil Carveth, accompanied by five men, in front of an open E.D. & B.C. railroad boxcar |
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1986.60.2k | Item – Aerial Ferry Across the Wapiti | 1952 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The McCullough brothers aerial ferry, which was worked by hand, served the settlement across the Wapiti when the river was impassable during the spring thaw freeze up. |
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1986.60.2l | Item – Grande Prairie Stampede Grounds | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Grandstand and watchtower at the Grande Prairie Stampede grounds. |
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1986.60.2n | Item – Kleskun Lake Baseball Team | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The players and coach of Kleskun Lake Team of the Twilight Baseball League. Left To Right: Floyd Tottem, Leonard Fishbourne, Mr. Schiller, Bert Hays, Captain Jess Harris, Bill Barnes, Bill Harris; James Beard, Milt Armstrong, Forrest Falk & Manager George Bass. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2o | Item – Annie, Charlie & Jack Higbee | 1909 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Dr. Annie Carveth Higbee with her husband Charlie and son Jack. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2p | Item – Arthur, Bessie and Cecil Carveth | 1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Car with passengers in front of the Grande Prairie home of the Carveth family. |
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1986.60.2q | Item – E.D. & B.C. Railway Train Wreck | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Train wreck on the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia line between Edmonton and Grande Prairie. |
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1986.60.2r | Item – Carveth Homestead | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Carveth homestead buildings east of the village of Grande Prairie. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2s | Item – Bessie Carveth & Jennie Cochrane | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The families of Bessie Carveth and Jennie Cochrane homesteaded east of Grande Prairie. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2t | Item – “Louis Riel” the Blue Ox | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
“Louis Riel,” a blue ox brought into the Peace Country for breeding purposes. |
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1986.60.2u | Item – Dominion Lands Office, Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Waiting for the opening of the Dominion Lands Office in Grande Prairie are Mr. Patterson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webb. |
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1986.60.2v | Item – Spirit River, Alberta | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Car in front of Spirit River Hotel. |
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1986.60.2w | Item – Traveling with Horses | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Wylie Sawyer, Rita Carveth, Boody Sprague, Gerald and Rupert Carveth in democrat wagon pulled by team of horses. |
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1986.60.2x | Item – Grande Prairie Baseball Team | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie baseball team. |
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1986.60.2y | Item – A Social Gathering | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A social gathering of settlers in the Grande Prairie area includes: Dick Martin; Vilda Cowan; Wm. Cowan; Rupert Carveth; Mrs. Bev Cowan & children. |
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1986.60.2z | Item – Boody Sprague at Grande Prairie | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Boody Sprague in his democrat, pulled by a single horse. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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1986.60.2aa | Item – Carveth & Higbee Families | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Arthur, Bessie & Rita Carveth with Dr. Annie (Carveth) Higbee and her husband Charlie and son Jack. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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1986.60.2bb | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | ca. 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Richmond Avenue, the main street in the village of Grande Prairie. |
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1986.60.2cc | Item – Dominion Lands Office, Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mr. Burke, A.C. Carveth and Rupert Carveth at the opening of the Dominion Lands Office in Grande Prairie. |
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1986.60.2dd | Item – Smoky District Settlers | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A group photograph of about thirty-five settlers from the Smoky District. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2ee | Item – Smoky District Trail | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two teams of horses pulling a cutter over the Smoky Trail. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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1986.60.2ff | Item – On the Bezanson Trail | 1915 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A team of horses pulling a wagon on the trail to the townsite of Bezanson. |
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1986.60.2gg | Item – Opening of Dominion Land Office, Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The opening of the Dominion Lands Office in Grande Prairie, Alberta, attracts a crowd – c. 1910. One man is lying on the ground. |
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1988.023.01a | Item – P. J. Tooley Real Estate | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Office of P.J. Tooley Real Estate, Farm Lands, Insurance on the north east corner of 100th and 100th. P.J. Tooley, mayor, was instrumental in bringing air service to Grande Prairie. |
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1988.023.01b | Item – P. J. Tooley Real Estate | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
P.J. Tooley at the doorway to P.J. Tooley Real Estate, Farm Lands, Insurance. Next door is the Lumber Co. Ltd., Alberta Dept. Of Agriculture, Office Of The M. D. Of Bear Lake No. 740, Buffalo Lakes Lumber Co., and D.W. Patterson Barrister Solicitor Notary Public. |
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1988.023.10b | Item – An Elderly Couple in Paris | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Snapshot of an elderly couple on a small tourist boat in Paris. Message on back reads “Merry Xmas From All At Prairie.” |
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1988.051.1b | Item – Grande Prairie Marching Band | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2.5 x 4 in. |
Scope and content:
The Grande Prairie Marching Band playing on a sleigh drawn by horses. The occasion was the celebration of the Last Spike on the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway on March 22, 1916. |
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1988.051.1d | Item – The Bridge over Bear Creek | 1916 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
The bridge over Bear Creek connected the village of Grande Prairie to the country to the west. |
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1988.051.2 | Item – First School In Grande Prairie | 1916 | 2 photographs : b & w ; 3.5 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of Grande Prairie with first school and annex in foreground. The school was located on land later occupied by Frontier Lumber on 98 Ave. & 100 St. |
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1988.051.11 | Item – Selkirk Trading Co. | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4 |
Scope and content:
While their drivers are shopping on April 10, 1916, a team of oxen and a team of horses, each pulling a wagon, wait patiently outside the Selkirk Trading Co. on Richmond Avenue. |
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1989.015.1a | Item – Winter Carnival in 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Lyne’s Meat Market sleigh float at the Grande Prairie Winter Carnival in 1928. |
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1989.015.1b | Item – Winter Carnival – Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Four men in carnival attire for the Grande Prairie Winter Carnival in front of P.J. Tooley’s office. |
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1989.015.1c | Item – Winter Carnival Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
An archway of evergreens welcomes visitors to the 1928 Winter Carnival in Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.1d | Item – Winter Carnival Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A float at the Grande Prairie Winter Carnival going down main street. |
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1989.015.1e | Item – Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
A welcome banner for the 1928 Winter Carnival in front on P.J. Tooley’s office and Buffalo Lakes Lumber. |
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1989.015.1f | Item – Arriving in Grande Prairie by Rail | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Steam locomotive and rail cars arriving in Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.1g | Item – Grande Prairie | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Sleighs in front of a livery stable at Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.1h | Item – Grande Prairie 1928 | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Main street Grande Prairie showing W.S. Abell McLaughlin Buick and Pontiac Motor Cars shop. |
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1989.015.1i | Item – Grande Prairie 101 Street | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Looking down Clairmont Road (100 St) in Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.1j | Item – P. J. Tooley Office in Grande Prairie | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
An automobile sits out front of the P.J. Tooley office in Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.1k | Item – Convoy While Constructing Alaska Highway | 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Convoy of trucks & rail cars at Dawson Creek during the construction of the Alaska Highway. |
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1989.015.2a | Item – Threshing at Beisel’s | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two men throwing bundles into the threshing machine from the wagon at Beisel’s farm near Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.2b | Item – Beisel’s Farm | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Tractor and heavily loaded stook wagon beside threshing machine at Beisel’s farm near Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.2c | Item – Threshing at Beisel’s | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Side view of threshing outfit stretching from Steam Tractor to Granary. |
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1989.015.2d | Item – At Beisel’s Farm | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two women and one man on an empty wagon pulled by a white and bay team of horses. |
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1989.015.2e | Item – Threshing at Beisel’s | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two wagons loaded with stooks and pulled by horses at Beisel’s farm near Beaverlodge. A wooden granary is to the side. |
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1989.015.2f | Item – Threshing at Beisel’s | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Steel wheeled tractor on belt to threshing machine beside wagon and straw stack at Breisel’s farm near Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.2g | Item – Threshing at Beisel’s | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three men standing on top of a threshing machine at Beisel’s farm near Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.3a | Item – Nowoczin’s Tractors Beaverlodge | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
August & Reinhold on steel-wheeled and rubber-tired tractors at Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.3b | Item – Reinhold & August Nowoczin Beaverlodge | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
Reinhold & August Nowoczin with their tractors one-steel-wheeled, one rubber-tired. |
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1989.015.3c | Item – August & Reinhold Nowoczin Beaverlodge | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
August & Reinhold Nowoczin operating fanning mill in front of granary at Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.3d | Item – August Nowoczin | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
August Nowoczin second from right with others in front of covered wagon. |
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1989.015.3e | Item – August Nowoczin at Beaverlodge | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
August Nowoczin with team and load of coal at Beaverlodge. |
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1989.015.3f | Item – J.A. Weick Feed Barn Grande Prairie | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
August & Paul at the doorway of J.A. Weick’s feed barn in Grande Prairie. |
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1989.015.3g | Item – August Nowoczin | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4.5 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
August Nowoczin with horses and a flat-rack sleigh in front of barn. |
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1989.015.3h | Item – Harvesting at Nowoczin’s | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b& w; 4 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Two binders are pulled by a steel-wheeled tractor while harvesting at Nowoczin’s. |
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1989.015.3i | Item – Olga Sandburn (Hennig) | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 2.5 |
Scope and content:
Olga Sandburn (Hennig) at about age 12 in front of log house. |
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1989.033.15a | Item – Wedding Day Finery | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Two women with calg-length dresses, elaborate scarves and bouquet of flowers are ready for a wedding c. 1920. The postcard is addressed to Ernest Alingreen, Kennedy St. Winnipeg. |
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1989.039.1a | Item – Grande Prairie At Night Art Craft |
1950 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Street lights light up the snowy main street of Grande Prairie at night, showing the CFGP building, the Herald-Tribune and other businesses lit up. |
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1989.039.1b | Item – Bear Creek Dam And Reservoir, Grande Prairie Art Craft |
1947 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
The first Bear Creek Dam, with the town of Grande Prairie in the background. |
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1989.039.1c | Item – Bear Creek Dam And Reservoir, Grande Prairie | 1947 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
The first dam was built across Bear Creek in 1947 to provide a reservoir of water for consumption and firefighting. |
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1989.048.2 | Item – Bear Lake Hunting Trip | 1946 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
(L to R): Bert Bessent, Bill Bessent, Jack Mantle, Alf Aspol with the product of a hunting trip at Bear Lake in 1946. |
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1990.07.01 | Item – Van Schaik Cabin | ca. 1915 | 1 framed print; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Log cabin built by the Van Schaik family when they first arrived in the Grande Prairie district c. 1915. |
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1990.15.147a | Item – Blacksmithing | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Mr. Christensen, of Standard, Alberta working at an outdoor forge. He has a bottle of beer in his hand and two empties beside him. |
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1990.15.147b | Item – Gasoline Tractors | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
By the late 1930s, gasoline tractors began to replace horses for field work. |
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1990.15.147c | Item – Cecil Black, Banff | n.d | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Cecil Black holds the reins of a saddled horse, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. |
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1990.15.147d | Item – Sawmill at Schafer Farm, Innisfail | ca. 1902 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Lumber mills were a pre-requisite for a town in wooded areas. This one was at Schafer’s farm at Innisfail. |
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1990.15.147e | Item – Horse Drawn Binders | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
Four off-set teams of horses are pulling binders through a wheat crop. |
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1990.15.147f | Item – Aerial View of Sexsmith | 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of the grain elevators and the town of Sexsmith photographed from an airplane on July 6, 1960. |
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1990.15.147g | Item – Memorial Theatre, Sexsmith | 1961 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Sexsmith Memorial Theatre as it appeared in June 1961, with other buildings visible in the background. |
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1990.15.147h | Item – Grain Elevators at Sexsmith | 1961 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Sexsmith grain elevators as viewed from across a plowed field in June 1961. |
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1990.15.147i | Item – Major Oil Well, North End Turner Valley Oil Field | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Cars and trucks parked beside the “Major 4” oil derrick at the north end of Turner Valley oil field. |
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1990.15.147j | Item – Tofield Hospital Disaster Exercise | 1961 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Medical personnel are examining patients in a hallway as part of a disaster exercise, Oct. 1961. |
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1990.15.147k | Item – Early Harvest Scene, Medicine Hat | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Farm family at Medicine Hat with the threshing operations shown in the background. |
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1990.15.147l | Item – Harvesting Wheat | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
A Steam Tractor pulls five off-set John Deere binders through a wheat crop. |
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1990.15.147m | Item – Tofield Hospital Disaster Exercise | 1961 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Nurse and students in a hospital disaster exercise at Tofield in Oct. 1961. |
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1990.15.147n | Item – Civil Defense Conference, Edmonton | 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Audience for the Civil Defense Conference at the Jubilee Auditorium on Dec. 7, 1960. |
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1990.15.147o | Item – Working at Turner Valley Oil Field | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 9.5 |
Scope and content:
A “S.J. Rose…Hauling Contract” truck loaded with heavy oil field equipment has tipped onto its rear axle. |
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1990.19.01 | Item – Sarmaga Outfit | n.d. | 1 framed print; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The Sarmaga outfit plowing with oxen in the Bezanson area. |
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1990.25.1a | Item – Ladies Basketball Team, Grande Prairie | 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Composite of individual portraits from the Ladies Basketball Champions in 1928: Naomi Boyd; “Bert” Kenney; Gertrude Graban; Eleanor Kenney; Irene Squires; Eunice Dandy; Emile Watson. |
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1990.25.1b | Item – Sexsmith Ladies Bonspiel | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5.5 |
Scope and content:
Ladies curling honours won by Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Mantle, Mrs. Journey and Mrs. Archibald at the Sexsmith Ladies Bonspiel, Champion Rink at the Sexsmith Ladies Bonspiel. |
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1990.25.1c | Item – Ladies Curling Champions, Grande Prairie | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Ladies Curling Team with trophies: Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Journey, Mrs. Mantle, Mrs. Archibald. |
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1991.01.01 | Item – “David Whyte and the Seven Dwarfs” | ca. 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
David Whyte with his two horse team and caboose. This school caboose carried the Pipestone Creek children to Millerston School during the war years when teachers were scarce. The horses names were Roxy and Nell. Children in the photo are 3 Watsons, 1 Watt, 2 Woods, 3 Hodgsons. Mr. Whyte received $3.00 a day for a 14 mile round trip. There are homestead buildings in the background. |
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1991.01.02 | Item – Pipestone Creek Store | 1940 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Transportation at Pipestone Creek Store and post office. |
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1991.01.03 | Item – Pipestone Creek Store | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Pipestone Creek Store and Post Office showing an animal skin and equipment hanging on the front porch. A 101 Massey Harris (1950s) tractor pulls a truck. Carl Brooks on the tractor and Foster Van Schaik in front loaded with articles and 2 men in back of the truck. |
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1991.20.04 | Item – Fire in Swan Hills | 1968 | 1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Fire destroying trees alongside a road south of Kinuso in the Swan Hills area. |
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1992.01.01 | Item – Walter McFarlane’s Barn | ca. 1912 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Walter McFarlane’s Barn, on NE 31-73-7-W6 near Buffalo Lakes, was the largest in the area. The structure was 60 feet by 80 ft. The stables were built in 1911 and the roof was put up in 1912. The stable was divided into three equal parts by log partitions. The corners were dovetailed so no plaster was needed. |
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1992.01.02 | Item – McFarlane Farm House | [1912] | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Horse and buggy in front of McFarlane Farm House built in 1910. |
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1992.01.03 | Item – Walter McFarlane’s Barn | ca. 1912 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Loading hay into loft of Walter McFarlane’s barn near Buffalo Lakes. |
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1992.01.04a | Item – Sexsmith, Alberta | 1914 | 1 framed print; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
The elevators of Sexsmith in 1914. |
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1992.01.04b | Item – Sexsmith | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
The town of Sexsmith viewed from the train tracks. |
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1992.01.06 | Item – Cut Bank Lake Farm | 1918 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4.5 |
Scope and content:
James McFarlane and Wallace Douglas in a 1918 Maxwell Touring Car at Cutbank Lake Farm, James McFarlane’s home place. |
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1992.01.07a | Item – Ganzeveld & Jazzard’s Threshing outfit 1928 -29 | 1928-1929 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 3.5 |
Scope and content:
The Ganzeveld & Jarrard threshing outfit in front of McFarlane’s barn in about 1928 – 29. |
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1992.01.07b | Item – Jazzard & Ganzevelds Threshing on McFarlanes | ca. 1928 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A photo of the Jazzard & Ganzeveld threshing outfit at McFarlane’s. |
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1992.02.01 | Item – Grande Prairie Firefighters | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Seventeen of Grande Prairie’s volunteer firefighters with their equipment and fire trucks. |
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1992.22.01 | Item – Homesteaders Leaving for Grande Prairie | 1911 | 1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 9 |
Scope and content:
Homesteaders leaving Royal Temperance Hotel in Edmonton for the Grande Prairie District. The men were the Poole-Johnson-Carroll threshing crew. The man on the top of the load is C.O. Poole. Arnold Johnson is standing third man from the right. |
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1992.40.01 | Item – Pageant Queen and Attendants | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8 in. |
Scope and content:
A photograph of a young woman dressed as a Queen and surrounded by 2 guards and 2 pages. |
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1993.01.1.2b | Item – Billy Salmond | ca. 1908 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Full-length studio portrait of Billy Salmond as a young man. |
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1993.08.4a | Item – In the Swiss Alps | ca. 1920 | 1 postcard; colour; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
World War I postcard of a small town in the mountains of Europe. |
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1993.08.4b | Item – In the Trenches of World War I | ca. 1916 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
World War I postcard of four men in sand-bagged trenches, their guns in front of them. |
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1993.08.4c | Item – In the Trenches of World War I | ca. 1916 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
World War I postcard of three men in a bunker with sand bags and armament visible in the foreground. |
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1993.08.4d | Item – A Soldier’s Fur Coat | ca. 1916 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
World War I postcard of a soldier dressed in a short fur coat. |
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1993.24.11 | Item – King George VI | 1937 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II, in royal attire. |
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1993.24.26 | Item – Queen Elizabeth II | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Edmonton during their 1959 tour of Canada. |
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1993.24.37 | Item – The Queen Mother, Elizabeth | 1937 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Portrait of the Queen Mother, Elizabeth in royal attire and tiara. |
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1993.24.38 | Item – King George VI | 1937 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Profile of King George VI in royal attire. |
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1993.24.39 | Item – The Queen Mother, Elizabeth | 1937 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Profile of the Queen Mother, Elizabeth in royal attire and tiara. |
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1993.24.40 | Item – Queen Elizabeth II | 1959 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Edmonton during their 1959 tour of Canada. |
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1993.24.41 | Item – Queen Elizabeth II | 1959 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Edmonton during their 1959 tour of Canada. |
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1993.24.42 | Item – Queen Elizabeth II | 1959 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Queen Elizabeth II at a football game in Edmonton during their 1959 tour of Canada. |
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1993.24.43 | Item – Queen Elizabeth II | 1959 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Edmonton during their 1959 tour of Canada. |
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1993.40.1a | Item – Montrose School | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Montrose School was built in 1917, with a third story added in 1922. It became an elementary school in 1929 when Grande Prairie High School was built. |
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1993.40.1b | Item – Grande Prairie High School | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie High School, built in 1929. |
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1993.40.1c | Item – E.J. Woollven, Spanner’s Men’s Clothing Store | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
E.J. Woollven, the manager of Spanner’s Men’s Clothing Store from 1918-1944, in the entryway of the store. |
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1993.40.1d | Item – First Provincial Courthouse | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie’s first Provincial Courthouse on the northwest corner of 99 Street and 101 Avenue. |
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1993.40.1e | Item – Pembers Ltd. Furniture Store | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Pembers Ltd. Furniture Store on Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie. |
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1993.40.1f | Item – Phyllis Woollven’s Home | 1935 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Phyllis Woollven’s home on 102 St. (Carriage Lane) between 1933-1944. |
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1993.46.1a | Item – Laying Ties For The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crew laying ties for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway, assisted by a crane on a flat rail car. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson |
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1993.46.1b | Item – Building The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Workers preparing the track for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway in the early months of 1916. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson |
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1993.46.1c | Item – Laying Ties For The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crew laying ties for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway in front of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital at Grande Prairie. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.46.1d | Item – First Train on the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Waiting for the arrival of the first train on the E.D. & B.C. railway, March 22, 1916. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.46.1e | Item – Building The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crew preparing the track for the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway, assisted by a crane on a flat rail car. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.46.1f | Item – Laying Ties For The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Crew laying wooden ties in the snow for the construction of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia railway. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.46.1g | Item – Laying The Track For The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Workers laying the track for the construction of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway in the winter of 1915-1916. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.46.1h | Item – Moving Materials For Construction Of The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway | 1916 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
A crew of seven men moving track for the construction of the E.D. & B.C. railway in front of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital at Grande Prairie. Note: Photograph taken by Frank Matheson. |
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1993.50.01 | Item – East Kleskun Ladies Aid Club | 1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Ladies from the East Kleskun Ladies Aid Club meeting at Tempest Post Office on Kleskun Hill. George L. Tempest opened this post office on the east side of Kleskun Hill in 1917 in this house which was built in 1913. In April of 1934, he cut the timbers for the new post office which is in the Grande Prairie Museum yard. |
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1993.61.1 | Item – Sports Day Parade, Grande Prairie | May 24, 1922 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
A group of men pulling a two-wheeled cart down Richmond Avenue, followed by the Grande Prairie Marching Band in the Sports Day Parade. |
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1993.61.2 | Item – Winter Sleigh Ride | Sept. 20, 1923 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Team and cutter with two occupants on a snowy Richmond Avenue, in front of the Grande Prairie Hotel. |
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1994.07.02a | Item – Training for WWII | 1943 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 6 x 8 in. |
Scope and content:
A fighter plane has dropped two bombs over tanks during a Canadian War Training Exercise. |
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1994.07.02b | Item – Training for WWII | 1943 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 6 x 8 in. |
Scope and content:
Tanks are driving amid bomb explosions during a Canadian War Training Exercise. |
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1994.07.03 | Item – Chopping Permanent Ice | 1944 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Chopping permanent ice uncovered in August on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.09.01 | Item – No. 202, 66th Battalion, CEF Edmonton | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of No. 202, 66th Battalion, CEF Edmonton, taken at Sarcee Camp in Calgary. |
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1994.09.02 | Item – The Boys from Peace River Crossing | 1915 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of the boys from Peace River Crossing, members of the 66th Overseas Battalion, CEF, (Edmonton) Sarcee Camp, Calgary. |
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1994.10.1a | Item – Highway to Alaska W.I.B. Photo |
1945 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Truck on the Alaska Highway in the middle of the Canadian Wilderness. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.10.1b | Item – Scene Taken from the Alaska Highway W.I.B. Photo |
1945 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Vista of river, lakes, mountains and clouds taken from the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.10.1c | Item – The Alcan Highway to Alaska W.I.B. Photo |
1945 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Two trucks on a hairpin turn on the Alaska Highway Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.10.1d | Item – Highway to Alaska | 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
River and mountains along the route of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.10.1e | Item – On the Alaska Highway W.I.B. Photo |
1945 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Trucks and construction machinery in the hills of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.10.1f | Item – Highway to Alaska | 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Truck raising dust on a mountainous portion of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.11.1 | Item – Entertaining U.S. Troops | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Margot Hutton-Potts and Erin O’Brien dancing a tap dance in the back of truck: Town greeting for entire train of U.S. troops for Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.12.1a | Item – Grading the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Heavy duty grader on section of the Alaska Highway skirting a mountain lake. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.12.1b | Item – Peace River Bridge on the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Suspension bridge at Taylor Flats on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.12.1c | Item – Trucking on the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Truck rounding hairpin turn on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.12.1d-e | Item – View along the Alaska Highway | ca. 1944 | 2 photographs; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
View along the new Alaska Highway through Canada’s wilderness. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.13.01 | Item – Alcan Highway Rock Crusher | 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Rock Crusher hauled to the end of the road in Alaska from the beginning in Dawson Creek. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.02 | Item – Hauling Gravel for the Alcan Highway | 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Allan Merchant, truck driver, hauling gravel west of Dawson Creek. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.03 | Item – Alcan Highway Transport Truck | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Truck used to transport workers on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.04 | Item – Fort St. John Camp in Winter | 1942-1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Alaska Highway Fort St. John camp in winter. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.05 | Item – Construction of the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Heavy machinery at work constructing the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.06 | Item – Hauling Equipment for the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Allan Merchant, truck driver, hauling equipment for use on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.07 | Item – Allan Merchant, Truck Driver | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Full length casual portrait of Allan Merchant, truck driver. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.08 | Item – Alcan Highway Crane | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Operators on crane used for construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.09 | Item – Allan Merchant, Truck Driver | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Allan Merchant with the truck he drove while working on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.10 | Item – Starting Construction on the Taylor Bridge | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Construction equipment beside the Peace River at Taylor Flats. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.11 | Item – Alcan Highway Crane | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Cranes skidding logs at a highway construction camp. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.12 | Item – Alcan Highway Camp | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Wooden cabins at a construction camp along the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.13 | Item – Construction Equipment on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 2 |
Scope and content:
Convoy of trucks and construction equipment on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.14 | Item – American Workers on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
American workers with trucks and crane working on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.15 | Item – Construction Equipment on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Piece of equipment used for construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.16 | Item – Head-On Collision on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Snowy wreck of two vehicles involved in a head-on collision on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection. |
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1994.13.17 | Item – Bridge Construction on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Start of construction of a bridge in front of a construction camp on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.18 | Item – Black Bear on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Black Bear curious about the activities on the new Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.19 | Item – Alcan Highway Completed | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The completed Alaska Highway, with cars parked at a viewpoint along the side of the road. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.20 | Item – Bridge Construction on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Construction equipment working on partially completed bridge on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.21 | Item – Suicide Hill, Alaska Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Sign for “Suicide Hill, 500 ahead.” Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.22 | Item – Truck Accident on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
This construction truck has tipped over the side of a wooden bridge while the Alaska Highway was under construction. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.23 | Item – Tractor with Packer, Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Construction equipment at work on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.24 | Item – Farming Community along the Alaska Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The grain elevators of a farming community are just visible behind a row of vehicles at the side of the newly completed Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.25 | Item – Spreading Gravel on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Gravel truck dumping gravel on the Alaska Highway near Dawson Creek, B.C. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.26 | Item – Rail Cars Delivering Goods for the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Rail cars meet construction trucks for the building of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.27 | Item – Rock Crusher Going North on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Rock crusher used for the construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.28a-e | Item – Dawson Creek Explosion | 1943 | 5 photographs; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Night flames and smoking remnants of the fire caused by an explosion of a cache of dynamite at Dawson Creek on Feb. 13, 1943. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.29 | Item – American Army Tents on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
American army tents pitched beside Liard River Hot Springs along the route of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.30 | Item – Suicide Hill, Alaska Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Sign for Suicide Hill, 500 feet ahead on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.31 | Item – Dawson Creek Explosion | 1943 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Smoldering ruins of the explosion of a cache of dynamite at Dawson Creek on Feb. 13, 1943. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.32 | Item – Construction Camp on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Large camp with row housing and barracks at the side of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.33 | Item – Crane on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Curran & Briggs Crane used for the construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.34 | Item – Scenery Along the Alaska Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Rail cars, buildings and town as seen from the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.35 | Item – Tipped Rail Car, Dawson Creek | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Tipped rail car on the railroad during the construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.36 | Item – Allan Merchant, Truck Driver | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Allan Merchant, truck driver, and the truck he used on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.37 | Item – Co-operative at Dawson Creek | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Dawson Cooperative Union warehouse at Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.38 | Item – Main Street, Dawson Creek | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A muddy main street takes the Alaska Highway through a community en route. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.39 | Item – Houses Along the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Frame houses between the Railway and the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.40 | Item – Preparing to Build a Bridge | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Preparing the groundwork for a bridge across a stream on the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.41 | Item – Welcome Sign at Dawson Creek | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Welcome sign at the entrance to the town of Dawson Creek in the mid 40s. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.13.42 | Item – Crane on the Alcan Highway | ca. 1942 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Curran & Briggs Crane used for the construction of the Alaska Highway. Note: Part of the Alaska Highway Collection |
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1994.16.1 | Item – W.F. Bredin E.M. Tait, Edmonton |
1900 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of William Fletcher Bredin, first member of the Alberta Legislature for the Athabasca District. He homesteaded at Bear Lake near Grande Prairie in 1909. |
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1994.16.2 | Item – The Thompson Family Ladies GLD |
1911 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Five ladies from the Thompson family sitting inside a caboose. They traveled to the Peace Country over the Edson Trail in 1911. The walls of the caboose are lined with newspapers for insulation. |
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1994.18.1 | Item – Construction of the Mackenzie Highway | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Wes Stokke driving his CAT to break through the ice near the shore. They are crossing the Mackenzie River on their way home Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.2 | Item – Construction Crew Heading North from Notikewin | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Three CATs pulling equipment from the winter construction camp. Wes Stokke and “Art” watch from the sidelines. Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.3 | Item – Mackenzie Highway Construction Crew | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The Mackenzie Highway construction crew looking for a place to cross a pressure ridge on the frozen Great Bear Lake. Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.4 | Item – Clearing Land With a CAT | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Wes Stokke cutting brush out west of Wembley with a CAT. |
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1994.18.5 | Item – Pulling Three Binders With a CAT | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Wes Stokke using a CAT to pull three binders during harvest. Hank, Mr. George and Uncle Wilf (from England) are on the binders. Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.6 | Item – Clearing Snow With a CAT | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A CAT with its brush cutter attachment being used to clear the farmstead of snow. Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.7 | Item – Combining With The CAT | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5 |
Scope and content:
A IHC Diesel TD 35, 1938 CAT pulling a 1928 Holt Combine across the field. The Holt was last used in 1949. Note: In 1938, Wes Stokke bought this T.D. 35 CAT |
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1994.18.8 | Item – Yellowknife, N.W.T. | ca. 1940 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Mine in Yellowknife on the shore of lake or river. The message on the postcard reads “The mines that they took to the supplies to.” |
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1994.28.1 | Item – Grande Prairie Court House | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The first Provincial Court House in Grande Prairie was built in 1925. It was later moved across the street and used as the Public Library. |
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1994.28.2 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
An automobile drives down Richmond Avenue past Windsor Café and Porteous Hardware. |
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1994.28.3 | Item – Grande Prairie Parade | 1927 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Parade of decorated bicycles, horses and floats on Richmond Avenue passing by the Imperial Bank Of Canada. |
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1994.28.4 | Item – Champion Curling Team | 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
The Peace River Block Men’s Curling Champions for 1930 were F. Harrington, Clayton Buchard, Constable Raymond, Jim Duncan (Baker, Druggist, Police & Printer). |
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1994.32.1 | Item – Father and Child | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Floyd South and his two-year old son Carlin wash their faces at the same out-door wash basin on their farm near Dimsdale, AB. |
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1994.48.31 | Item – Working Party at Camp | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Group of approximately 60 men in front of two long log houses. |
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1994.48.32 | Item – Working Party with Horses | 1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Nine teams of horses harnessed for work–could be a logging crew. |
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1994.58.02a | Item – Rev. Alexander Forbes Robsons, Winnipeg |
1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Dr. Alexander Forbes, who came to the Grande Prairie area with his wife Agnes as Presbyterian missionaries in 1910. |
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1994.58.02b | Item – Agnes Sorrel Forbes Robsons, Winnipeg |
1910 c. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Portrait of Agnes Sorrel Forbes who came to the Grande Prairie area as Presbyterian missionaries with her husband, f Dr. Alexander Forbes, in 1910. |
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1994.58.05 | Item – William Grant | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Enlarged snapshot of William Grant, who arrived in the Peace Country about 1905-1906. He wintered cattle on the east end of Lake Saskatoon. |
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1995.29.08 | Item – Drilling for Water | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
An early water well drilling outfit ready to drill for water in a field. |
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1995.34.01 | Item – Presbytery at Grande Prairie | 1920 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 5 x 7 in. |
Scope and content:
Presbytery gathered in front of McQueen Presbyterian Church includes Rev. T T Reike, Rev. WE Smith, Dr. Forbes, Dr. Simmons, Gavin Stephen, and Rev. Thompson. |
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1995.35.01 | Item – Gurtie Havalin, Carnival Queen Clarence Field |
1928 | 1 photograph : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Formal portrait of Gurtie Havalin, the Carnival Queen for the 1928 Northern Winter Carnival, with her scepter, crown, queen’s dress and cape. |
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1995.35.02 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1928 | 1 photograph : b & w: 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
A decorated sleigh pulled by two dark Clydesdales is part of the Winter Carnival parade on Richmond Avenue. City Laundry, Bank of Montreal and Morrison’s Cash Store can be seen in the background. |
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1995.42.01 | Item – Nelle Swallow with Indigenous people from Mistawasis Reserve | 1910 c. | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Image shows a group of Indigenous people from Mistawasis Reserve posing together with Nelle Inez Swallow (nee Martin), who was a teacher on the reserve in 1910. She moved to Grande Prairie in 1933 and died in 1966. The caption on the back of the photograph says “Indians from Mistawasis reserve in Saskatchewan near Leask – Indian in lower right had been in Duck Lake rebellion. Nelle Swallow at top left.” |
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1995.49.05 | Item – Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers | 1948-1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Clarence Sjerdal was born in Minnesota, USA, in 1904. He later moved with his parents to North Dakota. At the age of 13, he moved to Canada where the family made their home on Drayton Valley, AB. Going to school there, he met his future wife, Martha Anderson. They were married in 1925 and moved to Grande Prairie in 1943. Clarence worked for Canfor as lumber grader until he retired. He loved music, his violin was his favorite, playing for many dances and concerts. He played with Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers over the radio in1948-49. |
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1995.49.15 | Item – Clarence and Martha Sjerda | [1995] | 1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Clarence Sjerdal was born in Minnesota, USA, in 1904. He later moved with his parents to North Dakota. At the age of 13, he moved to Canada where the family made their home on Drayton Valley, AB. Going to school there, he met his future wife, Martha Anderson. They were married in 1925 and moved to Grande Prairie in 1943. Clarence worked for Canfor as lumber grader until he retired. He loved music, his violin was his favorite, playing for many dances and concerts. He played with Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers over the radio in1948-49. |
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1996.10.01 | Item – Canfor Fire | 1978 | 1 photograph; colour; 11 x 14 |
Scope and content:
Night photo showing log piles burning at the Canfor Mill, October 18, 1978, Grande Prairie. |
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1996.11.01 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | 1917 | 1 photograph : b & w : 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Aerial view of Grande Prairie looking east down Richmond Avenue in 1917, and showing Gordon & Thompson Garage, Bagley Bros. Livestock Dealers Locators, Real Estate And Livery, the first Imperial Bank Of Canada and other businesses. |
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1996.38.1a | Item – Gladys Moon | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.75 x 3.75 in. |
Scope and content:
Gladys (Kennedy) Moon, 1895-1975. |
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1996.38.1b | Item – Elizabeth Moon | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Elizabeth (McPhee) Moon, 1864-1946 |
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1996.38.1c | Item – Norman Hugh Moon | ca. 1912 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2.75 x 3.75 in. |
Scope and content:
Norman Hugh Moon, 1888-1975 |
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1996.52.01 | Item – Portrait of a Man | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified tintype full-length portrait of a man sitting in an armchair. |
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1996.52.02 | Item – Portrait of a Woman | ca. 1890 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified tintype portrait of woman, dressed in late 19th century fashion. |
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1997.09.01 | Item – Case Float Carries The Case Eagles Baseball Players in G.P. Parade | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
The Case Eagles Baseball Team. Standing on the float: Bill Lowe, Bernie Remple, Bill Donaldson, George Flood, Bob Card. Kneeling: Art Swanson, Ronald Watson, Duncan Stewart, Mel Rodacker on the tractor. |
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1997.47.01 | Item – Theatre Group | n.d. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Sixteen members of a theatre company gathered for an early theatre portrait. |
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1997.64.03 | Item – Edson Rail Yard | ca. 1915 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Edson Rail Yard with the town of Edson in the background. |
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1997.64.04 | Item – Edson main street | ca. 1910 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Main street of Edson at the time of the building of the Edson Trail. |
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1997.70.01 | Item – 207th Leige Battery, RCA | 1916 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 16 |
Scope and content:
Photograph of the 207th Leige Battery of the Royal Canadian Air Force taken at Aldershot. |
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1998.02.26 | Item – Radio Station CFGP Paquin Studio |
1964 | 7 postcards : b & w : 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Photograph of the new CFGP building surrounded by head and shoulders pictures of each staff member. Messages on the postcards say “ Radio Station CFGP Grande Prairie, AB. New Office and studio opened July 20, 1964. 10,000 Watts, 1050 Kcs.” |
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1998.08.01 | Item – Grande Prairie City Flour Mill Covert Photo |
1915 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Joseph & Catherine Voz beside the Grande Prairie Flour Mill, which they built in 1912. Machinery for this mill was hauled in over the Edson Trail and its generator produced the first electrical power for Grande Prairie. |
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1998.08.02 | Item – First Automobile at Grande Prairie | 1912 | 1 paper copy; b & w; 8.5 x 11 |
Scope and content:
The first automobile at Grande Prairie attracted many passengers and spectators. Here, eight people go for a spin, to the envy of the surrounding crowd. |
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1998.08.03 | Item – Dog Sled at the Northern Winter Carnival | ca. 1927 | 1 paper copy; b & w; 8.5 x 11 |
Scope and content:
A dog sled and team, watched by a crowd of spectators, are crossing Richmond Avenue during the Northern Winter Carnival. |
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1998.08.04 | Item – Catholic Mission at Grande Prairie | 1907 c. | 1 photograph : b & w: 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
St. Vincent’s Catholic Mission was located on the west side of Bear Creek approximately 1/2 mile south of the road to Lake Saskatoon. |
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1998.08.05 | Item – Air Mail Inaugural Flight White Studio |
1937 | 1 photograph : colour ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
The inaugural flight of the Edmonton to White Horse airmail route refueling on a lake near Grande Prairie on July 5, 1937, watched by a crowd on the shore. |
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1999.15.01 | Item – Slave Lake Flood | 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Scene of the Slave Lake Flood along the railway on a trip to Edmonton in 1935. At times the water was up several steps on the train coaches. To move, a man with a long pole sat up front to find the tracks so the train could move ahead. It took a long time to get to Edmonton. |
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1999.15.02 | Item – Slave Lake Flood | 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
A photograph taken from the caboose shows the engine and train curving around a bend. Slave Lake has overflowed its banks right up to the railway track. |
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1999.15.03 | Item – Slave Lake Flood | 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Water surrounds both sides of the track, coming half-way telegraph poles in the ditch. |
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1999.15.04 | Item – Slave Lake Flood | 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
The tracks in front of the train are completely covered with water; only the tall grasses beside the tracks show where the rails are. |
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1999.16.1 | Item – Grande Prairie Town Council | 1924 | 1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12 |
Scope and content:
Composite of individual photographs of Mayor Sharpe and Councilors Spicer, Stredulinsky, Crerar, Thomson, Shaver and Nelson. |
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1999.19.1 | Item – Hermit Lake School Student Body | 1918-1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Class photograph of Velma Cranston and her class of fifteen students outside of Hermit Lake School. |
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1999.43.01 | Item – Group portrait | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8.5 x 6.5 in. |
Scope and content:
Portrait of an unidentified group, possibly a class or family. |
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1999.52.01 | Item – Buffalo Lake School | 1938 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
School photograph of students outside Buffalo Lake School with Mary McDonald (later Nimmons) their teacher. |
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1999.52.02 | Item – School Hallowe’en Party | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
School photograph of students standing outside dressed up for Halloween. |
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1999.76.11 | Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta | ca. 1930 | 1 framed print; b & w; 8 x 20 |
Scope and content:
Panoramic view of the Town of Grande Prairie about 1930. |
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2000.73.013 | Item – Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie | ca. 1950 | 1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
View down Richmond Avenue from the 101 Street intersection showing traffic and businesses c. 1950. |
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2000.73.014 | Item – Grande Prairie | ca. 1975 | 1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Aerial of the western portion of Grande Prairie, showing business and residential sections c. 1975. |
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2000.73.015 | Item – Grande Prairie | ca. 1975 | 1 postcard; colour; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Aerial of a main portion of the city of Grande Prairie c. 1975. |
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2000.73.016 | Item – Grande Prairie Plywood Plant and Imperial Oil | 1960 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Aerial of the Grande Prairie Plywood Plant and the Imperial Oil Gas Station located north of 117 Avenue on Clairmont Road. |
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2000.73.017 | Item – Grande Prairie Street | 1919 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Street view of one block of Richmond Avenue, from the corner of 100 Street looking west. |
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2000.73.018 | Item – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | 2000 | 1 photograph; b &w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Close-up of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, with its white frame church with bell tower, when it was on Highway 43 near the Kleskun Hills. |
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2000.73.019 | Item – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | 2000 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
View of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic country church against the backdrop of the Kleskun Hills. |
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2000.73.031 | Item – Hermit Lake School | 1931 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
View of Hermit Lake School and its fenced playground in the spring of 1931. |
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2000.73.032 | Item – Hermit Lake School | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School with its new board walks approaching the school from two directions. |
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2000.73.033 | Item – Hermit Lake School Students | 1933 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Students in desks in the yard outside Hermit Lake School. A saddled horse is in the background. |
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2000.73.034 | Item – Winter Transportation to Hermit Lake School | 1930-1931 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
The Kennedys and the Craigs with the horse and caboose used for traveling to school in the winter. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.035 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1931-1932 | 1931-1932 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
The Hermit Lake School class of 1931-1932 posing together outside the school. In the back row, left to right are: Robert Kennedy, Malcolm McLevin, Raymond Ferguson, Jack Kennedy, and Doug McLevin. In the middle row, left to right are: Helen Craig, Anna Ross, Marian McLevin, Violet Jebb, Inna Ross, and Charlie Craig. In the front, left to right are: Margaret Ross, and Bella Craig. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.036 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1932-1933 | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Student from the Hermit Lake School class of 1932-1933 posing together outside the school. From left to right are: Malcolm McLevin, Anna Ross, Helen Craig, Robert Kennedy, Inna Ross, Raymond Ferguson, Violet Jebb and Jack Kennedy. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.037 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1930-1931 | 1931 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
The Hermit Lake School Class of 1930-1931 pose together outside the school: Doug McLevin, Mack Prentis, John Stewart, Jack Kennedy, Raymond Ferguson, Malcolm McLevin, Robert Kennedy, Charlie Craig, Margaret Stewart, Isobel Kennedy, Inna Ross, Anna Ross, Edith Stewart, Margaret Ross, Bella Craig, Helen Craig, and Marian McLevin. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.038 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1931-1932 | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Class picture outside the school: Robert, Jack, Douglas, Helen, Anna, Marion, Raymond, Malcolm, Charlie, Violet, Ina, Margaret. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.039 | Item – The Girls of Hermit Lake School | 1933 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Girls of Hermit Lake School in 1932-1933: Mary, Margaret, Bella, Anna, Helen, Ina, Marian, Violet. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.040 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1930-1931 | 1931 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Class picture outside the school: Isobel, Margaret, Mary, Doug, Jack, John (hiding Raymond or Ray), Rob, Charlie, Anna (hiding), Ina, Edith, Margaret, Bella, Helen, Marian. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.041 | Item – Riding Horseback to Hermit Lake School | 1932 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Three older students at Hermit Lake on their horses: Mack Prentis, Violet Jebb and Raymond Ferguson. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.042 | Item – The Boys of Hermit Lake School | 1933 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Boys of Hermit Lake School in 1932-1933 lined up together, from right to left: Jack Kennedy, Ray Ferguson, Robbie Kennedy, Malcolm McLevin, Charlie Craig, and Bruce McLevin. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.043 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1930-1931 | 1931 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Class picture: Doug McLevan, Margaret Stewart, Isobel Kennedy, Mary Ross, Mack Prentiss, Malcolm McLevan, Jack Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Raymond Ferguson, Helen Craig, Anna Ross, Edith Stewart, Margaret Ross, Ina Ross, Marian McLevan, Violet Jebb, and Bella Craig. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.044 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1932-1933 | 1933 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Class picture outside the school: Malcolm, Raymond, Jack, Marian, Bella, Anna, Margaret, Helen, Mary, Ina, Robert, Violet, Charlie, Bruce. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.045 | Item – Violet | 1933 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Violet Jebb sitting on the steps at Hermit Lake School in the summer of 1933. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.046 | Item – Raymond | 1933 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Raymond Ferguson standing with his horse in the yard of Hermit Lake School in the summer of 1933. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.047 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Cranston | 1936 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Cranston outside their log home in the winter of 1936. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.048 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1930-1931 | 1931 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Class picture: Margaret, Isobel, Mary, Mack, John, Jack, Doug, Robert, Raymond, Charlie, Malcolm, Edith, Helen, Ina, Anna, Bella, Margaret R., Marion, and Violet. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.049 | Item – “The Hermitage” | 1931 c. | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake School teacher’s quarters, called “The Hermitage.” Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.050 | Item – Hermit Lake Community Club | 1939 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Hermit Lake Community Club at the Cranstons in June of 1939. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.051 | Item – Last Day of School at Hermit Lake | 1939 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
The last day of the year at Hermit Lake School, June 30, 1939. The children are going home in the rain. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.052 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1936-1939 | 1939 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Rural class at Hermit Lake School for the school years of 1936-1937, 1937-1938, 1938-1939. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.052 | Item – Hermit Lake School Class of 1936-1939 | 1939 | 1 photograph : b & w : 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Rural class at Hermit Lake School for the school years of 1936-1937, 1937-1938, 1938-1939. Note: Photograph was taken from a poster in Hermit Lake School, made for the opening in 1978. |
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2000.73.053 | Item – Hermit Lake School Collage | 1929 | 1 photograph : b & w : 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Collage of photographs showing the teacher (Miss Cox) and the students of 1929. |
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2000.73.073 | Item – Playing Catch | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Image shows a man standing and holding a ball in his hand while a child is holding onto a dog in foreground. |
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2000.73.074 | Item – Baby Clinic | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Group photographs of mothers and babies on the lawn of an unidentified building, possibly a hospital or health clinic. |
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2000.73.075 | Item – Grande Prairie Fair Grounds | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Crowds in the grandstands at a Grande Prairie Fair Rodeo or horse race. There is a “Drink Coca-Cola” sign in the alleyway between stands. |
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2000.73.076 | Item – A.H. McQuarrie | 1941 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, born at Toney River, Nova Scotia Sept.2, 1874, was the engineer on the Edson Trail. This photo was taken shortly after his retirement c. 1941; Mr. McQuarrie died in Edmonton, Alberta in November 1966. |
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2000.73.077 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cochrane | n.d. | 1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Mr.& Mrs. Robert Cochrane in the interior of their home. |
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2000.73.078 | Item – Guy Ireland’s Barber Shop | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Interior of barber shop with Mr. Ireland asleep in a barber chair while he waits for more customers. |
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2000.73.079 | Item – Grande Prairie Athletics | 1950 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Team photo of the Grande Prairie Athletics hockey team with managers and a trophy. |
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2000.73.102 | Item – Dunvegan Bridge Under Construction | 1960 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
Dunvegan Bridge under construction in the summer of 1960. |
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2000.73.103 | Item – John Wilson’s Homestead | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
The first home of the Wilson family, as well as the first Dominion Land Titles Office in 1912, was on the west bank of Bear Creek north of 100th Avenue in Grande Prairie. |
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2000.73.104 | Item – R.D. Nevings Feed Barn | 1912 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
R.D. Nevings Feed Barn in Grande Prairie, Alberta. |
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2000.73.105 | Item – Hallowe’en Celebration | n.d. | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Unidentified Halloween celebration. |
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2000.73.106-111 | Item – Vermilion School of Agriculture | [1945] | 6 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Six photographs showing the School of Agriculture in Vermilion, Alberta, and some of the students. This was a popular school for farm children raised in the Peace River Country. |
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2000.73.112-113 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Two photographs of Richmond Avenue decorated for the Northern Winter Carnival in 1929. |
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2000.73.114-116 | Item – Kleskun Hill Park | n.d. | 3 negatives; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three negatives of Kleskun Hill Park northeast of Grande Prairie. |
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2000.73.117 | Item – Grande Prairie Garage | [1920] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Garage, the Ford Dealership in Grande Prairie, was located on 100 Street and 101 Avenue, east across from the Federal Government building which housed the Lands office and the Post Office. |
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2000.73.118 | Item – Imperial Bank of Canada | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Imperial Bank of Canada, on the intersection of 100 Avenue and 100 Street, was built in 1920. |
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2000.73.119 | Item – The Bank of Montreal | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Bank of Montreal, on the corner of 101 Street and 100 Avenue, was flanked by City Laundry to the west and Grande Prairie City Hall to the south. |
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2000.73.120 | Item – The Royal Bank of Canada | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Royal bank of Canada, on the corner of 100 Avenue and 101 Street, was north across the avenue from the Bank of Montreal. |
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2000.73.121 | Item – St. Paul’s United Church | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
St. Paul’s United Church, on the corner of 102 Street and 100 Avenue, was built in 1926, after the amalgamation of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregationalist churches. Visible to the left is the original log McQueen Presbyterian Church. |
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2000.73.122 | Item – General Store | [1930] | 1 negative; b & w; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
Front platform of an unidentified General Store. |
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2000.73.123 | Item – Family Grouping In Front of Log Home | [1920] | 2 negatives; b & w; 2 x 2 in. |
Scope and content:
Unidentified family group in front of log home. |
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2000.73.124 | Item – Art Craft Studio | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Art Craft Studio, on Richmond Avenue, was the studio of photographer Rex Harper. |
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2000.73.125 | Item – Radio Announcer | [1930] | 1 negative; b & w; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
At the controls of a crystal radio set, with loudspeaker at the side. |
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2000.73.126 | Item – Sheehan Farm Home | [1930] | 1 negative : colour ; 2 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
New home of Tom Sheehan at Clairmont, with the first homestead house to the right. |
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2000.73.127-130 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 4 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Floats at the Winter Carnival include horse-drawn sleds for the children and horse-drawn advertising for Crummy Bros (“furnishing everything for the home except the baby”), and delivery services. |
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2000.73.131 | Item – Muddy Streets | [1920] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Street level photograph of the muddy thoroughfare which was Richmond Avenue in the 1920s. Morrison’s Cash Store and Spicer’s Bakery are on the right, Royal Bank on the left. |
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2000.73.132 | Item – Richmond Avenue | [1925] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
View of north side of Richmond Avenue between 101 and 102 Street showing E.J. Lyne Meat Market, Capitol Billiard Hall and Barber Shop, Porteous Hardware, Windsor Café, a Millinery Shop and a Furniture Dealer. |
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2000.73.133 | Item – Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The new Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital, built in 1929, shows a row of shiny new vehicles in front in the prosperous pre-Depression years. |
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2000.73.134 | Item – Grande Prairie | [1930] | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
Northerly view of Grande Prairie with the water tower in the foreground and Richmond Avenue in the background. The Grande Prairie Creamery can be seen on 99 Avenue. |
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2000.73.135 | Item – Cruise on the River | [1950] | 1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Three young people relax on the deck of a tugboat as it churns its way up the Peace River. |
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2000.73.136 | Item – Farmstead near Grande Prairie | [1920] | 1 negative: b & W |
Scope and content:
Hilltop view of a farmstead split by a country road. The house is on one side of the road, the barn and outbuildings on the other. |
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2000.73.137 | Item – Richmond Avenue | [1920] | 1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Easterly view of Richmond Avenue showing James Drug Store on the left and City Laundry and Bank of Montreal on the right. |
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2000.73.138 | Item – Early Train | [1916] | 1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
One of the early trains in Grande Prairie. People line the sides of the track and ride on the flatbed cars carrying lumber. |
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2000.73.139-140 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 2 negatives; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Street scenes showing the decorated streets, the crowds, and a parade float during the Northern Winter Carnival. |
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2000.73.141 | Item – Crops as Tall as Men | [1930] | 1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Two unidentified men flanking a stook of oat bundles which is as tall as they are. |
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2000.73.142 | Item – Northern Winter Carnival | 1929 | 1 negative; b & w; 3 x 5 in. |
Scope and content:
Looking east down Richmond Avenue, the view is framed by the Northern Winter Carnival banner. On the left is the Royal Bank and Thompsons Hardware, on the right City Laundry and Morrison’s Cash Store. |
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2000.73.143 | Item – Dressed to Kill | 1914 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The picture was taken in Kingman, Alberta, the men holding guns to resemble soldiers. L-R Milo Berge, Adolf Slind, Bennie Velve, Bennie Berge, Ingebrigt Evjen, Milo Fuglem, Dick Olson. Milo Berge, Bennie Berge, Bennie Velve and Ingebrigt Evjen came to the Peace country and acquired homesteads in the Valhalla area. |
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2000.73.144 | Item – J. B. Yule, Editor | [1939] | 1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in. |
Scope and content:
J.B. Yule was the editor of The Northern Tribune which began publication in 1932 and continued until 1939 when it was combined with the Grande Prairie Herald to become The Herald-Tribune after a fire destroyed the Herald’s plant. |
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2000.73.145 | Item – The Boe Family | [1980] | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The Gustave and Sophie Boe family moved from Minnesota in 1930 and brought a pump-organ with them to their homestead in Debolt. L-R in photograph(s) are their children: George Boe, Art Boe, Cora Welander, Eleanor McArthur, Alice Finch, Lorraine McKinley, Edna Champagne, Opal Nellis, Elmer Boe. |
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2000.73.148-153 | Item – Grande Prairie Parade | [1956] | 8 slides; colour; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
Eight slides of a parade on 102 Street in Grande Prairie ca. 1956. Buildings in the background are those on the west side of 102 Street and include the Salvation Army Church on 102 Avenue, the apartments between 101 and 102 avenue, and the Russel Burgess home in between the apartments. |
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2000.73.154-155 | Item – Bear Creek Flood | [1955] | 2 slides; colour; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
Two slides of the houses in the Bear Creek valley under flood ca. 1955. |
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2000.73.156-157 | Item – Littleton Home | [1955] | 2 slides; colour; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
Two slides of the Littleton Yard on 102 Avenue and 102 Street in Grande Prairie. Crummy residence is visible in the background. |
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2000.73.158-159 | Item – Bridges at Taylor Flats | [1955] | 2 slides; colour; 35 mm |
Scope and content:
Two slides of the bridges across the Peace River at Taylor Flats, British Columbia. One is the Suspension Bridge for vehicle traffic, and one is the curved railway bridge which was used for both vehicle and rail traffic when the first suspension bridge collapsed. |
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2000.73.160 | Item – Indian Guide with Bighorn Sheep Trophy | ca. 1940 | 1 postcard; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
The image on this postcard features an Indigenous man posing with a Bighorn sheep. The printed caption says “Indian guide with Bighorn Sheep Trophy. Shot by G. Burton Davy, Boston. Carl Brooks, Outfitter, Wembley, Alberta.” |
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2000.73.161 | Item – Raymond Isaac Boyer | 1945 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 |
Scope and content:
Raymond Isaac Boyer, taken in Brussels May 5, 1945. |
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2000.73.162 | Item – Grande Prairie Athletics | n.d. | 1 photocopy; b & w; 8 x 10 |
Scope and content:
Group photograph of the Grande Prairie Athletics. |
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2000.73.169 | Item – Balisky Family Harvesting | 1949 | 1 photograph; b & w; 14 x 18 in. |
Scope and content:
George Balisky and sons during harvest time 1949. From left to right: George, Calvin, Terry, Larry, Robert, Danny, Paul, and Ralph. |
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2001.01.002 | Item – Kleskun Lake Baseball Team | 1913 | 1 photograph : b & w ; 3.5 x 6 in. |
Scope and content:
The players and coach of Kleskun Lake Team of the Twilight Baseball League. Left To Right: Floyd Tottem, Leonard Fishbourne, Mr. Schiller, Bert Hays, Captain Jess Harris, Bill Barnes, Bill Harris; James Beard, Milt Armstrong, Forrest Falk & Manager George Bass. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River. |
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2001.01.104 | Item – Grande Prairie’s First Homestead, Smith & Sons | ca. 1905 | 1 photograph: b & w: 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Panoramic photograph of homestead of W.H. Smith and sons Harry and Clyde on Bear Creek just above Elks Hall. They probably squatted there in 1905 or 1906. Photo taken between 1905 and 1912. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.105 | Item – Smith’s Cabin and Two-Horse Team, Smith & Laye | ca. 1910 | 1 photograph: b & w: 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Sod-roofed cabin on the Smith’s homestead. W.H. Smith is standing at the side of the cabin, son Clyde (on left) and Bert Laye in a wagon pulled with two horses. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.01.127 | Item – Mud Hole on the Edson Trail | 1912 | 1 photograph: b & w: 5 x 7 |
Scope and content:
Bert Laye’s four-horse team on the Edson Trail in 1912, south of Sturgeon Lake near House River. The photograph shows quite the usual–the team has “wallowed” through. Many times they got stuck. Conditions governing use: Copyright belongs to La Societe Historique et Genealogique de Smoky River |
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2001.02.494 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | 1940 ca. | 1 photograph : b & w ; 4 x 3 in. |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.495a | Item – Car Departing Ferry | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 |
Scope and content:
An automobile departs a ferry while two ladies look on. |
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2001.02.495b | Item – Legion Members | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Winter group photograph of eight legion members. |
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2001.02.496 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.497 | Item – Cow & calf on river bank | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A cow and calf on the bank of unidentified river. |
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2001.02.498 | Item – Early Air Travel | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
A float plane on the shore of an unidentified lake. |
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2001.02.499 | Item – Unidentified River | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Unidentified river. |
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2001.02.500 | Item – Cow on the Porch | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
Cow on the porch of an incomplete log house. |
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2001.02.502 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 3 |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.509 | Item – Richmond Hill Golf Course | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Richmond Hill Golf Course |
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2001.02.510 | Item – Richmond Hill Golf Course | 1952 | 1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 |
Scope and content:
Richmond Hill Golf Course |
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2001.02.514 | Item – Legion Members | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Winter group photograph of eight legion members. |
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2001.02.517 | Item – Legion Members | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 |
Scope and content:
Winter group photograph of eight legion members. |
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2001.02.526 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
People gather around a United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |
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2001.02.529 | Item – Early Air Travel, Grande Prairie Airport | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 3 |
Scope and content:
United Air Transport Plane at the Grande Prairie Airport. |