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Grande Prairie Red Devils, 1938-1939
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12
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.
Location: 2000.08.01 |
Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team, 1950-1951
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12
Members of the Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team in 1951: W. Hiekkila, G. Bond, D. Swanston, H. Ayre, D. Crough, J. Lynn, R. Card, C. Turner, E. Nelson, R. Wright, J. Listhaege, R. Neufeld, R. Rigler, J. MacMillan, F. Anderson, L. Giroux, J. Moore, K. Schielke
Location: 2000.08.02 |
Clairmont High School Basketball Team, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8
Members of the Clairmont High School Basketball Team in 1936: Marth Knechtel, Jessie White, Gordon Forbes, Clara Dickson, Ruby Chugg, Joan Conrad, Irene Johnson, Gwen Miles, Evangeline Cavet, Gwen Hunt.
Location: 2000.12.01 |
Clairmont Hockey Team, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Members of the Clairmont Hockey Team in 1937: Marion Fisher, Laclan MacDonald, Howard Anderson, Frank Durda, Bud Ireland, Allan Clarke, Reg Ireland, Dave Turner, Gordon Forbes, Walter Callister. Laclan MacDonald was previously identified as Al McDonald Walter Callister was previously identified as Walter McAllister
Location: 2000.12.02 |
Alaska Highway Construction Camp, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
A large group of tents were set up in rows for the construction workers on the Alaska Highway.
Location: 2000.31.01 |
Alaska Highway Crew Jeep and Barracks, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
An army jeep is parked in front of the barracks for United States soldiers and personnel detailed to work on the Alaska Highway.
Location: 2000.31.02 |
Alaska Highway Crew Jeep In Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
An army jeep from the Alaska Highway construction base parked on a street in the town of Ft. St. John.
Location: 2000.31.03 |
Alaska Highway Crew Ambulance & Jeep, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
An army jeep and ambulance from the Alaska Highway construction base parked in a field at Ft. St. John.
Location: 2000.31.04 |
Alaska Highway Crew Airplane, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
People standing near the Alaska Highway crew airplane on the landing field near Ft. St. John
Location: 2000.31.05 |
Alaska Highway, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
A portion of the newly built Alaska Highway at Ft. St. John.
Location: 2000.31.06 |
Alaska Highway, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
A view down the Alaska Highway, with a vehicle in the distance down the newly completed road.
Location: 2000.31.07 |
Alaska Highway, Ft. St. John, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 2 X 3
A view down the Alaska Highway, with a vehicle coming towards the camera on the highway.
Location: 2000.31.08 |
Dunvegan Ferry, 1930 c.
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 10
Dunvegan Ferry on the Peace River before the bridge was built.
Location: 2000.44.1 |
Lymburn Train Station, [ca. 1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Lymburn Train Station in winter.
Location: 2000.73.171 |
Grade Six Class Beaverlodge School, 1951-1952
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 8 in.
Grade Six Class at the new Beaverlodge Elementary School in 1951. Back row (l to r): Stanley Clarke, Sidney Baid, Ted Pool, Ron Lunam, Clifford Werk, Doo Wong, Sam Sato, Ernest Burgess, Raymond D’Auost, Soon Wong. Middle Row (l to r): Roger Jewitt, Don Sylvester, Murray Brown, Bruce Miller, Alberta Brower, Rhoda Willard, Sheila Wallace, Louis Holtz, Harold Cox, Brian Harcourt, Dennis Cook. Front Row (l to r): Elaine Hodson, Margaret Lowe, Evelyn Connell, Lisa Perry, Gail Adams, Mrs. Halstead, Shirley Bisbing, Janet Smashnuk, Sharon Cook, Margaret Whiteman, Carol Oszust.
Location: 2000.73.172 |
Going to School in a Pony Cart, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Three children are sitting in a two-wheeled cart pulled by one horse. A farm house and trees are in the background.
Location: 2000.77.02 |
Herman Trelle In His Wheat Field, 1929-1930
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Herman Trelle is waist-deep in a wheat field.
Location: 2001.22 |
Montrose School Grades 11 and 12, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 16 x 20
Grade 11 and 12 students in front of Montrose School: Helen & Mona Fox, Paul Schenzvold, Doug McFarlane, Cam Sproule, Jean Hornick, Nellie Kent, Frank Page, Alice Sutherland, May Belanger, Don Sproule and Fred McNaughton with teacher, Mr. Fred Dixon.
Location: 2002.04 |
“Muskox” Expedition, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Bird’s eye view of the “Muskox” expedition proceding east on Richmond Avenue, with Bird’s Grocery Store, the Murray Hotel and the Donald Hotel in the background.
Location: 2002.27.1 |
“Muskox” Expedition, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Children on foot and on bicycle following the last all-terrain vehicle of the “Muskox” Expedition as it drives down Richmond Avenue, in front of the Palace Café and P.V. Croken’s Store.
Location: 2002.27.2 |
“Muskox” Expedition, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
All-terrain vehicles of the “Muskox” expedition traveling east on Richmond Avenue in front of P.V. Croken’s store and the Grande Prairie Hotel.
Location: 2002.27.3 |
Carlisle Building, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dr. Carlisle’s Office Building on the north side of Richmond Avenue, beside the Gaity Theatre. On the ground floor is the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Location: 2002.29.1 |
CFGP Radio Staff, 1947
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5
Christmas Card from CFGP showing staff gathered around a Christmas Tree and piano. Back Row (L-R): Leroy Tansem, Frank Thompson, Cecil Morten, Gordon Cockburn, Dick Williams, Doug McKinnon, Kay Dunl, Gord Pearcy, Betty Williams, Art Balfour (manager). By the piano: Jack Soars, Bill Dunbeck, John Wilson, Betty Tissington (Wilson), Hughie Watt
Location: 2002.30.1 |
Wayne Leslie, Miller’s Taxi Cab Driver, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Wayne Leslie, cab driver, in front of Miller’s Taxi Stand on Richmond Avenue. Taxi company was owned by Chester Miller until 1969, and then purchased by Alex Butler and turned into “Yellow Cabs”.
Location: 2002.62.01 |
Miller’s Taxi Stand, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Exterior view of Miller’s Taxi Stand on the north side of Richmond Avenue between 101 and 102 Street.
Location: 2002.62.02 |
Miller’s Taxi Stand, 1961
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Exterior view of Miller’s Taxi Stand on the north side of Richmond Avenue between Roy Wright’s Store and The Jade Café.
Location: 2002.62.03 |
Wayne Leslie, Miller’s Taxi Cab Driver, 1961
2 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Interior view of the back room of Miller’s Taxi, with Wayne Leslie talking on the phone and writing on a desk/table in the back room.
Location: 2002.62.04a |
Miller’s Taxi Stand, Rear View, 1961
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Exterior view of the back entrance of Miller’s Taxi, with two cabs parked in back.
Location: 2002.62.05 |
Miller’s Taxi Cab, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Miller’s Taxi Cab parked on Richmond Avenue in front of the Taxi Stand. Businesses visble across the street include Jack Wong’s Barber Shop, the Shangri-La Restaurant and Tony’s Shoes.
Location: 2002.62.06 |
Bill Glaubis, Miller’s Taxi Cab Driver, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Miller’s Taxi Cab driver Bill Glaubis. His cab is parked in between Roy Wright’s Store and the Taxi Stand, with the York Hotel visible in the background.
Location: 2002.62.07 |
Inside Miller’s Taxi Stand, 1961
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Interior view of the front office of Miller’s Taxi, with James Morris Lewis busy at an office desk.
Location: 2002.62.08 |
Grande Prairie Parade Float, 1968 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Western band in parade float by Karrans Plumbing and Heating and Grande Prairie Steam Laundry.
Location: 2002.66.01 |
Grande Prairie Parade Float, 1968 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Stage Coach representing York Hotel Frontier Saloon in front of Simpsons-Sears.
Location: 2002.66.02 |
CFS Winter Carnival Parade, 1972 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Parade at Canadian Forces Base, Beaverlodge, in front of headquarters building. Major Baitye is leading the parade.
Location: 2002.66.03 |
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade, 1975 c.
6 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
County Fair parade on Richmond Avenue featuring shepherd and dogs herding sheep, antique cars, dogsled, Kinsmen, Shriners.
Location: 2002.66.04-09 |
Patterson Barn Grande Prairie, 1975 c.
3 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Patterson barn area near 100 St.bordering Bear Creek on the land which became Patterson subdivision
Location: 2002.66.10-12 |
2nd Edmonton Regiment, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 8×40
2nd Edmonton Regiment 49th Battalion, Sarcee Camp
Location: 2002.71.1 |
March to the Battlefield or Canada’s Men on the Way, 1914-1915
1 photograph; b & w; 15×42
Field-Marshall Earl Kitchener and Field-Marshall Sir John French pictured with their camp and men on the march
Location: 2002.71.2 |
Canadian Expeditionary Force, Val Cartier, 1914-1915
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
No 2 Depot Unit of Supply C.A.S.C., Canadian Expeditionary Force, Val Cartier
Location: 2002.71.3 |
Dunvegan Ferry, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Bird’s eye view from the north bank of the Peace River, of the Dunvegan Ferry on “The Mighty Peace”. The photograph shows the road coming from the direction of Grande Prairie down the south bank to the ferry landing.
Location: 2002.84 |
Montrose School Class, 1933 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 9 x 16
Class photograph of Grades three and four at Montrose School in Grande Prairie, with the school wall in the background. Students are identified as being from the following families: Strang; Nelson; Brooks; Lay; Stredulinski; Wheeler; Miller; Siemens; Van der Pol; Turner; Brown; Duncan; Wright; Harris; Thompson; Guthrey; Bromley; Ross; Butchart; Roberts; Stauffer; Childs; Wright; Pratt; Henning; Watson; Wilson; Horn; Wishart; Stewart; Grubb; Oliver; Flood; Vos; Tate; Wardill; Fowler; Paul; Remple; Brown; Mills; Casey; Pearcy; Stirling; Bird; Storm; Crerar; Golem.
Location: 2003.07.1 |
Grande Prairie High School Grade 10, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Grade 10 class photograph at Grande Prairie High School with school wall in background.
Location: 2003.07.2 |
Grande Prairie High School Grade 11, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Grade 11 class photograph at Grande Prairie High School with school wall in background.
Location: 2003.07.3 |
Grande Prairie High School Grade 12, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 1 x 2
Graduating class at Grande Prairie High School, taken outside the school.
Location: 2003.07.4 |
Confirmation Portrait of Maud Shattock, 1900 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 9
Full length portrait of Maud Shattock (later Tuffill) in white dress and veil, possibly for Confirmation.
Location: 2003.13.1 |
Portrait of Maud Shattock, 1908
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Head and shoulders portrait of Maud Shattock (later Tuffill) signed “With Love from Maud, Sept. 1908.”
Location: 2003.13.2 |
Wedding Party Portrait, 1905 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12
Formal portrait of a wedding party in an English garden.
Location: 2003.13.3 |
Family Wedding Portrait, 1905 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 12
Formal portrait of a family grouping accompanying a wedding party in an English garden.
Location: 2003.13.4 |
Beaverlodge Base Float for Grande Prairie Parade, 1968 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
County parade float representing all three branches of the service – sea, land and air
Location: 2003.15.08 |
Agnes Reed Thompson, 1945 c.
1 print; b & w; 6 x 10
Mrs. Agnes (Reed) Thompson with her sister Angie (Reed) Johnson. Agnes is wearing a fox stole from a fur farm in Kleskun Hills/Bezanson area.
Location: 2003.20.2 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
a group of men in a three-man layer lining the wall of the vehicle garage.
Location: 2003.25.01 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
a tug of war on the skating rink site, used as a tennis court
Location: 2003.25.02 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
CO’s parade in front of the Mess Hall
Location: 2003.25.03 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
CO’s parade in front of station headquarters
Location: 2003.25.04 |
Commanding Officers’ Parade Canadian Forces Base, 1970
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Commanding Officers’ Parade in front of headquarters
Location: 2003.25.05 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Third prize snow sculpture, space ship with door open and spaceman on top
Location: 2003.25.06 |
Beaverlodge Base Winter Carnival, 1969
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
First prize snow sculpture,
Location: 2003.25.07 |
Beaverlodge Base Trailer Court, 1969
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Three children playing in front of trailers
Location: 2003.25.09 |
Beaverlodge Base Trailer Court, 1969
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Two children playing in the snow with 2 adults
Location: 2003.25.10 |
Party at the Base, 1971
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Party in the Airman’s Club, CFB Beaverlodge
Location: 2003.25.11 |
Party at the Base, 1971 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Can – Can entertaining at the Airman’s Club
Location: 2003.25.12 |
Grande Prairie Fair Parade, 1952
3 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
parade down Richmond Ave. showing a clown, majorettes, floats, people lining the street
Location: 2003.31.01-.03 |
Smoky River Bridge, 1949 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Smoky River bridge when it was newly built
Location: 2003.31.04 |
Harvesting With Tractor and Binder, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Matt Dacenko standing beside his tractor and binder in the field
Location: 2003.31.05 |
Grande Prairie Boy Scouts, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Rev. T Dale-Jones and Garnet Freebury flanking their troop of Boy Scouts on the steps of the Anglican Church. Back row (l-r) Doug (George?) Bentley, Marvin Aiken(?) Dave Spittal(?), Lyyn Wilson, Jack McFetridge, Herb Shields. 2nd from back row (l-r) Jimmie Carlisle, Johnny Bishop, Ken Leslie, Bill Minchin, Jack Swanston, Roy Harper. 3rd from back row (l-r) Rev Dale Jones, Ray Mitchell, Ken Davis, Bill Bessent, Bob Bessent, Gordon Pearcy, Pat (?), Wendel Oliver. Front (l-r) Bob Knight (Jimmy Woods?), Dean Toews, Don Swanston, Sam Lowe, Ivan Ford (?), grocery store owner), Garnet Freebury.
Location: 2003.41.01 |
Teen Town Council, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Seven members of Teen Town Council seated around a table with Keith Leslie (mayor) seated under the Union Jack flag
Location: 2003.43.01 |
Teen Town Council, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Twelve members of Teen Town Council with their sponsors, the Presbyterian minister and his wife
Location: 2003.43.02 |
Clairmont Road at 102 Avenue, 1960 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Proposed site for CFGP on Clairmont Road and 102 Avenue with houses in the background.
Location: 2003.50.01 |
102 Avenue at Clairmont Road, 1960 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5
Proposed site for CFGP on 102 Avenue and Clairmont Road with small church in the background.
Location: 2003.50.02 |
Log Piles at Canfor, 1965 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Crane arranging log piles in the CanFor yard.
Location: 2003.50.03 |
Safeway Canada, 1962
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Canada Safeway in its original location on the corner of Clairmont Road and 116 Avenue.
Location: 2003.50.04 |
Pat’s Auto Supply, 1990
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Pat’s Auto Supply on Clairmont Road and 128 Ave.
Location: 2003.50.05 |
Judge Jack Sissons, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Portrait of Judge Sissons seated in his official robes
Location: 2003.58.03 |
Teen Town Council, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Twelve members of Teen Town Council and two adult sponsors, the Presbyterian minister and his wife.
Location: 2003.69.01 |
Capitol Billiards & Bowling, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Building on Richmond Ave.included a Bowling Alley, Billiards and Rooms
Location: 2003.71.01 |
Birds Store, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Birds grocery store on the corner of 100 Ave. and 100 St.
Location: 2003.71.02 |
Alberta 5c to $1.00 Store, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Variety store on Richmond Ave.
Location: 2003.71.03 |
Bill’s Café, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Bill’s Real Good Food Café, later Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop on the north-east corner of 100St. And 100 Ave.featuring a map of the Alaska Highway on the corner tower
Location: 2003.71.04 |
Richmond Ave. Looking West from 98St., 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Richmond Ave. showing wooden sidewalks , dirt street, fenced houses on the east side and commercial buildings one block away
Location: 2003.71.05 |
Demolition of former Provincial Bldg, Grande Prairie, 2003
15 photographs; colour; 4 x 6
Demolition and salvage work of former City Hall (and former Provincial Bldg).
Location: 2003.81.01-.15 |
Greenway School, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Greenway School was built in 1920, with a second room added in 1928. It was located north-west of Rycroft and was in use until 1945, when the students began to be bused to the consolidated school at Rycroft.
Location: 2004.37.01 |
Greenway Dance Troup at Grande Prairie Barracks, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Greenway School Ukrainian Dance Group in front of the Grande Prairie Barracks during World War II when they were entertaining the troops: Jean Mechanuk, Alice Zahara, Pauline Sandul, Mary Hudyma, Rose Rosko, May Sandul, Nancy ??, Ann Sandul.
Location: 2004.37.02 |
Greenway Dance Troup at Spirit River Music Festival, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Ukranian Dance Group from Greenway School taken at the Spirit River School Festival: Jean Mechanuk, Mae Sandul, Cecille Connolly, Rose Rosko, Pauline Sandul, Dorothy Connolly.
Location: 2004.37.03 |
Greenway Orchestra, 1937 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Greenway Orchestra: Merose Woronuk, Jean Sandul, Marian Muzyka, Kathleen Boyko, Alex Woronuk, Ann Sandul, Marion Gurakowski, Mary Hudyma, Stan Werniuk, Pearl Boyko, Melba Muzyka, Cecile Conolly, Olga Lewchenko, Olga Wakaluk, George Woronuk (teacher), Alice Zahara, Emma Werniuk, Kathleen Sandul, Lucy Rosko, Emma Michaniuk, Rose Rosko.
Location: 2004.37.04 |
W.A. Rigler Outfit, 1904
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 20
W.A. Rigler Outfit threshing in Adams, Saskatchewan in 1904. William A. Rigler is on the tractor with the coal wagon behind; Alvin Rigler is driving the Grain Wagon; and Murlund Rigler is on the Stook Picker, which didn’t work in Alberta because there were too many rocks.
Location: 2004.40 |
Crooked Creek Baseball Team, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Crooked Creek Baseball Team, winners of the Stephen Trophy in 1948: Wid Rintoul, Ken Johnston, B. Seymour, Dennis Brown, Luther Eriksson, Bill Carl, Art Seymour, Walter McAllister, George Bain and Pete Diemert.
Location: 2004.52 |
On the Edson Trail, 1911
1 .tif scan; b & w;
William Nelson Card and wife Elizabeth Ballantyne with three small children on the Edson Trail.
Location: 2004.65 |
Grande Prairie Legion Baseball Team 1950, 1950
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 13
Group studio photo of the Legion Baseball Team: John Lynn, Marv Johnson, Russ Bowen, Deb Crough, Hal Johnson, Max Henning, Bill Dunbeck, Les Burrows (coach), Art Williams (captain), Irv Berg, Jack Light, Fran Tanner, Mike Milarchuk, Fred Dobbyn, Dennis Johnson (mascot)
Location: 2004.66.01 |
Grade 1 – Harry Balfour School 1963-64, 1964
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Mrs. B.R. Grumbly’s Grade One Class – Harry Balfour School. Back row l to r: Barbara McCauley, Janice Wales, Sharon Hillerud, marlene Schubert, Sharon Wales, Enid Nellis, Patricia Miles. Middle row l to r: Mrs. Grumbly, Evelyn Popowich, Jerry White, Jimmy Ross, Sam Tissington, Douglas Henderson, Gordon Kimble, Bert Collins, Billy Cochrane, Gary Rigler, Billy Finch. Front row l to r: Lloyd MdKeeman, David Gabler, Charlie Holtom, Sheila Drysdale, Dianne Kimble, Barbara Patterson, Joyce Kimble, Carolyn Prentiss, Peter Waayenberg, Gary Dumstad, Alfred Stephenson. Missing from photo: Darlene Lawrence.
Location: 2004.69.01 |
Harry Balfour School Staff, 1957 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 2
Eight staff members standing on the steps of Harry Balfour School from l to r: Mr. Colling, grade 7-8; Mr. Upshall, gr. 9; Mrs. Drysdale, gr. 3; Student teacher, gr. 2; Mrs. Bessie Grumbly, gr. 1; Mrs. Elsie Boyd, gr. 4; Mrs. M. Fitzpatrick, gr. 5; and Peggy Say, student teacher asst.
Location: 2004.69.02 |
Grade 1 – Harry Balfour School, 1957
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
group photo of Mrs. Betty Grumbly’s Grade 1 Class
Location: 2004.69.03 |
Alex Monkman Talking to Percy Hunkin, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Alex Monkman on his horse, Tramp, is talking to Percy Hunkin standing in front of him.
Location: 2005.006.01 |
Monkman Pass Highway Association Work Crew, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Monkman Pass Highway Association work crew assemble with tools in hand beside their tents.
Location: 2005.006.02 |
Monkman Pass Highway Association Work Crew, 1937-1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Monkman Pass Highway Association work crew working at clearing away fallen timber.
Location: 2005.006.03 |
Grande Prairie, 1914 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Main Street Grande Prairie showing Salmond’s Hotel alongside a number of other businesses Teams of horses are tied to posts.
Location: 2005.006.04 |
Walter Chontsi, 1903
1 print; b & w; 3 x 5
Image shows Walter Chonsi posing with a gun in a studio setting. It was taken while Anna B. Marsh was at St. Peter’s Mission, Hay River, Great Slave Lake in May 1903. Walter is 11 years old. He was employed by Mr. Bredin. This photograph was in a frame with two others, 2005.011.02 and 2005.011.03. The back of the frame said “Mrs. Anna Bredin – Twin Shacks, Bear Lake, Alberta, 1911, 2 Cree Indian Boys – For Grande Prairie Museum”.
Location: 2005.011.01 |
Anna Marsh (Bredin), 1903
1 print; b & w; 3 x 5
Image is a studio portrait of Anna B. Marsh. It was taken while Anna was at St Peter’s Mission, Hay River, Great Slave Lake in May 1903. She is wearing a fur coat, beaded gloves, and is holding snowshoes. This photograph was in a frame with two others, 2005.011.01 and 2005.011.03. The back of the frame said “Mrs. Anna Bredin – Twin Shacks, Bear Lake, Alberta, 1911, 2 Cree Indian Boys – For Grande Prairie Museum”.
Location: 2005.011.02 |
Albert (Alibe) Grostete, 1903
1 print; b & w; 3 x 5
Image shows Albert Grostete posing in a studio. He is wearing a fur coat and holding snowshoes and a bow and arrow. It was taken while Anna B. Marsh was at St Peter’s Mission, Hay River, Great Slave Lake in May 1903. Albert is 12 years old and was employed by Mr. Bredin. This photograph was in a frame with two others, 2005.011.01 and 2005.011.02. The back of the frame said “Mrs. Anna Bredin – Twin Shacks, Bear Lake, Alberta, 1911, 2 Cree Indian Boys – For Grande Prairie Museum”.
Location: 2005.011.03 |
D-Company Army Huts Lining 101 St., [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
D-Company Army Huts on both sides of 101 Street, which is lined with white rocks. In the background is a white gate, the entrance to the World War II Training Centre from the downtown area.
Location: 2005.029.01 |
Three Uniformed Men by the D-Company Army Hut, “Mons”, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Standing in front of the entrance to MONS Hut are L-R Corporal Tharp, Sergeant Donaghy, and Corporal Stevens
Location: 2005.029.02 |
Ross Steed on Guard Duty, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Ross Steed, standing in the guard house in front of one of the H Huts
Location: 2005.029.03 |
Howard Steinman, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Howard Steinman holding a rifle while standing on a sidewalk outside the military facility.
Location: 2005.029.04 |
Otto Reiher and Ross Steed, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Otto Reiher and Ross Steed in uniform standing in front of “MONS” D–Coy Army Hut
Location: 2005.029.05 |
Don Reid and Bill Shipley, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Two uniformed men, Don Reid and Bill Shipley, pose in a snow covered field.
Location: 2005.029.06 |
Don Reid and Bill Stevens, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Two uniformed men, Don Reid and Bill Stevens, pose in front of one of the D-Coy Army Huts.
Location: 2005.029.07 |
Platoon #6 on Parade at C. A. (B) T.C. #132, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Side view of uniformed men standing in formation in front of D-Coy Army Huts, March 1942
Location: 2005.029.08 |
Platoon #6 on Parade at C. A. (B) T.C. #132, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Front view of uniformed men standing in formation in front of D-Coy Army Huts, March 1942
Location: 2005.029.09 |
Grande Prairie Dukes Hockey Team, 1973
1 photograph; b & w; 16 x 20
Grande Prairie Dukes Hockey Team ca. 1973. Back (l to r) David Salter, Jerry Hekela, Garth Jones, Wade Bradley, Rick Green, Gerald Belyan, Nels Fredberg, Lorne Radbourne (coach). Front (l to r) John Antolak, Donny Steele, Jackie Holden, Norman Duplessis, Derek Lawrence, Evan Chrenek, Dean Beacon, Jim Chrenek.
Location: 2005.030 |
Judge Belchor at Court, 1922
1 print; b & w; 8 x 10
Eight police officers with a judge and prosecutor. Front row, l to r: Corporal Martins, Sargeant Chafsware, Judge Belchor, prosecutor, and Corporal Russell. Back row, l to r: Const. Uludiruau, Const. Buchanan, Const. Alec Cariere, now postmaster at Hythe, and Const. Han.
Location: 2005.031.01 |
Cattle Grazing in a Pasture, 1925 ca.
1 print; b & w; 8 x 10
a framed photo of cattle grazing in a pasture with a man in the distance looking on.
Location: 2005.031.02 |
Grande Prairie High School Glee Club, 1947 ca.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A large group choir being conducted by teacher, Walter Kujath.
Location: 2005.043.01 |
Stella and Bernard Tissington with son Fred, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Bernard Tissington owned and operated Spring Creek Coal Mine. They lived in the Flying Shot Lake area.
Location: 2005.051.01 |
Troops in Training on Parade Along Richmond Avenue, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
A platoon of army recruits in training on parade along Richmond Ave. In the background are Imperial Bank of Canada, J.B. Oliver furniture store, Hudson Bay Raw Furs, Porteous Hardware, James Drug store
Location: 2005.052.01 |
Recruit Daniel from St. Paul, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Mr Daniel is standing in the doorway of No. 3 H-Hut, “Ypres”
Location: 2005.052.02 |
Recruit Zolmer in Basic Training, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Mr. Zolmer, in uniform, standing in the doorway of No. 3 “Ypres” H-Hut, May, 1943 during Basic Training
Location: 2005.052.03 |
Recruits in Basic Training for WWII, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Three army recruits in training, March, 1943: Joseph Yurkowski (standing), L- Mr. Zolmer, R- Mr. Daniel. Zolmer and Daniel kneel crossing heir bayonet rifles in front of Yurkowski.
Location: 2005.052.04 |
Privates Zolmer and Daniel, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Privates Zolmer and Daniel in front of army barracks posing with bayonet rifles crossed
Location: 2005.052.05 |
No. 7 Platoon, Basic Training Graduation, May, 1943, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Joe Yurkowski is 4th from right in the front row. In the second row the staff members are the four in the center. Charles John (Bud) Fessler is the 4th from the right in the third row.
Location: 2005.052.06 |
No. 3 Platoon C.A.(B) T.C. No 132, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Official group photograph of the platoon after completing Basic Training in Grande Prairie. The photo is taken outside.
Location: 2005.053.01 |
No. 3 Platoon C.A.(B) T.C. No 132, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of the platoon taken inside the unfinished D Coy Armouries in Grande Prairie in January, 1943. Surnames of front row (L-R) Manysiak, Eyenson, Turner, Cave, Thompson, Kaye, Carney, Horn, Letwin, Genest; second row (L-R) Martin, Baifitt, Ryon, Unhryon, Sheer, Lewis, Wigelsworth; third row (L-R) Komarynsky, Batterbee, McPhland, Whiteside, ?, Batterbee, ?, Novodorski, Tilson, Christoferson, Langilier; back row (L-R) Ermit, Leach, Bain, Greene, Fritz, Danard, Antson, Demchuck, Arac, McDonald, Unger, Sinclair
Location: 2005.053.02 |
No. 5 Platoon C.A.(B) T.C. No 132 Winners of the Watcher Cup, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of the platoon taken in winter in front of the Quarter Master Stores entrance, Grande Prairie.
Location: 2005.053.03 |
No. 6 Platoon C.A.(B) T.C. No. 132 Winners of the Watcher Cup, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of the platoon taken in June outside against the unfinished D-Coy Armouries building, Grande Prairie
Location: 2005.053.04 |
Charlie Turner’s Platoon in Vancouver, 1942 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of the platoon taken in Vancouver. Back Row (surnames): Woods, Peterson, Christie, Farevaag, Steen, Sturdy, Howell, Waring, Scott, Facoult. Middle Row: Hicks, Ramsay, McFarland, Evans, Rose, Dunbar, Turner, Orcharde, Simpson, Cummings, Hobbs, Mansell, Vestrup. Front Row: Stoughton, Barber, Trappitt, Thistle, Dick, Bray, Jelley, Crawford, Ferguson, Andrews, Rumsey
Location: 2005.053.05 |
Army Headquarter Staff- Third British Army, WWI, ca. 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 12 x 14
Group photograph of WWI Headquarter’s Staff with Charles T.M. Turner third from left in front row
Location: 2005.053.06 |
Royal Military College – Canadian War Intelligence Course, 1944
1 photograph; b & w; 12 x 20
Group photograph of paticipants and instructors, Canadian War Intelligence Course, Royal Military College, taken in front of Currie Hall, Kingston, Ont. Charles Turner is listed in the third row.
Location: 2005.053.07 |
Platoon #3 C.A.(B) T.C.#132, 1942
1 photgraph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of a platoon in training in front of D-Coy Armouries. Charles Turner is fourth from the right in the front row.
Location: 2005.053.08 |
Grande Prairie Freight Yards, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Grande Prairie Freight Yards on March 17, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.1 |
Railroad Slide Near Culp, 1958
3 slides; colour; 35mm
Railroad slide near Culp on April 26, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.2-4 |
No. 2, Grande Prairie, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
No. 2, Grande Prairie on May 21, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.5 |
Grande Prairie Railway Yard, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
Grande Prairie railway yard on July 18, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.6 |
Derailment at East End of Grande Prairie Railway Yard, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
Cars derailed at east end of Grande Prairie railway yard on July 21, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.7 |
Steam Locomotive, Grande Prairie Railway Yard, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
Steam locomotive at Grande Prairie railway yard, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.01.8 |
North Star Refinery, 1958
6 slides; colour; 35mm
Office buiildings, yard, stacks and tanks at North Star Refinery on March 17, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.02.1-6 |
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade, 1958
7 slides; colour; 35mm
Marching band, majorettes and floats in a parade before the county fair in Grande Prairie on August 5, 2005. Included is a float for the Kinsmen Club.
Location: 2005.061.03.1-7 |
Bridge Over Bear Creek, 1958
2 slides; colour; 35mm
Putting asphalt deck on the bridge over Bear Creek in Grande Prairie on October 22, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.04.01-2 |
Kirby Apartments, Grande Prairie, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
Kirby Apartments in the south end of Grande Prairie in October, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.04.03 |
Bear Creek Flood, 1958
4 slides; colour; 35mm
Bear Creek flooding in Grande Prairie along Richmond Avenue, the cut-off west of the city and the reservoir on April 12-13, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.04.04-7 |
Grande Prairie Water Tower, 1958-60
4 slides; colour; 35mm
Water Tower in Grande Prairie on May 12, 1958, the new tower under construction in the northeast end of town on February 17, 1959 and photos of the tower crashing on April 2, 1960.
Location: 2005.061.04.08-11 |
Grande Prairie Court House, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35mm
Grande Prairie Court House in May, 1958.
Location: 2005.061.04.12 |
Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, 1957-63
2 slides; colour; 35mm
Views along Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, 1957 and 1963.
Location: 2005.061.04.13-14 |
Grande Prairie Golf Course, 1959-60
5 slides; colour; 35mm
Photos of the club house, fairways and tee #8 at the Grande Prairie Golf course, May and September, 1959 and July, 1960.
Location: 2005.061.05.01-5 |
National Elevator Fire at Sexsmith, 1959
2 slides; clour; 35mm
National Elevator fire at Sexsmith on July 24, 1959.
Location: 2005.061.06.01-2 |
Air Show at Grande Prairie Airport, 1959
3 slides; colour; 35mm
The ” Red Knight” , a T-33 jet trainer, a four motor RCAF Hercules and a two engine RCAF plane at the Northwest Air Show, Grande Prairie Airport on June 18, 1961. Frank Sharp standing in front of the “Red Knight”.
Location: 2005.061.07.01-3 |
Expo 67, 1967
50 slides; colour; 35 mm
50 slides of Expo 67 copyrighted by Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition.
Location: 2005.061.08.01-50 |
Municipal Hospital, Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital was built in 1929.
Location: 2005.071.1 |
Provincial Building, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Provincial Building at Grande Prairie, Alberta.
Location: 2005.071.2 |
Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Richmond Avenue looking east from 102 St, Grande Prairie, Alberta, with Storm’s Café on the left and Frank’s Barber Shop on the right.
Location: 2005.071.3 |
Post Office, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1950 c.
1 photogtaph; b & w; 3 x 5
Post Office and Federal Building, Grande Prairie, built in the early 1950’s.
Location: 2005.071.4 |
Swimming Pool, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Grande Prairie Swimming Pool, on 99 Ave and 101 St, was built by the Kinsmen Club in 1948.
Location: 2005.071.5 |
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church and Rectory, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
St. Joseph’s Church and Rectory facing east on 101 St. between 103 and 104 Ave.
Location: 2005.071.6 |
Court House, Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
The first Court House in Grande Prairie was built in 1929 and later became the Public Library.
Location: 2005.071.7 |
Main Street – City of Grande Prairie, Allberta, 1940 c.
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Richmond Avenue, Grande Prairie, looking east from 102 St. intersection with Grande Prairie Co-Op on the left and Park Hotel on the right.
Location: 2005.071.8 |
Bill Bessent Receiving Medal, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Bill Bessent receiving the Distinquished Flying Medal l from Governor General Field Marshall Earl Alexander in 1946.
Location: 2005.073.01 |
Bessent Twins (2 yrs old) with Dad Bert, 1927
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Bessent twins Bill and Bob at 2 years old with Dad Bert.
Location: 2005.073.02 |
Bessent Twins (2 yrs old) with Mother Elsie, 1927
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Bessent twins, Bill and Bob, at 2 years old with Mother Elsie.
Location: 2005.073.03 |
Bessent Twins with Parents, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 8
Bessent twins, Bill (left) and Bob (far right), with parents, Bert and Elsie, in August 1943. Bill received the Distinquished Flying Medal with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1944 and Bob was posthumously awarded the Operational Wings of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1946.
Location: 2005.073.04 |
The Van Schaick Family, 1912
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Herbert and Nellie Van Schaick’s family came to Alberta in 1905. They traveled over the Edson Trail in 1912 and settled 6 miles northwest of Grande Prairie. Photo includes Foster, Floyd, Glen, Clifton and Chester.
Location: 2005.077 |
William Burrows, [1942]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
William P. Burroughs jioned the Navy, H.M.C.S. NONSUCH in Edmonton in 1942. He was sent to Vancouver Island on the H.M.C.S. ESQUIMALT. He spent 6 months on Kinihan Island, 20 miles off Prince Rupert. In august, 1943 he was sent to NADEN 1 in Halifax, then to NADEN 2, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He served aboard H.M.C.S. LOCKPORT and H.M.C.S. GEISBOROUGH. He remained in Newfoundland until after V.E. day.
Location: 2005.094.01 |
Albert Voz, 1942 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Portrait of Albert Voz in uniform.
Location: 2005.094.02 |
Thomas Burrows, [1939]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Sargent Thomas Burrows (M25812) joined the army on Sept. 9, 1939 in Edmonton. He served in the Royal canadian Army Medical Corps – 4th Casualty Clearing Station. He went overseas Jan 25, 1940 and was overseas for a year. He was then sent home for medical reasons. He was diagnosed with lip cancer and treated in England and returned to Edmonton Feb 26, 1941. After returning to Edmonton, Tom worked as a caterer at the Sargent’s Mess at the Prince of Wales armouries. Then he was stationed in Suffield, AB, at the Experimental Station for 4.5 years. He was discharged in Calgary, Oct 1, 1945.
Location: 2005.094.03 |
Alexander Burrows, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
I, Sargent Burrows (M16403) enlisted with the 49th Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Sept. 14, 1939. I sailed for England in an advance party of the 1st Division on Oct 15, 1939. In 1940 I went to Dunfermilne to embark for Norway as the Germans had invaded from the south. I was back in England, prior to Dunkirk. I returned to Scotland to attend a commando course under the command of Lord Lovatt. I returned to England and prepared for the raid on Spitzbergen, located north of Norway, 500 miles inside the Arctic Circle. German Atlantic fleet had been using the island for a refueling base. 130 of our division were chosen to take part in the raid. In July, 1941, we were successful in landing and destroying the coal mines and oil wells. The Russian peasants were taken to Archangel, Russia and when we returned to Spitzbergen we loaded the Norweigans and brought them to Scotland. Not aliving thing was left on the island. In july, 1943, we embarked and sailed to the Middle East to invade Sicily. In August, 1943,we moved into Italian mainland, fought our way up the mainland to Ortona in central Italy. I was wounded and evacuated to the 13th General Hospital (Canadian) in North Africa. In 1944, I returned to the UK and was posted to a camp at Aldershotwhere all Canadians were held prior to repatriation to Canada. I returned to Calgary and home.
Location: 2005.094.04 |
Hector Burrows, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Hector M. Burrows (M17561) was a Calgary Tank Corporal , C Squadron. He joined up in Grande Prairie in 1940 and trained at Camp Borden, Ont. In 1941. Then he went to Aldershot, England, then to Africa in 1943, served at Ortona, Italy and Sicily, returning to England and then to Canada.
Location: 2005.094.05 |
David Burrows, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
David Sneddon Burrows (Lance Corporal) M104378 was 18 years old when he joined up with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Grande Prairie Oct 14, 1942. He went to Edmonton for basic training at the Prince of Wales Armouries. He left Edmonton Dec 29, 1942, for Chilliwack, BC, for advanced training until Sept 1943. Then he went to Hamilton, ON to the Canadian Army Training Center for 3 months, back to Chilliwack for 2 months, then to Truro NS for three months. Then he was off to England and was involved in the invasion of Normandy, Juno Beach. He went into Caen, later up into France and Holland. Eventually he was back in England and then home in 1945.
Location: 2005.094.06 |
George Burrows, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
M66193, GNR George Burrows (artillary) joined up sept 29, 1941, at 18 years old, in Edmonton. He took basic training in Camrose, then in Brandon for 10 months. Then he went to sussex, NB,until July, 1943. Then he went overseas to different parts of England. Including Eastbourne. In July, 1944, he sailed for France and was wounded while serving in Belgium, spent time in hospital and was back in his regiment two weeks before the end of the War. He went back to Holland and was there until he was ready to come back to Canada. He left England Dec, 1945 and had Christmas on the ship. 14 days later he docked in New York and then was back in Calgary for New Years Day, 1945. He was discharged Feb 6, 1946. George also jioned up for the Korean War in August, 1950. At Shilo, MB, he took his training. By Nov, 1950 his troop was heading for Fort Louise, USA, when they were in a train wreck at Blue River, BC. 60 boys were injured, about 20 were killed, so they were taken back to Wainwright. Two weeks later we went to Fort Louise, USA and trined for six months, then sailed for Korea, March 1951 and came back in June 1952. Later, he joined the Peace Time Army 1956-1959, at Camp Petawawa.
Location: 2005.094.07 |
James Pollock, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
M55649 Cpl. James Pollock, age 41, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, joined up in Calgary, July 24, 1940 and served in Canada until May 21, 1947. In Dec 1940 he was tansferred to Victoria and worked as an ambulance driver with R.C.A. Medical Corps. Then he was transferred to the R.C.E. stationed in Victoria. He was discharged in 1947 and drove fire truck out of Work Point Barracks.
Location: 2005.094.08 |
Troops Marching to Prisoner of War Camp, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 7
“Marching back to an Allied prisoner-of-warcamp, German soldiers were surprised to meet none other than General Montgomery himself, the colorful commander of invasion ground forces. Montgomery sits in the jeep, watching Nazis.”
Location: 2005.094.09 |
View From Saskatoon Mountain, 1987
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
View shows underbrush in the foreground and fields cut through by road allowances in the distance.
Location: 2006.011.01 |
Mess Hall, CFS Beaverlodge, 1987
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Mess Hall, CFS Beaverlodge
Location: 2006.011.02 |
Headquarters Building CFB Beaverlodge, 1987
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Headquarters Building CFB Beaverlodge
Location: 2006.011.03 |
Retirement Dinner, CFB, Beaverlodge, 1972
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Retirement dinner for Peter and Cookie Patmore-Went.
Location: 2006.011.04 |
The Stripper Entertains, 1971
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
A Stripper (Doug MacQuarrie) entertains at the Airmen’s Club dance, CFB Beaverlodge.
Location: 2006.011.05 |
The Stripper at CFB, 1971
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
A Stripper (Doug MacQuarrie) entertains at the Airmen’s Club dance, CFB Beaverlodge.
Location: 2006.011.06 |
Square Dance Float for Grande Prairie Parade, 1968
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Grande Prairie Square Dance Club “Prairie Squares” on their parade float near the park entrance on 102 St.
Location: 2006.011.07 |
Unicyclist in the Grande Prairie Parade, 1968
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
A man with a top hat rides a unicycle in a parade down Richmond Avenue with a crowd lined along the street.
Location: 2006.011.08 |
Swan City Appliance Car in the Grande Prairie Parade, 1975
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
Red Model A sponsored by Swan City Appliance ServicesLtd. In a parade down Richmond Ave. driving in front of Simpsons-Sears and C+ L Vac Sales and Service.
Location: 2006.011.09 |
Costumed Man With Sabre in Parade, 1975
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
A crowd in front of the Sipson-Sears building watches a brightly costumed man waving a sabre parade in front of them.
Location: 2006.011.10 |
Ancient Log-Hauling Truck in G.P. Parade, 1975
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
“Sixty Years of Hauling” is the title of a Grande Praire Regional College float featuring an ancient log-hauling truck.
Location: 2006.011.11 |
Sheep Herder in G.P. Parade, 1975
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
A sheep herder in Scottish dress with his sheep and sheep dog are on parade while onlookers line the sidewalk in front of the Simpson-Sears building on 100 Ave.
Location: 2006.011.12 |
Old Patterson Farm, 1975
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5
The Patterson farmstead located south of what is now the Southwood Place condominiums.
Location: 2006.011.13 |
Grande Prairie Fair Parade, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade traveling east on 99 Ave.past the McGavins building and the Booster office and showing a team of horses pulling a wagon followed by a couple of truck floats.
Location: 2006.011.14 |
Grande Prairie Fair Parade, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade traveling east on 99 Ave.past the McGavins building and the Booster office and showing a Scottish marching band.
Location: 2006.011.15 |
Grande Prairie Fair Parade, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade traveling east on 99 Ave.past the Hudson’s Bay parking lot and showing the Scottish marching band performing
Location: 2006.011.16 |
Grande Prairie Fair Parade, 1979
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie County Fair Parade traveling east on 99 Ave.past the Hudson’s Bay parking lot and showing tan RCMP on horseback
Location: 2006.011.17 |
UGG Elevator, Grande Prairie, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Location: 2006.011.18 |
UGG Elevator and Annex, Grande Prairie, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Location: 2006.011.19 |
Cargill Elevator, Rycroft, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Location: 2006.011.20 |
Agricore Elevator, Rycroft, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Location: 2006.011.21 |
United Grain Growers Elevator, Spirit River, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
United grain Growers, Seed Division, Spirit River
Location: 2006.011.22 |
United Grain Growers Elevator, Spirit River, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
United grain Growers, Spirit River, side view, showing a grain truck and two pick-ups.
Location: 2006.011.23 |
United Grain Growers Elevator, Spirit River, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
United grain Growers, Spirit River, opposite side of 2006.11 23 view, showing paint deterioration.
Location: 2006.011.24 |
Agricore Elevators, Sexsmith, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Agricore elevators lining west side of main street in Sexsmith.
Location: 2006.011.25 |
Sexsmith Elevator, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
This Sexsmith elevator (likely UGG originally by its colors) is showing paint deterioation. Train cars line the tracks in front.
Location: 2006.011.26 |
National Elevator, Sexsmith, 2000 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
This reddish-brown Sexsmith elevator stands by the tracks facing main street.
Location: 2006.011.27 |
Social Credit Campaign, 1967
1 print; b & w; 8 x 10
Social Credit Party Campaign group for the 1967 election. Left to right back row: ? , Harry Schneider, ? , Ken Hanson, Roy Wright, Bill Bowes; front row: Jim Nasedkin, Henry Reith, Don Wood, ? , Lawrence Kirby, Ira McLaughlin, ? , Orm Schultz.
Location: 2006.019.1 |
Wally’s Grocery Store, [1967]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
The original Wally’s Grocery Store on the corner of 93 Avenue and 100 Street (Clairmont Road) was purchased in 1967 by Harry Schneider and his brother-in-law Wally Probst.
Location: 2006.019.2 |
Alberta Resources Railway Opening, 1969
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Dignitaries at the opening of the Alberta Resources Railway (L-R) are Harry Schneider, Paul Evaskevich, and Ernest Manning, former premier of Alberta.
Location: 2006.019.3 |
Nobby Clark, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Nobby Clark seated on his horse.
Location: 2006.022.01 |
George Robinson Boating on Kleskun Lake, [1915]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
George Robinson boating on Kleskun Lake during one of its high water periods.
Location: 2006.022.02 |
George Robinson Boating on Kleskun Lake, 1915 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
George Robinson boating on Kleskun Lake during one of its high water periods.
Location: 2006.022.03 |
George Robinson by his Cabin, [1915 ]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
George Robinson shown at his cabin off the Smoky River.
Location: 2006.022.04 |
Oxen Pulling a Cart, 1915 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A cart with two people in front is being pulled by oxen.
Location: 2006.022.05 |
Weicker Hotel, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Cars and Men in Front of the Weicker Hotel.
Location: 2006.023.01 |
Sexsmith, [1925]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Taken from the air, showing main street in the foreground with two general merchant stores, one the Richards McNaughton Co. Ltd.
Location: 2006.023.02 |
Sexsmith Business District, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Taken from the air, showing the central business section of Sexsmith, including the Weicker Hotel and the general merchant store, the Richards McNaughton Co. Ltd.
Location: 2006.023.03 |
Sexsmith Main Street, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Taken from the air in winter, showing the central business section of Sexsmith, including the L.C. Howard Hardware
Location: 2006.023.04 |
Jack Neys and his Plane, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
An aviation enthusiast, Jack Neys helped build this plane and flew it in the early 1030s.
Location: 2006.023.05 |
Fred Anderson, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
Harvesting with teams of horses on the farm of Fred Anderson
Location: 2006.023.06 |
Moodie’s Crossing, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Moodie’s Crossing, also called the Goodwin Ferry
Location: 2006.023.07 |
Women’s Institute Meeting at Fred Anderson’s, [1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Women’s Institutes like this one in Sexsmith, were one of the organizations providing social services to those in need.
Location: 2006.023.08 |
Spirit River, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Main Street, Spirit River showing teams of horses, dogs, and businesses along both sides including cafes (one called Club Café and Bakery), and a rooming house.
Location: 2006.023.09 |
Swan Anderson’s Stopping Place, 1914 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
Swan Anderson’s Stopping Place north of Sexsmith
Location: 2006.023.10 |
Dr. Robert Shaw, 1914 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Dr Robert Shaw owned a drug store in Grande Prairie in 1914 and homesteaded near Glen Leslie until he moved to Spirit River in May of that year.
Location: 2006.023.11 |
Peter Melhuis, 1921
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
Location: 2006.025.01 |
Threshing Outfit in Blooming Valley, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
The first threshing outfit in the Bloming Valley district on the farm of Pete Hogan.
Location: 2006.025.02 |
Confirmation Class, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Nineteen students in formal dress stand in a line outside for a photograph. Likely confirmation day in the Lutheran church, as Halvor Ronning stands in the center.
Location: 2006.025.03 |
Halvor Ronning with Confirmation Class, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
Nineteen students in formal dress pose outside for a photograph. Likely confirmation day in the Lutheran church as Halvor Ronning is seated in the center.
Location: 2006.025.04 |
Josephine Gans, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
portrail of Josephine Gans
Location: 2006.026.01 |
Peter Gans, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
portrail of Peter Gans
Location: 2006.026.02 |
First Church at Friedenstal with Congregation, 1914 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4
A large group of settlers is shown beside the church at Friedenstal
Location: 2006.026.03 |
Fire Prevention Promotion, [ca. 1954]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Jim Simpson, Walt Murphy, and Fire Chief Pete Eager look at newspaper articles dealing with fire disasters and prevention.
Location: 2006.035.12 |
Breeden Hotel, 1910 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
The Breeden Hotel was one of the first accomodations in Grande Prairie
Location: 2006.036.01 |
51st Overseas Battalion, C.E.F. Edmonton, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 10″ x 45″
51st Overseas Battalion, C.E.F. Edmonton, in front of the Prince of Wales Armoury, March 29, 1916. Lt. Col. R. DeL. Harwood O.C.
Location: 2006.054 |
Pollock’s Store in Brainard, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Shows the old highway to Dawson Creek running through the hamlet of Brainard; Pollock’s store in foreground, Ma Brainard’s Stopping Place next door.
Location: 2006.072.01 |
Pollock’s Store in Lymburn, [1932]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Pollock’s Store, after it had been moved from Brainard when the railway went through Lymburn. The Lymburn Store, operated by George and son Ray, closed in 1951. Pollock’s house is to the right.
Location: 2006.072.02 |
Clairmont Ball Team, 1950
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Clairmont Ball Team: Back Row – Ken Kirkpatrick, Henry Diedrich, Allan Drysdale, Buster Leggatt, Fred Drysdale, Norman Drysdale, Ray Wafler, Tyke Ames. Front Row – Les Miles, Carl Goudron, Rudy Croken (coach and manager).
Location: 2006.078.01 |
North Kleskun School Teacherage, [1928]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A teacher with her dog stand in the doorway of the teacherage at the North Kleskun School
Location: 2006.080.02 |
CFGP Radio Station, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Exterior of the front of the CFGP Radio Station building, located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave., taken in the early 1940s. Several people are standing outside the front entrance to the building.
Location: 2006.118.01 |
CFGP Radio Station, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Exterior of the back of the CFGP Radio Station building and yard, taken in the early 1940s. The buidling was located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave.
Location: 2006.118.02 |
CFGP Office, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Three women shown seated at a desk in an office at the CFGP Radio Station, located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave. The photo was taken in the early 1940s.
Location: 2006.118.03 |
CFGP Broadcast Booth, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A woman sits in the broadcast booth at the CFGP Radio Station, located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave., while two people look on from a window outside the booth. Photo taken in the early 1940s.
Location: 2006.118.04 |
CFGP Radio Station, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Photograph of the front of the CFGP Radio Station with a car parked outside. Photograph taken in the early 1940s. The building was located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave.
Location: 2006.118.05 |
CFGP Radio Station, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Photograph of the front of the CFGP Radio Station with a car parked outside. Photograph taken in the early 1940s. The building was located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave.
Location: 2006.118.06 |
CFGP Radio Station, [1941-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Photograph of the front of the CFGP Radio Station with a car parked outside. Photograph taken in the early 1940s. The building was located at 99th Street and Richmond Ave.
Location: 2006.118.07 |
Queen Victoria and Children, [1880]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Queen Victoria and her children in a formal photograph taken by R. Milne, Photographer to the Queen. Also printed on the border are the names Aboyne and Ballater. Reverse side displays a logo and photographer’s details for the Royal Studios. The photo came from Daphne Derocher’s grandfather’s antique shop in Dorking, England.
Location: 2006.119 |
John (Jack) Smart, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jack Smart walked into the Peace River region to Grande Prairie over the Edson Trail around 1911. He was accompanied by Joe, Jack and George Crummy. He and the Crummy brothers went to work running their own hotel. He later filed for a homestead, which he never farmed since he returned to Edmonton in 1915 to enlist in the army and went overseas until he was wounded in early 1918. He met and married Annie Soar while he was overseas and they returned to live in Grande Prairie at the end of the war where he worked for the Alberta Railway for a time. He left there to work for Frontier Lumber as a bookeeper, but in 1930 together with his partner Harry Newton they opened the first 5 to a dollar store in northern Alberta, which they ran until 1947. He also served nearly 20 years as secretary of the school board, was a lifelong member of the Masonic Lodge, was chairman of the hospital board, was a member of town council, and served in other civic organizations such as the Elks and Kinsmen. Meanwhile, Annie ran the hpusehold while teaching piano lessons. She eventually became the first music teacher in the school and was also the organist and choir leader at Christ Church Anglican for many years. In 1943, he was accliamed mayor of Grande Prairie and held office until ill health forced him to resign after only a year. He continued with his business intil 1947 when he sold and retired to Edmonton where he passed away in 1960 at the age of 80. Annie passed away in 1983 in Summerland BC at the age of 95.
Location: 2006.124.01 |
Arthur Bice’s Store, 1928
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Arthur W. Bice ran this store in Belloy in 1928. Evelyn Bice is standing in the doorway
Location: 2006.125.01 |
Nurses’ Residence, 1970 c.
1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10
The nurses’ residence at the Grande Prairie Hospital (built in 1937) and torn down when the new QEII Hospital was built. Christine Rorem gave the picture to Pat Schneider to donate to the archives.
Location: 2006.126.01 |
Sergeants. CA(B) T.C.No 132, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10
Sergeants. CA(B) T.C.No 132, a group picture of the sergeants taken outside one of the training center’s H Huts in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2006.128.01 |
Platoon #1, C.A. (R).T.C. #132, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10
Platoon #1, C.A. (R).T.C. #132, a group picture of the soldiers taken outside the Quartermaster’s Stores, one of the training center’s H Huts in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2006.128.02 |
Grande Prairie Hospital, 1957
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Exterior view of the Grande Prairie Hospital taken in 1957.
Location: 2007.001.01 |
Nurses’ Residence, 1956
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Interior view of the nurses’ residence in Grande Prairie, including a table set with a lace tablecloth in front of a fireplace, photographed in 1956.
Location: 2007.001.02 |
Nurses’ Residence Party, 1957
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A group of men and women pose for a photograph during a party at the nurses’ residence in Grande Prairie, photographed in 1957.
Location: 2007.001.03 |
Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers, 1948-1949
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Mel Rodacker’s Band, the “Old Timers” with members Mel Rodacker, Cecil Morton, Clarence Sjerdal, George Boe, Bill Remple, and CFGP host Jack Soars.
Location: 2007.004.01 |
Walkway to the Nurses’ Residence, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Walkway to the Nurses’ Residence, shown here from 98 St. in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.01 |
Nurses, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ann Davison, Irana Kurta and Niki (Miss Korpatniki) on the east front side of the Nurses’ Residence in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.02 |
Alma Slater, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Alma Slater standing at the front door of the Nurses’ Residence in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.03 |
Alberta Ross, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Alberta Ross (Matron of the Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital) standing at the front door of the Nurses’ Residence in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.04 |
Nurses in the Residence, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A group of nurses photographed in the living room of the Nurses’ Residence in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.05 |
Nora Shields and Alma Slater, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Nora Shields (left) and Alma Slater in 1947. Nora became Matron of the Auxiliary Hospital.
Location: 2007.005.06 |
Betty Brown, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Betty Brown, Registered Nurse at the Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital in 1947.
Location: 2007.005.07 |
Grande Prairie City Charter, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Escort party, shown at about 120th Ave, bringing in the charter from Four Mile Corner in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.01 |
Bringing in the Charter, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Escort party, shown at about 111th Ave, bringing in the charter from Four Mile Corner in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.02 |
RCMP Escort Car, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
RCMP escort car bringing the City Charter into Grande Prairie in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.03 |
Horse Escort, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Horse escort for the party bringing in the Grande Prairie City Charter from Four Mile Corner in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.04 |
“Alberta’s Newest City”, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
View of a horse in the escort party carrying a package containing the Charter of “Alberta’s Newest City” in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.05 |
Horse Escort with City Charter, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Horse escort bringing the charter to the City of Grande Prairie in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.06 |
Leading the Horse Escort, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Benny Lightfoot and Norman Hollingsworth leading the horse escort as the charter is brought into the City of Grande Prairie in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.07 |
Henry McCullough with Charter, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Henry McCullough approaching the courthouse with the charter in February, 1958. The Grande Prairie Library is shown in the background.
Location: 2007.009.08 |
Ira McLaughlin and Henry McCullough, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Ira McLaughlin presenting a memorial statue to Henry McCullough in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.09 |
Presentation on Courthouse Steps, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Ira McLaughlin presenting a memorial statue to Henry McCullough in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.009.10 |
Alex Monkman, 1936 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
A copy of a portrait of Alex Monkman
Location: 2007.015.01 |
Grande Prairie Fire Hall, 1920 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Firemen and equipment pose in front of their new fire hall
Location: 2007.015.02 |
Edson Trail Inspection Party, 1911c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4 in.
Inspection party at Baptiste River (now the Berland River). L-R Jim Cornwall, Mrs. Emmerson, and John Stocks holding the child
Location: 2007.015.03 |
Ladies Hockey Club, 1925 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Ladies Hockey Club
Location: 2007.015.04 |
Grande Prairie Boy Scouts, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Rev. T Dale-Jones and Garnet Freebury flanking their troop of Boy Scouts on the steps of the Anglican Church. Back row (l-r) Doug (George?) Bentley, Marvin Aiken(?) Dave Spittal(?), Lyyn Wilson, Jack McFetridge, Herb Shields. 2nd from back row (l-r) Jimmie Carlisle, Johnny Bishop, Ken Leslie, Bill Minchin, Jack Swanston, Roy Harper. 3rd from back row (l-r) Rev Dale Jones, Ray Mitchell, Ken Davis, Bill Bessent, Bob Bessent, Gordon Pearcy, Pat (?) Wendel Oliver. Front (l-r) Bob Knight (Jimmy Woods?), Dean Toews, Don Swanston, Sam Lowe, Ivan Ford (?, grocery store owner), Garnet Freebury.
Location: 2007.018 |
Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital, 1929
1 postcard photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Postcard of the newly built Municipal Hospital in Grande Prairie in 1929. Building materials still lie in front.
Location: 2007.023.01 |
Smoky Bridge, 1949
2 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3; 1.5 x 1.5 in.
The bridge over the Smoky River was built in 1949-1950 and was a major advancement to transportation to the south. Before the bridge, a ferry was used in the summer and an ice bridge in the winter but there were seasons in between when neither could be used. This shows the bridge as viewed from the ferry approach.
Location: 2007.024.01b |
Smoky Bridge Opening – Parking Lot, 1949
2 photographs; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Cars parked for the occasion of the bridge opening at the Smoky River
Location: 2007.024.02 a-b |
Smoky Bridge Opening, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
The bridge over the Smoky River, built in 1949-1950, is viewed from the ferry approach beneath. A truck is being prepared for the parade and people are standing on the bridge watching.
Location: 2007.024.03 |
Smoky Bridge Opening, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
The newly constructed Smoky Bridge as viewed from a boat in the Smoky River.
Location: 2007.024.04 |
Smoky River Ferry, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
The cable ferry crossing the Smoky River showing passengers and cars aboard.
Location: 2007.024.05 |
Smoky River Ferry, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
People along with a truck float used in the parade board the ferry for a last ferry ride across the Smoky River. The ferry is seen under the newly constructed bridge.
Location: 2007.024.06 |
Smoky Bridge Opening – Parade, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
The parade includes decorated trucks as floats, some in a line beside the bridge and some proceeding over the bridge, including a team of horses. A crowd of people line the banks. One truck is reported to be carrying the first spinning wheel brought into the area.
Location: 2007.024.07 a–f |
Going Fishing at Sturgeon Lake, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 in.
Gordon Pearcy and Bob Littleton standing in front of a car parked by Sturgeon Lake. The photographer is Jane Wardrop who became Bob’s wife.
Location: 2007.024.08 |
Hustler’s, Champions Calgary Baseball League, 1918
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Cliff Turner, born in 1902, played for the Hustler’s Team in Calgary and later in 1920-1922 pitched for the Grande Prairie and Sexsmith baseball teams. He signed on with the Detroit Tigers in 1925. He was a victim of typhoid fever and died in 1925.
Location: 2007.025 |
Richmond Ave. Looking East, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Looking east down 100 Ave., Grande Prairie, from 102 Street. Crummy’s Garage is on the left corner and men appear to be constructing a street base.
Location: 2007.042.01 |
Richmond Ave. and 102 St. Corner, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Looking at the corner of 100 Ave., Grande Prairie, and102 Street. Men are working constucting a road base. Building on the left may have been Taylor & Pearson Automotive supply or the theatre.
Location: 2007.042.02 |
Building Sidewalk Curbs Along 100 Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Looking east down 100 Ave., Grande Prairie, from 102 Street, showing work on constucting a street basewith sidewalk curbing in place. Buildings on the left include the Co-op, and on the right is the Meat Market, a Café, a Beauty Shop and Hanson’s Hardware.
Location: 2007.042.03 |
Building Sidewalks Along 100 Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A gravel truck dumps his load for sidewalk building along Richmond Ave. in front of Watcher’s Jewelers. Down the street is a sign for Fleming Ltd. Radio.
Location: 2007.042.04 |
Building Sidewalks Along 100 Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Men work spreading cement for a sidewalk along Richmond Ave. in front of Watcher’s Jewellers while passersby inspect their job.
Location: 2007.042.05 |
Building Sidewalks Along 100 Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Men work finishing the cement work on a sidewalk along Richmond Ave. in front of Thompson’s Hardware.
Location: 2007.042.06 |
North Side of Richmond Avenue, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A girl runs over a board protecting the newly poured sidewalk and into the 5c. -$1.00 Store on the north side of Richmond Ave. and 100 St. Up the street you can see the Royal Café, Strands Barber Shop and Kowensky’s Mens and Boys Wear.
Location: 2007.042.07 |
Bird’s Grocery Store, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A caterpillar tractor pulls road making equipment down 100 Ave. in front of Bird’s Store A group of men watch.
Location: 2007.042.08 |
Intersection of 100 St. and 100 Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A view of main street construction from the NW corner of the intersection of 100 St. and 100 Ave. in Grande Prairie.To the far left is Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop and across the street is Bird’s Grocery, the Fletcher Block (owned by the Hook brothers), Dr Little’s Office, and the Murray Hotel
Location: 2007.042.09 |
The Paving of Richmond Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Looking east on Richmond Ave. you see equipment begin the work of paving main street. Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop is on the left and the Murray Hotel can be seen on the right.
Location: 2007.042.10 |
The Paving of Richmond Ave., 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
A paving truck moves along the north side of 100 Ave. A rooming house and the Donald Theatreare seen behind it.
Location: 2007.042.11 |
The Water Tower, 1960
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 6
The Water Tower in Grande Prairie just before it was being torn down. The water came from three wells in the building behind the tower and was pumped into the tower.
Location: 2007.042.12 |
The Water Tower Comes Down, 1960
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 6
The Water Tower in Grande Prairie just as it was being torn down.
Location: 2007.042.13 |
The Water Tower Comes Down, 1960
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 6
The Water Tank in Grande Prairie comes down from the tower.
Location: 2007.042.14 |
Bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Along the route travelled by Henry McCullough and his horses in bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.042.15 |
Bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Along the route travelled by Henry McCullough and his horses in bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie in February, 1958.
Location: 2007.042.16 |
Henry Mc Cullough Bringing Home the City Charter, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 in.
Nearing Grande Prairie, Henry McCullough and his horses are bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie from Edmonton in February, 1958. Someone comes to meet him and asks if he wants coffee.
Location: 2007.042.17 |
Henry Mc Cullough Bringing Home the City Charter, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Bringing the City Charter to Grande Prairie from Edmonton in February,1958, Henry McCullough rides into Grande Prairie on his horse with a flag bearing escort in front. A crowd follows him to the courthouse.
Location: 2007.042.18 |
Ice Sculptures and City Queen Throne, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Ice sculptures decorate the Bringing Home the City charter event in February, 1958. The large square sculpture is used for the city queen’s throne. Marilyn Wales was crowned the city queen.
Location: 2007.042.19 |
Firemen’s Broomball Team, 1960 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Back Row: Max Henning, Sid Smith. Roy Borstad, Stan Griffiths. Middle Row: George Gitzel, Alfred Van Schaick, Roger Biron, Helmut Mach, Bill Leslie, Herb Gitzel, Peter Eager. Front Row: Buck Kerik, Guy Ireland, Fred Dobbyn, Roy Peterson, Bob Littleton, Gene Forest, Billy Woods.
Location: 2007.042.20 |
Fire Department Volunteers, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Back Row: Bill Murray, Gordon Bratland, Stan Griffiths, Roy Borstad. Middle Row: Pete Eager, Max Henning, Peter Diemert, Alfred Van Schaick, Frank Edmundson, Augus Shelkey, Bill Blais, Gordon Zigler, Fred Dobbyn. Front Row: Herb Gitzel, Walter Mach, Billy Woods, Helmet Mach.
Location: 2007.042.21 |
Fire Hall and Trucks, 1960
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
The Grande Prairie Fire Hall with the three fire trucks lined up in front. The picture was taken the same day as the water tower was torn down.
Location: 2007.042.22 |
Hose Laying Competition, 1955-56
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Grande Prairie Firemen, winners of the Hose Laying competition two years in a row. L-R Alfred Van Schaick, Pete Diemert, Roger Biron, Richard Bielman, Roy Borstad
Location: 2007.042.23 |
Hose Laying Competition Winners, 1955-56
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Grande Prairie Firemen, winners of the Hose Laying competition two years in a row. L-R Roy Borstad, Alf Van Schaick, Roger Biron, Pete Diemert
Location: 2007.042.24 |
Pete Diemert Holds the Hose, 1955-56
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Grande Prairie Firemen, winners of the Hose Laying competition two years in a row. Pete Diemert holds the hose on the ground as men on the fire truck help to lay it out.
Location: 2007.042.25 |
Hose Laying Team Scores, 1955-56
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Grande Prairie Firemen, winners of the Hose Laying competition two years in a row. Roy Borstad, Roger Biron, Pete Diemert and Alf Van Schaick hold the score board.
Location: 2007.042.26 |
Mr. And Mrs. Alex Dunfield and Family, 1928 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Alex and Mary Ann Dunfield shown with children Marjorie, Dickson, Lily and Alice. The family moved to Grande Prairie from Ontario in 1928. Mr. Dunfield made a living delivering water around town.
Location: 2007.051.01 |
Northfield School Students, 1922
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Teacher Gladys Clarkson, with her 1922 class, in front of Northfield School. Northfield School was established north of LaGlace in 1918.
Location: 2008.002.01 |
Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team, 1950-1951
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team 1950-1951. Back Row: W. Hiekkila, G. Bond, D. Swanston, H Ayre, D. Crough, J. Lynn (Manager), R. Card, C. Turner, E. Nelson, R. Wright, J. Listhaege. Front Row: R. Neufeld, R. Rigler, J. MacMillan, F. Anderson, L. Giroux, J. Moore, K. Schielke.
Location: 2008.008.02 |
East Kleskun School #3635, 2005 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
A recent photograph of the East Kleskun School as it has been restored in the Kleskun Hill Museum, located 600 ft. W of SE corner of SW 26-72-4-W6. It originally was built in 1919 and stood 200 ft north of the SW corener of NW 30-72-3-W6.
Location: 2008.014.01 |
East Kleskun School #3635, 2005 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Inside the classroon of East Kleskun School as restored in Kleskun Hill Museum.
Location: 2008.014.02 |
East Kleskun School #3635, 2005 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Inside the classroon of East Kleskun School as restored in Kleskun Hill Museum.
Location: 2008.014.03 |
East Kleskun School #3635, 2005 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Outside view of East Kleskun School just after restoration at the Kleskun Hill Museum site had begun.
Location: 2008.014.04 |
East Kleskun School #3635, 2005 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Outside view of East Kleskun School just after restoration at the Kleskun Hill Museum site had begun.
Location: 2008.014.05 |
Irma Oatway, Teacher, 1939
1 photograph; colour; 2 x 3
Irma Oatway was a teacher at Craigellachie School in 1939. Craigellachie School District 4035 was formed in 1921, and the school built east of Hinton Trail Hall in 1923.
Location: 2008.015.01 |
Craigellachie School Students, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Craigellachie School students in 1939. L- R back row: Ken Longson, Doug Dunbar, Tom Elsender, Evelyn Smith, Doug Mc Arthur; middle row: Paul Durda, Barbara Cage, Alica Durda, Kate Elsender, Zana Mc Arthur; front row: Doris Mc Eachern, John Smith, Vera Mc Arthur. Craigellachie School District 4035 was formed in 1921, and the school built east of Hinton Trail Hall in 1923.
Location: 2008.015.02 |
Craigellachie School Students, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Craigellachie School students in 1939. L- R back row: Dorothy Longson, Dave Dunbar, George Elsender; front row: Edna McArthur, Jack Mc Arthur, Ella Moss. Craigellachie School District 4035 was formed in 1921, and the school built east of Hinton Trail Hall in 1923.
Location: 2008.015.03 |
Craigellachie School Students, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
Craigellachie School students in 1939. L- R back row: Eleanor Oatway, Bert Metcalfe, Donald Mc Arthur; middlerow: Irene and Agnes Moss, Betty Mounce; front: Lavern Scorgie, Donald Sanderson. (Leonard Scorgie is absent from the picture). Craigellachie School District 4035 was formed in 1921, and the school built east of Hinton Trail Hall in 1923.
Location: 2008.015.04 |
Equity School, [1932]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Teams leaving Equity School in the early 1930s, with Pete and Alex Balisky on skis. Equity School District 3929 was established in 1920 for an area north-west of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.043.01 |
Equity School, [1932]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Children dressed for a Christmas play at Equity School in the early 1930s. Allan Gerow (in wheel barrow), Morris Magowan (behind wheel barrow), Olga Bonderenko (3rd form right), Marion Ophus with hood (2nd right), Helen Mosenko with hat (right back), Bev Gerow (4th right), Lila Gerow (Mother Goose). Equity School District 3929 was established in 1920 for an area north-west of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.043.02 |
Equity School, [1932]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Children dressed for a Christmas play at Equity School in the early 1930s: Jean Housman, Olga Bondarenko, Marion Ophus, Marion Innes, Agnes Housman, Martha Bondarenko, Andy Innes, Harvey Housman, Cyril Maguiar, Bill Kirkham. Equity School District 3929 was established in 1920 for an area north-west of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.043.03 |
MacHenry School, 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
MacHenry School students in 1915. Back row, l t r: Jim Tesar, Harry Hunsko, Ann Manysiak, Ileen Dawis, Miss Johnson, John Tesar, Vic Johnson, Fred Anderson. Second row: William Tesar, Isabel Davis, Naomi Davis, Bertha Bienderra, Ada Davis, Helen Tesar, Charlotte Bienderra (Lottie Foore), Walter Johnson, Peter Manysiak. MacHenry School District 2851 was established in 1912 for an area south-west of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.043.04 |
Building the Bridge, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Building a bridge in the Equity area ca. 1930, on what is now Range Road 64 about a mile north of Highway 59.
Location: 2008.043.05 |
Equity School, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Student body from Equity School: front row, Herb Glover, Betty Kapalka, Lydia Kokosha, Joe Bryzgornia. Second row, Marigold Bonderenko, Polly Bryzgornia, Stephanie Krysik, Irene Kokosha, Verna Kapalka, Betty Badger, Nick Kokosha with stick. Third row: Tony Bryzgornia, Carl Bryzgornia, Liland Bryzgornia, Pete Bondarenko, Francis Kalpalka. Back row: Agnes Bonderenko, Mary Kokosha, Sarah Bonderenko, Theresa Kapalka, Nellie Bryzgornia., Edmund Bryzgornia. Art Kokosha, Louis Kokosha. Equity School District 3929 was established in 1920 for an area north-west of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.043.06 |
Coronation Parade, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Coronation parade at Sexsmith in 1935.
Location: 2008.043.07 |
Coronation Pageant, 1935
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Coronation pageant for George VI at Sexsmith in 1935.
Location: 2008.043.08 |
Webster Trail School, 2002
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Webster Trail School after it was moved to Bill Kirkham’s to be used as a garage in 1955. It was demolished ca. 2000. Webster Trail School District 4812 was established in 1938, and the school was built in 1939.
Location: 2008.043.09 |
Chatham School Parade, 1935-1945
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Chatham School children dressed up for a parade. Left to right: Lenny Wold, Bernice Lawrence, Edna/Fern Lawrence, Gerald Gummer and teacher, Mrs. Frank Newman. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.01 |
Chatham School Hockey Team, 1939-1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Chatham school Hockey Team: L-R Gerald Gummer, Frank Braybrooks, Jack Gummer, Lennie Wold, Danny Somerville, Jimmy Lawrence, Bernard Carney, Norman Wold, Hugh Lawrence.
Location: 2008.044.02 |
Chatham School Students, 1943-1944
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Chatham School with students of 1943-44. Back row: Bill Lawrence, Gerald Gummer, Danny Somerville, Ivan Vekved,. Second row: Gordon Wold, Jim Lawrence, Eldon Wold. Third row: Catherine McEwen, Rosemary Somerville, Dica Beattie, Lorna Wold, Magrett Mc Ewen, Ruth Berton (teacher). Irma Wold is in front. They are getting ready to drive Canuck School for a ball game using the Somerville car on the right and the Gummer truck behind the students. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.03 |
Chatham School Students, 1943-1944
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Chatham School with students of 1943-44. Danny Somerville was in grade eight. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.04 |
Chatham School End of School Picnic, 1942
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Chatham School, 1942, celebrates the end of school with a picnic. Back row includes Kay Beattie, Edna Lawrence, Ida Wold, Mary Wold, Olaf Wold, ? Frank Braybrook, Danny Somerville, Eva Braybrook, ? Beattie, Mrs. Austen Amenson, Jack Beattie, Mrs. Cliff Lawrence, Einar Wold, Mrs. Einar Wold, Mrs. George Vekved, Mrs. Jim Somerville, Mrs. Andy Foster, Mrs. Ed Gummer. Middle row: Clarise Wold, June Vekved, Esther Wold, Jim Lawrence, Eldon Wold, Gordon Wold, Gerald Gummer. Those seadted: Yvonne Lawrence, Lorna Wold, Rosemary Somerville, Loreen Wold, Dica Beattie, Fern Lawrence, Bill Lawrence, Elizabeth Forseth, Ivan Vekved, Bernice Lawrence, Mrs. Jack Beattie, Mrs. Frank Newman, Vivian Beattie, Joyce Amenson, Irma Wold, Marion Wold, Obert Wold, Ron Vekved. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.05 |
Chatham School Students, 1941-1942
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Chatham School students, June 23, 1942, standing outside in front of the windows of the school. Back row: Danny Somerville, Esther Wold, Bernice Lawrence, Frank Braybrooks, Clarise Wold, Fern Lawrence, Elizabeth Forseth. Second row: Gerald Gummer, Jim Lawrence, Yvonne Lawrence, Loreen Wold, Ivan Vekved, Disa Beattie, Rosemary Somerville, June Vekved, Lorna Wold. Front row: Gordon Wold Bill Lawrence Irma Wold, Joyce Amundson. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.06 |
Chatham School Students, Grades 7 & 8, 1941-1942
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Chatham School students (Div 2): Grades 7 & 8 back row: Danny Somerville, Ivan Vekved, Clarice Wold, Yvonne Lawrence. Front row: Lorna Wold, Loreen Wold, Gerald Gummer, Disa Beattie, Rosemary Somerville, June Vekved. Chatham School District 3638 was formed in 1916 for an area south-east of LaGlace.
Location: 2008.044.07 |
Sexsmith School Students, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Sexsmith School students in front of their two-room school, built in 1938. Sexsmith School District 3600 was formed in 1918 in the Village of Sexsmith.
Location: 2008.045.01 |
Sexsmith School No. 3600, [1955]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Sexsmith School District 3600 was formed in 1918 in the Village of Sexsmith. This building was completed in 1938, with an addition for the high school.
Location: 2008.045.02 |
Canor School, n.d.
2 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Canor School, with its home-made flag pole in front of the school. Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School District 3955 was organized north-east of Buffalo Lakes ca. 1920, and this school was built in 1928.
Location: 2008.058 a-b |
Sexsmith School Students, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A group of elementary students in front of the Sexsmith School, built in 1929.
Location: 2008.059.01 |
Sexsmith School, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mrs. McIntyre, walking from her small home on the Peace River Bible Institute campus. Sexsmith School is visible in the background.
Location: 2008.059.02 |
St. John’s Lutheran School, 1927
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
St. John’s Lutheran School was a parochial school three miles south of Wembley which opened in 1928 and closed in 1961.
Location: 2008.060.01 |
Grande Prairie Garage Burning, 1954
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A crowd watches as firemen try to save the Grande Prairie Garage, owned by J.O. Watson.
Location: 2008.063.01 |
Students at Hayfield School, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students on horseback at Hayfield School in 1948 are Johnny Stringer, Herb Camplair, Dale Willard, Roy Mulligan, Jeannette & Doreen Camplair, Maxine & Rhoda Willard, Jean Camplair, Ernest & Marion Burgess. Hayfield School District 4661 was established in 1930, and the school built south-west of Beaverlodge in 1933.
Location: 2008.066.01 |
Hayfield School with Burgess Family, 1967
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Children Ernest and Marion Burgess, with their father, seated in front of Hayfield School. Hayfield School District 4661 was established in 1930, and the school built south-west of Beaverlodge in 1933.
Location: 2008.066.02 |
Hayfield School Picnic, 1944
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Hayfield community at the year end school picnic in 1944. Back: Jim Mulligan, Jim Willard, John Gillard, Ed Kaye. Next row: Lena Lowen, Bessie Gillard, Bonnie Willard, Agatha Lowen, ?, John McBryan, Alvin Britton, Mary Camplair, Curt Camplair, Marshall Gillard, ? Lowen, Bill Mulligan, Hugh McBryan. Next row: Mona Van Volkingburgh (holding baby), Myra Van Volkingburgh, Gwen Willard, Ellen Camplair. Next row: Marion Burgess, Mrs. Burgess, Sophie McBryan, Jean Kaye, Geraldine Wells, Earl Gillard, Herb Camplair. Next row: Rhoda Willard, Ernest Burgess, Jeanette Camplair. Front row: ?, Bud Willard, Doreen Camplair, ?. Hayfield School District 4661 was established in 1930, and the school built south-west of Beaverlodge in 1933.
Location: 2008.066.03 |
Class at Hayfield School, 1943
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Hayfield School Class of 1943. Back: Teacher John Kokatailo, Agatha Lowen, Bonnie Willard, Ellen Camplair, Marshall Gillard, John Lowen, Harry Camplair. Middle: Lena Lowen, Gwen Willard, Peter Lowen, Sophie McBryan, Bessie Gillard. Front: Maxine Willard, Marion Burgess, Roy Mulligan, Frank Lowen, Dale Willard, Earl Gillard, Charles Kaye, Keith McClymont. Hayfield School District 4661 was established in 1930, and the school built south-west of Beaverlodge in 1933.
Location: 2008.066.04 |
Bear Creek Valley During the Flood, 1935
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Bear Creek Valley during a flood in 1935. The two houses in the center are those of Peter F. and Peter L. Toews
Location: 2008.067.01 |
Jennie Croken’s Wedding, 1937
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Jennie Croken married her husband Rudy on June 30, 1937.
Location: 2008.072.01 |
Sinclair Lake School Group, [1928]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Sinclair Lake School was built in the summer of 1929. Students here include, back row l-r, Art Hill (teacher), Jim Rasmussen, Albert Walters, Bessie Reed, Margaret Walters. Middle Row L-R -?- -?- -?-, Gus Anderson, Pearl Walters, Leatha Reed (Bertram), Anita Walters, Esther Walters, Swea Anderson. Front: 2 girls ??
Location: 2008.074.01 |
Sinclair Lake School Group, [1928]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Sinclair Lake School was built in the summer of 1929. Students here include the following girls in white: back, Margaret Walters; middle, Bessie Reed, Swea Anderson, Anita Walters. Standing in front, Pearl Walters. Sitting in front, Esther Walters.
Location: 2008.074.02 |
Students at East Kleskun School, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3
A student group at East Kleskun School includes, front row, Donald Oe, Donald Schau, Margaret Griko. Four girls standing: Ellen Norton, Caroline Podulsky, Phyllis Stewart, Edith Schau. Back Row: Tony Podulsky, Donald Norton. East Kleskun School District 3635 was organized in 1919 and the school built that summer east of the Klekun Hills Natural area.
Location: 2008.075.01 |
Picnic at East Kleskun School, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5
Community gathering at East Kleskun School in July, 1947. Mrs. Phil Fitzpatrick is seated at the nearest end of the bench. East Kleskun School District 3635 was organized in 1919 and the school built that summer east of the Klekun Hills Natural area.
Location: 2008.075.02 |
Steeprock School students, 1937-38
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Steeprock School students, grades 1-8. Back Row: L-R Allen Wiebe, George Wiebe. 3rd Row: Henry Neufeld, Alma Pfau, Anita Edens, Richard Wiebe, Annie Mertler, Glen Wiebe, Deitrich Neufeld, Irmgaard Edens, 2nd Row: Jean Pfau, Murray Neufeld, Max Pfau, Irene Messner, Joe Mertler. Front Row: Billy Zatorozny. Steeprock School opened December 15, 1933. It was located beside Steeprock Creek, west of Hythe and just a few miles away from the British Columbia border.
Location: 2008.077.01 |
Steeprock School Softball Team Celebration, 1941
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Community celebration of the Steeprock School Softball Team. The team had competed in the mixed, two-room school division of the tournament, traveling to Grande Prairie in the back of a three-ton truck, and won their division. This photo was taken following day. Incuded in the photo are Joe Mertler (lying at left), George Mertler (Joe’s older brother), Anne Mertler (sister), Deitrich Neufeld, Henry and Mary Neufeld, Alma and Jean Pfau, Irene Messner, Anita Edens. Teacher is F.C. Toews. Steeprock School opened December 15, 1933. It was located beside Steeprock Creek, west of Hythe and just a few miles away from the British Columbia border.
Location: 2008.077.02 |
Haven School, [1937]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Haven School was a log school built with volunteer labour four miles south of Hinton Trail corner. This photo shows Frances Brewer beside the school about the time it opened in 1937.
Location: 2008.079.01 |
Haven School, [1937]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Haven School was a log school built with volunteer labour four miles south of Hinton Trail corner. This photo shows the west side of the school about the time it opened in 1937.
Location: 2008.079.02 |
Ravenswood School, [1937]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ravenswood School District 4463 was formed in 1930, and this log school was built south of Elmworth in 1937. This photograph shows the east side of Ravenswood School.
Location: 2008.079.03 |
Ravenswood School, [1937]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ravenswood School District 4463 was formed in 1930, and this log school was built south of Elmworth in 1937. This photograph, labeled “Dad at Ravenswood School” was from the photo album of Bernice Pandachuck.
Location: 2008.079.04 |
Gimle School, [1930]
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The first Gimle School opened in 1919. It was also used as a church and community hall. Note the woodpile at the side of the school.
Location: 2008.079.05 |
Gimle School, [1930]
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The original Gimle School, built west of Albright in 1919, with students in the yard.
Location: 2008.079.06 |
Beginners at Gimle School, 1931
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Beginners at Gimle School, in 1931. Back row (l-r): ? , ? , Muriel Armstrong, Conley Martin, Margaret Hegland, Isabelle Armstrong. Front row: Margorie Armstrong, Ernest Fair, Garnet Hommy, Agnes Sexton, Olaf Hegland, Gunhild Hegland, Howard Carson, Raymond Sexton, William Fair. Gimle School District 3786 was organized in 1919 for an area west of Albright.
Location: 2008.079.07 |
“Diamond Dick” School, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The first classes at Elmworth were held in “Diamond” Dick’s log cabin in 1919, and so was called the “Diamond Dick” School. Photograph obtained from Alice (Moyer) Lewis, whose mother, Edna (Small) Moyer, taught at Elmworth.
Location: 2008.079.08 |
Sled Dogs at Elmworth School, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students with sleds pulled by dogs in harness at Elmworth School. Elmworth School District 3791 was organized in 1919 and this first school built in 1921. Photograph obtained from Alice (Moyer) Lewis, whose mother, Edna (Small) Moyer, taught at Elmworth.
Location: 2008.079.09 |
Elmworth School, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Elmworth School District 3791 was organized in 1919 and this first school built in 1921. This photograph was obtained from Alice (Moyer) Lewis, whose mother, Edna (Small) Moyer, taught at Elmworth.
Location: 2008.079.10 |
Elmworth School, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Elmworth School District 3791 was organized in 1919 and this first school built in 1921. This photograph was obtained from Alice (Moyer) Lewis, whose mother, Edna (Small) Moyer, taught at Elmworth.
Location: 2008.079.11 |
Mount Saskatoon School, 1949-50
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mount Saskatoon School District 4443 was organized in 1929 and this school built north-east of Beaverlodge in 1930. Photograph taken by Elaine Grant, who was the supervisor there in 1949-50.
Location: 2008.079.12 |
Mount Saskatoon School, 1949-50
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Students in front of the Mount Saskatoon School, front row (l-r): Stan Clarke, Lloyd Werk, Eric Boe. Back row: Clifford Werk, Ronald Clarke, Tom Clarke, Ronald Lunam, Robert Lunam. Mount Saskatoon School District 4443 was organized in 1929 and this school built north-east of Beaverlodge in 1930. Photograph taken by Elaine Grant (Macklin), who was the supervisor at Mount Saskatoon in 1949-50.
Location: 2008.079.13 |
Playing Hockey at Mount Saskatoon School, 1949-50
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students playing hockey in front of the Mount Saskatoon School are Stan Clarke, Ron Clarke, and Lloyd Werk. Mount Saskatoon School District 4443 was organized in 1929 and this school built north-east of Beaverlodge in 1930. Photograph taken by Elaine Grant, who was the supervisor there in 1949-50.
Location: 2008.079.14 |
Teacher Frank Bullis, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Frank Bullis taught at Mount Saskatoon School. He went to the Calgary Stampede with the Grant family, and gave this photograph to Elaine Grant who was one of his pupils.
Location: 2008.079.15 |
Birthday Party at Erickson’s house, 1933
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Children from Blooming Valley and Northfield School Districts in front of Pete Erickson’s house in 1933 included (back row) l to r: Jean (Farnsworth) Cramer, Norma (Haugland), ?,?, Edna (Erikson), ?, ?, Sylvia (Haugland) Rabizna, ?, ?, ?, and three Johnson boys. In the front row: Gina (Saastad), ?, ?, Lorna (Farnsworth) Rowland, ?, ?, Ina (Erickson), ?, ?, Neilas Haugland, ?, ?, Doris (Bekkerus) Rude, Dorothy (Farnsworth) Hegland, ?, ?.
Location: 2008.079.16 |
Beaverlodge High School, 1947
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Beaverlodge High School in 1947, with teacher Miss McIntosh on the front steps. This school was built in the new townsite of Beaverlodge in 1929.
Location: 2008.079.17 |
Cariboo School, 1991
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Cariboo School District 3573 was organized in the 1920s and this log school was built on Tom Sheppard’s homestead at Rio Grande. The inside was uniquely finished with Russian plaster. This photo was taken in 1991 by Colleen Alde just before the school building was destroyed.
Location: 2008.079.18 |
Ravenswood School, 2008
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The old Ravenswood School on Jody Bain’s property at Hinton Trail. Ravenswood School District 4463 was formed in 1930, and this log school was built south of Elmworth in 1937. This photograph was taken in 2008 by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.079.19 |
Appleton School, 1916
1 photograph; b & w ?; 4 x 6
This 1916 photo of Appleton School was taken and developed in the field by Rev. Hopkins, the Methodist minister who built some of the early churches. Appleton School was built in 1913, east of the Beaverlodge River and south of the community of the same name.
Location: 2008.079.20 |
Halcourt School and Students, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students at Halcourt grouped in front of their new school. Halcourt School District 2835 was organized in 1912 and this new school was built in 1939. Photo from Faye (Cage) Dyrach and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.01 |
Blooming Valley Students and Teacher, 1940-41
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Students from Blooming Valley in front of their school. Back and Center Row L-R: Myrtle Johnson (her first school), Preston Milliken, Laverne Haggland, ??? Goertzen, ??????, Odvar Saastad, Helen Goertzen, Synova Grave, Bjorn Thristem, Dorothy Farnsworth, Helen Thristem, Marvin Vatne, Lorna Farnsworth, Albin Saastad, Rodney Milliken. Front Row L-R: ?????, Margaret Goertzen, Gina Saastad, Linda Pederson, ?????, Christine Pederson. Blooming Valley School District 3912 was formed in 1920 and the school built north-east of Valhalla in 1921. Photo from Dorothy (Farnsworth) Hegland) and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.02 |
Blooming Valley School Students, 1934-35
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students from Blooming Valley in front of their school. Back Row L-R: Annie Saastad, Bjorn Thristem, Ivar Bjerke, Johnny Farnsworth, Thorbjorn Bjerke, Andrew Saastad, Ray Milliken, Mary Nygard. Middle Row L-R: Marvin Vatne, Odvar Saastad, Laverne Haggland, Preston Milliken. Front Row: Synova Grave, Dorothy Farnsworth, Helen Thristem, Lorna Farnsworth. Blooming Valley School District 3912 was formed in 1920 and the school built north-east of Valhalla in 1921. Photo from Dorothy (Farnsworth) Hegland) and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.03 |
Teacher Rita Clelland, 1934
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School teacher, Rita Clelland. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.04 |
Teacher Doris (Irvine) Harris, [1930-1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School teacher, Doris (Irvine) Harris. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.05 |
Two Rivers Teacherage, [1930-1940]
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Two Rivers School woodshed and teacherage, with the teacher standing in the doorway. This teacherage was built in 1943. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.06 |
Teacher William Taylor and Students, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School teacher, William Taylor with students L-R: Norman Lock, Lorene Manysaik, Ken Lock, Raymond Probst, Margaret Lock, Kathleen Probst, Orville Probst, Doreen Lock, Edgar Manysaik, Elaine Burgess, Jim Mc Nab, Joan Harris, Rodney Magarrell, Neal Harris. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.07 |
Joan and Neal Harris, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School children, Joan and Neal Harris, holding lunch boxes, on their way to school. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.08 |
Two Rivers Angels, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School girls: Ruby Ruttely, Sheila Burgess, Betty Lock, Doreen Lock dressed as angels. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.09 |
Two Rivers School Children, 1951-52
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School children: Back Row L-R: Barbara Burgess, Joan Douglas, Margaret Lock, Lorna Douglas. Front Row L-R: Melba Roy, Roderick Russell, Lois Roy, Rhoda Roy, Collis Roy, Eva Russell. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.10 |
Two Rivers School Addition,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. This photograph shows the school, which had been built in 1918, with an addition added in 1947. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.11 |
Two Rivers School Children, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School children taken in front of trees Standing: Ken Lock, Orville Probst, Rodney Magarrell, Neal Harris, David Wheeler, Margaret Lock, Kathleen Probst, Ann Wood, Elaine Burgess, Joan Harris, Mrs. Wood. Kneeling: Ron Lock, Dale Chambers, Nicholas Magarrell, Lorna Douglas, Lois Roy, Mable Roy, Joan Douglas. Missing: Joan Chambers, Barbara Burgess. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.12 |
Two Rivers School Children, 1931-32
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School children taken alongside the school. Back L-R: Helen Mc Nab, Harvey Adams, Ted Harrop, Erling Hauger, Allan Hauger, Nila Adams. Front L-R: Robert Hauger, Norman Hauger, Warwick Burgess, Maurice Burgess. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.13 |
Two Rivers School Children with Bikes,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School children stand with their bikes alongside the school. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. The school was built in 1918 and closed in 1953. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.14 |
Two Rivers Teacher, Mrs. Isabel Perry,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School teacher, Mrs.Isabel Perry. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.15 |
Two Rivers Students with Bikes Behind,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Rivers School students, some standing and some kneeling alongside their school. Their bikes are seen at the side. Two Rivers School District 3497 covered the area formed by the confluence of the Red Willow and Beaverlodge Rivers. Photo from Allan Lock and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.082.16 |
Annellen School, 1943.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annellen School District 4111 was organized in 1922 and a log school built in 1923. In 1943, this new school was built by John Brandsetter of Hythe. Image provided to Alice Jenner by Beryl Hotte.
Location: 2008.084.01 |
Annellen School with Students, ca. May or June 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Annellen School District 4111 was organized in 1922 and a log school built north of Hythe in 1923. It was still in use when this photo of students at Annellen School was taken. Back Row L-R: Eddie Fisher, Gorden Boan, Roger Jones, Alice Forbes, May Tschetter, Beryl Mc Auley, Frank Carson, Bert Jones, Gordon Littke. Middle: L-R Alice Tschetter, Annie Paul, Fern Forbes. Front L-R: Harry Jones, Leroy Fisher, Tomy Aastveit, Rupert Littke, Verna Beattie, Ole Aastveit, Jimmy Boan, Eddie Holland. Missing: Everett Fisher. Image contributed by Alice Tschetter.
Location: 2008.084.02 |
Halloween at Annellen School, ca. 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Fern Forbes and Alice Tschetter dressed up for Halloween stand in front of the old log Annellen School. Annellen School District 4111 was organized in 1922 and this log school was built north of Hythe in 1923. Image contributed by Alice Tschetter.
Location: 2008.084.03 |
Halloween Party at Annellen School, ca. 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Image shows schoolchildren dressed in costume for a Halloween party at Annellen School. Students include Gorden Boan, ?, ?, Alice Tschetter, Fern Forbes, Alice Forbes, Ivy Boan. Front: unknown, Beryl Mc Auley, far right. Annellen School District 4111 was organized in 1922 and this log school was built north of Hythe in 1923. Image contributed by Alice Tschetter.
Location: 2008.084.04 |
A Group of Annellen School Students, 1937 c.
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A group of Annellen School students sitting in front of the windows outside the school: Eddie Fisher, Evelyn Fisher, Fern Forbes, ?. Front: Alice Tschetter, Annie Pauls holding a model of the Western Annellen Grain Elevator. Annellen School District 4111 was organized in 1922 and this log school was built north of Hythe in 1923. Image contributed by Alice Tschetter.
Location: 2008.084.05 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, [1938]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building ca. 1938.
Location: 2008.085.01 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1938.
Location: 2008.085.02 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1940.
Location: 2008.085.03 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1940.
Location: 2008.085.04 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1941.
Location: 2008.085.05 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1943.
Location: 2008.085.06 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1946
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building with their teacher in 1946.
Location: 2008.085.07 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. This photograph shows the students in front of their school building in 1941.
Location: 2008.085.08 |
Klondyke Trail School and Students, 1940-1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Klondyke Trail School opened in 1933. It was located between Wembley and Lower Beaverlodge. This photo shows the students of Klondyke Trail School at play in front of the school. Esther (Hennig) Fryer), the original owner of the photograph, gave it to Mrs. John Heikel who in turn passed it on to Margaret Schultz.
Location: 2008.085.09 |
Klondyke Trail Students, 1940-1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Klondyke Trail School opened in 1933. It was located between Wembley and Lower Beaverlodge. This photograph shows the students of Klondyke Trail School in front of their school building. Esther (Hennig) Fryer, the original owner of the photograph, passed it on to Elsie Heikel who gave it to Margaret Schultz.
Location: 2008.085.10 |
St. John’s Lutheran School Students, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The students of St. John’s Lutheran School School in front of their school building. St. John’s Lutheran Parochial day school opened west of Wembley in 1928. Egon Wildgrube, the teacher, passed the photo on to Elsie Heikel who gave it to Margaret Schultz.
Location: 2008.085.11 |
Farewell for Rev. Kranendonk, 1959
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The United Church says farewell to Rev. Kranendonk at a service held at Hermit Lake School in 1959. Back Row: Dick Dunfield, Rolly Wood, Ann Dunfield, Jack Kennedy, Arnold Dryer, Mac Prentiss, Francis Ramsden, Rev Florence Remnant, Nettie Wood. Middle Row: Billy Prentiss, Mrs. Kranendonk, Jean Prentiss, Violet Dryer, Winniw Kennedy, Marian Prentiss, ? Wales ? ? Kids in front: Dale Dryer, Brian Kennedy, Sheila Kennedy, Linda Kennedy, Anne Dryer, Caroline Prentiss.
Location: 2008.087.01 |
Farewell Dinner for Rev.Kranendonk, 1959
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The United Church says farewell to Rev. Kranendonk at a farell dinner held at Hermit Lake School, June 21, 1959. Back Row: Rev. and Mrs. Kranendonk, Arnold Dryer, Billy Dunfield, Rolly Wood. In Front: Violet Drtyer, Mac and Jean Prentiss, Francis Ramsden. Children: Sheila and Dale Dryer.
Location: 2008.087.02 |
Hermit Lake Christmas Concert, 1961
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Hermit Lake Christmas Concert, 1961.
Location: 2008.087.03 |
Two Marys Outside Mountain Trail School, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mountain Trail School District 4071 was organized ca. 1930, and a log school was built at the bottom of Saskatoon Mountain, to the south. This photo shows Mary Kachaluba and Mary Grendys outside Mountain Trail School. Mary Grendys was almost 15 in the photo and went to this school from grade one through grade nine. She later went to St Josph’s High school in Grande Prairie and then graduated from Edmonton General Hospital in 1948. Mary G.said of Mary K. ” Mary was smart too, but rarely came to school as it was claimed that she was needed on the farm. She came for exams and aced them. I always had to work for my marks!”
Location: 2008.088.01 |
Mountain Trail School, 1994
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Mountain Trail School District 4071 was organized ca. 1930, and a log school was built at the bottom of Saskatoon Mountain, to the south. Donor Erin Moure (daughter of Mary Grendys) remembers stopping at this building in the late 1960s when it was still standing straight. Her mother treasured this old school.
Location: 2008.088.02 |
Miss McCauley’s Grade Two Class, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Miss Caldwell’s grade two class in Montrose School, Grande Prairie. Back Row: L-R: Rick Smith, Eddie Croft, Don Rigler, Richard Annis, Rudy Voss, Glen Bekkerus, Blair Day, Donnie Potter, George Shields, Roger Boe, Miss Caldwell. Middle Row L-R: Jeannine Johnson, Iona Roblin, Donna Gammel, Maureen Durda, ? . Front Row L-R: Donna Wicks, Cheryl Stewart, Joyce Unger, Jackie Lidster, Fay Dourcher, Loretta Doering, Donna Clarkson, Judy Campbell, ?, Karen Compton, Darlene Berg, Erin Connley.
Location: 2008.089.01 |
Preston Lake School, [1995]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Preston Lake School District 4557 was formed in 1930 and this school was built north-west of Hythe in 1931. It was closed under consolidation in 1955. Photograph from Mary (Tolway) Fowler given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.01 |
Lambert School, [1995]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Lambert School District 3932 was organized ca. 1920 and a log school built near what would become the hamlet of Lymburn. In 1948, this frame school was built and used until 1960. Photograph from Mary (Tolway) Fowler given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.02 |
Odin School, 1935
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Odin School District 4318 was formed in 1928 and a school was built in 1931. This is a copy of a photograph from a Christmas card showing Odin School students in 1935. Students identified on the photograph are Alf Sandboe, Marlin Sandboe, Johanna Hornland, Elmer Bue, Martin Hornland, Clarence Christensen, George Slette, and Henry Matthies. Original belongs to Sylvia (Horneland) Hommy and was collected for the County Schools project by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.03 |
Odin School, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Odin School District 4318 was formed in 1928 and a school was built in 1931. This is a copy of a photograph given by teacher Miss Meen to Sylvia (Horneland) Hommy. Students are left to right, fifth row: George Slette, Glen Sandboe, Jake Wiebe, Elmer Bue, Martin Hornland, Marlin Sandboe. Fourth row girls: Sylvia Horneland, Mildred Christensen, ? , Ida Slette, Selma Sandboe, Mary Matthies. Third row boys: John Wiebe, Henry Matthies, Raymond Bue. Second row: Erna Wiebe, Alice Horneland, Gladys Christensen. Front row: Fred Horneland, Lloyd Sandboe, Clarence Christensen. Original collected from Sylvia Hommy for the County Schools project by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.04 |
Mountain Trail School, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mountain Trail School District 4071 was organized ca. 1930, and a log school was built at the bottom of Saskatoon Mountain, to the south. This photograph shows the students at Mountain Trail School. Back Row: L-R: Annie Lobas, Marjorie Cahoon, Evelyn Smith, Jennie Kachaluba, Elsie Smith, John Smith. Front Row: L-R Muriel Wilson, Wesley Smith, Lloyd Volden. Eugene Lobas, Roy Volden. photograph from Elvie (Smith) Smith who then gave it to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.05 |
Mountain Trail School, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Mountain Trail School District 4071 was organized ca. 1930, and a log school was built at the bottom of Saskatoon Mountain, to the south. This photograph shows Mountain Trail School in later years. Photograph from Elvie (Smith) Smith who then gave it to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.06 |
Rio Grande School Children, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School was opened in 1918. This photograph shows the school children at an unspecified date. They are, back row l-r: Eileen O’Connell, Mavis O’Connell, Hazel O’Connell, Ida Liberty, Ida Brown, Francis Morrison. Middle Row: Joe O’Connell, Hazel Brown, Norma Wenzel, Tim O’Connell. Front Row: Hugh Watt, Mary Beadle. Photograph from Hazel (Wenzel) O’Connell who then gave it to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.07 |
Rio Grande School Moved, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School being moved to Conley and Arlene Martin’s yard. Photograph from Arlene (Christopherson) Martin who gave it to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.08 |
Rio Grande School and Children, 1952
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School and Sunday School children. Photograph from Arlene (Christopherson) Martin who gave it to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.09 |
Rio Grande School and Children, 1952 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School and school children. Back Row: Arnold Popesco, Anne Bisbing, Mildred Popesco. Third Row: Donnie Pandachuck, Garry Pandachuck, Alex Kuluki, Clifford Niebour, Bob Pandachuck, Muriel Head, Lloyd Roy, Carol Oakford, Faye Niebour. Second row: Donny Lock, Gerald Lock, Kerry Lock. Front: Terry Thompson, Elaine Lock, Jeanne Finch, Sharon Stirr, Florence Popesco, Kathy Finch. Missing: Shirley Lock, Marilyne Niebour. Photograph from Gary Pandachuck and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.10 |
Wapiti Lodge Grad Class, 1953
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
After 1950, County students who wanted to attend high school in Grande Prairie could stay at Wapiti Dorm. Here are some graduating students in 1953, in front of the Wapiti Dorm. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.11 |
Hayfield School Boys, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Hayfield School District 4661 was organized in 1930 for an area south-west of Beaverlodge. A log school was built in 1933. This photograph shows three boys–Harry Camplair, Dale Willard, and Herb Camplair–at Hayfield School. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.12 |
Rio Grande School, 1923-1924
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School opened in 1918. This was the student body in 1923-1924. Student row: ? Hatton, Albert Hill, Vern Hill, Tom Hill, ? Hatton, Eileen Hill, Mildred Hill, Rita Hill. Adult Row: A.J.Hill, Roy Cleland, Edna Fraser (teacher), Verna Ramsay, Mayme Hill holding Olive, Mrs. Duteau, Mrs. Hatton, ? , Pearl Cleland. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.13 |
Montrose School, 1925
1 photograph post card; b & w; 4 x 6
Montrose School was built in 1917 in the village of Grande Prairie. This is a copy of a photograph postcard of the school.
Location: 2008.090.14 |
Hayfield School Girls, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Hayfield School District 4661 was organized in 1930 for an area south-west of Beaverlodge. A log school was built in 1933. This photograph shows the girls at Hayfield School. Back Row: Maxine Willard, Jean and Jeanette Complair, Joyce Jones. Front: Rhonda and Buddy Willard, and Doreen Complair. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.15 |
Hayfield School Boys, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Hayfield School District 4661 was organized in 1930 for an area south-west of Beaverlodge. A log school was built in 1933. This photo shows some of the students at Hayfield School with their horses: Ellen Hatton, Herb Camplair, Donnie Hatton, Dale Willard, Harry Camplair . Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.16 |
Rio Grande School, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School group beside their log school. Back Row L-R: Mareen Hogg, Patsy Parker, Lena Lowen, Bessie Gillard, John Lowen, Marshall Gillard, Ellen Camplair, Helen Hogg, Hughie Mc Bryan., Middle: Virgie Hogg, Annie Lowen, Marion Burgess, Maxine Willard, Jeannette Complair, Earl Gillard, Harry Complair, Georgie Parker. Bottom: Herb Complair, Peter Lowen, Charles Kay, Keith Mc Clymont, Frank Lowen. The first Rio Grande School opened in 1918. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.17 |
Rio Grande School, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rio Grande School group beside the windowed wall of their school. Starting at the back: Hugh Hill, Hugh Watt, Norma Wenzel, Stanford Cage, Annabelle Morrison, Johnny O’Connell, Dick Cage, Joe O’ Connell, Alister Steele, Edgar Hill, Leon and Elaine Watt, Donnie Hatton, Bert Hatton, Elyven Small, George Small, Clayton O’Connell, Mary Beadle(small) and Joan O’Connell (small). The first Rio Grande School opened in 1918. Photograph from Bert Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.18 |
Craigellachie School, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Craigellachie School children in front of their school in the Hinton Trail District. Craigellachie School District 4035 was formed in 1921 and the school built in 1923. Photograph from Jean (Smith) Reuckert and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.19 |
North Beaverlodge School, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
North Beaverlodge School was located in the Albright area between Hythe and Beaverlodge. This photograph shows teacher Bert Nicholson and his wife in front of the school. Photograph from Jean (Pack) Borgedahl and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.20 |
North Beaverlodge School Children, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
North Beaverlodge School children. L-R: Howard Hogg, Leola Wright, Eugene Cunningham, Glenelda Halstad. Norman Wertz, Tudie (Wilhemina) Pack. North Beaverlodge School was located in the Albright area between Hythe and Beaverlodge. Photograph from Jean (Pack) Borgedahl and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.21 |
Baldur School Children, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Baldur School children in front of their school. Back Row L-R: Elliott Nelson, Olaf Brekkass, Doreen Loberg, Ole Bakahaug, Esther Loberg, Paul Borgedahl, Ruby Foss, Lohtna Loberg, Ted Garberg, Hazel Olderskog, Nels Loberg. Front Row L-R: Geraldine Volden, Ralph Loberg, Gail Olderskog, Ellen Brekkass, Adeline Loberg, David Loberg, Bernice Brekkass, Marvin Nelson, Eunice Nelson, Arvid Olderskog, Mabel Olderskog, Mervin Westad, Caroline Brekkass, Cora Garberg, Murial Olderskog, Edgar Loberg, Eunice Volden, Ralph Loberg. Baldur School District was organized in 1928 and the school built in 1929. In the 1950s the building was moved to the Rolla area. Photograph from Jean (Pack) Borgedahl and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.22 |
Glass Lake School Children, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Glass Lake School Children in front of their school. Back Row L-R: Edna Pike, Johnny Pike, Ida Westad. Fourth Row: L-R Mary Klassen, ? Klassen, Sylvia Teigen, Clara Westad. Third Row: L-R Ethel Cook, Henry Langrud, Curtis Perrin, Evelyn Westad, Cornie Klassen, George Langrud, ? Second Row: L-R Evelyn Knutson, Gina Hommy. Front Row: L-R Albert Westad, Knut Hommy, Lloyd Teigen, Jack Wells, Knut Knutson. Teacher was C. Edlund. Glass Lake School was located east of Hythe. Photograph from Sylvia (Teigen) Hotte and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.23 |
Old Valhalla,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
An aerial of the old community of Valhalla, with Molde School in the foreground. Molde School District 3518 was formed in 1918 and the school built in 1920. Photograph from Corinne Pederson and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.24 |
Molde School, 1950 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Molde School District 3518 was formed in 1918 and the school built in 1920. Photograph from Corinne Pederson and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.25 |
Molde School Barn,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Molde School District 3518 was formed in 1918 and the school built in 1920. These outbuildings (a school barn and outhouse) were also on the property. Photograph from Corinne Pederson and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.26 |
Molde School Students,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Molde School students standing in front of their school . Back Row L-R: Donald Reed, Wayne English, Mrs. Kay Klomstad (teacher), Charlie Fredrickson, Vernon Ried. Third Row L-R: Melvin Braaten, George Weins, Selmer Horneland., Johnny Tofteland, Gilmon Flaten. Second Row L-R: Raymond Fredrickson, Billy Fredrickson, Clifford Sydbo, Talbert Strand, Glenn Peterson, Front Row L-R: Kenneth Strand, Lawrence Peterson, Steve Tofteland. Molde School District 3518 was formed in 1918 and the school built in 1920. Photograph from Corinne Pederson and given to Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.27 |
Itipaw School, 2008
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Itipaw School was organized in 1929, and this log school was built in 1933. After the school closed in 1952, it was moved to Arlo Dawson’s yard. Photograph taken by and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.28 |
Itipaw School, 2008
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Itipaw School located in Ralph Dawson’s yard. Itipaw School was organized in 1929, and this log school was built in 1933. After the school closed in 1952, it was moved to Arlo Dawson’s yard. Photograph taken by and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.29 |
Elmworth School, 2008
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6
Elmworth School in 2008. Elmworth School District 3791 was organized in 1921, and the first log school was built in 1922. A modern school still exists today on the same site. Photographs taken by and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.30 a-b |
Mountain Trail School, 2008
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6
Mountain Trail School District 4071 was organized ca. 1930, and a log school was built at the bottom of Saskatoon Mountain, to the south. This photograph shows the building in 2008. Photographs taken by and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.31a-b |
Beaverlodge High School, 2008
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6
Beaverlodge High School as it looked in 1972. Photographs taken by and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.090.32 a-b |
Elmworth School, 1921-1951
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Elmworth School with teacherage and barn as it looked from 1921-1951.
Location: 2008.090.33 |
Juneau Kids with Cart, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Juneau children traveling to West Hythe School with cart and horse. Photo received from David Juneau and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.01 |
Juneau Kids in Costumes, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two Juneau children, in costumes, leaving home for a special day at West Hythe School. Photo received from David Juneau and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.02 |
Girls in Front of West Hythe School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Female students in front of West Hythe School. Photo received from David Juneau and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.03 |
Juneau Children and Nipper, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Juneau children traveling to West Hythe School on Nipper the Horse. Photograph was received from David Juneau and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.04 |
Hythe School Completed, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The first Hythe School, built in 1929. At the time, the school district was called Happy Valley, but was changed to Hythe in 1931. Photo received from Eldon and Donna Shail and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.05 |
Mrs. Loberg in Front of Hythe School,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Teacher Mrs. Loberg in front of Hythe School. Photo received from Mabel Sudnik and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.06 |
Teachers in Front of Hythe School,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Teachers in front of Hythe School. Photo received from Mabel Sudnik and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.07 |
Students of Preston Lake School, 1935-36
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students of Preston Lake School. Preston Lake School District 4557 was formed in 1931 and the school was built north-west of Hythe in 1932. Photo received from Mabel Sudnik and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.08 |
Preston Lake School Group, 1932-34
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Preston Lake School Group. Preston Lake School District 4557 was formed in 1931 and the school was built north-west of Hythe in 1932. Photo received from Mabel Sudnik and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.09 |
Students Beside Preston Lake School Barn, 1938-1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students beside Preston Lake School barn. Preston Lake School District 4557 was formed in 1931 and the school was built north-west of Hythe in 1932. Photo received from Mabel Sudnik and donated by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.094.10 |
Northfield School, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Northfield School and Church. The Northfield School District was established north of LaGlace in 1918 and a school built on the SW 4, Range 75, Township 8, West of the 6th Meridian. It can be seen in the background of this photograph of Hilmer Johnson with tractor and binder.
Location: 2008.096.01 |
Odin School, [1938]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Odin School boys in the winter of 1938. Students are back row, left to right: George Slette, Jake Wiebe, Glen Sandboe, John Wiebe, Lloyd Sandboe, Elmer Bue, Martin Hornland, Marlin Sandboe. Front row: Clarence Christensen, Fred Horneland, Raymond Bue, and Henry Matthies. Odin School District 4318 was established in 1928 and the school was built in 1931. Original photograph retained by Fred Horneland.
Location: 2008.097.01 |
Grande Prairie Swimming Pool Staff, 1974
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Grande prairie Swimming Pool Staff. Standing in front row: Terri Barschel, Jack Littleton, Donna Frey, Mike Cook, Kathy ?, Darlene Repka. On the ladder, bottom to top: Christine Wright, Pat Sproat, Ian MacPhee, Janet Littleton, On the board: L-R: Brian Holroyd, Lorraine Hilrud, Darlene Hennig, Gary Merrit. Missing from photo: Charlene Anderson, Marg Leslie, Judy Houshagen
Location: 2008.098.01 |
Peace River Bible Institute, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
The PRBI Campus as it looked in the spring of 1936, after it had been operating for one term. From left to right: barn in background, main building, rootcellar, Ruark’s house, McIntyre’s house, and Warren’s house beyond the trees. Copy of original photograph taken from Beth McNaughton scrapbook at PRBI.
Location: 2008.100.01 |
Hauling Water for PRBI, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
David Ruark, on the horse, helps his father haul water for the Peace River Bible Institute from Warren’s well on the stone boat. In the background are the two Sexsmith Public School and Warren’s flour mill. The fence divides Bible School property from the Public School playground.
Location: 2008.100.02 |
Bear Lake Bible Camp, 1936
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
An early ministry for Peace River Bible Institute was the Bear Lake Bible Camp. This first site, on the southern end of Bear Lake, was not too satisfactory so was only used one summer.
Location: 2008.100.03 |
Peace River Bible Institute, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
PRBI opened right after Christmas in 1936. By the summer of 1937, the main building at PRBI had been sided and painted, and a dormitory built. The first floor of the dorm was used by the girls, the boys were on the second floor.
Location: 2008.100.04 |
Evangelistic Tent Meetings, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Many Christians throughout the Peace donated toward the purchase of this tent. Pictured here at Fairview in the summer of 1937, it was used for both evangelistic meetings and camps. The cabin trailer at the right was “home” for the workers.
Location: 2008.100.05 |
Peace River Bible Institute, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
By 1937, a men’s dorm had been added to the campus at PRBI.
Location: 2008.100.06 |
Sexsmith School District 3600, [1938]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Sexsmith School yard ca. 1938 shows the elementary school in the centre, and the high school on the right. On the far right is Warren’s Flour Mill.
Location: 2008.100.07 |
Sexsmith, Alberta, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Looking southward over Sexsmith from the top of an elevator. PRBI dorm and public schools are in the far upper right corner.
Location: 2008.100.08 |
Hall in Sexsmith, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
This hall was located east of the Weicker Hotel and was the scene of the Peace River Bible Institute’s first graduation.
Location: 2008.100.09 |
Peace River Bible Institute, 1939
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
PRBI’s Chev truck “camperized” and pulling George Little’s cabin trailer. Hattie Warren and Mr. & Mrs. Ruark are setting our for Bridgeview.
Location: 2008.100.10 |
Peace River Bible Institute, [1960]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Aerial view of the Peace River Bible Institute Campus ca. 1960. North row, left to right is men’s dorm, chapel, offices and classroom. The main chapel and dining hall is in the middle of the photograph with girl’s dorm to the right and staff/student housing in the background.
Location: 2008.100.11 |
Bear Lake Bible Camp, [1960]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Bear Lake Bible Camp, started as a ministry of the Peace River Bible Institute, later had its own board and organization. Shown here are the chapel on its permanent site, and campers around 1960.
Location: 2008.100.12 |
Elmworth School Students,
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Elmworth School students stand in front of their school. Photograph from Julie (Argyle) Sawchuk and passed on by Jeanne Smith.
Location: 2008.101.01 |
Lambert School,
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Lambert School District 3932 was organized ca. 1920 and a log school built near what would become the hamlet of Lymburn. In 1948, this frame school was built and used until 1960. Photograph from George Lowen and passed on by Jeanne Smith
Location: 2008.101.02 |
William Adair, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
William Adair in uniform walking along a city street and accompanied by a woman. Mr. Adair was the first teacher in Teepee Creek in the school that was on the quarter section east of the United Church.
Location: 2008.102.01 |
Hythe Elementary School, 1970 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Hythe Elementary School in the 1970s.
Location: 2008.102.02 |
Hythe Elementary School, 1970 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Hythe Elementary School in the 1970s.
Location: 2008.102.03 |
Hythe Elementary School, 1990 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Hythe Elementary School in the 1990s.
Location: 2008.102.04 |
Southwell School Students and Teacher, 1949-1950
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
In the late 1940s Southwell School District held white elephant sales to raise money for Red Cross. Red Cross matched the money to provide a wheelchair for Mrs. Pretzer who lived beside the school. Back row, l-r: Mrs. Gladys Park, teacher, EileenTollefsrud, Florence Southwell, Mary Olychuk, Gloria Cavanagh, Arthur Tollefsrud. Front Row: Evelyn Tollefsrud, Roberta Weller, Mrs. Pretzer (in chair), Ruth Pool, Jeanette Chandler, Kenneth Pool. Southwell School District 4470 was located north-west of Hythe. Mrs Pretzer died in 1953.
Location: 2008.103 |
Joe Snobl Next at Bat, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Joe Snobl stands ready to bat on the west side of the North Sexsmith School. This school was organized in the early 1920s for the area north of the village of Sexsmith.
Location: 2009.001.01 |
Students of North Sexsmith School, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Back row L-R: Lil Snobl, Irene Anderson, Marion Longson, Allan Peterson, Burgess Longson, Ivan Badger, Iris Klein, Marion Snobl, Irene Balisky. Middle Row: Zora Howenko, Laura Logan, Clarence Balisky, Dale Johnston, Alvin Anderson, Merle Logan. Front Row: Leda and Vara Howenko, Loraine Snizarenko, George Longson, Norman Klein, Ignace Zahara, Leslie White, Joe Snobl (with the leg on top of his head), Gerald Logan and George White. East view of the North Sexsmith School is behind students.
Location: 2009.001.02 |
Students of North Sexsmith School, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Students of North Sexsmith School stand by the porch of the school. Back row L-R: Zora Howenko, Irene Balisky, Margaret Zahara, Lil Snobl, Marie Snobl. In front: Tomy Rosaduik, Billy Robideau
Location: 2009.001.03 |
Male Students of North Sexsmith School, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Male students of North Sexsmith School. Back row L-R: Alvin Anderson, Allan Peterson, Burgess Longson, Ivan Badger, Ignace Zahara. Middle row L-R: Norman Klein, Merle Logan, Dale Johnson. Front row L-R: George Longson, Gerald Logan, Leslie White, George White, Clarence Balisky, Joe Snobl
Location: 2009.001.04 |
Students of North Sexsmith School in Front of the Woodpile, 1947 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Students of North Sexsmith School stand in front of the woodpile. Back row L-R: Zora Howenko, Margaret Zahara, Irene Anderson, Lil Snobl, Laura Logan. Front row: L-R: Merle Logan, Clarence Balisky, Alvin Anderson, Ignace Zahara, Joe Snobl, Dale Johnson.
Location: 2009.001.05 |
Canor School, East Side, [1928]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
East side of Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School, built in 1928 by Loven and Powell. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.01 |
Canor School Site, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
School site of Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School, showing school building and outhouses. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.02 |
Canor School Students, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students from Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School, behind the flower bed in the school yard: back row: Ruth Saunders, Gronway Jones, Cyril Jones, Alberta LeBlonde, Basil Manary, Marguerite Johnston, Ruth Christensen, Carolyn Beim. Front row: Erwin Jones, Dagney Beim, unknown, Joan Higginson, Elsie Christensen, Alex Christensen. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.03 |
Canor School Students, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students from Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School: back row: Cyril Jones, George Badiuk, Ruth Saunders, Ronald Johnston, Marguerite Johnston, Caroline Beim, Basil Manary. Center row: Joan Higginson, Lena Badiuk, Dagny Beim, Irwin Jones, Elsie Christensen, Ruth Christensen. Front row: Ken Christensen, Alex Christensen, Arthur Dubord, unknown, Gertrude Christensen. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.04 |
Canor School Students, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students from Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School: back row: George Badiuk, Cyril Jones, Ruth Christensen, Basil Manary, Ruth Saunders, Alberta LeBlonde, Caroline Beim, Marguerite Johnston. Front row: Ken Christensen, Al Christensen, Joan Higginson, Gertrude Christensen, Elsie Christensen, Dagny Beim, Irwin Jones, Lena Badiuk. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.05 |
Canor School Students, [1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students from Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School: back row: Al Christensen, unknown, Ruth Christensen. Front row: Gertrude Christensen, Elsie Christensen, Lenora Beim, Betty Christensen. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.06 |
Canor School Students, [1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Boys attending Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1935. Back: William Cooksley, George Badiuk. Front: Al Christensen, Cyril Jones, Ken Christensen. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Alex Christensen.
Location: 2009.013.07 |
Four Belles at Canor, [1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Four girls attending Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1935: Lenora Beim, Olga Floreani, Betty Higginson, and Betty Christensen. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.08 |
Students at Canor School, 1939-1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Student body at Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School in 1939-40. Back row: Kazic Siluch, Betty and Gertrude Christensen, Lila Gerow, Edna Lawrence, Ken Christensen, Edith Bailey. Second row: Gwen Bailey, Jenny Siluch, Lenora Beim, Betty Higginson, Morris Eady. Third row: Orville Beim, Barbara Bailey, Betty Eady. Front row: Anson Norman, Peter Siluch, Stanley Siluch. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Anson Norman.
Location: 2009.013.09 |
Interior of Canor School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Inside Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1940. Students left to right are: Betty Anne Lockseth, May Gould, Violet Collette, Mona Norman, Lena Floreani, Bert Benson, Stan Siluch, Pete Siluch, Noami Floreani, Anson Norman. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.10 |
Canor School and Flag Pole, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
During World War II, the Canadian Flag became an important symbol in all the little Country Schools. This photo shows the Union Jack on a hand-made flag pole, flying at Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.11 |
Traveling to Canor School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
The Floreani children traveling to Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School in a cart behind Fanny the horse. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.12 |
Traveling to Canor School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
In the winter, the Floreani children travelled to Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School in a caboose pulled by Fanny the horse. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.13 |
Students at Canor School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students at Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1940. Back row: Pete Siluch, Anson Norman, Noami Floreani, Betty Anne Lockseth, Kazie Siluch, John and Stan Siluch. Front row: Violet Collette, Lena Floreani, May Gould, Mona Norman, Mary Higginson, Bert Benson. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.14 |
Boys at Canor School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Boys at Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1940. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler. From left: Anson Norman, Johnny Siluch, Peter Siluch, Stanley Siluch, Angelo Floreani
Location: 2009.013.15 |
Students at Canor School, 1946
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Student body on the front steps of Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School. Back row: John and Stanley Siluch, Anson Norman. Middle row: Betty Peterson, Milan Kons, Betty Anne Lockseth, Bert Benson. Front row: Mary Floreani, Mona Norman, Lena Floreani, Vella Norman, Phylis Floreani. Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Anson Norman.
Location: 2009.013.16 |
Students at Canor School, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Students at Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School ca. 1945: Betty Higginson, Olga Floreani, Rita Gould, Noami Floreani, John Siluch, May Gould, Barbara Bailey, Leona Gould, Anson Norman, Lena Floreani, Mary Higginson, Gwen Bailey, Stan Siluch, Peter Siluch, Orville Beim, Angelo Floreani . Canor School District was located east of LaGlace and north west of Sexsmith. This photo is a copy of an original preserved by Olga Floreani Schwemler.
Location: 2009.013.17 |
Angie Crerar, Life Skills Graduate, 1983
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7
Graduates of a Life Skills course at the Grande Prairie Regional College class. Angie Crerar is shown back left.
Location: 2009.017.01 |
Angie Crerar – Metis Elders Conference, 2006
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar, representative at the Metis Elders Conference, 2006
Location: 2009.017.02 |
Elders Caring Shelter, 2007 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar and fellow worker proudly display a painting for the grand opening of the Elders Caring Shelter in Grande Prairie
Location: 2009.017.03 |
Grande Prairie Friendship Center Board, 1990 c.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar and fellow Friendship Center Board Members. Angie, a member from 1979-2009 is seated third from the right.
Location: 2009.017.04 |
Governor General’s Award, 2006
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar receives the Governor General’s Award at a ceremony in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2009.017.05 |
Esquao Award, 2003
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar and her husband, Doug, receive the Esquaor Lifetime Achievement Award.
Location: 2009.017.06 |
Elders Caring Shelter Workers, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Angie Crerar (on the left) sits with Audrey Poitras (MNA president) and Sylvia Johnson (region 6 president) and Marg Meuller stands behind.
Location: 2009.017.07 |
Canada Day Parade, 2006
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Canada Day Parade showing Angie Crerar (on the left) with Sylvia Johnson in the back of the truck with flags waving. They won first place.
Location: 2009.017.08 |
Friendship Center Board and Staff, 2007
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Frienship Center Board Christmas card in 2007 featuring the Board members and staff.
Location: 2009.017.09 |
Elders Caring Shelter Board,
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Elders Caring Shelter Board.
Location: 2009.017.10 |
Volunteer Appreciation – Elders Caring Shelter,
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Volunteer Appreciation – Elders Caring Shelter.
Location: 2009.017.11 |
Saint Joseph’s Mission, 1952
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
In Fort Resolution, Saint Joseph’s Mission and convent, showing students.
Location: 2009.017.12 |
Hospital Play at Fort Resolution Mission, 1953
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Saint Joseph’s Mission at Fort Resolution, showing students dressed for a hospital play. Angie Crerar is dressed as the nun.
Location: 2009.017.13 |
Doug and Angie Crerar and Family, 1997
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Doug and Angie Crerar and family.
Location: 2009.017.14 |
Greg Walker, Goalie, 1948-1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Greg Walker, goalie for the Hythe Bluebombers ca. 1948.
Location: 2009.019.01 |
Playing Hockey in Hythe Arena, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Greg Walker in goal for the Blue Bombers, playing with other Hythe players, in Hythe Arena ca. 1950.
Location: 2009.019.02 |
Beaverlodge Royals, 1956
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Beaverlodge Royals in 1956; first row: Bobby Hume, Jim Roberts, Bill Clarke, Jessie LaFrone (USAF Airforce Base), Jack Gaudin, Nick Hokowach, Brian Peace. Bat boy Keith Hume. Second row: Jim Walker, Art Walker, Greg Walker, Bud Light, Herb Lowe, Sid Nelson, Eldon Ray, Jimmy Walker.
Location: 2009.019.03 |
Jerry Walker, Estevan Bruins, [1968]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jerry Walker playing for the Estevan Bruins in the Western Hockey League ca. 1968.
Location: 2009.019.04 |
Students of Canor School in Winter, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Students at Canor School. Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School District 3955 was organized north-east of Buffalo Lakes ca. 1920, and this school was built in 1928.
Location: 2009.022.01 |
Students of Canor School, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A small group of students, the girls, stand beside Canor School. Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School District 3955 was organized north-east of Buffalo Lakes ca. 1920, and this school was built in 1928.
Location: 2009.022.02 |
Students of Canor School, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The students of Canor School. Canor (Canadian-Norwegian) School District 3955 was organized north-east of Buffalo Lakes ca. 1920, and this school was built in 1928.
Location: 2009.022.03 |
Brainard’s Stopping Place, n.d.
1 photograph and slide; colour; 4 x 6
Brainard’s Stopping Place west of Hythe
Location: 2009.022.04 |
Ma Brainard of Brainard’s Stopping Place, n.d.
1 photograph and slide; colour; 4 x 6
Ma Brainard in the doorway of Brainard’s Stopping Place west of Hythe.
Location: 2009.022.05 |
Rivertop School, 1948
3 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
Rivertop School District 4371 was formed in 1929 and a school built on the heights above the Smoky River that same year. In the spring of 1948, Jim Courtney accepted a teaching position at Rivertop. On the Sunday before he started teaching, he took these pictures. The next day he started a career that was to last 38 years; he was two days short of 19 years old.
Location: 2009.023.01-.03 |
Rivertop School Students, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
In the spring of 1948, Jim Courtney accepted a teaching position at Rivertop. His first class seen here: top L-R Robert Webber, Hilda Webber, Florence Rycroft, Gayle Tink, Donna Hoag, Wayne Rehm, Emile Webber, Kathleen Rycroft, Dorene Rycroft, Patsy Hoag. Front: Brian Tink, Harry Rycroft, Bob Rycroft, Keith Rehm. Rivertop School District 4371 was formed in 1929 and a school built on the heights above the Smoky River that same year.
Location: 2009.023.04 |
Rivertop School Students – Beginners, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
In the fall of 1948, several grade ones started including Gwen Tink and Marilyn Hoag. Doreen Eagers started the next year. The girls here L-R are Gwen, Doreen, and Marilyn. Rivertop School District 4371 was formed in 1929 and a school built on the heights above the Smoky River that same year.
Location: 2009.023.05 |
Teepee Creek Stampede, 1948 c.
4 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
The Teepee Creek Stampede showing horse racing, chuck wagon races, and a bucking horse.
Location: 2009.023.06-09 |
Rivertop Students on a Hike, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jim Courtney’s Rivertop students. Jim (teacher) remembers, “One day we went on a hike and picnic on the hills above the river east of the school. It was a good day. We saw a moose and two bears swim the river.” The students are, back row, left to right: Wayne Rehm, Bryan Tink, Robert Webber, Danny Webber behind Emil Webber; front row: Bob Rycroft, Florence Rycroft, Kay Rycroft, Keith Rehm, Gwen Tink and Harry Rycroft.
Location: 2009.023.10 |
Rivertop Students on Horseback, 1948 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
Many of Jim Courtney’s Rivertop students came to school on horseback as there were no buses in those days. Jim (teacher) remembers, “The Rehm boys had an interesting mode of travel. It reminds me of a long hog trough. It never left the yard that it wasn’t full of kids. I went home with them once but after about 100 yards and several spills decided to walk.”
Location: 2009.023.11-12 |
Rivertop Students, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Rivertop students, taken by Jim Courtney, their teacher. Rivertop School District 4371 was formed in 1929 and a school built on the heights above the Smoky River that same year.
Location: 2009.023.13 |
Field Work, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Two men take a break for a photo while they are working in the field. One sits on a Massey Harris tractor and one leans against the steel wheel.
Location: 2009.023.14 |
The New Rivertop School, n.d.
2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
The new Rivertop School. Rivertop School District 4371 was formed in 1929 and a log school built on the heights above the Smoky River that same year. Around 1950, a “shed” school was built at Rivertop to serve as the new classroom. When the school centralized to Teepee Creek, the shed school became part of the new building.
Location: 2009.023.15-16 |
Sam Webber Breaks a Horse, n.d.
2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
Sam Webber is shown halter breaking Ted’s new saddle horse
Location: 2009.023.17-18 |
Group in Front of Log Home, 2002
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Group pose in front of a log home. Photo included in the Reunion booklet of the Rivertop School 2002.
Location: 2009.023.19 |
A Threshing Outfit at Work, 1948 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jim Coutney’s brother came to visit and went threshing, likely at Dick Hoggs.
Location: 2009.023.20 |
John Courtney’s Family, 1955
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jim Coutney visited his son, John, and his family in Valleyview in 1955. Top L-R: Margaret Courtney (John’s wife), Margaret Courtney (John’s mother) , Jim. (Children being held in back row: Janet, Liz, and Bradley. Front: Valerie Courtney (Jim’s wife) holding Pat and Michael beside her.
Location: 2009.023.21 |
Grande Prairie’s Richmond Avenue, 1930 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 12
The look of west end of Richmond Ave. (100th) showing the Windsor Café, a hotel, Porteous Hardware, a billiard hall and other retail stores.
Location: 2009.028.01 |
Sexsmith Rainiers Baseball Team, 1952
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 10
The Sexsmith Rainiers Baseball Team: Front Row: L-R Allan Moe, Jack Spry, Bill Plante, Danny Rycroft, Lou Chrenek. Back Row: L-R Coach Geo Cameron, Buster Brown, Allan Peterson, Ray Peterson, Andy Innes, Delmer Peterson, Walter Obniawka, Ed Bienderra, John Jackson. Their uniforms were passed down from the Seattle Triple A League.
Location: 2009.030.01 |
RCAF Summer Camp, 1956
2 photographs; b & w; 8 x 10, 4 x 6
Summer Camp for the No. 215 Squadron RCAF in Abbotsford BC. Top L-R: Ted Balderston, John Robertson, Roald Olson, Bobby Rycroft, Jack Bruzinski. Front: Lawrence Pondick
Location: 2009.032.01 |
The New United Church, 1926 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
A group from the congregation of the United Church gathers in front of their new church building. The livery barn can be seen to the right and the Mc Queen Presbyterian Church on the left.
Location: 2009.037.01 |
Rycroft School Students, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10
Group photograph of the Rycroft School students taken May 25, 1938. Teacher, Eva Duncan (6th from the right), is Mernie Smith’s aunt.
Location: 2009.038.01 |
Nora Trottier Teaching Home Nursing, [1960]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3
Nora Trottier teaches Donna Davis how a bed sheet should look with a hospital corner.
Location: 2009.039.01 |
First Aid Class, 1962
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St John’s Ambulance First Aid Course. Front left is Phyllis Sherk.
Location: 2009.039.02 |
First Aid Class – St John’s Ambulance, 1962
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
St John’s Ambulance First Aid Course. Instructor is showing how to secure someone on a stretcher.
Location: 2009.039.03 |
St John’s Ambulance – Home Nursing Course, 1962
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
St John’s Ambulance Home Nursing Course. L-R: Instructor, Nora Trottier, Phyllis Sherk, Elsie Pfau.
Location: 2009.039.04 |
St John’s Ambulance – First Aid, 1962
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
St John’s Ambulance Home Nursing Course. Left is Phyllis Sherk.
Location: 2009.039.05 |
Parade Float – Home Care Project, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Red Cross Home Care Project float for the Grande Prairie County Fair. This project involved Home Nursing Classes, a Free Loan Cupboard, and Hospital Volunteers. On the float are Elizabeth Sherk, Mrs. Roy, Ida Davis and children Robert and Patty Trottier.
Location: 2009.039.06 |
County of Grande Prairie Civil Defence, 1962
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The Civil Defence Post was supported by the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance with Doris Roy, (C.D.), Sam Dunbar (S.D) and Nora Trottier (Red Cross) seated in front.
Location: 2009.039.07 |
Beaver Lodge, [1919]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A view of Beaver Lodge
Location: 2009.039.08 |
Group Assembled at Lake Saskatoon Sports, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A well dressed group assemble for a photo at the Lake Saskatoon Sports.
Location: 2009.039.09 |
Lake Saskatoon Sports, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A crowd on bleachers and others leaning against a railing watch as horses and men assemble for an event at the Lake Saskatoon Sports.
Location: 2009.039.10 |
Fairview Outlaws – Wheatbelt Champions, 1963
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Fairview Outlaw, Wheatbelt Champions. Front Row: L-R Dale Fleming, Dale Yurka, Cliff Wagner, Don Fox, Toni Doll. Back row: L-R Al Peterson, Ken Fox, Buster Kuntz, Mel Watchorn, Jim Fox, Pat Friedel, Jim Landry, Coach Father Loren.
Location: 2009.041.01 |
Marvin Loberg, Car Rodeo Champion, 1957
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Marvin Loberg scored the highest points in the 1957 provincial car rodeo held in Edmonton. He holds the Canadian Freightways trophy which he also won for the second time, and in Grande Prairie in 1956 and 1957 he won trophies for highest overall points.
Location: 2009.042.01 |
Bill Bowes, [ca. 1970]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Portrait of Bill Bowes taken by Panda Camera.
Location: 2009.043.01 |
Child Patient of Hythe Hospital, [1955]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Nurse Elfrieda Homme administers medicine to a young boy in the Hythe Hospital.
Location: 2009.044.01 |
Hythe Hospital Patient, [1955]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Stanley Anunsen, a patient in the Hythe Hospital, receives help from Irene Cooke to write a letter.
Location: 2009.044.02 |
Grandview Hutterite Colony, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
An aerial view of the Grandview Hutterite Colony on Bear Lake
Location: 2009.047.01 |
Canola Plant, Sexsmith, 1974
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Opening of the Canola Plant in Sexsmith. Standing L-R: Mike Durda, Lavern Sheehan, __ Bushnell, George Sales, Adley Carter
Location: 2009.047.02 |
Sunshine Plaza, 1980
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Sunshine Plaza, a seniors’ housing complex in LaGlace.
Location: 2009.047.03 |
Jack Neys and His Plane, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jack Neys and his airplane (Peace River Airways) in Sexsmith.
Location: 2009.047.04 |
Northfield School and Students, n.d.
7 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
Northfield School over different years showing student groups beside the school. Photo from Dorothy Farnsworth Heglund.
Location: 2009.048.01-.07 |
[Northfield School Students], n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Image shows Northfield School students posing together outside. Most of the students are wearing homemade feather crowns/headdresses. Photo from Dorothy Farnsworth Heglund.
Location: 2009.048.03 |
Haven School and Students, 1947-1948
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Haven School students beside their school. Back Row: Frank Sawchuk, Barry Guest, Jack Smith, Mike Smith, Randall Howatt, Jill Guest, Rose Marie Metcalf, Doreen Metcalf, Joe Sawchuk. 2nd Row: Carol Metcalf, Lawrence Howatt, Billy Jarcyk, Ione Unruh, Robert Guest, Verna Howatt, Delbert Howatt. Front Row: ?, Eddy Guest, Betty Metcalf, Ronald Unruh, Coleman Graf, Laura Howatt. Photo from Doris Mc Neil Smith.
Location: 2009.048.08 |
Farm Family Award, 1956
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Don and Margaret Fraser and family were awarded the the Alberta Farm Family Award in 1956. Shown here are Margaret and her daughter, Irene Love.
Location: 2009.049.01 |
Percy School & Students, 1923
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 8
Students of Percy school gathered in the school doorway. Front Row: Alf Head, Mac Prentiss, Edward Tofer. Percy School was built in 1929 to serve an area between Hermit Lake and Grande Prairie. It closed in 1957.
Location: 2009.051.01 |
Percy School & Students, 1933-1934
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Students of Percy School gathered outside in front of the windows of the school. Back Row: Roman Poppen, Mary Smith, Narie Dunbar, Marg Griffiths (Pender), Harriet Gould (Partlow), Claude Cavett(teacher), Edward Tofer, Inor Head, Laura Head (Partlow), Marvel Dunbar. Second Row: Gwen Pickles, Bill Semack, Isabell Mc Gill, Evangeline Cavett, Frances Griffiths (Giles), Ida Bean, Gladys Gould, Joyce Tofer(Le Clerc), Carlin South, Alwyn Griffiths, Stan Griffiths, Raymond Graber, Billy Mc Gill. Third Row: Evelyn Head (Roesller), Helen Semack, Marg Holton, ?, Juanita Cavett, Blanche Smith, Bill Griffiths. Percy School was built in 1929 to serve an area between Hermit Lake and Grande Prairie. It closed in 1957.
Location: 2009.051.02 |
Happy Valley School Sign, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7
Location sign for the Happy Valley School (S.D.3194) which operated from1915-1929. The school was located on the Emerson Trial south of Hythe. Teacher in 1930 was Miss Sullivan who married Mr. Art Lacey from north- west of Hythe.
Location: 2009.055.01 |
Teepee Creek Store, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Teepee Creek Store
Location: 2009.057.01 |
Teepee Creek United Church, 1988
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Teepee Creek United Church was built in 1946; photo taken in 1988.
Location: 2009.057.02 |
Ford’s Orchestra, [ca. 1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ford’s Orchestra, active in the early 1950s, were from the Bezanson area.
Location: 2009.058.01 |
Mr. Charles Spencer, 1945
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mr. Charles Spencer at the age of 77 standing in the doorway of his building which was known as the Spencer Block.
Location: 2009.072.01 |
Leonard Konshak, [1919]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Leonard Konshak, during WWI, was a blacksmith in the Americam Cavalry.
Location: 2009.075.01 |
Konshak Family, [1895]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Konshak family in Minnesota in [1895] Back L-R: Leonard, Frank, Marie, Barbara, Celia. Front L-R: Helen, Michael, Anna, Polly.
Location: 2009.075.02 |
Lower Beaverlodge School, [1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Lower Beaverlodge School on land donated by the Sherk family. A group of students stand beside their school.
Location: 2009.076.01 |
Lower Beaverlodge School, 1942-1943
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Lower Beaverlodge School building on the Sherk land SE16-71-9-W6.
Location: 2009.077.01 |
Sherk Homestead, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Sherk Homestead
Location: 2009.077.02 |
James Cochrane, [1950]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
James Cochrane, fishing, holding up his catch.
Location: 2009.078.01 |
Mc Farlane Crew, 1909
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Mc Farlane and his survey crew.
Location: 2009.079.01 |
James Somerville Ploughing with Horses, [1910]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jim Somerville ploughing with a team of horses. His barn is ion the left.
Location: 2009.079.02 |
Hauling Bundles, [1958]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A man lifts a bundle onto an already full wagon while the team of horses takes a rest from pulling the load.
Location: 2009.080.01 |
Oatway House and Barn, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Oatway home and barn was new in 1927.
Location: 2009.080.02 |
The Oatway Family, 1951
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Oatway family: Back Row: L-R Jim, Gordon, Edwin, Lorne, Donald, Murray. Front L-R: Eleanor, Grandma Anna, Grandad John, Irma, Helen
Location: 2009.080.03 |
The Oatway Farm, 1952
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Oatway farm taken from the air in 1952. New house on bottom left of Murray Oatway.
Location: 2009.080.04 |
The Murray Oatway Family, 1981
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Murray Oatway family: Back: Alice, Murray, Karen. Front: Jack, Mona, Arlene
Location: 2009.080.05 |
The Jack Oatway Family, August 18, 2005
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Jack Oatway family: Lanze, Laura, Jack, Jordy, and Jenny standing in front of a 2004 Case IH STX275 tractor.
Location: 2009.080.06 |
Grande Prairie 1912, 1912
1 photograph postcard; b & w; 3 x 5
Photograph postcard showing Grande Prairie as it looked in 1912. The postcard is addressed to the donor’s grandmother (Margaret) from her husband, John Park.
Location: 2009.086.01 |
Charlie Penson, [1995]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 5
Portrait of Charlie Penson, Member of Parliament for the Peace River block.
Location: 2009.092.01 |
Charlie and Bernice Penson, 2000
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 5
Portrait of Charlie Penson, Member of Parliament for the Peace River block, and his wife Bernice.
Location: 2009.092.02 |
Edward and Martha (Knechtel] Tofer, Wedding, 1941
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Edward and Mary [Knechtel] Tofer on their wedding day, 1941.
Location: 2009.099.01 |
Threshing on the Tofer Farm, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Threshing on the Tofer Farm, 1940.
Location: 2009.099.02 |
Harvest Time on the Tofer Homestead, 1919
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Tofer Homestead of 1919 with the original log house to the right of the barn.
Location: 2009.099.03 |
Frank Tofer Family, 1920
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Frank and Marie Tofer with children Edward and Edna Joyce. In 1920
Location: 2009.099.04 |
Jim Tofer’s Birthday Party, [1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jim Tofer’s Birthday Party. Back L-R: Louise Le Clerc, Rose Knechtel, Marie Tofer, Ronnie Le Clerc, Gordon Le Clerc, Frank Tofer, Joyce Le Clerc. Front: L-R: Jim Tofer, Denis Le Clerc.
Location: 2009.099.05 |
“King’s Day” Clydesdale Champion and Walter Mc Farlane, [1910]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Walter McFarlane with “King’s Day”, a champion Clydesdale.
Location: 2009.100.01 |
Walter Mc Farlane Family, 1924
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Walter McFarlane family: L-R: Lillian, Doris, Mrs. Lillian, Lorna, Graham, Walter
Location: 2009.100.02 |
Walter Mc Farlane Graduate, 1904
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Walter McFarlane, BSc. graduate Toronto School of Science.
Location: 2009.100.03 |
“Barrington”, Champion Clydesdale, [1910]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
“Barrington”, Champion Clydesdale
Location: 2009.100.04 |
Bernhard Strand, 1905
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Bernhard Strand of Kristiania (now Oslo) Norway, a member of the King’s Guard
Location: 2009.101.01 |
Strand Family Passport Photo, 1934
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Strand family passport photograph, L-R: Bert, Jorunn, Bernhard, John,
Location: 2009.101.02 |
Binding the Oats on the Strand Farm, [1930]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Binder and Stooks on the Strand farm.
Location: 2009.101.03 |
Monkman Homestead Barn, 2009
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The Alex Monkman homestead barn, built in 1916, and currently being restored.
Location: 2009.102.01 |
Monkman Homestead House, 2009
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The Alex Monkman homestead house built in 1906 at Bear Lake and moved to Cut Bank Lake in 1910, It is in the process of being restored.
Location: 2009.102.02-.03 |
Old Workshop at the Monkman Homestead, 2009
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Workshop at the Alex Monkman homestead.
Location: 2009.102.04 |
Patrick Family, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The Patrick family: Back L-R: Blain, Anne, Roxanne, Harry. Front L-R: Evan, Sean
Location: 2009.103.01 |
The Anson Wager House Restored, [1970]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Anson Wager house restored on the land owned by Harry Patrick.
Location: 2009.103.02 |
The Patrick Homestead, 1985
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
The Patrick homestead as it looked in 1985, home of Harry and Anne and family.
Location: 2009.103.03 |
The Patrick Family, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The Patrick family standing on the front steps. L-R: Victoe, Patricia, Muriel, Harry, Molly, Jim, Don.
Location: 2009.103.04 |
The Patrick Family – Older Generation, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
The older generation Patrick family: Back L-R: Ada, Frank, George, Bill. Front L-R: Rachel, Arthur, Annie.
Location: 2009.103.05 |
Hermit Lake School Class, 1954
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7 in.
Hermit Lake School class in the fall of 1954 with Teacher Mrs. Muriel Coleman. Back: Gordon Nissi, Bill Dunfield, Gavin Craig. Centre: George Jobson, Bruce Coleman, Brian Coleman, Bobby Jobson, Harvey Nissi. Front: Donna McCauley, David McCauley, Marion Prentiss, Jennie Jobson, Billy Prentiss, Gail Craig.
Location: 2009.105.1 |
Hermit Lake School Class, 1955
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7 in.
Hermit Lake School class in the fall of 1955 with Teacher Miss Jackson. Back row: Harvey Nissi, Gordon Nissi, George Jobson. Centre: David McCauley, Jennie Jobson, Bob Jobson, Bill Prentiss, Marion Prentiss, Donna McCauley. Front: Mary Van Stratten, Lloyd Jobson, Floyd Jobson, Gail Craig.
Location: 2009.105.2 |
Elmworth Picnic Group, 1938
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Photograph taken by W.D. Albright showing a group of men, women and children from Elmworth having a picnic in the home garden at the Beaverlodge Substation on July 16, 1938. The item number is B.L. 1938 – Misc. 1.
Location: 2009.109.01 |
Aerial of Beaverlodge, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Aerial of Beaverlodge, taken in 1958, shows six elevators, the down town, and the new Beaverlodge Separate School.
Location: 2009.109.02 |
Russell and Annie Wright, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Russell and Annie Wright of Albright.
Location: 2009.113.01 |
Mannie Paszkowski, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Portrait of Mannie Paszkowski.
Location: 2009.122.01 |
Walter Paszkowski, 1930
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Portrait of Walter Paszkowski (senior).
Location: 2009.122.02 |
Johanna Haakstad, 1958 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Portrait of Johanna Haakstad who operated a maternity hospital in Sexsmith and was known as the “Nightingale of the North”.
Location: 2009.122.03 |
Dr. Robert Norman Shaw, 1915 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Portrait of Dr. Robert Norman Shaw, early doctor in the Sexsmith area.
Location: 2009.122.04 |
Sexsmith Boys Before Joining Up, 1940 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Four local Sesmith boys who later joined up for duty in the Second World War. L-R: Bill Murray, Buster Brown, Charlie Foot, Jack Stalberg
Location: 2009.122.05 |
The Jack Neys Family, 1944
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
The Jack Neys Family: Henry, Nellie, Jack, Audrey
Location: 2009.122.06 |
Ox Team and Sleigh Headed for Grande Prairie, 1911
1 photograph; b & w; 11×14
An ox team and sleigh in Edson stands ready for the drive to Grande Prairie. L-R: E. Davidson, Dr. R.N. Shaw, Harvey Switzer.
Location: 2009.122.07 |
Jenny Richards, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Jenny Richards
Location: 2009.122.08 |
Mayor Elmer Borstad, [1975]
1 photograph; colour; 2 x 3 in.
Mr. Elmer Borstad when he was the Mayor of Grande Prairie.
Location: 2009.127.01 |
Mr. Roy Bickell, [1980]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Mr. Roy Bickell, Vice President for Alberta Operations of Canfor (Canadian Forest Industries).
Location: 2009.127.02 |
Wapiti School Class of 1952, 1952
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Student body (Grades 1-9) on the front steps of one-room Wapiti School in 1952. Students are back row: Fred Tissington, Irene Stephenson, Jessie Kasporw, Heidi Pankow, Mary Anne Hanson?, Sigfreid Heninberg, Henry Kasprow, Bev Van Schaick. Next level: Mary Beaulieu, Jim Housworth, Brian Sutherland, Donald Hawkes, Hugh Sutherland. Middle row: Irmgard Pankow, Florence Mitchell?, Edward Heningberg, Sylvia Van Schaick. Next level: Alvin Campbell, Erwin Noyes, Pat Redmond. Front row: Anne Sutherland, Sharon Stephenson, Gloria Pickles, Delores Housworth, Barry Brown, Neal Thomson, Carl Linden, Lewis Pickles. The photograph was taken by teacher Ursula Pankow.
Location: 2009.129 |
“On the Trail to Grande Prairie”, 1913
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “On the Trail to Grande Prairie, Alta” shows two wagons pulled by teams of oxen, the driver and a couple of horses. There is a note on the back from S. Crerar to her sister Mrs. George Therkley in 1913.
Location: 2009.131.01 |
“On the Trail to Grande Prairie”, [1911]
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “On the Trail to Grande Prairie, Alta” shows five men camped in the trees. A note on the back is from R.P.M. (presumably Ritchie McRae) to his cousin Miss Mildred McRae in Manitoba.
Location: 2009.131.02 |
“Leaving Edmonton, 101 Street”, 1914
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “101 St. Leaving Edmonton” shows a parade of young men massed in 101 Street in downtown Edmonton. It is assumed to be those enlisting in World War I at the beginning of the war.
Location: 2009.131.03 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1921
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “Grande Prairie, Alta” shows the Grande Prairie Hotel and beside it Dr. O’Brien’s medical office. Two old cars are parked by the sidewalk, one of which looks like Dr. O’Brien’s.
Location: 2009.131.04 |
Municipal Hospital, Grande Prairie, 1947
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “Municipal Hospital, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada” gives credit to James Drug Store for the Photo. Note on back is from Bea to Mrs. F. Anderson in Bowden, AB.
Location: 2009.131.05 |
Hotel York, Grande Prairie, Alta, 1953
1 postcard; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Postcard labeled “Hotel York, Grande Prairie, Alta” shows the new Hotel with vehicles angle parked in front. There is a sign for “Coffee Shop” on the right, and “Licensed Premises” on the left. The note on the back is from Mary to Mrs. H.J. Pritchard.
Location: 2009.131.06 |
Torun School, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
The first Torun School at Webster. This school was located east across the road from the Webster graveyard and slightly south. It was built ca. 1930 and replaced with a frame school moved in from the Twilight District in 1954. The school closed in 1957 and the students were bussed to Sexsmith.
Location: 2009.136.01 |
Webster Store & Post Office, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Webster Store and Post Office was operated by the Hancharuk family. In the back was the family living quarters, and often the teacher for Torun School boarded at the Hancharuks. Beside the store was a storage shed.
Location: 2009.136.02 |
Webster Butcher Shop, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Across the road from the Webster Store & Post Office was the Butcher Shop operated by the Wrosek family. By 1947, the Butcher shop had closed and it was being used as rented living quarters. Edna Kokosha, the supervisor at Torun School, lived in the back part of this building.
Location: 2009.136.03 |
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Rectory, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church at Webster, with the rectory visible to the right. This church was built in 1929-30 and burned ca. 1965.
Location: 2009.136.04 |
Grande Prairie Red Devils, 2010 [1952-1953]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
The Red Devils Hockey Team which played the 1952-1953 season included front row: l to r, Bill Bessent, Al Bell, Harvey Merryfield, Mike Malarchuk, Lou Giroux, Carl Gudryn, Cliff Rigler. Back row: l to r, Bob Rigler, Chas. Turner, Max Henning, John McMillan, Cliff Guittard, and Roy Bell.
Location: 2010.14.02 |
“D” Company Hockey Team, 2010 [1943-1944]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Paper print of photograph: “D” Company Hockey team which played for the 1943-1944 season included Bob Kelly, J. Blais, P. Wright, F. Edmundson (Coach), J. Hunter, G. Halverson, M. Swanson, Capt. A.J. Mantle, J. Swanston, O. Blais, D. Guittard, H. Shields, B. Spicer, C. Swanson, D. Miller and Sgt. Maj. Ewing. Duke Edmundson is also in the photograph holding the trophy.
Location: 2010.14.04 |
“D” Company Hockey Team, 2010 [1946-1947]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
“D” Company Hockey team which played for the 1946-1947 season included front row: A.J. Mantle, Ken Head, D. Miller, E. Blais, J. Shields, J. Swanston, Wilf Blais, E. Carney. Back row: G. Klettke, C. Guittard, William Blais, Daniel Spicer, F. Edmundson (Manager), E. Nelson, Eddy Nelson, O.A. Klettke, and Frank Smith.
Location: 2010.14.05 |
“D” Company Hockey Team, 2010 [1947-1948]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
“D” Company Hockey team which played for the 1947-1948 season included back row: Herb Shields, Cliff Guittard, Max Henning, Unknown, Len Cooke, Otto Klettke, Duke Edmundson, Bob Neufeld, Ed Tosczak. Front row: Bill Blais, Oscar Blais, Jack Shields, Don Swanston, and Ken Head.
Location: 2010.14.06 |
“D” Company Hockey Team, 2010 [1949-1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
“D” Company Hockey team which played for the 1949-1950 team included, back row: Wilf Blais, Bill Blais, Harley Patterson, Cliff Wright, Coach Ernie Ayers, Bob Kelly, Don Swanston, Bob Neufeld, Ernie Nelson. Front row: Walter Hiekkla, Bill Bessent, Bobby Pearson, Oscar Blais, Unknown
Location: 2010.14.07 |
Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team, 2010 [1950-1951]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie Legion Hockey Team which played for the 1950-51 season included, back row, W. Hiekkila, G. Bond, D. Swanston, H. Ayre, D. Crough, R. Card, C. Turner, E. Nelson, R. Wright, J. Listhaege, R. Neufeld, R. Rigler, J. MacMillan, F. Anderson, L. Giroux, J. Moore, K. Schielke. Also on the photograph is J. Lynn (Manager).
Location: 2010.14.10 |
Grande Prairie Legion Senior Team, 2010 [1951-1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie Legion Senior Hockey Team which played for the 1951-52 season included, back row, John Lynn (Manager), Ernie Nelson, Charlie Turner, Bob Rigler, Harold Ayre, Art Lefley, Gordon Bond, Bruce Miller, Bob Card. Front row, Jerry Moore, Bill Bessent, Herb Shields, Fred Anderson, Skinner Bell, Roy Bell.
Location: 2010.14.11 |
Grande Prairie Athletics, 2010 [1973-1974]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Paper print of photograph: Grande Prairie Athletics Hockey Team as South Peace Hockey League Champions in 1973-1974. Team photograph includes, back row: Bob Rodes, Gary Nellis, Ray Prefontaine, Bob Shillington, Lorne McLeod, Murney Nellis, Cam Henning, Dennis Tink, Chuck Hesse, Don Lowry, Allan Czubey. Front row: Denis Prefontaine, Serge Duret, Doug Reynolds, Len Iles, Al Reid, Pat Gouchie, Kevin Georgy, Myrnie House. Missing from photo is Dan Nellis.
Location: 2010.14.17 |
Grande Prairie Athletics, 2010 [1978-1979]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Paper print of photograph: Grande Prairie Athletics Hockey Team as South Peace Hockey League Champions in 1978-1979. Team photograph includes, front row: Merlin Jenner, Joe Haakstad, Guy Spencer, Greg Remple, Al Reid, Jim Spurgeon (stick boy). Centre row: Ken Head (coach), Gord Head, Darrell Radbourne, Nick Peewar, Lorne McLeod, Darcy Listhaeghe, Henry Hollman, Rick Walker (trainer). Back row: Jack Lefley, Stan Neufeld, Denis Prefontaine, Cam Henning, Bob Labrier, Kevin Widdifield, Lyman Haakstad, Doug Rigler, Dennis Tink.
Location: 2010.14.18 |
Grande Prairie Athletics, 2010 [1988-1989]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Paper print of photograph: Grande Prairie Athletics Hockey Team as Central Peace Hockey League Champions in 1988-1989. Team photograph includes, front row: Scott Peace, Roy Borstad, Keith Sauverwald, Bob Bedier, Brian Wornstaff, Brad Kezema, Rod Arabsky, Blake Gemmill, Dave Reid. Second row: Gord Davis, Darryl Waters, Grant McNamme, Dion Drader, Troy Farkvam, Blaine Demchuk; Grant Menzies, Jim Blanchette, Doug Tordoff, Bob Leslie. Back row: Lyle Karpisek, Ingebrigtson, Ron Head, Ray Savage, Curtis Kramer. Missing: Greg Hartman, Ray Prefontaine.
Location: 2010.14.19 |
Grande Prairie Athletics, 2010 [1991-1992]
1 photograph; b & w;
Paper print of photograph: Grande Prairie Athletics 1991-1992 Central Peace Hockey League Champions. Team photograph shows, back row, Lorne Smith, Ray Savage, Ron Payou, Ian McAmmond, Martin Sawyer, Dwayne Skaley, Steve Skiba, Denis Rochette. Middle row: Keith Sauverwald, Clyde Goodswimmer, Jim Blanchette, Brad Kezema, Wade Strandquist, Ken Casault, Floyd Goodswimmer, Ted Nessman, Mike Russell, Bob Leslie. Front row: Trevor Kramer, Duane Didow, Glen Leavins, Scott Peace, Greg Hartman, Cam Lazoruk, Shawn Tissington. Missing #9–D.J. McLandress, Gord Davis.
Location: 2010.14.20 |
Royal Canadian Army Cadets Hockey Team, 2010 [1949-1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Royal Canadian Army Cadets Hockey Team in 1949-1950. The team photograph shows, back row, Manager Frank Edmundson, Morris Nicholson, Albert Cave, Don Patterson, Roy Blais, Red Storey, Bruce Miller, Tom Leslie. Front row: Wally Haakstad, Lawrence Blais, John Listhaeghe, Don Miller, Bob Rigler, Vic Rigler, John MacMillan, Ed Click, Brian Nelson.
Location: 2010.14.21 |
Grande Prairie Bantams, 2010 [1968-1969]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie Bantams Hockey Team in 1968-1969: front row, Daryl Albinetti, Gary Neudorf, Brian Wornstaff, Len Lowe, Ross Short, Rick Peterson, Ian McPhee. Back row: Jim Garroway, Frank Gould, Bill McIntosh, Joey Haakstad, Paul Saunders, Jim Whitehead, Bill Henry, Dan Nellis, Henry Hof, Rick Carlson, Pete Wright (Coach).
Location: 2010.14.22 |
Grande Prairie Midget Knights Hockey Team, 2010 [1967-1968]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie Midget Knights Hockey Team in 1967-1968: back row, Ken Head (Coach), Brian Leathem, Greg Marcy, Ted Fedyna, Greg Purves, Don Peterson, Randy Travalia, Lyman Haakstad, Donald Belcourt, Don Moon. Front row: Ralph Short, Doug Crowell, Doug Reynolds, Gary Mitchell, Richard Eagar, Daniel Moon, Larry Auger.
Location: 2010.14.23 |
Grande Prairie Barons, 2010 [1971-1972]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie Barons Hockey Team, 1971-1972 Alberta Bantam “B” Provincial Champions. Team photograph shows, back row: Roy Peterson, coach, Doug Tordoff, Stan Alstad, Kelly Rainsforth, Norm McIntosh, Grant Menzies, David Schores, Jim Patterson, manager. Middle row: Curtis Crough, Brian Sallows, Al Wold, Neil McKay, Phil Borle, Robbie Belanger, Laurie Ouimette. Front row: Maurice Iles, Kim Ducs, Lloyd Bradley, Rick Patterson, Greg Carlson, Randy Peterson.
Location: 2010.14.24 |
Grande Prairie North Stars, 2010 [1975-1976]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie North Stars Hockey Team in 1975-1976. Team photograph shows, front row: Lloyd Bradley, Gord Head, Ron Jones, Dave Schmidke, Brian Sallows, Brad Beaupre, Randy Peterson. Middle row: Jim Seath, Lorne Radbourne (coach), Keith Peterson, Jim Slipp, Curtis Crough, Randy Repka, Jack Rycroft, Randy Weller, Garnet Sallows (Manager). Back row: Darrell Radbourne, Rick Patterson, Neil McKay, Grant Menzies, Ron Head, Wayne Craipley, Ken Ness.
Location: 2010.14.25 |
Grande Prairie North Stars, 2010 [1977-1978]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie North Stars Hockey Team in 1977-1978. Team photograph includes, back row, Lloyd Bradley, Grant Menzies, Bob Leslie, Doug Rigler, Barry Willows. Middle row: Todd Alstad, Curtis Billy, David Schmitke, Ron Head, Rick Mazurkewich, Terry Seitz. Front row: Brent Eshau, Lowell Moe, Brian Sallows, Mark Shores, Weldon Wilson, Darby Hommy.
Location: 2010.14.26 |
Grande Prairie North Stars, 2010 [1984-1985]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie North Stars Hockey Team in 1984-1985. The team photograph includes, front row: Gerald Ricard, Dwayne Hommy, Dean Eastman, Melton Antypowich, Colin Clements, Scott Peace. Second row: Ray Prefontaine, Murray Head, Murray Toews, Dennis Kellner, Greg Hartman, Neil Isnor, Jim Morrison, Lee Wiebe. Third row: Keith Sauverwald, Brian Brick, Orion Donoson, Morgan Hall, Norm Tremblay, Kevin Hamelin, Craig Clements, Ray Savage, Shaune Impey, Andy Fraser.
Location: 2010.14.27 |
Grande Prairie North Stars, 2010 [1987-1988]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Grande Prairie North Stars Hockey Team in 1987-1988 when they were the Peace Caribou Champions. Team photograph includes, back row: Rick Austin, Graham Fair, Chad Nielsen, John Stokes, Mike Russell, Travis MacMillan, Joe Dragon, D.J. McLandress. Middle row: Murray Spiers (equipment manager), Dwayne Skaley, Darren Fedorus, Tim Toews, Frank Vdovicic, Scott Wright, Brian Hesse, Wade Wallan. Front row: Joe Degerolamo, Trent Pankewicz, Gord Head (coach), Murray Toews, Ken Head (Coach), Morgan Hall, Lee Wiebe, Michael Speirs.
Location: 2010.14.28 |
John A. Macdonald & Boys’ Teams, 2010 [1945]
4 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Four photographs of John A. Macdonald and teams of children in hockey uniform. Mr. Macdonald began coaching the children in the 1930s, when there was no such thing as a minor hockey association. In the 1970s a new recreation complex was built in Grande Prairie, which included the John A. Macdonald Arena.
Location: 2010.14.29a-d |
Grande Prairie Hockey Players Killed in WW II, 2010 [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of poster of “Grande Prairie Hockey Players Who Have Given Their Lives for Their Country.” The composite photographs are of Gerald Strang, Geo. “Flukey” Flood, Ken Crummy, Bob Bessent, Geo “Pee Wee” Parrish, Kelly Wright, Neil Dalgleish, Gerry Moore, and Jack Duffey. There are also a number of players without photographs listed.
Location: 2010.14.30 |
Hockey Player Peter Wright, 2010 [1952-1953]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Peter Wright was a hockey player in Grande Prairie who made it to the National Hockey League. He played for the Buffalo Bisons in 1952-1953.
Location: 2010.14.31 |
Hockey Player Daryle Repka, 2010 [1978]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Memorial Card for George Daryle Repka, a hockey player who died in 1978. He started his hockey career in Grande Prairie Minor Hockey Association the year it was established, and went on to play with the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The “Most Dedicated Player Award” in the GPMHA is named for Mr. Repka.
Location: 2010.14.32 |
Marvin Bird, AMHA President, 2010 [1995]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Photograph of Marvin Bird, President of the Alberta Minor Hockey Association for 1994-1996.
Location: 2010.14.33 |
Grande Prairie Key Club, 2010 [n.d.]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Digital scan of the Grande Prairie Key Club Crest printed on photo paper.
Location: 2010.14.34 |
Curling Champions at Fort St. John, 1960 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 4 x 6
Curling Champions at Fort. St. John. L-R Cam Kronk, Dan Rycroft, Donny Richards, Ken Mathison.
Location: 2010.16.01-.02 |
Legion Curlers, ca.1968
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Legion Curlers: L-R: Dan Rycroft, Buster Brown, Howard Gummer, Matt Chrenk
Location: 2010.16.03 |
Grande Prairie Men’s Curlers, 1960 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Men’s Curlers: L-R: Stu Hutchinson, Stan Moore, Fred Dobbyn, August Shelke.
Location: 2010.17.01 |
Curling Champions, 1958
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
1958 Men’s Curling Champions: L-R Gordon Kerr, Roger Ireland, Fred Dobbyn, Herb Thompson
Location: 2010.17.02 |
Valleyview Ladies Bonspiel, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Valleyview Ladies Bonspiel March 22, 1970. Third Event winners: Benny Gordon hoding the trophy for team members Cay Humphrey, Rita Boyer, Elsie Norton and Gayle Tissington.
Location: 2010.18.01 |
Ladies Peace Representatives, 1975
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ladies Peace Representatives, 1975. L-R: Lead – Elsie Norton, Second – Shirley Buckler, Third – Rita Boyer aand Skip – Perky McCullough.
Location: 2010.18.02 |
Ladies Bonspiel Winners, 1985
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ladies Bonspiel winners, 1985. L-R: Rita Boyer, Marcia (Maxwell) Balderson, Sandra Hatton, Joanne Balderson
Location: 2010.18.03 |
United Farmers of Alberta Convention, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 43.5 x 6 in.
Group photograph of the participants in the United Farmers of Alberta Convention, held in Edmonton, January 23-26, 1917.
Location: 2010.20 |
Road at Dunvegan, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Road at Dunvegan as the hill was being reconstructed in 1954.
Location: 2010.23.01 |
Blasting the Hill at Dunvegan, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Blasting the hill as the road to the Dunvegan crossing of the Peace River was being reconstructed in 1954.
Location: 2010.23.02 |
Road Constuction on the North Side at Dunvegan, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Construction on the north side of Dunvegan hill in 1954.
Location: 2010.23.03 |
Caterpillar and Gravel Trucks Working on Dunvegan Road, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A line of gravel trucks is seen climbing up to the road construction on the north side of Dunvegan Hill.
Location: 2010.23.04 |
A Gravel Truck Working on Dunvegan Road, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A gravel trucks is seen working on the road construction on the north side of Dunvegan Hill.
Location: 2010.23.05 |
Creating a New Base for the Dunvegan Hill Road, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Road building equipment working on the north side of Dunvegan Hill.
Location: 2010.23.06 |
Road Constuction Workers Take a Break, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ray St. Clair, Dave Reaume, John Reaume take a break during summer work on the Dunvegan Hill road construction.
Location: 2010.23.07 |
Truck Drivers on Dunvegan Hill Road Constuction, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Truck Drivers on Dunvegan Hill road constuction.
Location: 2010.23.08 |
A Gravel Truck and Caterpilllar on Dunvegan Hill Road Constuction, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Dunvegan Hill reconstruction. Merv Staggs drove this truck for Hommys. Wages were $1.00 an hour for 10 hours less $3.00 a day for board.
Location: 2010.23.09 |
A Loader Fills a Gravel Truck on the Dunvegan Hill, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Merv Staggs was driving this I.H.C. truck for Hommys. He bought it later and hauled logs for Borden’s Mill.
Location: 2010.23.10 |
Gravel Truck and Loader on Dunvegan Hill, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
K.B.7 truck with Hommy’s loader. International Harvester Co. T.D. 9 with Nordhiemer overhead loader.
Location: 2010.23.11 |
Hommy’s Construction Camp, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Hommy’s constuction camp showing a pickup truck and camp trailer.
Location: 2010.23.12 |
Ferry at Dunvegan, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ferry boat on the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2010.23.13 |
Ferry Tug Boat at Dunvegan, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Ferry tug boat on the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2010.23.14 |
Propane Truck Went Through the Ice, 1954
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Propane Truck Went Through the Ice.
Location: 2010.23.15 |
Wilfred Derocher, [1940]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Wilfred Derocher, age 18, was tragically killed in a forest fire in the Bad Heart district, May 4, 1944. He had made a valiant attempt to save his friend by lying on top of him but they both perished.
Location: 2010.26.01 |
John A. Patterson Farm, 1955 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
A view of the John A. (Jack) Patterson farm as it looked in the 1950s bordering Bear Creek. Patterson Place became the name of the city subdivision to the east.
Location: 2010.46.01 |
Stampede Time, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 in.
Stampede Time at Bezanson showing the cowboys Harvey Weegar, Don Stark, Desmond Stark and Jim Stark.
Location: 2010.48.01 |
Jack Mitchell, Parade Marshall, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Stampede Time at Bezanson showing Jack Mitchell, parade marshall.
Location: 2010.48.02 |
Rodeo Clowns at Bezanson, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Rodeo clowns Delmer and David Weegar on horseback at Bezanson Stampede.
Location: 2010.48.03 |
Stampede Day, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Stampede Day showing entire Bezanson Stampede Grounds in 1957.
Location: 2010.48.04a |
Stampede Day, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7
Stampede Day showing entire Bezanson Stampede Grounds in 1957. Horses and riders line up horizontally.
Location: 2010.48.04b |
Jack Mitchell and Harvey Weegar, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Jack Mitchell and Harvey Weegar
Location: 2010.48.05 |
Harvey Weegar, 1957
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3
Harvey Weegar. Hazel Weegar, photographer
Location: 2010.48.06 |
Queen’s Jubilee Medal Recipients, 2002
1 photograph; colour; 5 x 7
Queen’s Jubilee Medal Recipients presented by Charlie Penson, Member of Parliament for Peace River, on the far right. Recipients include Norman Adolphson, Valleyview; Rachel Dolemo, Hythe; Fred Dumont, Clairmont; Doris Fast, La Glace; Viola Hingley, Bonanza; Agnes and Peter Kozuback, Spirit River; Gordon McLean, Beaverlodge; and Sam Drader, Janet Longmate (representing her father, Les Longmate), Michael Vavrek, and Janny Vekved of Grande Prairie. Not present for the photo were Dorothy Comeau and Marie Peterson.
Location: 2010.51.01 |
Marie Peterson, 2002
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Marie Peterson, recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal presented by Charlie Penson, Member of Parliament for Peace River.
Location: 2010.51.02 |
Girls in a Flooded Meadow, [ca. 1951]
1 photograph; b & w; 7.6 x 11.4 cm
The Bodeker sisters sitting in a flooded meadow on the north side of their pasture on SW 9-70-22 W5th. Left to right: Phyl, Bev, and Fran. This photograph may not be used without permission from Fran and Phyl.
Location: 2010.63.01 |
Sexsmith School Grade One, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7
Sexsmith School Grade One Class, 1947. Back Row: Miss Miller, teacher, Bill Grassick, Dick Rosiadiuk, Allen Weeger, Frank Symbol, George Badger, Murray Novlesky, ? Bailey. The girls include Irene Robertson, ? Mueller, and Verna Hagen.
Location: 2011.07.01 |
Alexander Shand, 1903
1 photograph; b & w; 1 x 2
Alexander Shand as a fourteen year old. Alexander and his brother, Charlie, came to the Peace country in 1915 and homesteaded.
Location: 2011.19.01 |
Sherman Willis, 1945 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 4
Sherman Willis, known as “Trix” loading his wagon for his trip to Two Lakes forestry tower.
Location: 2011.19.02 |
Picnic at the Smoky River, 1922 c.
2 photographs; b & w; 2.5 x 3.5
Picnic at the Smoky river including George Dupuy, G. Secrest and wife, Hazel Ginter, Madeline Dupuy and other Dupuy children. .
Location: 2011.19.03-.04 |
Teepee Creek, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
One of three photographs which arrived during the County Schools book project for whom there is no recorded donor. They are believed to have arrived through Walter Paszkowski. Teepee Creek hamlet showing the hall, a garage which became the store, a log home, the old school being used as a teacherage, and the new school.
Location: 2011.24.01 |
Webster Hall, [ca. 1930]
2 photographs; b & w; 3.5 x 5 in.
Two photographs which arrived during the County Schools book project for whom there is no recorded donor. They are believed to have arrived through Walter Paszkowski. The photographs are of the Webster Hall in the spring, with men working to drain the flooded crossroad west of the hall.
Location: 2011.24.02-.03 |
Stanley Tarrant Graduation Portrait, [ca. 1898]
1 photograph; b & w; 3.875 x 5.5 in.
A portrait of Stanley Tarrant taken upon his graduation from the Ontario College of Pharmacy in Toronto, Ontario. The handwriting is that of Mrs. Dorothy Tarrant. Stanley Tarrant was her second husband.
Location: 2011.36.01 |
Stanley Tarrant and Young Men, [ca. 1898]
1 photograph; b & w; 2.75 x 3.875 in.
A group portrait of Stanley Tarrant and three other young men, possibly friends, relatives, or classmates. The handwriting is that of Mrs. Dorothy Tarrant. Stanley Tarrant was her second husband.
Location: 2011.36.02 |
Stanley Tarrant and Cousins, [ca. 1890]
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.875 in.
A group portrait identified as Stanley Tarrant and his cousins, two boys and one girl. The handwriting is that of Mrs. Dorothy Tarrant. Stanley Tarrant was her second husband.
Location: 2011.36.03 |
Stanley Tarrant, [ca. 1898]
1 photograph; b & w; 5.5 x 3.875 in.
A portrait of Stanley M. Tarrant at age 21. The handwriting is that of Mrs. Dorothy Tarrant. Stanley Tarrant was her second husband.
Location: 2011.36.04 |
Stanley Tarrant, [ca. 1883]
1 photograph; b & w (sepia); 5.875 x 3.875 in.
A portrait identified as Stanley M. Tarrant as a young boy. The handwriting is that of Mrs. Dorothy Tarrant. Stanley Tarrant was her second husband.
Location: 2011.36.05 |
“The Meeting of the Smoky and Peace Rivers”, [1920]
1 photograph; colour; 8 x 10 in.
This hand-tinted photograph, titled “The Meeting of the Smoky and Peace Rivers” was taken from the east side of the Heart River and shows the Heart River Railway Trestle built in 1916 and the settlement of Peace River below.
Location: 2011.43 |
Sir Henry Thornton Party at Valhalla, [1925]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Sir Henry Thornton party, president of Canadian National Railway, at Valhalla when the railroad was planning to go through that area. Photograph donated by Anne Harpe from the Valhalla Heritage Society.
Location: 2011.51 |
Photograph of 108th Avenue, 1959
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Bulldozer landscaping the area at 10508-108th Avenue, Grande Prairie, preparatory to putting in the basement for Fred & Adelaide Schartner’s house. This shows early development of the Avondale area west of 105th Street. A note from Fred and Adelaide Schartner is pasted to the back of the photograph.
Location: 2011.59.01 |
Bad Heart Mail Truck, ca. 1950
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1950 of Eric Rycroft and his daughter Heather with the Bad Heart mail truck in winter. Skiis have been attached to go under the front tires for easier movement on the snowy rural roads.
Location: 2012.009.01 |
Bad Heart Community, ca. 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of a photograph of farmers from the Bad Heart community. From left to right, Chris Hennigar hold Ray (both had red hair), Gladys Hennigar, Art Hennigar, Eva Sparks holding Melvin, Arnold Sparks, Alice Braumberger with son Ernie and daughter Rose, Lawrence Hennigar with children Wes & Fred. Photo taken by Bruno Braumberger. Photograph donated by the Braumberger family through Jean Rycroft for a story about the Bad Heart fire in December 2011 newsletter.
Location: 2012.009.02 |
Alice (Hennigar) Braumberger, ca. 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of a photograph of Alice (Hennigar) Braumberger with her horse Teddy, when she was living in the Bad Heart area. Photograph donated by the Braumberger family through Jean Rycroft for a story about the Bad Heart fire in December 2011 newsletter.
Location: 2012.009.03 |
Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Postcard of Mel Rodacker’s Old Timers band performing live on CFGP Radio. Photo includes Mel Rodacker on banjo, George Boe on accordian, Cecil morton on piano, Clarence Sjerdal and Bill Remple with fiddles, and CFGP Radio announcer Jack Soars.
Location: 2012.025 |
Isabel Campbell and Grant MacEwan, 1982
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
“Canada’s most productive writer of Western History, Grant MacEwan, chats with Grande Prairie historian Isabel Campbell at a coffee house sponsored by the Humanities & Social Science Department at the Grande Prairie Regional College.” Photo taken November 12, 1982.
Location: 2012.030.01 |
Jeannie Westendorf and Children, 1937 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Jeannie Westendorf with her children L-R: Astrid, Sigrid, and Ingrid.
Location: 2012.040.01 |
School Children with Their Teacher, 1943 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
A group of school children with their teacher, Miss Phillips, stand in front of their school dressed for winter weather. In front L-R are the Westendorf children: Astrid, Sigrid and Ralph. The building was a church and the kindergaren and grade one students were taught in the back part of the church.
Location: 2012.040.02 |
Girls Dressed for the Mayday Dance of the Maypole, 1943 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6
Girls dressed for the Mayday Dance of the Maypole. (May have been in a Mayday parade.) Ingrid Westendorf is the girl on the right, seated.
Location: 2012.040.03 |
Bezanson School, 1942 c.
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Bezanson School and children including Astrid, Sigrid, Ingrid, and Ralph Westendorf (small boy in white 5 from the right in front row) lined up outside the school in front of the windows which appear decorated. Jeanne Westendorf, teacher, is likely taking the photo. Jeanne spent most of her teaching years in Bezanson School.
Location: 2012.040.04 |
“Look Out Lizzie”, [ca. 1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
A photograph of the St. Paul’s United Church production of “Look Out Lizzie”. Actors are George Simpson, Jean (Bellamy/Mueller) Parsons, Albert Given, Bob Littleton, Janet (Bellamy) Ophus, Margaret (O’Brien) Bowes, Jim Henning, and Georgina (Given) Collins.
Location: 2012.048.01 |
Train Crossing at Emerson Trail, 1920
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 3 in.
Copy of a photogrpah of the Edmonton Dunvegan & British Columbia train crossing the Emerson Trail in 1920. The photograph was taken by Mr. Joseph Kapalka.
Location: 2012.049.01 |
A Hand-Cart on the NAR, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Copy of a photograph of two unidentified railway workers with a hand-cart ca. 1950.
Location: 2012.049.02 |
Railway Accident, [1976]
2 photographs; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Copies of two photographs showing an accident between an NAR Freight Train and a logging truck driven by Bob Wendt. The accident occurred on Wapiti Road, just west of the Canfor Mill ca. February 1976. The train pulled 36 cars loaded with grain and was going 18 miles per hour. There were no fatalities. Edmund Heft, donor of the photograph was working on the train.
Location: 2012.049.03-04 |
Dunvegan Bridge Construction, [ca. 1960]
2 ; 2 photographs ; negatives; b & w; 11.5 x 7.6 cm ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm
Two photographs and negatives of the construction of the Dunvegan Bridge, taken from the south side of the Peace River. A variety of equipment and materials are visible on the bridge deck with the Dunvegan Mission buildings in the background.
Location: 2012.063.01-.02 |
Grande Prairie Water Tower, [ca. 1960]
1 ; 1 photograph ; negative; b & w; 11.5 x 7.6 cm ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm
A photograph and a negative showing the Grande Prairie water tower being dismantled.
Location: 2012.063.03 |
Grande Prairie Water Tower, [ca. 1960]
1 ; 1 photograph ; negative; b & w; 11.5 x 7.6 cm ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm
A photograph and a negative showing the Grande Prairie water tower on the ground after being dismantled.
Location: 2012.063.04 |
Grande Prairie Water Tower, [ca. 1960]
1 ; 1 photograph ; negative; b & w; 11.5 x 7.6 cm ; 5.7 x 8.4 cm
A photograph and a negative showing the Grande Prairie water tower on the ground after being dismantled. A group of spectators is gathered around the base.
Location: 2012.063.05 |
Grande Prairie Airport, [ca. 1960]
1 photograph; b & w; 11.5 x 7.6 cm
A photograph showing four small planes on the tarmac at the Grande Prairie airport.
Location: 2012.063.06 |
Harold Clarke, [ca. 1915]
1 photograph; b & w; 11.8 x 5.8 cm
A young Harold Clarke sitting on the ground with a corncob pipe in his mouth. According to family oral history, Harold Clarke was the first white child born in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2012.064.01 |
Harold Clarke, 1929
1 photograph; b & w; 10 x 14.3 cm
Harold Clarke standing on the saddle of Rony the horse.
Location: 2012.064.02 |
Harold, Opal and J. J. E. Clarke, [ca. 1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 6.9 x 11.9 cm
Harold Clarke with his wife Opal (nee Smith) and father J. J. E.
Location: 2012.064.03 |
Smith and Clarke Families, [ca. 1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 12 cm
Left to right: Donald Smith, Antoinette Smith, Opal Smith Clarke, Harold Clarke, and Worth Smith. Donald, Opal, and Worth are siblings.
Location: 2012.064.04 |
Canadian Propane, 1966
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Canadian Propane was located on the north-west corner of 100 Street and 108 Avenue in Grande Prairie. Photograph donated by Wayne Leslie who worked there in 1966.
Location: 2013.008.01 |
City Discount Hockey Team, [1969]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of a Hockey Team photograph from the late 1960s. This team was in the Commercial Hockey League and sponsored by City Discount. It included Charlie Turner (3rd from left back row), Barry McLean (6th back row), Andy Legace (7th back row), and Wayne Leslie (2nd from right, front row).
Location: 2013.008.02 |
Water Tower Collapse, [1980]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Water towers in the Mountview area of Grande Prairie. This photo shows that the tower on the left has partially collapsed. Reason was frozen vents.
Location: 2013.019.01 |
Hot Air Balloons at the Old Fairgrounds, [1980]
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Hot Air Balloons departing from the old fairgrounds. In the background are a few mobile homes, on the north side of the park, and the exhibit halls, water towers and German Canadian Club to the east. This is where Crystall Park School and Mountview North subdivision were later built.
Location: 2013.019.02-03 |
The Big Snow, [1980]
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Residential area and building in Industrial Park in the winter of the Big Snow in 1980-81.
Location: 2013.019.04-05 |
View from 214 Place, [1980]
4 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Views from the top floor of 214 Place soon after it was built in 1980. The photographs were taken in summer and show the Memorial Arena and the Curling Club to the south-east, the Anglican Church and Speke Hall to the south-west, and two views of the twinned highway coming in from the west with the Esso Garage in the foreground and no development past College Park on the north of Highway 43.
Location: 2013.019.06-09 |
Moving Grande Prairie Cleaners, 1982
5 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Five photographs showing the Grande Prairie Cleaners building being moved from its original site on 101 Street and 99th Avenue to its new site in the Industrial Park.
Location: 2013.019.10-14 |
Paving Richmond Avenue, [1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Copy of a photograph which shows preparations for the the paving of Richmond Avenue ca. 1945. The photo appears to be taken mid-way between 100 and 101 Street. On the left is Waddel’s Men’s Furnishings and on the right is Thompson Hardware and the Royal Bank.
Location: 2013.020 |
North Star Oil Gas Station, [1955]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
North Star Oil Gas Station which was located south of Highway 2 west (now highway 43), at about 114 Street.
Location: 2013.021.01 |
Donna Tink, 2008
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Photograph of Donna Tink taken for the “Hometown Heroes” display during the 50th annivesary of the City of Grande Prairie in 2008.
Location: 2013.041 |
Roy Bickell, ca. 2010
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Roy Bickell holding one of his fossils.
Location: 2013.045 |
Richmond Avenue, [ca. 1935]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
A street scene of Richmond Avenue (100th Avenue), Grande Prairie, possibly looking west from the middle of the block between 99th Street and 100th Street.
Location: 2013.046.01 |
Donald Hotel, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
John Dryer and two other men walking along the boardwalk in front of Grande Prairie’s Donald Hotel on Richmond Avenue.
Location: 2013.046.02 |
Capitol Theatre, 1940
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
A soldier standing in front of Grande Prairie’s Capitol Theatre on Richmond Avenue. Movies advertised include “I Married a Nazi” and “Santa Fe Trail”.
Location: 2013.046.03 |
Co-op Store, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Violet Dryer standing outside the Co-op store on Richmond Avenue (100th Avenue), Grande Prairie.
Location: 2013.046.04 |
Smoky River Bridge Opening Parade, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
Dr. Compton, dentist, riding a unicycle in the parade celebrating the opening of the Smoky River Bridge.
Location: 2013.046.05 |
J.B. Oliver, 1965
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Formal portrait of Mr. James Bowes Oliver in his furniture store, also called J.B. Oliver.
Location: 2013.047 |
Grande Prairie, 1928
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
A birds-eye view of Grande Prairie taken from the second floor of Montrose School, looking southwest. Visible buildings include the Courthouse under construction (foreground), the Mills house (next to the Courthouse), the Grande Prairie Hotel, the Murray Hotel, Massey Harris, the water tower, the Imperial Bank, a couple of grain elevators, and various other businesses. An attached caption reads “April 1, 1955 The Mills Brothers came into the village in 1921 and operated the old Taft livery barn located where Coca Cola building stands today. Chris Mills acquired a Forbes lot and built a seven room frame house east of livery barn toward Montrose School on what later was known as 101 Ave. During the 1920s the town took over some lots within its borders and with them property flanking the Mills home. This land the town fathers hoped to reserve as a park. By 1928 a new courthouse opened its doors immediately east of the Mills home, remembered as the first private dwelling located on the Forbes land.”
Location: 2013.048.30 |
Pipestone Creek Ferry, 1970-2013
3 photographs; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Three photographs of Pipestone Creek Ferry, the first taken in June 1970 by Mike Lett when it was still in operation on the river, and the others taken by Kathryn Auger on September 14, 2013, showing it decaying in the trees on the banks of the river.
Location: 2013.057 |
Horse & Cutter at the Alloway House, [1962]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 3 in.
Lorne and Ruth Graban in horse and cutter in front of the Alloway house at 9012-102 Street, Grande Prairie, during the winter ca. 1962. Ruth Alloway is driving Tonka, the horse pulling the cutter. Lorn and Ruth Graban were great aunt and uncle to Ruth Alloway. The cutter was restored by Jack Alloway in the mid-1960s and donated to the Grande Prairie Museum in 2013.
Location: 2013.074 |
St. Clement School, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
St. Clement Roman Catholic School at 9636-109th Avenue in Grande Prairie. It was built in 1962.
Location: 2013.077.01 |
Harry Balfour School, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Harry Balfour School on 108th Avenue and 105th Street in Grande Prairie. This County School was built in 1956 to consolidate many of the one-roomed schools in the area and was named after a long-time school inspector.
Location: 2013.077.02 |
St. Joseph High School, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
St. Joseph Catholic High School on 105 Street and 115th Avenue in Grande Prairie, built in 1958.
Location: 2013.077.03 |
Montrose Junior High School, [1970]
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Montrose Junior High School built in 1962 behind the Montrose Elementary School and the first Grande Prairie High School on 99th Street between 101 and 103 Avenue in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2013.077.04-05 |
Hillside School, [1970]
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Hillside Elementary School at 9410-106 Avenue, was built in the Hillside District in 1960. It later became a Community School.
Location: 2013.077.06-07 |
Swanavon School, [1970]
2 photographs; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Swanavon Elementary School at 8908-100th Street. This school was built in 1958.
Location: 2013.077.08-09 |
Avondale School, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Avondale Elementary School at 10226-108th Avenue in Grande Prairie. This school was built in 1957.
Location: 2013.077.10 |
Grande Prairie Legion Hall, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
The Grande Prairie Legion Hall on 101 Avenue in Grande Prairie. In the background is the Grande Prairie Court House which later became the Creative Arts Centre.
Location: 2013.077.11 |
Central Park Lodge, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
Central Park Lodge on 98th Street, viewed from the school grounds behind Montrose Junior High. This long-term care centre was built in 1968, the first private seniors’ nursing home. It was later re-named the Grande Prairie Care Centre but vacated ca. 2012.
Location: 2013.077.12 |
Grande Prairie Alliance Church, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
The Grande Prairie Alliance Church, built on the south-east corner of 108th Avenue and 100th Street.
Location: 2013.077.13 |
Grande Prairie High School, [1970]
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 4 in.
The Grande Prairie High School on the east side of Jubilee Park. It was built in 1950 and access was from 99th Street about 103rd Avenue. This school was vacated ca. 1975 when the Grande Prairie Vocational School became the Grande Prairie Composite High School.
Location: 2013.077.14 |
First Post Office at Lake Saskatoon, [19-]
1 photograph; b&w; 3 x 4.5 in.
Image shows two men standing outside of a log building with a “Post Office” sign. The back of the photograph says “First post office in the Grande Prairie district at Lake Saskatoon. Post-office was Beaverlodge. Mail came once a month. This is Revillon Freres trading post. Billy Lowe (in shirt sleeves factor and postmaster, with ___” “Mail bag dumped in middle of the floor + you sorted your own mail.”
Location: 2013.084.011 |
St. Joseph’s Jr. and Sr. High School Staff, 1970
1 photograph; b & w; 7 x 5 in.
Image shows the staff of St. Joseph’s Junior and Senior High School from 1970-1971. Standing L to R: Adam Pribilski, Ron Skage, Pat McDonald, Barbara Joyell (Secretary), Chuck MacDormand, Morag Mochan, Brian Imray, Bette Doherty (Librarian), Don Guenette (caretaker), John Mochan, Gordon Mackey. Seater, L to R: Harvey Hasiuk, Joss Binns, Tom Glendinning, Bill Dunne (Principal), Sister Eileen, Mary Rowe, Jody Doll. Judy Kozak was not present for the photograph.
Location: 2014.009.01 |
Reception for War Veterans, 1942
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Approximately 100 men gathered for a “Reception for War Veterans” on July 3, 1942. Photo appears to be taken in front of the Officers Mess Hall at the Training Center in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2014.017.18 |
Students At Montrose School, 1940c.
2 photographs; b & w; 13 x 18
Two photographs of two different classes of unidentified students outside at the back side of the Montrose School.
Location: 2014.026.01-02 |
Kleskun Lake, 1911
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Kleskun Lake, taken from Birch Hill in 1911. Kleskun Lake was drained during World War I by the Kleskun Lake Ranch Company, which went bankrupt in the 1920s.
Location: 2014.038.01 |
Bledsoe’s Farm, Grande Prairie, [1920]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Mr. Bledsoe with his family and a Model T touring car on his farm near Grande Prairie.
Location: 2014.038.02 |
Settlers on the Grande Prairie, [1920]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Unidentified settlers with horses, tent and haying equipment camped out on the prairie.
Location: 2014.038.03 |
Watson’s Ranch, Grande Prairie, [1920]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
C.A. McDonald on the south end of section 2, township 71, range 7, west of the 6th meridian, where Stonewal Watson had his ranch.
Location: 2014.038.04 |
McQuittie Farm, Grande Prairie, [1915]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
McQuittie farm norht of Grande Prairie, showing their log home and presumably Mr. McQuittie with his horse-drawn democrat.
Location: 2014.038.05 |
Flint Farm, Beaverlodge, [1915]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The Paul Flint farm on the west end of the grande prairie, south-east of Beaverlodge in the area later known as Huallen.
Location: 2014.038.06 |
Hopkins Farm, Lake Saskatoon, [1920]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The Charles Hopkins farm at Lake Saskatoon. Mr. Hopkins was a Methodist minister who built many of the early Methodist churces in the south Peace, e.g. Lake Saskatoon, Halcourt, and Beaverlodge.
Location: 2014.038.07 |
Henry Roberts Farm, Grande Prairie, [1930]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Henry Roberts farm, on the south-west shore of Bear Lake, with the family sitting on the front porch of the house.
Location: 2014.038.08 |
Red Willow River, n.d.
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Postcard of the Red Willow River soht of Beaverlodge.
Location: 2014.038.09 |
Donald Hotel, Hythe, [1930]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Postcard of the Donald Hotel in Hythe, Alberta, soon after it was built in 1928.
Location: 2014.038.10 |
CFGP Postcard, 1947
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Christmas postcard showing the CFGP staff in 1947, gathered around the piano and the Christmas tree. A sidebar says: “Your Sunrise Serenader Hughie”.
Location: 2014.038.11 |
CFGP Postcard, 1964
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Postcard from Radio Station CFGP on the occasion of the “new office and studio building opened July 20, 1964.” Postcard includes names and photos of all the staff.
Location: 2014.038.12 |
Grande Prairie Looking East, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Location: 2014.039.01 |
St. Joseph’s Academy and School, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
St. Joseph’s Academy and School on 102 Street, between 103 and 105 Avenue. The original school was built in 1937, with a later addition. In about 1950, the Academy was added as a boarding house for teaching nuns and girls from outside of the City. It also housed a business college.
Location: 2014.039.02 |
Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie, [1950]
2 photographs; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Two photographs of Christ Church Anglican on the corner of 102 Street and 99th Avenue in Grande Prairie. One photo is taken from the west, showing the front entrance, and one from the south-west, showing the south side of the church.
Location: 2014.039.03-04 |
Bear Creek Dam and Reservoir, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Newly built dam on Bear Creek, with its resultant reservoir, completed in 1947. The town is visible in the background.
Location: 2014.039.05 |
Grande Prairie Post Office, [1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
A building boom after World War II included several substantial government buildings, including a new Provincial Building and this federal building, the Grande Prairie Post Office, B’ureau de Poste.
Location: 2014.039.06 |
Provincial Building, Grande Prairie, [1952]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
A building boom after World War II included several substantial government buildings, including this new Provincial Building which also housed the Alberta Treasury Branch.
Location: 2014.039.07 |
Grande Prairie High School, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w;
In 1950, a new high school was built to replace the original high school built in 1929. This was the front of the school, facing west across what was to become Jubilee Park.
Location: 2014.039.08 |
Richmond Avenue from 102 Street, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
View east down Richmond (100th) Avenue, showing Crummy Bros Garage (advertising a rest room) and Grande Prairie Co-op on the left side, and the New Method Hotel on the right side.
Location: 2014.039.09 |
Grande Prairie Swimming Pool, [1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Grande Prairie’s first swimming pool, built by the Kinsmen Club with volunteer labour and heated from the Canadian Utilities power plant east across the road.
Location: 2014.039.10 |
Opening of the Smoky River Bridge, 1949
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The new bridge across the Smoky River on the official opening day. Crowds can be see on the bridge and on the shore, as well as the ferry which was running that day for the last time.
Location: 2014.039.11 |
D. Coy 49th Grande Prairie Loyal Edmonton Regt, 1944
1 photograph; b & w; 6 x 9 in.
D Coy 49th (Reserve) Grande Prairie Loyal Edmonton Regiment at Sarcee Camp from July 22-Aug 6, 1944. This regiment contained mostly soldiers from Valhalla and Grande Prairie. They are, back row, left to right: J.H. Velve, M. Vatne, S. Rohne, J. Sonstvedt, P.G. Loberg, O. Klettke, Sgt. A. Flannigan, A.G. Howes, R.S. Wigmore, W. Duncan. Third row: G. Halverson, P.M. Melhus, O. Homme, G. Tosczak, A. Westad, A.J. Dumbeck, R.G. Miller, H.C. Pearson, M. Horneland, R.L.V. Reed, D. Dryer. Second row: F. Field, K. Knutson, E. Blais, E. Buchholdt, A. Dolemo, G.A. Duncan, M.E. Swanson, D.E. Guittard, T.K. Leslie, R. Wagner, A. Krantz, Braathen, S. Front row: D.A. Miller, L/Cpl. P.D. Wright, Cpl D.O. Hanson, Cpl. W. Spicer, Sgt. D.R. Cooke, CSM L.V. Cobb, Capt A.J. Mantle, CSM T.E. Booker, Sgt J.C. Leitgeb, CPL H.J. Shields, J. A. Swanson, F. Knutson, and A. Nelson.
Location: 2014.039.12 |
Trading Post at Sturgeon Lake, [1910]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The Revillon Bros. Ltd. “Trading Post” at Sturgeon Lake ca. 1910. In front is a settler’s wagon with two oxen in front and two oxen behind.
Location: 2014.045.01 |
Athabasca Landing, Alberta, [1910]
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
The town of Athabasca Landing, on the Athabasca River north of Edmonton, where settlers taking the Long Trail from Edmonton to the Peace River Country would load their settlers’ effects onto boats for the trip up the Athabasca River to Slave Lake.
Location: 2014.045.02 |
Grande Prairie Municipal Hospital, [1980]
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
The Grande Prairie Hospital, in 1980, was still the original 1929 brick hospital, but with a second story added ca. 1948. A newer portion of the hospital, built in 1958, cannot be seen in this photo.
Location: 2014.045.03 |
City Hall Staff, 1963
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
City Hall staff in 1963 at 9902-101 Street, from left to right, Ida Simons, Bernice Alstad, Irene Moon, Pat Pearson, Helen Nellis (Social Services), Pat Maguire, Letitia (Tish) Saunders, Cathy Hanson, Ed Lightfoot (Fire department), and Helen Bergum.
Location: 2014.051.01 |
City Hall Staff, 1963
1 photograph; colour; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
City Hall staff in 1963 at 9902-101 Street, from left to right, Ida Simons, Irene Moon, Bernice Alstad, Pat Pearson, Helen Nellis (Social Services), Pat Maguire, Tom Tanton, Cathy Hanson, and Helen Bergum.
Location: 2014.051.02 |
First Nations Procession, [1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Unidentified procession of First Nations group taken from the photograph album of Mr. & Mrs. Alstad. It could be taken at Lake Saskatoon or at Sturgeon Lake, when the Alstads visited there in the early 1930s.
Location: 2014.059.01 |
Alberta $.05 to $1.00 Store, [ca. 1940]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 in.
The Alberta $.05 to $1.00 Store operated by Evy (Hook) Newton. Sign on the store says, “A Complete Variety Store” and “Newton, C.S. Hook & Son”. On the right is the Royal Café.
Location: 2014.072.01 |
Montrose House, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; b & w; 2 x 4 in.
Montrose House was the homestead house of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes. Stan & Alice Newton lived in Montrose House from 1947 till about 1951.
Location: 2014.072.02 |
Montrose House, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Montrose House was the homestead house of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes. Stan & Alice Newton lived in Montrose House from 1947 till about 1951.
Location: 2014.072.03 |
Jean and Gerald Newton, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 3 in.
Jean and Gerald Newton inside Montrose House, the homestead house of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes. Stan & Alice Newton, and their children Jean and Gerald, lived in Montrose House from 1947 till about 1951.
Location: 2014.072.04 |
Alice Newton and Grace Peters, [ca. 1950]
1 photograph; colour; 3 x 5 in.
Sisters Alice Newton and Grace Peters in the back yard of Montrose House, the homestead house of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes. Stan & Alice Newton lived in Montrose House from 1947 till about 1951.
Location: 2014.072.05 |
Buffalo Lakes General Store,
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Buffalo Lakes General Store, owned and operated by Bob & Thelma Smith, in the hamlet of Buffalo Lakes, Alberta.
Location: 2014.073.01 |
Bob and Thelma Smith,
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Interior of the Buffalo Lakes General Store, with owner-operators Bob & Thelma Smith.
Location: 2014.073.02 |
Pipestone Creek Store, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Image shows packhorses standing outside of the Pipestone Creek Store. There is a person standing in the doorway of the store. The original description said “Indians and packhorses outside of Pipestone Creek Store. This is a copy of the original photograph made in 2014.”
Location: 2014.073.03 |
Pipestone Creek Store, 1937
1 photograph; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Photo of new sign painted for Pipestone Creek Store in 1991, after the building had been moved to the Grande Prairie Museum Heritage Village and restored. This is a copy of the original photograph made in 2014.
Location: 2014.073.04 |
Willis Johnston Wedding Photo, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Wedding portrait of Willis David Johnston and Vivian Theresa Nelson, taken November 20, 1947. The wedding was performed by Rev. A. Bickle in the Faith Lutheran Church, which at that time was renting the log McQueen Church for services. Article about the wedding is in the November 27, 1947 Herald-Tribune (page 6, column 5).
Location: 2014.075 |
Annie Glaubitz, [ca. 1940]
1 photograph; b & w;
Annie Glaubitz arrived in the Crooked Creek area in 1929 with two sons, Herb and Bill, who were 10 and 5 years old at the time. She filed on the NE 24-71-26-W5 and farmed her own land. Here she is with a load of bundles about 1940.
Location: 2014.090.01 |
Herb Glaubitz, [ca. 1945]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Herb Glaubitz, son of Annie Glaubitz, with his gun and a dead golden eagle–the chicken thief.
Location: 2014.090.02 |
Stanley and Roy Bronson, 1946
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
In 1946, the Bronson boys of Crooked Creek found a deserted new born fawn. On the back of the photograph is the caption: “Crooked Creek Curiosities: Stanley Bronson, age 16, height 6 ft. 7 in., weight 215 lbs. Roy Bronson, age 14, height 6 ft. 2 in., weight 170 lbs. And the little deer. ‘She trots up to you like a dog, Without a sign of fear, For everybody loves her–This darling little deer.'”
Location: 2014.090.03 |
Stanley and Roy Bronson, 1947
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Stanley and Roy Bronson, of Crooked Creek, with a pet moose. On the back of the photograph is the caption: “Crooked Creek Curiosities: Stanley Bronson, age 17, height 6 ft. 8.5 in., weight 225 lbs. Roy Bronson (his little brother), age 15, height 6 ft. 4.5 in., weight 185 lbs. And the pet moose. ‘Her master calls her from the woods, And she comes dashing out, He gives her lots of milk to drink–And sugar, too, no doubt.'”
Location: 2014.090.04 |
Dorothy Beattie, R.N., 1950
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in.
Grad photograph for Dorothy Beattie. Dorothy graduated from the University of Alberta in 1950. She was 21 years old. She was Dorothy May Murray at the time of her graduation and married Bill Beattie in December 1950. Dorothy worked in Mayerthorpe Hospital as a new graduate nurse. She then moved to Grande Prairie where she worked in ICU, specialized in cardiology (took another course at the University of Alberta) part time for 3 years. After this she worked part time in extended care the Grande Prairie General Hospital for 7 years. In 1977 Dorothy worked for the WW Cross Cancer Clinic in Grande Prairie. They were a traveling clinic at that time and Dorothy was one of the first nurses to work for them. She retired from nursing in 1987.
Location: 2014.093.01 |
Hythe Elementary School Grades 6-8, 1948
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in
Hythe Elementary school students grades 6-8 with their teacher Miss Reid. L-R Top row Arthur Pack, Paul Lizotte, Donnie Cowan, Bob Veldhuis, Wayne Howlett, Ed Baker, Mike Kowal, Bird Webb, Harold Reed, Irwin Bulmer Middle row – Nola McCann, Patsy Sunderman, Zena Seabrook, Adele Erickson, Geraldine Lanctot, Emma Tangen, Jean Benson, Eileen Seabrook, Vera Hogg, Georgena Hawthorne and teacher Miss Reid Bottom row – Bertha Kowal, Gert Webb, Ogot Haugen, Jean Dzuira, Margaret Bulmer, Marge Lanctot, Rita Benson.
Location: 2015.016.04 |
Hythe High School Grades 9-12, 1950
1 photograph; b & w; 18 x 25 cm
Hythe High School students grades 9-12. L-R Top row – Miriam Dashevsky (?), Dawn Hommy, Greta Henderson, Geraldine Lanctot, Gert Baker, Alice Olichney, Aileen Dixon, Gwen Hommy Row 2 – Charlie Baker, Nola McCann, Zena Seabrook, Doreen Teulon, Hazel Holland, LaVerne Bulmer, Ruby Wyant, Joyce Stenvall, Vera Hogg, Gladys Matheson, Wayne Howlett Row 3- Jim Patterson, Ethel Hill, Eileen Seabrook, Margery Lanctot, Shirley Hajek, Pauline Morrison, Frances Dzuira, Ruby Tanchuk, Phyllis Larson, Alma Tanchuk Front row – Garry Smith, Bird Wedd, Glenn Smith, Barney Anderson, Ronald Stenvall, Brian McAuley, Donnie Cowan, Irwin Bulmer.
Location: 2015.016.05 |
Hythe High School Grades 9-12, 1951
1 photograph; b & w; 19 x 24 cm
Hythe High School students grades 9-12, teachers were Phillip Husby & Pat Jevne L-R Back row – Ruby Wyant, Hazel Holland, Nola McCann, Eileen Seabrook, Jean Benson, Vera Hiogg, Ethel Hill, Irene Regier, Phyllis Larson, Zena Seabrook, Astrid Homme, Doreen Teulon, Walter Dron, Earl (Bud) Fowler Row 2 – Pat Jevne, Edwin Homme, Glenn Smith, Bruce Prytuluk, Garry Smith, Jim Patterson, Bernard (Barney) Anderson, Gert Baker, LaVerne Bulmer, Dawn Hommy, Greta Henderson, Elaine Dennison, Gert Webb, Melvin Gass, Phillip Husby Row 3- Bob Veldhuis, Ronald Stenvall, Joyce Stenvall, Irene McPherson, Frances Dzuira, Shirley Hajek, Ruby Tanchuk, Gloria Armsatrong, Rita Benson, Shirley K__, Peggy Dennison, Marge Lanctot. Front row – Lyall Smith, Donnie Cowan, Wayne Howlett, Brian McAulay, Herbert Stubbs, Jack Henderson, Gordon Johnson, Rodney Reich.
Location: 2015.016.06 |
The McNaught Sisters, 1989
1 photograph; colour; 4 x 6 in.
Isabel Perry (left) and Euphemia (Betty) McNaught picking strawberries at Dunvegan in July 1989. Photo taken by Dennis/Tina Dale.
Location: 2015.023 |
Last service at Forbes Presbyterian Church on the NE corner of the 100 Street/101 Avenue intersection., [1979]
1 photograph; colour; 7.5 X 13 cm / 3.5 x 5 in.
This photograph depicts the full view of church with people emerging.
Location: 2015.033.001 |
Last service at Forbes Presbyterian Church on the NE corner of the 100 Street/101 Avenue intersection., [1979]
1 photograph; colour; 7.5 X 13 cm / 3 X 5 in.
This photograph depicts half view of the church with people on the steps.
Location: 2015.033.002 |
Last service at Forbes Presbyterian Church on the NE corner of the 100 Street/101 Avenue intersection., [1979]
1 photograph; colour; 7.5 X 13 cm / 3 X 5 in.
This photograph depicts (L-R) Christine Fortier and Eva Smith beside the church sign.
Location: 2015.033.003 |
Last service at Forbes Presbyterian Church on the NE corner of the 100 Street/101 Avenue intersection., [1979]
1 photograph; colour; 7.5 X 13 cm / 3 X 5 in.
This photograph depicts two women (L-R) unidentified woman and Eva Smith at the bottom of the church steps.
Location: 2015.033.004 |
Oscar and Ed Thompson, [ca. 1920]
1 photograph; b & w; 5 x 7 in
Oscar and Ed Thompson with a bull in the confines of a stockyard beside some CP Rail cars. Ewas the owner/manager of the Kleskun Lake Ranch.
Location: 2015.054 |
Beaverlodge United Church, 1929
1 postcard; b & w; 3 x 5 in.
Postcard of Beaverlodge United Church about the time it was dedicated in 1929. Rev. Arthur Bentum was instrumental in building and raising money for this church, and it became known as Bentum United Church. On the back of the postcard is a note from “Jean”, possibly the minister’s wife or daughter as she writes about the manse next door as “our” house. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Jas McAllister in Nashville, ON.
Location: 2015.057 |
James Robert McDonald and Kenneth Murray, 1915
1 photograph; b & w; 4 x 6 in.
A photograph of James Robert McDonald and Kenneth Murray in their WWI uniforms. The men served in the 66th battion in Edmonton. James Robert McDonald was born March 29, 1885 in Woodstock, Ontario . James was a homesteaded on N.W. 14-71-9 to the Beaverlodge area arriving with Charles Edgerton. Charles and James set up a butcher shopand was one of the first people in that area to own a car. James served in WWI and returned to Beaverlodge after being injured in 1917.
Location: 2016.015 |
Platoon no. 5 CA (R) TC # 132, 1943
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Platoon No. 5 C.A. (R) T.C. #132 n front of the Quartermaster’s Stores at the Army Training Centre in Grande Prairie. They are the “Winners of Watcher Cup”, playing from January 10th to February 7th. The following players have autographed the back of the photograph: Richard Dakin Cpl, Carl Welter, John Stoll, HB Stitchly (?), Cameron R. White, Wm Wityshyn, Henry Weiss, Melvin Willsey, J.W. White, RB Walker, J. W. Checkley, Lieut, Sgt. J. McCracken, Capt Allamarch, Cpl G G Cameron.
Location: 2016.038 |
Sexsmith Rainiers at Fairview, 1964
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 12 in.
Sexsmith Rainiers at Fairview in August 1964. Top row, left to right. Tommy Hamilton, coach, Wayne Lock, Bob Zaichkowski, Chuck Stojan, Ray Gilkyson, Greg Rycroft, Allan Moe, Willie Jackson, and manager Harry Gathercole. Front row, l to r. Jim Bellamy, Mel Wold, Leonard Zaichkowski. Gerry Pittman, David Leonard.
Location: 2016.052.03 |
Winter Carnival Photograph, 1928
1 photograph; b & w; 8 x 10 in.
Northern Winter Carnival photograph showing Carnival Queen and attendants in a bunting-wrapped sleigh drawn by two black horses. In the background is Morrison’s Cash Store, the Bank of Montreal, and the City Laundry.
Location: 2016.053 |
Canadian Untilities Ltd. Building, [195-?]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows two cars parked on a street with a building behind them. The side of the building has text on it that reads: Reddy Kilowatt Your Electric Servant Canadian Utilities Limited.
Location: 2017.014.01 |
Kowensky’s on 100 Avenue, [between 1952 and 1957]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows cars parked along 100 Avenue in Grande Prairie. Kowensky’s Men’s Wear is visible on the left.
Location: 2017.014.02 |
Corner of 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, [between 1952 and 1957]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows buildings on the NE corner of 101 Street and 100 Avenue in Grande Prairie.
Location: 2017.014.03 |
100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, [195-?]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the buildings on the north side of 100 Avenue in Grande Prairie. Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop is the first building on the left.
Location: 2017.014.04 |
Macleods, [195-?]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the front of the Macleods store on 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie.
Location: 2017.014.05 |
Building on Corner of 100 Ave and 100 St., [195-?]
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Image shows two unidentified people standing infront of Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop on the NE corner of 100 Avenue and 100 Street, Grande Prairie.
Location: 2017.014.06 |
Massey-Harris Tractors Store Opening, 1956
3 slides; colour; 35 mm
Three images show the opening of a Massey-Harris Tractor store. One of the images shows five men standing behind a ribbon as its being cut.
Location: 2017.014.07-09 |
Community Pool, [between 1947 and 1961]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows children lined up, facing the Grande Prairie Community Pool which was located on 99 Ave, south of City Hall. This pool was closed in 1962.
Location: 2017.014.10 |
Community Pool, [between 1947 and 1961]
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows children diving into the Grande Prairie Community Pool which was located on 99 Ave, south of City Hall. This pool was closed in 1962. There is colourful bunting hung in the image. Macleods store is just visible in the background.
Location: 2017.014.11 |
Kleskun Hill Project, Oct. 1957, April 1958
10 slides; colour; 35 mm
Ten images show the construction of the Kleskun Hill drainage project. Images also show the spring run off at the Kleskun Hill drainage area.
Location: 2017.014.12-21 |
Dunvegan, May 25, 1958
2 slides; colour; 35 mm
Two images show the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.22-23 |
Dunvegan, May 25, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a ferry crossing the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.24 |
Dunvegan, July 20, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a large cement structure with several ladders.
Location: 2017.014.25 |
Tug Pushing Ferry at Dunvegan, July 20, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a closeup of a tug boat pushing the ferry on the Peace River at Dunvegan. The ferry deck is visible in the foreground.
Location: 2017.014.26 |
Dunvegan – New Road on This Side of River, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows two people standing beside a car on an unpaved road. Two of the car doors are open.
Location: 2017.014.27 |
Bridge at Dunvegan, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the bridge crossing the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.28 |
Picnic Shelter at Dunvegan, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a log structure and picnic tables at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.29 |
Bridge at Dunvegan, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Dunvegan Bridge under construction.
Location: 2017.014.30 |
Ferry at Dunvegan, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the ferry being pushed across the Peace River at Dunvegan by a tugboat. Two people are standing on the bank.
Location: 2017.014.31 |
Bridge at Dunvegan, Aug. 7, 1960
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the bridge spanning the Peace River at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.32 |
Dunvegan Bridge, March 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Dunvegan Bridge. It was taken from on bridge.
Location: 2017.014.33 |
Dunvegan Bridge, March 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Dunvegan Bridge during the winter.
Location: 2017.014.34 |
Dunvegan Bridge, March 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Dunvegan Bridge during the winter.
Location: 2017.014.35 |
Dunvegan Bridge, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Dunvegan Bridge across the Peace River. There are many people standing on the banks near the bridge. Two small boats are visible on the River.
Location: 2017.014.36 |
Unveiling Cairn at Dunvegan, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows Father Josse (on left) and the Alberta Minister of Industry and Development, Allen Russell Patrick (on right), starting to unveil a cairn at Dunvegan. The cairn is covered by a Union Jack flag. There is a crowd of people visible behind the cairn.
Location: 2017.014.37 |
Dunvegan, Alta, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a cairn at Dunvegan covered with a Union Jack flag. There are crowds of people visible in the background.
Location: 2017.014.38 |
Hon. Russell Patrick in Front of Cairn at Dunvegan, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the Alberta Minister of Industry and Development, Allen Russell Patrick, standing in front of a new cairn at Dunvegan which is covered by a Union Jack flag.
Location: 2017.014.39 |
Cairn at Dunvegan Has Just Been Unveiled, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows Father Josse (on left) and the Alberta Minister of Industry and Development, Allen Russell Patrick (on right), standing beside the newly unveiled cairn for St. Charles’ Mission at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.40 |
Cairn at Dunvegan, June 11, 1961
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a close up of the cairn for St. Charles’ Mission at Dunvegan.
Location: 2017.014.41 |
Road Leading Down to River at the Wapiti, Oct. 19, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a road leading to a bridge under construction going across the Wapiti River near Grovedale.
Location: 2017.014.42 |
Partly Completed Bridge Over the Wapiti, Oct. 19, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a partially completed bridge under construction going across the Wapiti River near Grovedale.
Location: 2017.014.43 |
Ferry Across Wapiti, Oct. 19, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a ferry holding a red car crossing the Wapiti River.
Location: 2017.014.44 |
Wapiti – Drove Car Up on Partly Completed Bridge, Oct. 19, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a red vehicle parked on the partially completed bridge crossing the Wapiti near Grovedale.
Location: 2017.014.45 |
Bridge at Wapiti, Nov. 2, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a bridge crossing the Wapiti River near Grovedale. It officially opening in late 1958.
Location: 2017.014.46 |
South of Wapiti, Nov. 2, 1958
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a car parked beside some water.
Location: 2017.014.47 |
ARR Bridge, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows ongoing contruction of the railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.48 |
ARR Bridge on Wapiti, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.49 |
ARR Bridge, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.50 |
ARR Bridge, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.51 |
ARR Bridge, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.52 |
ARR Bridge Across Wapiti, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.53 |
ARR Bridge Across Wapiti, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows a view looking up through the steel trusses of the partially constructed railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.54 |
ARR Bridge, 1968
1 slide; colour; 35 mm
Image shows two people standing on the railway bridge that crosses the Wapiti River. It was built in 1968 by Alberta Resources Railway and was taken over by CNR in 1994.
Location: 2017.014.55 |
Frozen Tower, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 33 x 26 cm
Untitled image depiting a winter scene. Three men are looking up at a frozen tower. A snow covered hay bale and a wooded area is in the background.
Location: 2020.016X.01 |
Dentist, n.d.
1 photograph; colour; 35 x 28 cm
Image shows a man, most likely local dentist Dr. Hook, posing near a dentist chair.
Location: 2020.016X.02 |
[Nell Borden, Bubb Everton, Johnny Kranz], 1926
1 photograph; b & w; 11 x 7 cm
Image depicting a trio of musicians, Nell Barden, Bubb Everton, and Johnny Kranz, possibly in Hythe. Nell Borden. Nell Bordon, who died in 1933, was the first wife of Lee Borden.
Location: 2020.016X.03 |
NARP Plant Sexsmith, March 24, 1984
1 photograph; colour; 5.25 x 2.75 in
Image depicts the Northern Alberta Rapeseed Processing plant in Sexsmith.
Location: 2021.013.01 |
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